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Abdulmutallab was president of university Islamic society
2009-12-29
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the alleged Detroit bomber, was president of University College London's Islamic society, according to a university spokesman.

Terror suspect Abdulmutallab, who is charged with attempting to destroy the Christmas Day Northwest Airlines Flight 253, was president of the society between 2006 and 2007.

Faisal Hanra, a spokesman for the Federation of Student Islamic Societies, said: "We became aware that Abdulmutallab was president of the Islamic Society within the last 24 hours.

"It came as quite a shock. This raises a number of concerns, and we are making efforts to contact as many members of the society from the time as we can."

UCL said that Abdulmutallab, who was a full-time student from 2005 until 2008 "never gave his tutors any cause for concern", adding that he was "well mannered, quietly spoken, polite and able".

The university's Islamic Society last month attracted criticism after allowing Abu Usama to speak on campus – Usama has previously preached that homosexuals and opponents of Islam should be killed and women are mentally deficient. The university called off the event after protests.
Posted by:ryuge

#8  "well mannered, quietly spoken, polite and able"

American policies have turned another well mannered, quietly spoken, polite and able young man into an alleged criminal. Another chicken coming to America to roost? Was it our support of Israel? Our imperialist attempt to corner the market on nuclear weapons? Maybe our insistence on taking more than our share of the earth's precious resources? Woe is us - we have all these criminals coming to roost.
Posted by: Hank   2009-12-29 23:19  

#7  Quite honestly, he does like very presidential.
Posted by: Besoeker   2009-12-29 10:03  

#6  "It came as quite a shock. This raises a number of concerns, and we are making efforts to contact as many members of the society from the time as we can."

Hunh? For what purpose?

Ralphs son Johnnie, I imagine the phone call/text/email says, "Clean up the mess. The next knock on your door will be the police and MI-6."
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-12-29 09:23  

#5  Given that the IRA trained FARC in bombing methods, and that there are pro-Islamicist voices in Ireland, that may not be too far fetched in the near future Black Bart.
Posted by: lotp   2009-12-29 09:01  

#4  And here I thought he led his chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Who'd a thunk?
Posted by: Black Bart Ebberens7700   2009-12-29 08:19  

#3  He will be considered a 'true' muslim by many in islamic shitholes and radicals in the West
Posted by: Paul2   2009-12-29 07:57  

#2  And now he is what is known as "a complete failure".
Posted by: crosspatch   2009-12-29 04:32  

#1  Faisal Hanra, a spokesman for the Federation of Student Islamic Societies, said: "We became aware that Abdulmutallab was president of the Islamic Society within the last 24 hours.

Wha?..


"It came as quite a shock. This raises a number of concerns, and we are making efforts to contact as many members of the society from the time as we can."

Hunh? For what purpose?
Posted by: Ralphs son Johnnie   2009-12-29 02:58  

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