Painful Interview Between Islamic Group Spokesperson and Australian Journalist

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SYDNEY — What started as a courteous interview on ABC's Lateline last night, quickly unravelled into chaos.

Australian spokesperson for controversial Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir, Wassim Doureihi, was interviewed by Emma Albertici on the news program, which turned into a bickering match.

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The interview focussed on Hizb ut-Tahrir's views on the Islamic State's tactics, which Doureihi downplayed in comparison to Western government tactics in the Middle East.

Albertici repeatedly called for Doureihi to state his group's views on the murderous campaign of ISIS, including his response to an Australian child holding up a severed head in Syria. Read more...

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