Dominic Whiteman

Dominic Wightman is a Conservative Party activist, working in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4] Until 2006 he was the director and spokesman for the VIGIL network, a privately financed counter-terrorism think-tank. He is currently the Editor of the Westminster Journal.[5]

Wightman has prepared documents for leading UK politicians.[3]

Wightman and another VIGIL member appeared on the BBC in November 2006, where he spoke about a group named Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain.[6]

References

  1. ^ Andrew Alderson (November 19, 2006). "Working on the internet from an anonymous city office, the shadowy figures exposing Islamic extremism". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-06-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) mirror
  2. ^ "About Mr. Dominic Wightman". Naymz. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  3. ^ a b Dominic Wightman (March 22, 2007). "Not bowled over by Tablighi Jamaat". Global Politician. Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  4. ^ Andrew Alderson, Miles Goslett (April 19, 2008). "Internet spreads terror to Britain". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-06-23. Vigil is alarmed by the increased use of the internet by Muslim extremists. Its director, Dominic Whiteman, said: 'It is not a coincidence that the rise of the internet and al-Qaeda were simultaneous. The internet is al-Qaeda's oxygen.'
  5. ^ Morality Lost?, Journal Article by Editor Dominic Wightman "Morality Lost? | westminsterjournal.com". Archived from the original on 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  6. ^ Imran Waheed (23 November 2006). "A letter to the Director of BBC News regarding Newsnight & Vigil". Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain. Retrieved 2008-06-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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