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The Army is investigating after far-right activist Tommy Robinson posted a photo of himself surrounded by a group of young soldiers. The former English Defence League leader also put a video of the scene on Facebook, in which the men could be heard cheering and shouting his name. The Army said it was aware of the posts and "investigating the circumstances".
A spokeswoman said: "Far-right ideology is completely at odds with the values and ethos of the armed forces."
She added: "The armed forces have robust measures in place to ensure those exhibiting extremist views are neither tolerated nor permitted to serve."
The photograph and video appear to have been taken outside a motorway service area and Mr Robinson described the group as "young recruits". Mr Robinson wrote on Facebook: "A moment like this makes it all worth while. Today I met real British heroes (sic)."
Responding to news of the investigation, Mr Robinson said in a video post that he had met the soldiers "by chance" and they should not be "left hung out to dry" for having their photo taken with him.
Imam Asim Hafiz, Islamic religious adviser to the armed forces, said "any form of racism, discrimination or extremism is taken extremely seriously and will be dealt with accordingly".
A spokeswoman said: "Far-right ideology is completely at odds with the values and ethos of the armed forces."
She added: "The armed forces have robust measures in place to ensure those exhibiting extremist views are neither tolerated nor permitted to serve."
The photograph and video appear to have been taken outside a motorway service area and Mr Robinson described the group as "young recruits". Mr Robinson wrote on Facebook: "A moment like this makes it all worth while. Today I met real British heroes (sic)."
Responding to news of the investigation, Mr Robinson said in a video post that he had met the soldiers "by chance" and they should not be "left hung out to dry" for having their photo taken with him.
Imam Asim Hafiz, Islamic religious adviser to the armed forces, said "any form of racism, discrimination or extremism is taken extremely seriously and will be dealt with accordingly".
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They seem to have missed the irony,who are the ones trying to kill our soldiers at the moment?
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Clearly , the values and ethos of our British Armed Forces are decided by a man called Miqdaad
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This is the first time I've ever signed an on-line petition , such is my outrage . An observer by nature I now find myself compelled to act due to the never-ending bombardment of cowardly appeasement .
Today , a signature , tomorrow I take up arms and rise up against the enemy within  |
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............. well ,maybe not tomorrow cos I have a doctors appointment in the morning and I need to stock up on coffee and crisps . Maybe Friday , although a quick check of my diary shows that I have a few things to do over the weekend and I wanna watch the British Masters golf .
So Monday it is !  |
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Let them in and they start telling you what you can and can’t do
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The worm will turn.
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Despite the warm weather, several reports of lots of snowflakes sighted across the land this morning.
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Will we make it a sackable offence for shop staff in this land to smile and wish him a nice day as he leaves?
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saddo - It's inevitable . There are numerous examples throughout history of governments being overthrown , usually by the national military . By intervening in this latest incident , and early indications are that at least one of the servicemen has already been dismissed , the establishment have made the same mistake that many other governments have made in the past and that is to turn on those who have access to all the armoury and weopons necessary to remove them from power .
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The thought Police cannot win for ever as has been proven in many communist countries. The cracks are showing in Sweden and Germany.
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Bizarre as it seems , this whole situation appears to have been contrived by various World/European leaders over the last 10-20 years but I'm still struggling to work out what anyone has to gain out of all this chaos in the long term
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British soldiers are used to uphold democracy and free speech around the world
Yet they're not allowed speech themselves? I suggest anyone who considers joining the armed forces should think again if they value having their own opinions. |
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The only people who would get anything out of joining the Armed forces nowadays, are the Homeless, then once they've finished there stint, they will be back on the streets again, as we need the housing for our friendly immigrants
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From recently seen adverts I've discovered that the army is the place to be if you want a cry and a cuddle.
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Unless you're at Deepcut
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That's in the past. The army's a safe space now.
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Islamic religious adviser to the armed forces
Seen it all now. And doubtless the British taxpayer is paying for that advice as well. |
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advice is always over priced.
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''Imam Asim Hafiz, Islamic religious advisor to the Chief of the Defence Staff and service chiefs, has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to defence and support of operations in Afghanistan.
The honour is in recognition of Mr Hafiz’s work in providing spiritual and pastoral support to Muslims serving in the UK armed forces. It’s a very timely recognition, as it comes during Islam Awareness Week, which is dedicated to raising awareness of Britain’s second largest faith group.'' https://www.gov.uk/government/news/armed-forces-imam-honoured-with-obe |
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providing spiritual and pastoral support
I wonder how many soldiers get OBEs for putting their lives on the line? |
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I'd imagine since most of our defence spend is on doing the bidding of Haliburton and Lockheed and blowing up things in the Middle East it might actually be a good idea to have an expert or two on the people there.
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Islam Awareness Week
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As long as you know whose side they're on.
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Dr Crippen • October 10, 2018 11:50 AM BST
providing spiritual and pastoral support I wonder how many soldiers get OBEs for putting their lives on the line? Apparently senior police chiefs get a knighthood for not putting their life on the line  |
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I wonder how ISIS forces would react to having an Anglican chaplain ?
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Imam Asim Hafiz, Islamic religious adviser to the armed forces, said "any form of racism, discrimination or extremism is taken extremely seriously and will be dealt with accordingly".
If he's supposed to be simply a religious advisor, what's he doing laying down rules and making threats? |
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Cos he can
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Tommy Robinson knows more about Islam than that silly ****
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any sign of Labour distancing themselves from supporters, like mummy's men tum, who have been abusing shaun bailey
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silly question - so what are these values - veiled threat of who soldiers should vote for - in fact it is a threat to their free speech - what racism are they on about - I am confused - was this a nasty racist video or something??
quite right to be slammed if it was do enlighten me the take over continues |
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As I understand it one of these soldiers has been discharged from the army .
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Da fuq's happening to our country?
 https://www.therebel.media/standwithourlads Signed! |
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Signed!
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Very sad if true that of the soldiers has been discharged on a media created label of someone.
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well that will learn use load of backward knuckle draggers on here
you will have to adjust your thinking or little khan and cressie will be round courtesy of common purpose |
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SIGNED YESTERDAY
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https://ukip.org/national-ukip-news-item.php?id=94
. It has been revealed that the British Army has launched an investigation into a photo and video of political activist Tommy Robinson with a group of British Army cadets. The cadets are seen smiling in the photograph and chant Tommy Robinson's name in the video posted to social media. UKIP Leader Gerard Batten commented: "British Army cadets are brave patriots who have made the noble decision to fight for Queen and Country. "Tommy Robinson has put his life and liberty on the line campaigning against the worst excesses of literalist Islam and these cadets recognise that. It's a disgrace that the military establishment has once again caved in to pressure from the cult of political correctness and has ordered an investigation. By calling Tommy Robinson 'far-right' the military demonises anyone who stands up to defend Western values. "Any disciplinary action against these cadets will send a clear message that our military establishment no longer stands for defending the values which made our country the greatest in the world." |
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BEEB seething ,wanted a Group Photo with returning Isis Fighters .
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Signed Petition .
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