"Terrorism suspect fights extradition to US" Associated Press, October 02, 2012
LONDON — A British man accused of terrorist fund-raising launched a High Court bid Monday to halt his extradition to the United States, mirroring a move by radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and others.
Babar Ahmad, 38, has been detained in Britain since 2004 on a US warrant. He is accused of running websites used to raise money for terrorists, and of supplying terrorists with gas masks and night-vision goggles. He has not faced charges in Britain, but has been held without trial the longest of any British citizen detained since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Ah, the Free West!
Last week, a European court decision appeared to have cleared the way for the extradition of Ahmad and four other terror suspects — including Masri — after an eight-year legal battle. Masri, wanted on charges that include helping set up a terrorist training camp in rural Oregon, and Khaled Al-Fawwaz, a second terror suspect, have since filed challenges against extradition at Britain’s High Court.
Britain’s Judicial Office confirmed on Monday that Ahmad had joined them and that a fourth man, Adel Abdul Bary, had filed a separate challenge.
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Related:
British court rules five terrorism suspects can be extradited
Terrorism suspect pleads not guilty
UK court issues injunction in radical cleric case
UPDATE: Radical cleric Abu Qatada wins deportation appeal
He won't be going to Jordan.
BBC apologizes for reporting on talk with queen
They have a lot of things to apologize for these days.
"Britain blocks extradition of hacker to US; Says man who hit Pentagon is in a fragile state" by Alan Cowell and John F. Burns |
New York Times, October 17, 2012
LONDON — British authorities Tuesday blocked a longstanding demand
for the extradition of Gary McKinnon, a computer hacker wanted in the
United States to face charges of intruding into Pentagon computer
networks in a case that has become a touchstone of the delicate
jurisdictional balance between the two countries since the attacks of
Sept. 11, 2001.
He must work for British intelligence then.
McKinnon, 46, who has been facing the accusations for a decade,
suffers from Asperger’s syndrome and is prone to depression, British
officials said.
Oh, puh-leeze!
Related: The Autistic Informant
That's the best cover story you guys can come up with?
In light of the ‘‘high risk’’ that the suspect would commit suicide
if sent to the United States, Home Secretary Theresa May told
Parliament, she had ‘‘withdrawn the extradition order against Mr.
McKinnon’’ to safeguard his human rights....
Then he is a terrorist!
McKinnon has admitted hacking into Pentagon
networks, he insists that he did so to seek evidence about unidentified
flying objects.
Oh, I thought he was looking for something real and important.
US officials have described his actions as ‘‘the biggest military computer hack of all time.’’
*******************************
May’s ruling was said by legal specialists to mark the first time
that Britain had publicly thwarted a US demand made under the
contentious treaty, which enables US authorities to seek extradition of
suspects without providing substantive evidence of their purported
crimes.....
One reason among many I no longer listen to western blathering about human rights, etc.
The ruling Tuesday came days after the British authorities ended
another long-running extradition battle by sending five terrorism
suspects, including cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, to face trial in the
United States on an array of charges. The men had been resisting
extradition for many years.
I guess Muslim patsies don't get depressed.
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Related:
"3 British men go on trial over alleged terror plot" Associated Press, October 23, 2012
LONDON — Three young British Muslim men went on trial in London on
Monday, accused of plotting to set off multiple bombs in terrorist
strikes that prosecutors say could have been deadlier than the 2005
London transit attacks.
Prosecutors allege that the men, fired up by the sermons of a US-born
Al Qaeda preacher, hoped to cause carnage on a mass scale. But their
plot was undone by mishaps with money and logistics, and ended in a
police counterterrorism swoop last year.
More idiot terrorists, 'eh?
Prosecution lawyer Brian Altman told a jury that Irfan Khalid and
Ashik Ali, both 27, and Irfan Naseer, 31, were central players in a plan
to mount a terrorist attack ‘‘on a scale potentially greater than the
London bombings in July 2005.’’
Fifty-two commuters were killed when four Al Qaeda-inspired suicide
bombers blew themselves up on London’s bus and subway network on July 7,
2005....
Yeah, how odd that the authorities were simulating a drill the very same day that was the exact same scenario(?) carried out by the "terrorists," huh?
Related:
May Day Memories: British Patsies
May Day Memories: The U.S. Connection
Terror Expert: London Bomber Was Working For MI5
Israeli Connections to the London Tube Bombs
I wonder if Mr. Khalid or Ali knew Mr. Aswat or Mr. Khan.
Now if you will excuse me, dear readers, I need to do a toilet.
All three defendants are charged with preparing for terrorism by
plotting a bombing campaign, recruiting others, and fund-raising. Khalid
and Naseer also are accused of traveling to Pakistan for terrorism
training. Altman said the plan was to detonate knapsack bombs in a
suicide attack, or to explode timer bombs in crowded areas ‘‘to cause
mass deaths and casualties.’’
That's the same script as last time!
Can't you guys come up with anything new, or has it all been done to death (literally)?
‘‘One of them was even to describe their plan as ‘another 9/11,’ ’’ he said....
PFFFFFFT!
Altman said the trio were the senior members of a home-grown terror
cell inspired by the anti-Western sermons of US-born Islamist cleric
Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed in Yemen in September 2011.
Inspired by the CIA asset Awlaki were they?
Oddly, All in the Family was based on a British sit-com.
