U.K. Children Under 10 Being Radicalized By Extremist Muslims

I thought it was just the Palestinians who encouraged their kids at a young age to aspire to become terrorists and suicide bombers, but it's happening in the U.K., as well, without the Palestinian/Israeli problem as an excuse. There's no reason for these British born Muslims to be longing for martyrdom or to kill so-called 'foreign invaders', since there are no foreign invaders in England to speak of. And yet the British police have been finding young Muslim children that are supposedly being primed for such acts.

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Police have identified children as young as seven being groomed for terrorism, with some expressing a wish to become suicide bombers.

Up to 10 primary school pupils, aged between seven and 10, have been placed on a government outreach programme for individuals considered at risk of being radicalised and turning to violence.

Although that doesn't sound like many, or a huge problem, the fact that it exists at all in England is troubling, and particularly at such a young age. For the most part, it seems, the above mentioned kids were inspired by materials found at local Islamic bookshops or on the Internet at the many jihad inciting websites that exist, possibly even at their mosques, but not at home. Some were actually turned in by teachers or their own parents:

One child was referred to the programme by his teacher after writing on a school book: “I want to be a suicide bomber.”

Other youngsters were identified by their parents after suddenly adopting traditional Muslim dress or espousing extremist views.

But one has to wonder how many more there are that are not being identified as such. Those, for example, whose families actually encourage their children's terrorist aspirations, like Palestinian parents are so fond of doing.

The British government apparently has an anti-terrorism Channel project that was established after London's 7/7 terror attacks in 2005, to attempt to prevent radicalisation of British Muslim youth.

It is run by the Home Office and the Association of Chief Police Officers, but also involves schools, social workers and youth workers. Those displaying “concerning behaviour” are monitored by police, their parents are alerted and some are provided with mentors with moderate views.

Those who have crossed over to the dark side of extremism are not candidates for this programme, which tries to de-radicalise them through "diversionary" tactics like sports, and field trips. More than 228 individuals have participated so far, most of whom range between the ages of 15 and 24. Although why they think a little football coaching for a "potentially vulnerable" young man will deter him from becoming fully radicalized without dealing with the roots of radicalization is no more than wishful thinking. They need to monitor websites and extremist material found at bookstores, and the hate preachers need to be either jailed or deported. Otherwise they are merely putting a band-aid on a festering sore.