Birmingham desecration – who's to blame? posted by bat020

There's more to this story than meets the eye:

Muslim graves destroyed in city

Dozens of Muslim grave stones have been smashed and pushed over in a cemetery in Handsworth in Birmingham.

The desecration was discovered on Friday morning by relatives visiting the Muslim part of the cemetery. Leaflets were also scattered with insults against Muslims. They were attributed to Black Nation.

Last month riots involving Asian and black youths took place in nearby Lozells, sparked by a claim that a 14-year-old black girl had been raped. West Midlands Police have been at the scene collecting the leaflets and taking statements from those who found them.

The BBC's Phil Mackie, who was at the scene, said the leaflets were roughly photocopied and the messages could refer to the so far unsubstantiated rumour which led to the riots.

This is pretty depressing news given the recent tensions between African Caribbeans and Asians in Handsworth. But Black Information Link notes that nobody in Birmingham seems to have heard of "Black Nation", and provides the following detail:

Last week another leaflet was in circulation bearing the name 'Islamic Jihad' and calling for Muslims to shed African-Caribbean blood. The leaflet used several Islamic phrases but Muslims leaders doubted whether it could have been produced by fellow Muslims.

They pointed to the fact that radical Islamic groups often have sizable African and African-Caribbean members including those in leadership positions within such organisations.

All in all this looks like a hamfisted attempt at stirring things by the Nazis, who are feeling a trifle sore after being comprehensively humiliated in Leeds earlier this week.