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| British "Student" held in Iraq released |
| 2003-12-23 |
| A 21-year-old British student who was held captive in Iraq after allegedly trying to join a terrorist group has been released and is now back in the UK. Urslaan Khan, from Yarm, Teesside, was detained by a Kurdish group in early November near the northern city of Irbil. Urslaan Khan, good British name that It has now been revealed he was handed over to the Americans on 18 December and he is now believed to be back in the North East. After he was picked up, Kurdish forces told The Times newspaper they believed he travelled to Iraq to join Ansar al-Islam. Now there’s a smart career move. The US has designated the group as its main "terrorist adversary" in postwar Iraq. Well, one of them. Urslaan’s father, Abdul Khan, has always denied his son was intending to fight for the Iraqis against coalition forces, and described him as an adventurer rather than a terrorist. I’d classify being grabbed by the Kurds as a possible Ansar member as a adventure. Mr Khan was taking Arabic Studies at Manchester University’s Department of Middle Eastern Studies and was spending his third year at Egypt’s University of Alexandria. Gee, nothing in this backround to make me think he was a terrorist. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #9 Does the article specify what he was studying? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-12-23 4:56:45 PM |
| #8 Matt #5: Yes, but not the Federation you're thinking of: Johnny Rico: "Someone asked me once if I knew the difference between a civilian and a citizen. I know now. A citizen has the courage to make the safety of the human race their personal responsibility! Dizzy was my friend. She was a soldier. But most important, she was a citizen of the Federation!" Join the |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-12-23 1:47:08 PM |
| #7 Hope he learned something in his adventures.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-12-23 1:42:28 PM |
| #6 Down, Ahab... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-12-23 1:20:03 PM |
| #5 So: In the future, will the Army of Steve control the Federation? |
| Posted by: Matt 2003-12-23 12:05:08 PM |
| #4 "From hell's heart, I stab at thee. For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee." "For the last time, Khan, we're letting you go. Here's your plane ticket back to England." "Oh, OK." |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-12-23 11:55:11 AM |
| #3 " Revenge is best served cold, and space is very cold. " " Too bad you're in a prison cell. " " Damn you Kirk. " " My name is Steve. " |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-12-23 11:46:54 AM |
| #2 Awww, guys! Maybe just a terrorist wannabe? |
| Posted by: Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-23 10:18:43 AM |
| #1 KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!! |
| Posted by: BH 2003-12-23 9:53:54 AM |