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‘We let in some crazies,’ Mr. Cameron said, ‘and didn’t wake up soon enough.’”
Cameron criticised radicalised Muslims: Wikileaks
The U.S. was promised before the British general election last May that a Conservative government could be tougher on Pakistan, as the Tories claimed to be less dependent than Labour on domestic votes from people with Pakistani connections.
In a leaked 10 December 2009 cable the U.S. ambassador to the U.K., Louis Susman, recorded meeting the Tory frontbencher Liam Fox, now the defence secretary.
He is quoted as assuring Mr. Susman that “the Conservatives are ‘less dependent’ than the Labour party on votes from the British-Pakistani community”.
As soon as he became prime minister, David Cameron made a significant point of trying to build a special relationship with India, travelling to Delhi in June on a trade mission.
While in India, the Conservative leader urged Pakistanis not to face both ways on the issue of terrorism. His remarks caused a diplomatic furore: they were directed at Pakistan’s intelligence service, the ISI, long regarded by the U.S. to be playing a double game in Afghanistan by covertly supporting the Taliban.
He argued that PM [Gordon] Brown’s policy had been too willing to engage with radicalised but non-violent Muslim groups? ‘We let in some crazies,’ Mr. Cameron said, ‘and didn’t wake up soon enough.’”
Copyright: Guardian News & Media 2010
Cameron criticised radicalised Muslims: Wikileaks
The U.S. was promised before the British general election last May that a Conservative government could be tougher on Pakistan, as the Tories claimed to be less dependent than Labour on domestic votes from people with Pakistani connections.
In a leaked 10 December 2009 cable the U.S. ambassador to the U.K., Louis Susman, recorded meeting the Tory frontbencher Liam Fox, now the defence secretary.
He is quoted as assuring Mr. Susman that “the Conservatives are ‘less dependent’ than the Labour party on votes from the British-Pakistani community”.
As soon as he became prime minister, David Cameron made a significant point of trying to build a special relationship with India, travelling to Delhi in June on a trade mission.
While in India, the Conservative leader urged Pakistanis not to face both ways on the issue of terrorism. His remarks caused a diplomatic furore: they were directed at Pakistan’s intelligence service, the ISI, long regarded by the U.S. to be playing a double game in Afghanistan by covertly supporting the Taliban.
He argued that PM [Gordon] Brown’s policy had been too willing to engage with radicalised but non-violent Muslim groups? ‘We let in some crazies,’ Mr. Cameron said, ‘and didn’t wake up soon enough.’”
Copyright: Guardian News & Media 2010
