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Subscribe to RSSExtremist cleric Abu Qatada was freed from jail after a UK court ruled that he couldn't be deported to Jordan, to the fury of many government ministers. ITV's Juliet Bremner reports.
A radical Islamist cleric described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe was freed from prison Tuesday after a court ruled he cannot be deported from Britain to Jordan to face terrorism charges.
The preacher was seen smiling as he was driven away from Long Lartin maximum security jail in Worcestershire, central England, in a black MPV.
Britain's government has attempted since 2001 to expel Abu Qatada, a Palestinian-born Jordanian cleric convicted in Jordan over terror plots in 1999 and 2000, but has been repeatedly thwarted by European and British courts. He has been in and out of British jails for years without charge since his arrest in 2002.
Abu Qatada won bail at a hearing Monday, when the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, which handles major terrorism and deportation cases, upheld his challenge to the decision to send him to Jordan.
Britain says will deport radical cleric Abu Qatada
Judge John Mitting said he was not convinced the cleric would receive a fair trial, despite the government's insistence that it has won assurances from Jordan over how Abu Qatada's case would be handled — including from Jordan's King Abdullah II.
Mitting said there remained a real risk that evidence obtained through torture would be used against Abu Qatada, which would be a breach of his human rights.
Under the terms of his bail, Mitting said, the cleric must observe a 16-hour curfew, wear an electronic anklet, cannot use the Internet and is barred from contacting certain people.
‘He does not belong here’
Britain's government has said it will appeal against Mitting's ruling, arguing that he applied the wrong criteria in making his decision.
"We are going to challenge it, we are going to take it to appeal. We are absolutely determined to see this man get on a plane and go back to Jordan. He does not belong here," Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told ITV television Tuesday.
Andy Rain / EPA
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada arrives at his home in London after being freed by a British court. The judge ruled on Monday that he might not get a fair trial if deported to Jordan as the government plans.
Jordan’s acting information minister Nayef al-Fayez told the BBC that his government shares the disappointment at the ruling, but it respects the decision of the court.
Al-Qaida's top man in Europe freed from British jail
Abu Qatada has previously been described in courts in Britain and Spain as a senior al-Qaida figure in Europe who had close ties to the late Osama bin Laden.
He is accused by Britain of links with Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the United States over the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and with shoe bomber Richard Reid. Audio recordings of some of the cleric's sermons were found in an apartment in Hamburg, Germany, used by some of the Sept. 11 hijackers.
Human rights lawyer Julian Knowles told the BBC that the case could drag on for years to come.
Britain's failure to deport Abu Qatada contrasts with its success last month in extraditing to the U.S. another radical cleric, Abu Hamza, who fought deportation for eight years.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
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drag on for years the lawyers win again
"Britain's government has attempted since 2001 to expel Abu Qatada, a Palestinian-born Jordanian cleric convicted in Jordan over terror plots in 1999 and 2000, but has been repeatedly thwarted by European and British courts."
1. Laws must change with times to face challenges from new types of criminal and terrorism cases.
2. It is most foolish of the British, European nations and to some extent US to give asylums to these most radical criminals/terrorists like Abu Qatada. Imagine the times and monies wasted on this international liability and curse on earth.
3. Even nations have to adjust with times. British, European nations and many others imagine and some live fantasy world that if they give asylums to these Islamic criminals, they will be in good books of Muslims. Instead, they end up as big jokers incapable of handling law breaking criminals!
4. We have to learn from the past mistakes/blunders. This applies to British and some others imagining that they are too smart!
He is not even a British citizen. How many appeals will he get anyway? All at the cost of the British tax payer.
What? this guy is walikng free? Send him back to Jordan where he must face the music.The English government MUST appeal this sentence.Meanwhile .keep him locked up..as a public enemy.and a danger to England.All Isalmic terrorists are a huge danger..obviously.!
This "terorist" has won and will NOT be extradited to Jordan. This guy will be in the U.K., hopefuly under 24/7 observation costing U.K. citizens MORE money.
Yep, laws must be changed.
The Brits are fascinating people...
They keep freeing terrorists left and right, they have some of the most dangerous terrorists threatening the security of not only Britain but also the European Union...
If you have ever gone through Heathrow, you'll see so many of these dangerous people going through check points and getting visitor visas without question....
