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Britain
Brits still talking about charging holy men...
2005-08-08
Attorney General Lord Goldsmith's office said the Crown Prosecution Service's head of anti-terrorism would meet with senior Metropolitan Police officers to discuss possible charges against three prominent clerics as part of a crackdown on those the government believes are inciting terrorism.

Clerics Omar Bakri Mohammed, Abu Izzaden and Abu Uzair, have appeared on British television in recent days and a spokeswoman for Lord Goldsmith's office said prosecutors and police would look at remarks made by the three and consider whether they could face charges of treason, incitement to treason, solicitation of murder, or incitement to withhold information known to be of use to police. Mohammed has reportedly said since the July 7 attacks that he would not inform police if he knew Muslims were planning another attack and he supports insurgents who attack troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"No decision on charges has been made yet," the attorney general's office spokeswoman said, speaking anonymously because British civil servants are rarely allowed to be quoted by name. The spokeswoman said prosecutors may also seek access to taped recordings made by an undercover Sunday Times reporter who reportedly recorded members of a radical group praising the suicide bombers as "The Fantastic Four." The newspaper's story said its reporter spent two months as a "recruit" of the group, the Savior Sect, and described the organization as inciting young British Muslims to become terrorists.
Posted by:Fred

#5  So can they mail me my welfare checks? I've got a family to support you know...
Posted by: O.B. Mohammed, Cleric   2005-08-08 15:26  

#4  flash: bakri has flown the coop!

BBC reports Bakri, fearing arrest for treason, has left Britain for the ME, possibly Lebanon.
Posted by: liberalhawk   2005-08-08 14:59  

#3  Anyone who was living in the UK between say 2000 to 2005 knew this would come about sooner or later (unfortunately later after 57 boomer deaths). All you had to do was tune in BBC and that asswipe, idiot in funky ties, Jon Snow, and watch the Islamifascist idiots rhethoric about Jihad, the Joooos, Amerika, and then the nodding assent from the guilty white guys in the newsroom. Too bad it took so long but they aren't gone yet.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2005-08-08 11:06  

#2  Heh.. after a good dose of Ludovico's Technique. Nice work, Ed.
Posted by: Howard UK   2005-08-08 06:29  

#1  Compare and Contrast

Clerics Omar Bakri Mohammed, Abu Izzaden and Abu Uzair

What would they look like if they shaved their beards and wore wwestern clothing????



Posted by: BigEd   2005-08-08 00:56  

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