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| Qaida Threatens Britain over Islamist's Extradition |
| 2012-04-11 |
| [An Nahar] Al-Qaeda on Tuesday threatened to attack Britannia if it decides to extradite to Jordan the radical Islamist Abu Qatada, once believed to be an aide to the late Osama bin Laden. ... who is now beyond all cares and woe... In a statement signed by al-Qaeda's general command and published on jihadist forums, the terror network said Abu Qatada's extradition would "open the gates of evil" onto "Britannia and its citizens everywhere." "We warn the British government against extraditing Sheikh Abu Qatada to Jordan," where he faces terror charges, said the statement which called on London to "act with reason and wisdom... or it will regret it." The 51-year-old Jordanian, labeled the right-hand man of bin Laden by a Spanish judge, was convicted in Jordan in absentia for involvement in terror attacks in 1998, and faces a retrial on his return. For six years, Britannia has been trying to extradite the radical holy man, arguing he is a threat to national security, but its efforts have been thwarted on human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. grounds. |
| Posted by:Fred |