Very scary what these Brits are doing....You award citizenship to a terrorist, then he turns around and blows up your Buses and train stations and terrorizes your citizens...who's to blame?
On youtube, the rest of the world has seen a few of these terrorists inside Britain spitting at police officers and government officials, insighting masses to kill and harm citizens, spreading hatred in broad daylight...wow, are Brits this naive? WTF
You folks dont get it, do you? Churchill is going crazy right now
I believe that there is a LTC bus somewhere with rear wheels that bear this POS's name - Abu Qatada richly deserves to be just a greasy roadside smear.
Doc,
The Brits were smart enough to make him wear an electronic anklet.
USA is smart enough to send a drone over to locate the electronic anklet and drop one on his head. ;-)
POOOOOF! And then there were none!
Have a nice day...
Guess this goes into the WTF FILE---NO one ever said the BRITS had an ounce of brains--kinda like the LIAR in our WHITE HOUSE---when HE wanted to bring his MUSLIME TRASH from GITMO to NYC for TRIAL!
SHOUT to ALL you ABAMA KOOLAID DRINKERS---YOU WILL get what YOU PAID FOR---ya might even learn a lesson about RIGGING ELECTIONS--THEY DO HAVE CONSEQUENCES----YOUR little TIN GOD is NOT BLACK and WHITE---he is 40% ARAB and 10% AFRICAN NEGRO--all you have to do is READ up on the LIAR.
My Name is African Swahili - NOT EXACTLY, your name is Arabic and 'Baraka' (from which Barack came) means 'blessed' in that language. Hussein is also Arabic and so is Obama.
Barack Hussein Obama is not half black. He is the first Arab-American President, not the first black President. Barack Hussein Obama is 50% Caucasian from his mother's side and 43.75% Arabic and 6.25% African Negro from his father's side. While Barack Hussein Obama's father was from Kenya , his father's family was mainly Arabs.. Barack Hussein Obama's father was only 12.5% African Negro and 87.5% Arab (his father's birth certificate even states he's Arab, not African Negro). Go to:
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OBAMA SAID--I Never Practiced Islam - NOT EXACTLY, you practiced it daily at school, where you were registered as a Muslim and kept that faith for 31 years, until your wife made you change, so you could run for office.
4-3-08 Article 'Obama was 'quite religious in Islam''
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Creek Dog
They have to let him escape, I don't think a hellfire from a drone will go over well in a populated British city, town etc. A covert method would be more desirable, like say poisoning, an auto accident, an "allergic" reaction(anaphylaxis) there are lots of ways, even a good old mugging gone wrong and not properly investigated. Do it to each one released so they fear release.
Here's the perfect solution - expel him to Antartica and let him make his way to where ever he wants on his own from there!
Ha ha! what a load of BS... they free an Al-Quaida operative but hold Mr. Assange hostage... Dumb Brits deserve everything they ever got from Islamic terrorists.
He is the Teflon Muslim.lol
No worries, the attention alone has made him Pariah for al qeada. The issue is that they can not go against their own rule of law, even concerning the lowest scum of the earth such as this Devil. This so we and the U.K do not lower ourselves to their level.
This is stupid and I agree some laws are likely going to need to be updated to reflect the time and specifically for cases like this, while keeping proper restrains as to not allow them to be used on citizens in place of other laws, but don't worry he won't go far. He farts and someone at MI6 will know about it. There are plenty of other ways to deal with this POS. Let the dust settle and media find their next story and this guy will have a good chance of "disappearing" one night not to be heard from again.
It is time
EDL honcho Tommy Robinson will insufferable after this...
Send him to Israel for interrigations and a fair trial. Then hang this terrorist pos........
Seven...right you are! This case only proves the idiocy of our legal systems, both in the UK and the US. Muslims killed many English with thier bus bombs a few years back, and now they foolishly let this muslim scumbag go free? Hopefully there are some strong English out there who can take care of this muslim slime.
Jack, in the Southern US we simplify things with a rope and a tree. That is to dress out a fresh hunted Hog of course............
Why waste a lot of money on him? A 30-30 round between his eyes would send him to his reward of 72 grains of white rice, which is what the Koran says they will receive. Sure a lot of so-called martars who were disapointed when Mohammand passed out the rice. Those guys will stay horney for the rest of their lives. Weeeeeeeeeeeee
He'll be conscious of nothing at all. There are being mislead.
