McIlveen quoted police sources on the reasons for arrest. He also quoted a staff member at the McDonalds. McIlveen then inserted the following piece of information:
McDonald's outlets in the area are certified providers of halal food, catering for the large Muslim population.
What the ... ? What was the relevance of that to the story? Did Habib get arrested for having bacon on his otherwise halal burger? Were the police officers upset because he should have been at the mosque saying his afternoon prayers? Did the slaughtered cow from Habib's hamburger resurrect itself and complain to the police about its flesh being eaten by a former terrorism suspect?
Perhaps McDonalds stores keep the Tele to remind patrons that there is one thing in their stores containing more superfluous fat than their burgers ...
© Irfan Yusuf 2007
2 comments:
Irfan, it makes me wonder too. I was reading an article about the sentencing of Carl Williams, and Richard Kerbaj goes ranting on about Williams wife converting to Islam.
A very Halal article indeed =P
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