Another Friday, this time outside the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square.

I came late to the “funeral tribute” to the late Osama Bin Laden outside the US Embassy Grosvenor Square led by Anjem Choudary this afternoon. I anticipate reports later from others who were there in the thick of it, and from the beginning. I put some photographs up already on the New English Review and am putting others here.
The Daily Mail reports that the Muslims clashed with the police and that there were ugly scenes.

A protest by hundreds of Osama Bin Laden supporters sparked fury outside the US Embassy in London today as they staged a mock 'funeral service' for the terror leader. Radicals carrying placards proclaiming 'Islam will dominate the world' branded US leaders 'murderers' and warned vengeance attacks were 'guaranteed'.
The protest came shortly after the verdict into the 7/7 inquest was released by Lady Justice Heather Hallett. She recorded that the 52 victims had been 'unlawfully' killed when four terrorists attacked three London Underground trains and a bus in 2005. However just three miles from the Royal Court of Justice, Muslim protester Abu Muaz, 28, from east London claimed 'it is only a matter of time' before another attack and that the 'West is the enemy'.
An EDL member did manage to slip through police lines to unveil an effigy of Bin Laden in the middle of the 300-strong group of extremist Muslims.

By the time I got there the EDL were opposing the Muslims to the left of the Embassy and the Muslims were corralled to the right. The atmosphere was tense and I was told that there had been arrests.
The pictures speak for themselves.

The EDL numbered 30 or 40. This being a core working day, I know that many could not get the day off work or change their shifts at short notice. They sang their usual songs, and reminded the Muslims who pays their benefits. The Muslims were told that Osama bin Laden, a mass murderer was not worthy of the respect they accord him and Anjem Choudary was advised that the EDL would not allow him to spout his propaganda anywhere in the country without challenge.
In contrast, this being a Friday, there were many more Muslims.
They had the benefit of a sound system which was loud, although I couldn’t always make out what they were saying, even when the speeches were in English. Fragments which stuck in my mind include.
• Our Sheikh Osama bin laden was a great man, and he was a terrorist; he struck fear and terror in the hearts of the west and the Americans.
• We have come here today to ask for the release of our dear Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, an Egyptian scholar, a man of over 70 held for no reason.
That he has been convicted of serious crimes and sentence accordingly means little to those who do not recognise the jurisdiction of non sharia courts. There were also posters calling for the release of Aafia Siddique. Her conviction after trial by jury for attempted murder, is in their eyes “nothing wrong”.
• Brothers and sisters, we have come here to deliver a letter to the Embassy for Barak Hussein Obama to ask for the release of our dear Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman. But a policeman has told us that the embassy cannot accept our letter. They are afraid!!! We will send the letter by post.
• Islam is coming back, Islam is coming back. We must let them know two words. Religion of Peace. Religion of Jihad. Religion of Power.

Shouts of Jihad! Jihad! were met with cries from the EDL of “Go to work” “Get a job”.

A speech was made for the benefit of President Obama which the speaker said he would make in Arabic. I caught the President’s name “Barak, something Hussein Obama” several times.
Their protest ended with instructions that there would not be a demonstration through the streets on the way out but that everybody was to keep together and move carefully. They filed out of the square under police escort and looked to be heading toward Bond Street underground station.

The EDL were held for some time and then told they would be escorted to Marble Arch station. They were taken the scenic route, down South Audley Street, into Park Lane, up to Marble Arch, into Edgware Road, past Tyburn, back down Edgware Road, then halted in Oxford Street.

TW III

We are currently collecting information on the unacceptable behaviour and approach showed yesterday towards the patriots, this includes someone that was arrested because they were holding an effigy of the recently departed Worlds No1 most wanted man/terrorist because it offended someone?? when you had 200 people praying in a square for a man that was responsible for many deaths around the world including U.K Citizens (No arrests for offense here?), we will not accept this attitude showed towards us by the Police and will be seeking answers as to why they believe this is acceptable. No charges have been levied against those Patriots that were arrested yesterday, why, because they were initially arrested for nothing!

Answers are needed as the Patriots will not put up with this attitude showed towards them.

Roll on Tower Hamlets, this is going to be the biggest demonstration ever!