Anjem Choudary refused to condemn Islamic State despite its myriad atrocities including the beheadings of western hostages Andy Rain/EPAIn September 2014, shortly before his arrest, Anjem Choudary gave an interview to American television in which his hardline views provoked the usual outrage. Choudary refused to condemn Islamic State despite its myriad atrocities including the beheadings of western hostages, and spoke of his desire to see the “caliphate” expand across the world. It was his behaviour before the broadcast that horrified the CNN host, however. Asked to count to ten for a soundcheck, Choudary said: “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7/7, 8, 9/11, 10”, a flippant reference to the worst terrorist atrocities in England and the United States.

Source: The Times August 16, 2016 16:07 UTC