Extremism task force to be set up

A task force to tackle Muslim extremism “head on” is being set up in the wake of the London bombings.

Tony Blair said after meeting Muslim leaders and opposition politicians at Number 10 that it was time to confront and defeat “this evil ideology”.

The network will seek to dissuade young Muslims from turning to extremism.

More of this article can be read at the BBC News website here

Oh good grief I’m going to vomit now.

I mean seriously. Just seriously. An “Extremism Taskforce”? What on earth is that supposed to be? Are we going to find ourselves surrounded by crack teams of SWAT Hare Krishnas and New Agey Christians humming kum by yah, searching for unhappy people?

Now call me a cynic, and I am, but all I see from this “Taskforce EXTREME!” (cue: sound effects of armor clangs and explosions in the background) is a group of middle aged old farts sitting around with expenses paid for lunches on government tabs who will end up writing a 70,000 word report that no one but politicians and advocacy groups will ever read and quote endlessly in their interminably droning voices and complete boredom will settle upon all. The government will then say they would like to follow these recommendations but due to budgetary requirements, be unable to fulfill all but the most limited versions of the programs and initiatives that this report would actually recommend.

Follow it down to it’s logical conclusion of a few years later and then you’ll see that nothing will have happened, nothing will have actually changed and nothing will have been done. Unless that is they decide to tell the truth about things in this country. Yeah, right.. Bugger all chance of that ever happening.

P.S. Does anyone else remember the Centurions cartoon that was on Saturday mornings? BTW I thought the wild weasel was the best thing since sliced bread.