Boris Johnson blasts ‘naive and dangerous’ Corbyn for saying ISIS chief should have been arrested – The Sun, Thesun.co.uk

BORIS Johnson has blasted Jeremy Corbyn as “naive” for suggesting today that the US should have arrested ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

The PM said al-Baghdadi was an “absolutely diabolical foe” of Britain and the Labor boss ’comments were“ naive to the point of being dangerous ”.

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Donald Trump said the murderous ISIS leader – the world’s most wanted man – blew himself up as he fled US special forces but Mr Corbyn today cast a doubt on the President’s version of events.

The Labor leader said: “If it would have been possible to arrest him, I don’t know the details of the circumstances at the time.

“I have only seen various statements put out by the US about it … surely that would have been the right thing to do. If we want to live in a world of peace and justice we should practice it as well. “

I think his approach is naive and naive to the point of being dangerous.

Boris Johnson

Speaking at a press conference today,Mr Johnson said: “You’ve got to be realistic about the threats this country faces – whether that’s from Iran, Russia or international terrorism from ISIS.

“Let’s make no bones about it, al-Baghdadi was absolutely a diabolic foe of this country and of our liberal values ​​and was responsible for untold murders.

“I don’t think it’s realistic that he could be just apprehended by the police in the circumstances he was finally run to ground.

On Mr Corbyn, the Tory boss added: “I think his approach is naïve, and naïve to the point of being dangerous.”

The Labor leader – who was branded a “terrorist sympathiser” today by a Church of Scotland ministerduring an election campaign visit– said he would have preferred to see the ISIS leader face trial.

He had previously called it a “tragedy” 9 / 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed by the US rather than being put on trial.

He claimed the al-Qaeda warlord’s 2011 execution left the world a “more dangerous” place.

If it’s possible to arrest somebody and put them on trial, then that is what should have been done and that is what I said about the death [of Bin Laden] in 2011 and it would continue to be my principle.

Jeremy Corbyn

Speaking to LBC todayMr Corbynsaid: “If it’s possible to arrest somebody and put them on trial, then that is what should have been done and that is what I said about the death [of Bin Laden] in 2011 and it would continue to be my principle . *****

“If we believe, as we do, in international law and justice and the power of the International Court of Justice, then we should everything we can to bring people, where they deserve to go trial, to be put on trial as was [Slobodan] Milosevic and others. “

However he admitted the ISIS chief being “removed from the scene” was a “very good thing”.

Tory security minister Brandon Lewis said Mr Corbyn’s comments were “yet more proof of his flawed judgement and inability to stand up to people who reject our values.”

He added: “Every time he is given the opportunity to take the side of this country enemies he does so.”

Tory candidate Andrew Bridgen said arresting the ISIS chief “may have put the lives of the soldiers in danger.”

Every time Jeremy Corbyn is given the opportunity to take the side of this country enemies he does so.

Brandon Lewis

He added: “He is responsible for some of the most heinous crimes committed by Islamic State, many of which against UK citizens.

“This is reinforcing what we already know about Mr Corbyn. He has an inexplicable friendly attitude to terrorists and a history of it.”

Mr Corbyn was also criticized for his controversial stance by Tory election candidate Michael Fabricant.

He said: “So easy. ‘Well, Mr al-Baghdadi, we understand you are the military leader of ISIS. Please accompany me to the nearest police station.’ What planet is Jeremy Corbyn on? “

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It comes after Mr Trump said the Labor boss would take Britain to “such bad places” if he were to winthe December 12 election.

In an interview with Nigel Farage on LBC, the US President said: “Mr Corbyn would be so bad for your country, he’d be so bad, he’d take you in such a bad way.

“He’d take you into such bad places. But your country has tremendous potential, it’s a great country.”

But Mr Corbyn immediately fired back – accusing Trump of trying to interfere in the election to get his “friend” Boris re-elected.

Last month the President announced al-Baghdadi had “whimpered, cried and screamed like a coward” as he was cornered in a tunnel at his hideout before he detonated a suicide vest killing himself and three of his children.

The president triumphantly called it a “great night for the US and for the world” as they had brought the “world’s greatest terrorist leader to justice”.

Mr Trump told how those involved in the raid “brought body parts” back with them, even though there “wasn’t much left” of al-Baghdadi’s body “but there are still substantial pieces that they brought back … they have his DNA, more of it than they want. “

Reacting to the news, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “The death of Baghdadi is an important moment in our fight against terror but the battle against the evil of Daesh (ISIS) is not yet over.

“We will work with our coalition partners to bring an end to the murderous, barbaric activities of Daesh once and for all.”

Mr Corbyn’s intervention comesas he was branded a “terrorist sympathiser” today.

As he stopped to tell reporters about a scarf he was wearing, which had been given to him by representatives of the Who Cares Scotland charity, he was interrupted by Richard Cameron.

The minster at Scotstoun Parish Church shouted: “I thought you’d be wearing your Islamic jihad scarf.

“Do you think that the man who is going to be prime minister of this country should be a terrorist sympathiser, Mr Corbyn?

“Who’s going to be the first terrorist invited to the House of Commons when you’re prime minister?”

Mr Corbyn did not react to Mr Cameron, and was then ushered into the community center by Scottish Labor leader Richard Leonard.

Mr Cameron then accused Mr Corbyn of “running away”.

On Monday a furious homeowner accused the Labor boss of being a “terrorist supporter”after activists turned up at his front door asking for his vote.

The Labor leader has previously been seeing wearing a Palestinian Keffiyeh scarf when attending events against Israeli military action on Gaza.

He was in Glasgow before heading to two Lanarkshire constituencies – despite senior party figures fearing “toxic” Mr Corbyn’s trip could backfire.

Mr Corbyn has also been repeatedly criticized for meeting the leaders of Sinn Fein in the 1980 s and 1990 s when the IRA was still conducting a terror campaign against the UK.