To Grosvenor Square on the occasion of the 10thAnniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. I went with my friends from March for England to pay our respects; friends and comrades of the English Defence League, particularly London and Essex divisions, including Dagenham, were also there for the same purpose.
For those who do not know London, Grosvenor Square is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful of London’s squares. It is about 500 yards south of Oxford Street which remains the West End’s most popular retail street, if not the most expensive or exclusive. The American Embassy occupies the block to the east and the embassies of Canada and Republic of Ireland the block to the west. The square itself is a garden containing the Roosevelt memorial and a pergola dedicated to the victims of the 9/11 attack. Outside the embassy are statues of President Eisenhower and (a very recent addition) President Reagan.
Oxford Street runs roughly east to west. It ends in the west at Marble Arch which is on the site of Tyburn the ancient execution site of traitors and criminals. South of that is Hyde Park; immediately south is that part of the park that is called Speakers Corner which for generations has been a place of debate on politics and current affairs. North from Marble Arch runs the Edgware Road which is an enclave of Arab, North African and Levantine Muslims; much wealthier than those in Tower Hamlets but no less Islamic.
Our intentions were to lay flowers in the memorial garden and join in observing the two minutes silence at 1.45pm, round the time that the first two hijacked aeroplanes hit the towers of the World Trade Centre. That intention, to pay respects was always going to be marred by the knowledge that the Muslims Against Crusades (MAC) led by Anjem Choudary and augmented by a group calling themselves Sharia 4 US intended to demonstrated outside the embassy, and specifically intended to mark the silence by chanting ‘You (that’s us, the west) lost the war’
This had to be countered, while maintaining the dignity of the day.
We met at the Tyburn pub at Marble Arch to be informed that Grosvenor Square was closed to all members of the public until after the Memorial Service that afternoon which was to be attended by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. The police officers told us (and they were as disturbed as us ) that an area had been set aside for MAC and that, distasteful as it was, they would not be stopped. There were people around London watching out for them in the hope they could be turned back. However this did not happen. MAC were to be contained at the entrance to Grosvenor Square in North Audley Street and the English patriots in the entrance to the south in South Audley Street.
News arrived that MAC were at Oxford Circus station and members of the EDL decided to stop them entering their space by occupying it themselves. They were dragged out bodily. We attended our designated spot and knew that MAC had arrived when we heard their sound system screeching vile abuse.
Kev Carroll had brought the EDL wreath. He was able to give us news of Tommy Robinson. He is in the second week of his hunger strike but bearing up with spirit and courage. The chants of E-E-EDL that he can hear every evening from outside HMP Bedford give him strength.
The two minutes silence was observed. We noticed that MAC were also quite quiet. We found out later on the news that they were busy at that point burning the American flag. We split into smaller groups in several pubs and cafes roundabout to wait our time to enter the Square and observe events. I decided to see if I could get nearer to MAC to see what they were about. My friends didn’t want me to go alone so Cliff and I went together. By walking the long way round the square we were able to get into North Audley Street and I was allowed to take photographs through the police cordon. Not even accredited press photographers were being allowed past the barrier.
A small counter protest of moderate Muslims had been permitted. I recognised one or two of them from their attendance with the EDL at demos. Muslims shook hands and stood together with members of the EDL united in their condemnation of the jihadist outrage.
There was also a small stall run by Muslims 4 Peace.
The photographs below speak for themselves, as does the video clip. I apologise for the inferior quality of this, but would like to thank the police officer whose shoulder I was practically leaning on to get it.
Above. The police really didn't want to let this latecomer into MAC's corral and there was a scuffle. According to the black man on the right, Allah will deal with the police officers, 'on the day of Judgment'.
Below, Abu Izadeen, the Hackney plumber whose real name is Trevor Brooks is a proper pompous pillock, inflated with his own importance.
Above - the women and children were kept in the middle.
Hearing that our group had flowers to lay later one officer asked us if, on our return, we would take some flowers which he and his colleague had attached to the barrier.
