IT'S A CRIME!

In 2001, using the smokescreen of the September 11 atrocities, British premier Tony Blair bulldozed through acceptance of the new EU arrest warrant. This means that there are now 32 offences for which other EU members' police forces can turn up in the UK and drag you off to their country (and their less-than-perfect jails) and charge you under their 'justice' systems. Even running a website like this can be categorized as one such 'crime' (number 18), so read this while you still can!

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1. Participation in a criminal organization - hmm.

2. Terrorism.

3. Trade in human beings.

4. Sexual exploitation of children.

5. Illegal trafficking in narcotics.

6. Illegal arms trade - would be nice to think IRA terrorists in Eire are worried over this.

7. Corruption - would be nice to think the whole EU political structure is worried over this.

8. Fraud, including doing anything against 'the EU's financial interests' - high UK interest rates?

9. EU crime (?).

10. Laundering of money from crime - the UK's annual overcontribution springs to mind.

11. Cyber crime.

12. Counterfeiting and forging the euro - but not the pound.

13. Crimes against the environment - expect the Irish to arrest us over their whingeing over Sellafield.

14. Voluntary homicide (i.e. murder).

15. Assault and battery.

16. Illegal trafficking of human organs.

17. Kidnapping and hostage-taking - but not if EU police arrest you and drag you out of England!

18. Racism and xenophobia - including daring to criticize the EU.

19. Organized or armed robbery - back to the UK's contribution again.

20. Illegal trafficking of cultural drugs.

21. Swindling, racketeering and embezzling - MEPs expense accounts?

22. Counterfeiting or piracy of products.

23. Falsification of administrative documents - all those phoney southern European subsidy claims.

24. Falsification of means of payment.

25. Trafficking of hormonal substances - no more buying Viagra in Calais hypermarket.

26. Trafficking of nuclear matter - that should deter the terrorists!

27. Trafficking of stolen vehicles.

28. Rape - but not of the UK's sovereignty.

29. Arson.

30. Aiding or abetting illegal admission - i.e. French encouragement of illegal immigrants into the UK.

31. War crimes that come under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Tribunal.

32. Hijacking and sabotage - unless done under EU law against our economy.

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