I see Political Correctness is as Big a Problem in the UK as it is here in the U.S. They should let the IRA handle the problem. They have a lot experience in making people disappear. One thing I can say for Israel is that they don't let Political Correctness get in the way of prosecuting Terrorists. The courts have just encouraged MORE Terrorists to live in the UK where the laws against Terrorists are so lenient.
Please remember the above case when arguing for asylums!
We see Muslims inventing problems in most of the non-Muslim nations and many Muslim nations.
In Britain, France, Germany, Spain and even in the US, we can notice these actions!
In the US, one Muslim from Bangladesh wanted to blow up Fed Reserve. He had come for studies and was hardly twenty! As per his family: "he is pious and he wanted to study."
When Muslims form more than five percent, downhill march starts.
Muslims are inventing problems in Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, India and other places.
When they form more than 30 percent then it is Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, Lebanon (few decades back)
In Muslim majority nations, they are doing genocides of minority Islamic sects like Shiites, Sufis, Ahmedias and other minority tribes.
If Saudi Arabia and many Muslim nations do not permit non-Islamic religious places and scriptures, Muslims have no right to have their mosques, hate preaching and killer training centers, in non-Muslim nations.
If non-Muslims can’t live in peace in Muslim nations, Muslims don’t have any right to live in our nations.
Said but true.
Jonathan
Very well said. Keep up the good work.
BruceMac: Thanks a lot!
As I am one of the poor infidels, I had to face lots of troubles from seventh century international liabilities and curses on earth!
Yo Jonathan....
So, AmeriKKKa is (((busted))) after the Jewish slimebags on Wall Street screwed America's 'goyim' out of some $9 trillion smackerooos, including their homes, pensions and investments. So, tell me "Ol wise ass," what do you have to 'opine' about these low life predator thieves now that you have finished 'bad-mouthing' the Muslims? Pssst, and aren't the predator Jews making trouble 'all over the world too?' (Syria, Lebanon, Ukraine, Georgia, Sudan, Venezuela, Iran, et. al? [while spying on America too?])
J-o-h-a-t-h-o-n: Hey, isn't this a common Jewish name?
TheAZCowBoy...: No I am not Jewish. As an infidel, I support moderate Jews. I support Israel.
About Wall Street tricks: you talk about it!
I hate mad nut cases like Netanyahus and the Wall Street tricksters/frauds. We all pay for it dearly!
AZ cowboy my a$$..................
GA Scooter
Seems AZ Cowboy is a new nominee and winner of the Richard Cranium of the week club - he talks out his other orifice!
GM IA.
guess that you've seen right through tombstone's wannabe name. ☺ about the closest he'll get to Tombstone, Arizona is from watching the pizza commercials. of course, if he would spout this kind of crap in real life, no doubt that he would get his very own tombstone right quick but when real life is in mommy's basement...well...he should be safe to continue his trolling for a long time.
Jonathan, pay no attention to the troll and ditto BruceMac's comment.
Good Call Chefaz 131... IA Scooter Calls 'em as he sees 'em!
I like the tombstone retort, perhaps he may have a chance to visit and become a resident of Boot Hill!
GM chefaz GM Jack
Yes he does and usually has me in stitches. ☺
tyvm, BTW and also enjoy reading your posts, as well.
Dick, Richard...um, i mean AZ shows up on anything that has to do with Israel or islam and spouts the same old crap, post after post. ***yawn*** after a while, it gets rather...zzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZG'day Jack, scooter and chefaz,
After watching continual post by "AZ Cowboy", I am guessing it grew up in a desert alright, just was one where there were a few more dromedarian type animals. Either that or it should be on a watchlist as a homegrown terrorist since it spews jihadist rhetoric in a fairly regular stream..
AZ Boy,
I'm curious about what Johnathan asked you to do. Talk about Wall Street tricks man. Or, you don't know what you're talking about. It seems you splash your BS around and disappear just to see what kind of responses yo get.
What's with the K's in America? It's also obviously you don't like Jewish people dude. Question, do you shave your head? Heh heh.... I know, "stupid question".
"Stereotyping". Hmmmmm. Take your meds man. You may want to try that before posting in the future.
Have a nice day...
