Australian National University terrorism and counterterrorism expert Professor Clive Williams has said he has no doubts that deporting whole families of convicted terrorists would
open the flood gates of intelligence from families about family members who have become radicalised
– and be generally effective from a counterterrorism point of view.
The ironic reality, though, is that the very countries at risk are unable to put such a policy into effect. Williams also says it is not going to happen in a Western democracy. More’s the pity, I suggest.
True enough, the new laws that we seem to need would tackle the thorny area where democracy interacts with anti-terrorism. The new law would need to permit the deportation, if possible, or home arrest if not, of the jihadi’s family.
Yes, I know, it bristles against our democratic principles, but slaughter in our streets bristles much more.
https://www.spectator.com.au/2018/11/deport-the-terrorists-and-their-families-to...I have been saying this for a long time. After every Islamic terror attack here the 'community' and the family immediately come out claiming how shocked they all are and how unexpected it all is. I don't believe a word they say. The are just closing ranks.
If you took away their welfare for harbouring and not reporting terrorists and even deported them, they would be far more active in rooting out the terrorists among them.
Now they have nothing to lose which must change.