They had been brought earlier in the day by people who could not wait until 5pm; the single rose was brought by a New York family resident in London. When we did return the flowers had already been removed and I spotted them laid at the foot of the statue of President Eisenhower.
Cliff and I decided the time was right to leave. We missed the arrival of Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, who was challenged as to why MAC were being allowed to desecrate such a solemn occasion. Apparently he didn’t answer. On the way back we were passed by the car carrying Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. We could see and hear the band playing solemn music, over which were shrieks of “Allah Akbar” and “Takfeei”
I watched some of the service on the television in the Audley pub. The Prime Minister David Cameron (the one who said the EDL is ‘sick’. Sick? I hope now that he has heard if not seen MAC he knows the real meaning of ‘sick’) Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, Boris Johnson, and other worthies listened to speeches by Prince Charles (who spoke of the death of his uncle Lord Mountbatten in a terrorist attack in 1979) and the US Ambassador. Relatives of those who died laid their flowers. The BBC filtered out the sound for the broadcast but they would have also heard MAC on their sound system. I hope they enjoyed it.
We decided to take a look at Speakers Corner. I listened to this passionate preacher below who had an audience of Arab Muslim boys.
“What has Mohammed ever done for you? Turn to Jesus. Only Jesus can save you. Only Jesus is the way into heaven”. He quoted the Bible and offered them copies which he had available.
The March for England group decided that we would now take our flowers back to Grosvenor Square which was opened for members of the public by this time. Kev Carroll had been already. You can see the EDL wreath to the left in the picture below.
It was starting to rain but we took the time to listen to the Band of the Welsh Guards play the first few numbers of the Concert of Reflection. Had we stayed longer we would have heard Harrow School Choir and some smaller ensembles.
We then got the bad news by mobile phone of the attack on the Tyburn pub. EDL friends had got into an altercation with some Muslim boys, believed to be Lebanese, at Speakers corner. Having made their way back to Oxford Street they decided to have some refreshment in the Tyburn Pub. The Lebanese and/or Arab boys came back later mob handed and into the pub. They pulled knives and two members of the EDL were stabbed. Both were taken to hospital. One was released after treatment, the other kept in for observation. The police arrested eight of the Muslim boys.
It was an appalling end to a pretty grim day.
The people of America are due an apology that such a day of remembrance was allowed to be defiled. I hope the US Ambassador had words with David Cameron in private. How can the authorities allow such filth with the excuse that it is their right to free speech, yet they attempt to stifle our free speech at every turn. Free speech, even if you do not like what is said, is meant to be constructive, critical but truthful. Even if the truth hurts, as it often does. It is not abuse, lies, filth and gratuitous insults.
Tommy Robinson is on hunger strike after being arrested for breach of bail conditions that deprived him of his right to free speech.
Anjem Choudary, Abu Izzadeen and their ilk are allowed freedom to preach their hate. The great and good of this country sat and endured listening to it.
Things will change. This will not be tolerated much longer.
I do like that black Christian preacher at Speaker's Corner, however; I think that John and Charles Wesley and General William Booth - and probably the redoubtable St Dunstan who I think you mentioned in an earlier article - were all leaning over the parapets of heaven elbow-to-elbow and cheering him on. I will pray that the Holy Spirit may work miracles in the hearts of some among his hearers - after all, Our Lord did send out His disciples with instructions to 'heal the sick, raise the dead, cast out demons' when they proclaimed the Kingdom of God, and I think all three actions are a pretty good description of what Christians are doing when evangelising Muslims.
Final thought. A while back, I did some research to find out how many citizens of countries other than the USA were killed in the WTC (or on the planes whether in NYC, Washington or Shanksville) on Sept 11 2001. I discovered that the UK accounted for the single biggest group of non-Americans - 67, followed by India with 41 citizens killed. Canada (24), Japan (24) and South Korea (28) came in next, and then Colombia losing 17, and Mexico and the Philippines losing 16 people each. Australia and Italy lost 10 people each. Five Israelis were killed - which considering what a tiny country they come from, is probably proportionately similar to a much larger figure in the case of bigger countries. The WTC was indeed the *world* trade centre..in being a microcosm of America and of NYC, it *also* represented the entire non-Muslim world.