Good Afternoon Creek Dog
Seems AZ is on everyones "scheist" list - however, I am sure where his desert (it sure as heck ain't in AZ) is located, the Dromedary critters that Tracy mentioned are actually his main mode of enjoyment or his so-called ships of the desert because they are full of his seamen. I even believe the sheep look at him and say "Daaaaa" "Daaaa"
Brilliantly put Jonathan!!!! Thank you.
Thanks sir!
For a writer, a little appreciation is a big deal!!
Of course, as a writer I feel it is my duty to warn about dangers. If I save even one in the process, the writing/time spent was worth it!
Sadly our court systems here in the USA are allowing these terrorists to get a foothold here in the US! But, our current administration officials seem to be aiding them against those wishes of those that elected them in the first place! It is clear, criminal terrorists, have more right than any US Citizen has! Sad times, and Mosque's are spreading across the USA! Our government sucks! {:-(}
The only people the Obama administration has had released were those who were found not participating in terrorist activity after all. The problem was under Bush, any person with a muslim name could be sought out and arrested and imprisoned at Quantanamo. The reason mosques are spreading is because Christians haven't been doing their job.
Ed
BS
There have been several GITMO prisoners released by Odumba who quickly returned to the fight, some were killed and some were captured and returned to GITMO. You can't blame Bush for that.
Attempting to deal with scum of the earth, like this character, using civilized principles is like trying to clean your toilet with your bare hands. It doesn't work very well and is dangerous to your health. Let Yemen worry about whether he gets a fair trial or not.
Hey Rahler....
So, are the Bass-Terds that murdered 1.4m innocent Iraqi civilians, on the UNITED SNAKES (US/NATO) last invasion against an impotent powerless Muslim nation also 'scum-of-the-earth?
Just wanted to know how your head is (((screwed))) on.
Thank you, Pilgrim
muslimantisematictroll,mommysbasement
WAY TOO FUNNY!!! i just posted to you at 5. i see we are definitely on the same page. ☺
Well now he is out and about for a drone strike or at least available to grab and send to Gitmo.
drone strike? on your own land?....no
swift fist or boot to the face would alter his smile however, permanently in some case's.
It brings us to the question, "What should be done with people like Abu Qatada?" This is not the first and definitely not the last case of an alien terrorist abusing liberal laws of a foreign to him country.
simply put, vermin is vermin despite the number of legs. ever catch a rat in a trap that wasn't dead yet? did you just let him loose?..........................
I got your allegory. But in practical terms, what should we do with them, given the fact that we have our Constitution, First Amendment, due process, presumptions, etc.?
Bravo UK - deny entry to dastardly rogues like Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg, but heaven forbid a lovable chap like this gets sent away from your shores. Ironically enough, if your own citizens were to spew the bigotry-laced hatred this guy does, you'd penalise them. Rule Brittania.
With Israel's war criminals now able to covort the UK ever since Jew 'butt sniffer' and Britains PM David Cameron (((tweeked))) Britains intrepretation of the Rome Statutes regarding the arrest and prosecution of war criminals world-wide, thereby facilitating this big break for the war criminal ZioNazi's of Israel - one can agree that a so-called 'Radical' Muslim cleric has every right given to him by Britains 'laws of the land.'
I think there should be an Investigation of our Government officials as to why they are letting so many Muslims into OUR country against the wishes of American citizens. Muslims from Somalia and Afghanistan are flooding into our country as are Muslims from other countries. WHY should be the question to ALL our Politicians.
"Flooding 'our' County?"
Where's your green card, Gringo? :)
AZ is an appropriate name for you....but as you clearly hate the U.S. with a passion, yet procede to enjoy it's freedom of expression via this media, its no wonder so many want to come here, because if you pulled this nonsense in your own country of origin, you would probably never be heard of again....perhaps you should consider the safety this country provides your sorry a--, before you bad mouth it...GRINGO....
marc
check his comments.....always the same stupidity ..also why disparage AZ, odds are about 99% against the fact he is even in the states. and certainly isnt a cowboy,.... a goat humper ...probably... a cowboy however is extremely doubtful
IA, forget the comments. They're all the same. Now if you're looking for a really good laugh, here's his bio.
