A Tangled Web

No Khan Do



Just when you thought that there was virtually no sense left in officialdom, a reasoned decision comes along which partially diminishes one's cynicism. Just such a decision was made today in the High Court when Lord Justice Rix decreed that the human rights of RAF aircraftsman, Mohisin Khan, had not been infringed by his dismissal from the services due to his intransigence over a refusal to serve in Iraq.



As always, the 'poor, pathetic, victimised Muslim' card was played to some effect. I'm rather surprised - given the talent harboured by some in the ethnic communities for crying 'racism' everytime someone merely glances in their direction - that Mr Khan did not cry discrimination from the rooftops.



There is a simple lesson to be learned from this case. If you join the club, you obey the rules - it's as simple as that!!I don't remember reading about people who objected to the two World Wars on the basis of an aversion to tackling fellow Christians. The trouble with Islam is the ability of many of its followers to strike up fallacious arguments about fraternal Islamic camaraderie everytime something happens which doesn't suit them. Mr Khan joined the RAF to fight on behalf of the country he supposedly had some patriotic leanings towards. He did not sign-up to permit himself some sort of a la carte engagement in select conflicts that did not clash with his religious sensibilities.