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'Poet of Al-Qaeda' to serve 18 months in Jordan
2007-10-02
A military court on Monday sentenced to 18 months in jail a Jordanian man dubbed the "poet of Al-Qaeda" for libel against King Abdullah II on the Internet, a judicial source said.
"Here you sit,
Broken-hearted.
You been sentenced.
Your term has started."
"The accused, Mahmoud Zuhairi, who is known as the 'poet of Al-Qaeda,' slandered the king in a poem posted on the Internet, in which he also showered Al-Qaeda with praise," the source from the state security court told AFP.
"Roses is red,
Violets is blue,
Sombody's in jug.
I think that it's you!"
Zuhairi's lawyer Abdel-Jabbar Abu Gulleh denied the charges and told AFP he would appeal the sentence within 30 days, in line with the law. Gulleh acknowledged that Zuhairi had published a 12-page poem on an Islamic Web site "praising jihad, the mujahideen and attacking US President George W. Bush ... But he never defamed the king," the lawyer said.
"Some like 'em big,
Some likes 'em small,
What he's gettin' jugged for
Never happened a-tall."
According to the charges, Zuhairi frequently visited web sites that support Al-Qaeda. "He used to publish poems praising Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and associates, until he became known as the poet of Al-Qaeda."
Posted by:Fred

#6  Appropriately, Omar Khayyam had it right:


"A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,
A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread--and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness--
Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow!"
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2007-10-02 12:26  

#5  hope his Cellmate's a Longfellow


/ducks and runs
Posted by: Frank G   2007-10-02 10:24  

#4  Roses are red
Violets are blue
You've been convicted
So here you'll stew.
Posted by: doc   2007-10-02 09:49  

#3  
A poet for whom jihad beckoned
Suffered a fate he'd not reckoned
They put him in jug
With the rest of the thugs
For dissing Abdullah the Second
Posted by: Mike   2007-10-02 09:29  

#2  Oooooh, a poet!
Whisper sweet nothings in my ear with that purty mouth, and later...romance!
Posted by: Mahmoud Al-Jailbirdi   2007-10-02 09:19  

#1  "Poet of al-Qaida"
In Jordanian big house:
Alas! Eighteen months!
Posted by: Mike   2007-10-02 08:07  

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