Chefaz
throw in astronaut etc and thats him...!!!!...of course im talking about .peter...from "family guy".......not "gaothumper" from the vine.
dropped ya an email BTW
GOT IT!!! look for your reply. ☺
thanks replied to reply and added you to contacts
I, for one, am not willing to abandon rule of law in order to prosecute individuals whom we do not like, no matter how justified our dislike may be. If this guy can be proven guilty of a crime, he deserves appropriate punishment. Otherwise he must be freed. I note that his bail conditions are quite strict, and I would be surprised if he did not violate at least one of them sooner or later. Watch him closely, and when he does, toss his azz back in jail for that.
I just pray that if anyone else is killed by the urgings of this jihadist cleric that it is you.
Lemmie see, the Great Satan massacred 1.4m Iraqi civilians in Iraq.
So, how many people has this clerik murdered?
See, why you're a racist rat?
The Great Satan really?...you hate the country so much, leave....stop being a hypocrite.....
Marc,
AZ is not from this country, he uses some rhetoric to try and have folks think he is. However, the idioms and colloquialisms that he uses are from various different sections of the US - looks like he has learned from movies and videos what he thinks is English language - basically he is a Troll and his real name is Richard Cranium
Amen to that Jack-
The great Satan of Iraq was named Sadam Hussein, the "al qaeda azerbaijan cowboy" doesn't know fact one, but should be on the terror watchlist, maybe with a matching ankle bracelet to his hero Abu Qatada!
Hey Tracy, Good Afternoon
Go click on Az Cowboy Vine name and see what his accomplishment are. Chefaz did on #13.4 above
Just seeing his "fighter pile it" skills F104, F15 he has to be at least 100 years old. Let me know your take.
Jack, good afternoon
that was the best fairy tail I have seen in years. If al qaeda az gives up his racist, hate job as a terrorist, he could always get a job as a fiction author. All my CAD techs are looking at me funny cause I am busting a gut over here. He admits being a racist and an avid follower of a racist beliefs as well as communism in his bio, so he has a shred of ??????honesty??????stupidity?????? I don't know.
What is funny is that I was watching destination truth with my youngest kids one night, and the list of places that Josh Gates gave for looking for the existance of a particular creature was almost identical to al qaeda az's. I think someone is telling a fib or two?
Judge John Mitting is a lawyer. He ruled in favor of lawyers to keep a case on going.
Lawyers win and make alot of money. Public pays for this and lose.
Thr justice system is a Club for lawyers to accomadate the life style the want to live.
LMAO... you gotta be kidding. Release him.... get his promise not to contact other terrorists, not to use internet. No wonder he was smiling as he left court. How long do you think it will take till he has gone back into hiding. LOL what a bunch of idiots!!!!
I am sorry, I find this morbidly funny.
Terrorists are using the West's legal system against itself, and the judges are falling right into it.
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
The Muslim people need to stay in their own Country.. We should not have to deal with them.
Yes they are using the West's legal system, and while doing so inserting parts of Sharia and the
end result will be Sharia Law. Once they get this into our laws, Court system, people we are sunk.
Kick them all out, and be done with it.
Nice to know that we don't have all the idiot judges
A sharp shooter across the street from his mosque should do the trick!
Where are the soccer hooligans when you need them. Turn this guy loose and hooliganize his sorry azz.
The West continues to use its own systems to defeat itself. Treating a terrorist fairly does not teach him that we are righteous people to be respected, but that we are weak fools to be dominated. Do not expect gratitude from a reptile.
GM Procrustes. Well said.
If those running the asylum would wake up, the West could easily use their own laws to defeat the patients trying to run the asylum. Complacency is ruining civilization.
Procrustes and chefaz, couldn't agree more
Kinda like the Nikita Khrushchev, "we will bury you" speech only pretty much being played out by the Muslims and the Mexicans these days.
They will bury us without firing a shot using the liberal proletariat to do it.
There is a money trail somewhere..
we are repeating History...as a direct result of not learning from it!
I know that he will be welcomed here in the New Obama America. If not he can stream across our southern border and can be given amnesty by executive order.
Great.. now he an stay and sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom and help entertain obama.
Liberalism at it's finest...this is what happens when liberals gain power...this nutjob gets to plot and kill again...what a joke the UK court system is....if the next terrorist attacks kills more innocent civilians, I sure hope the Government prosecutes this idiot Judge for his decision...stupidity should be painful, this guy needs several shocks to bring him back to reality.....what the hell do we care what the Jordanians do to him...maybe that's exactly what needs to happen, then these a-holes will think twice before plotting anything against anyone...