Friday 19 September 2008

When Do You Become A Terrorist?

Hamaad Munshi, now aged 16, is the youngest person to be jailed under Britain's anti-terrorism laws. He was found 'guilty of making a record of information likely to be useful in terrorism but not guilty of possessing such material'.

Details here and here.

My question is: is Munshi an actual terrorist, given that the hasn't committed an act of terrorism? Many of the press reports are happy to describe him as Britain's 'youngest terrorist'. It sounds good but I don't think it's accurate.

In the words of Monty Python, 'he's a very naught boy'. Luckily, he never got beyond that.

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