Customer Reviews
Truth is always stranger than fiction - By: E. Jarvis, 31 Mar 2008 
Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. Such is the easy style of the book & the capture of its content, it is a page turner like any ranked fiction novel. At best the British intelligence services could be excused for thinking this ranting cleric was a deluded, mostly harmless agitator. At worst, cynics would believe they looked the other way & gave sanctuary to a host of Islamists, foreign & domestic,in the mistaken belief they would never bite the hand that fed them. Following 7/7 it is undoubtedly with no satisfaction that the multitude of overseas intelligence bureaux who were better informed & better resourced would be wondering why their concerns had fallen on deaf ears for so long. Perhaps the most interesting & regrettable subject matter is the anxieties expressed by the Muslim community themselves & the intimidation they too received from Abu Hamza & his acolytes. Having read the book I would not dimish the threat that is posed, however it is apparent that this Islamic contingent isin no way representative of the Muslim community.
GET THIS BOOK - By: Godlovesyou, 27 Jun 2007 Don't be deceived people. Get this book so you'll know the true intent of SOME of those who follow their own version of islam. Also get The Convention written by Travis. A few nasty reviews on it, but after you read it, I think you'll be able to figure out where those came from.
The False Religion of Hate - By: Harry Hayes, 05 Jun 2007 
Abu Hamza, like so many hundreds of other Islamic teachers of hate, was able to use religion to advance their warped sense of Islam. This happens not onlyin the United Kingdom but worldwide. Governments must not allow this to happen or such monsters will ruin not only the lives of those interestedin Islam but also the innocent victims whom they lust to torture & kill.
Harry Hayes
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PC Plod vs. Global Jihad - By: J. P. Maciag, 18 Jan 2007 This book is a wonderful although depressing antidote to those that wish to believe that the UK Government knows what it is doingin the fight against Global Jihad.
In essence, this is the story so far, of Abu Hamza (of the hooked hands) & his establishment of a terrorist base rightin the middle of north London at the Finsbury Park Mosque. It tells how he got into the UK through deception & how he used British rights & the welfare state to facilitate & fund his enterprise. The book demonstrates how the British authorities knew what Hamza was doing but were hamstrung by a learnt `respect' for Islam & a belief that Hamza was just another crazy foreigner (like Marx) who had no plans for disruptive activitiesin the UK. They had no concept of the notion of local action as part of global Jihad. Indeed, it was only well after the attacks of 9/11 that the Americans, frustrated with the UK Government inactivity, requested that Hamza be extradited to stand trialin the US. Astonishingly it wasin Hamzas defence that the UK authorities began their own prosecution as a means of preventing his trialin the US!
Naturally, Scotland Yard made sure it used only shoeless Moslem police officers to raid the Finsbury Park Mosque.
The joy of this book is lessin the overall story, which is quite well known, thanin the detailed depiction of the UK authorities utter incompetencein dealing with the obvious threat. It is a very good read & it is very well & clearly written. Is it great literature? I'm not sure, but it certainly is great journalism.
A great read - By: Makaveli, 25 Dec 2006 This is a superbly written book by two Times newspaper journalists who have clearly researched their chosen topic.
The story tells of Abu Hamza's arrival to Britain as a young Egyptian fascinated (and fully indulgent in) by the hedonistic lifestyle of the West, & his journey to becoming like a mafia donin his ruling of the Finsbury Park mosque using violence & crime to fund his 'jihad'.
The book discusses how the media lapped up Hamza as a 'baddie' without realising just how instrumental this man wasin organising terrorism & brainwashing young men to fightin Kashmir, Chechnya, & Algeria.
The story also reveals lapses of part of Britain's security services, & also leads to worries as to many other Muslim clerics are raising money & helping to facilitate terror abroad &in this country.
