Nick Griffin, head of the far-right, anti-immigrant (and newest member of the Euro Parliament) British National Party thinks this is a great idea. He says that the only way to stem illegal immigration from Africa is to "get very tough" with those trying to get in, and if drastic steps aren't taken, Europe will be "swamped by the Third World."
Of course Griffin doesn't want to kill African immigrants - he even grandly says that after their boats are blown out of the sea and the shocked immigrants (who may or may not know how to swim) are thrown into the water, some life rafts can be dropped to them so they can, apparently, row "back to Libya." I'm sure that will work out just fine.
The BNP is one of a brace of far-right parties that, thanks to a lot of voter apathy in Europe, recently found themselves elected to the European Parliament. Luckily talks between parties like the BNP, France's National Front and Italy's Northern League have fallen apart, so it's unlikely they will be able to form a voting block in the new parliament, meaning their ability to influence laws and policies will be practically nil.
Perhaps coincidentally, on Monday Scotland Yard warned of the increased potential for terrorist attacks against Britain's Muslim community. The Yard said that an increase in neo-Nazi groups spouting anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim rhetoric could lead to a "spectacular" terrorist attack against Muslim and/or immigrant communities in England, specifically designed to ignite a 'race war'. While al-Qaeda remains the focus of Scotland Yard's anti-terrorism efforts, Commander Shaun Sawyer told officials in London of the need to "grow" the unit focused on domestic far-right threats.
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