<p>The cables published by 'The Guardian' today present a powerful critique of the UK government's efforts to engage with British Muslims.<br /><br />"Since 7/7 (bombings of 2005), HMG (Her Majesty's Government) has invested considerable time and resources in engaging the British Muslim community," a diplomat at the US embassy in London wrote in August 2006 after the failed liquid bomb plot to blow up transatlantic airliners.<br /><br />"The current tensions demonstrate just how little progress has been made." The US fears that Britain was struggling to deal with extremism, outlined a year after the 7/7 bombings, were highlighted in the wake of a recent terror attack in Sweden.<br /><br />According to The Guardian report, the challenge of confronting extremists is highlighted in US embassy cables, which warned of British Somalis returning to the UK after indulging in "jihadi tourism".<br /><br />In a cable dated December 2, 2009, a diplomat at the US embassy in Nairobi wrote: "There is believed to be a certain amount of so-called 'jihadi tourism' to southern Somalia by UK citizens of Somali ethnicity. "The threat from Somalia is compounded by the fact that within East Africa there is a lack of local government recognition of the terrorist threat."<br /><br />Separate cables published by WikiLeaks show that prominent British Muslims were highly critical of initiatives introduced by the British government in response to the 7/7 bombings.<br /><br />The cables also spoke of concerns that a "Mumbai-style attack" could be launched in Britain, the paper reported.</p>
<p>The cables published by 'The Guardian' today present a powerful critique of the UK government's efforts to engage with British Muslims.<br /><br />"Since 7/7 (bombings of 2005), HMG (Her Majesty's Government) has invested considerable time and resources in engaging the British Muslim community," a diplomat at the US embassy in London wrote in August 2006 after the failed liquid bomb plot to blow up transatlantic airliners.<br /><br />"The current tensions demonstrate just how little progress has been made." The US fears that Britain was struggling to deal with extremism, outlined a year after the 7/7 bombings, were highlighted in the wake of a recent terror attack in Sweden.<br /><br />According to The Guardian report, the challenge of confronting extremists is highlighted in US embassy cables, which warned of British Somalis returning to the UK after indulging in "jihadi tourism".<br /><br />In a cable dated December 2, 2009, a diplomat at the US embassy in Nairobi wrote: "There is believed to be a certain amount of so-called 'jihadi tourism' to southern Somalia by UK citizens of Somali ethnicity. "The threat from Somalia is compounded by the fact that within East Africa there is a lack of local government recognition of the terrorist threat."<br /><br />Separate cables published by WikiLeaks show that prominent British Muslims were highly critical of initiatives introduced by the British government in response to the 7/7 bombings.<br /><br />The cables also spoke of concerns that a "Mumbai-style attack" could be launched in Britain, the paper reported.</p>