AK47 councillor was behind leaflet attack on Labour
Posted by : godjosemourinhoAK47 councillor was behind leaflet attack on Labour
Aug 9 2008
THE SNP councillor suspended after firing an AK47 rifle on a familyholiday in Pakistan was behind an inflammatory leaflet attack onLabour at the last Scottish elections.
Controversial Jahangir Hanif circulated the leaflet to mosques inwhich he claimed American soldiers had raped Iraqi women.
The flyer, which he claimed had been approved by party chiefs,showed George Bush and Tony Blair under the heading, "The twoweapons of mass destruction".
In the leaflet he said: "The American soldiers have raped women.You have to tell people to think about that.
"Labour took us into an illegal war and we are telling people tolook at their conscience before they vote." The leaflet, in Urdu,was put out by Hanif when when he successfully stood for GlasgowCity Council in 2007.
But Muslims reacted with fury, claiming the flyer ruthlesslyexploited injured children and victims of rape.
The SNP had said the leaflet reflected anger felt by Muslims overthe war in Iraq.
Hanif was this week suspended by the SNP after he took five of hissix children, including his five-year-old daughter, to learn how tofire the assault rifle in mountains in Peshawar in 2005.
Last month, we revealed the millionaire rented out a flat in aGlasgow street dubbed "Ground Zero".http://portal.blogfusion.com/_ping.cfm?blogID=18714
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