There are many nations besides the USA - though the USA, of course, suffered by far the greatest loss - that should be infuriated and disgusted by the boasting, threats, and barbaric gloating of the MAC during the memorial service in Grosvenor Square.
12 Sep 2011 Joe
"It was an appalling end to a pretty grim day."
That pretty much sums it up. Of course the media are silent about the stabbing of the EDL members. Just like they have been silent about Tommy being a political prisoner. Most of the media did not even cover the attack last week on the EDL coach travelling through Whitechapel.
The only thing for us to do is to expose the truth about what is happening. History will look back on our craven and unprincipled media.
In the 1930s The Times used to distinguish between "moderate Nazis" and "extreme Nazis". They thought that we should be dealing with the "moderate Nazis", even though they too were Jew-haters.
The resistance and objections from ordinary people in the 1930s were, of course, never recorded. But we live in different times. And in the years to come, when people look back on these events and see how the media falsely reported them or did not even report them, then the media will be judged for their collusion.
England may end up in civil war. And if it does, the politiicans and the media will be known to have shirked their responsibilities.
The only man who bears comparison with Churchill right now, is Tommy Robinson. There is plenty of room for others to rise to heroism.
It was an honour as always to be in the company of one such as yourself who time and again goes the extra mile to tell the REAL story. Thanks again for getting the truth out, see you on Remembrance Sunday I hope.
12 Sep 2011 Paul Blaskowicz
Esmé - Don't feel too downhearted, but Vicky Park and these muhammadan rage-boys think you and all your EDL friends are scum.
I would not place a great deal of trust in PB's mind reading ability. As I haver met EW I would not assume she is scum merely because of EDL membership.
But it would be fair to describe some EDL members as scum - see links below
I would not place a great deal of trust in PB's mind reading ability.
Hi Vick - sorry, I have obviously misread your comments (rather than your mind), or at least misunderstood them. I had stupidly gathered that you would consider EDL members out of hand as irredeemable "scum".
Do I take it that you believe some members or admirers of EDL to be merely misguided for claiming that pious muslims are a menace to and a drain on English society? At least that's a step in the right direction.
Those reprehensible EDL (and socialist, Tory, Lib-Dem, UKIP, Green, apolitical etc) paedophiles are obviously in the wrong movement; they should revert to the Religion of Peace. They could then indulge their aberrancy with little fear of social or legal disapproval in muslim enclaves in the West or in any islamic jurisdiction.
Click the links for the example set for muslims for all time and enshrined in sharia and fatwa,by the Perfect Man and the Model for All Human Conduct, the muslim prophet (muhammad).
Surely, you know all this already, don't you? You give the impression of great confidence in your knowledge of the teachings and practices of islam. Have you had Azad Ali round for a chat yet? Cheers. P
The British authorities are terrified. They have all taken Saudi money and some have pleasured themselves with the young boys the Saudi's keep around. Good god, even your sacred princess Di was su**ing the phallus of a muzzie slag when her head got chopped off. You Brits have lost this war. You will never regain what the muzzies have taken. You are unarmed, afraid and have politicians that will place you in prison so they can serve their Saudi masters. At least in the US we have learned that 4 years of a muzzie president is enough.
That was a very interesting amd very worrying insight into what some regard as the beginnings of a race or religous civil war in Britain (and elsewhere including the States).
This is a hard -hitting account which has been copied all over the internet. It refers to the present article.
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To Grosvenor Square on the occasion of the 10thAnniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. I went with my friends from March for England to pay our respects; friends and comrades of the English Defence League, particularly London and Essex divisions, including Dagenham, were also there for the same purpose.
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