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"2,600 students at risk of deportation from UK" by Robert Barr | Associated Press, August 31, 2012
LONDON — Around 2,600 foreign students could be deported from Britain after their university was stripped of its ability to sponsor visas for pupils beyond the European Union, the government announced Thursday. The move provoked dismay from students and accusations that the move by the Conservative-led government, which is bent on reducing immigration, could damage Britain’s global reputation.
London Metropolitan University has lost its ‘‘highly trusted status’’ because a survey found significant problems with the qualifications of many of its foreign students, Immigration Minister Damian Green said.
In a significant proportion of cases, there was no documentation that students had a good standard of English, Green said, and there was no proof that half of those sampled were attending lectures.
London Metropolitan has 30,000 students, and 2,600 are affected. The affected students will have 60 days to find new sponsors once they are formally notified by the government, or they could be deported.
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Maybe they could extradite these guys:
"5 British marines charged in Afghan death" by Jill Lawless |
Associated Press, October 15, 201
LONDON — Five Royal Marines have been charged with murder over a
death in Afghanistan last year, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said
Sunday. They are the first British troops to be charged with murder in
the country since deployments began in 2001....
The whole operation and occupation has been a giant exercise in murder.
The BBC and other outlets reported that the arrests stemmed from
video footage found on the laptop of a British serviceman who had been
arrested in Britain on an unrelated charge....
Even though the death does not involve a civilian, the case could
cause a backlash from Afghans and further erode efforts to provide
political stability to Afghanistan....
Experts say the military has been strict about enforcing the rules
after a disastrous period in Iraq, where there were multiple allegations
of torture and abuse by British troops.
The most notorious case involved a hotel receptionist, Baha Mousa,
who died while in custody at a British base after being detained in a
raid in Basra in September 2003.
Britain’s defense authorities later apologized for the mistreatment
of Mousa and nine other Iraqis and paid a $4.8 million settlement.
See: Occupation Iraq: British Look Back
Empires never have to say they are sorry.
Six soldiers were cleared of wrongdoing at a court martial, while another pleaded guilty and served a year in jail....
But at least we in the West hold our war criminals to account.
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But we do persecute those that that front for an intelligence agency operation seen here as a blackmail arm of Israel:
"WikiLeaks founder gets asylum from Ecuador" by William Neuman
and Maggy Ayala |
New York Times, August 17, 2012
CARACAS — Ecuador rejected pressure from Britain and announced
Thursday that it was granting political asylum to Julian Assange, the
founder of WikiLeaks, who has been holed up for two months in Ecuador’s
embassy in London trying to avoid extradition to Sweden.
The decision, citing the possibility that Assange could face
‘‘political persecution’’ or be sent to the United States to face the
death penalty, escalated the unusually sharp strains between Ecuador and
Britain and drew an angry rebuttal from Sweden....
Those close to Assange have said that he fears ending up in the United
States, which could bring charges about WikiLeaks’ release in 2010 of
thousands of secret documents.
Gee, my print copy didn't end the sentence there and continued to say "and diplomatic cables relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as to relations with other governments."
And who would best be in position to do that, dear readers?
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"Julian Assange accuses US of ‘witch hunt’; WikiLeaks chief says extradition bid is pretext" by Marc Santora |
New York Times, August 20, 2012
LONDON — Assange, an eccentric hacker who has been both hailed as a champion
of free speech and attacked as danger to public safety, burst onto the
scene in 2010 when WikiLeaks posted secret documents on the Iraq War and
classified Pentagon documents on the Afghan conflict.
It also made available individual cables — the daily traffic between
the State Department and more than 270 US diplomatic outposts around the
world....
The release of which have primarily benefited the EUSraeli war agenda.
With neither side seemingly willing to back down, the diplomatic impasse could last weeks, months or even years....
That must be why coverage quickly faded.
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Related: Assange’s refuge is short on creature comforts
UPDATE:
"The WikiLeaks founder and his supporters claim that the Swedish sex case
is part of a Washington-orchestrated plot to make him stand trial in
the United States over his work with WikiLeaks, which has published
thousands of secret US diplomatic cables and other documents."
Also see: "British lawmaker George Galloway was expelled from the country’s Labour Party in 2003 for urging
British soldiers not to fight in Iraq and lost his seat in Parliament in
2010."
Too bad he stepped in the same shit as Repuglican senatorial candidates here.
Btw, does power breed perversion because we sure are seeing a lot of it at the top these days.
"Britain blocks extradition of hacker to US; Says man who hit Pentagon is in a fragile state" by Alan Cowell and John F. Burns | New York Times, October 17, 2012
LONDON — British authorities Tuesday blocked a longstanding demand for the extradition of Gary McKinnon, a computer hacker wanted in the United States to face charges of intruding into Pentagon computer networks in a case that has become a touchstone of the delicate jurisdictional balance between the two countries since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
He must work for British intelligence then.
McKinnon, 46, who has been facing the accusations for a decade, suffers from Asperger’s syndrome and is prone to depression, British officials said.
Oh, puh-leeze!
Related: The Autistic Informant
That's the best cover story you guys can come up with?
In light of the ‘‘high risk’’ that the suspect would commit suicide if sent to the United States, Home Secretary Theresa May told Parliament, she had ‘‘withdrawn the extradition order against Mr. McKinnon’’ to safeguard his human rights....
Then he is a terrorist!
McKinnon has admitted hacking into Pentagon networks, he insists that he did so to seek evidence about unidentified flying objects.
Oh, I thought he was looking for something real and important.
US officials have described his actions as ‘‘the biggest military computer hack of all time.’’
*******************************
May’s ruling was said by legal specialists to mark the first time that Britain had publicly thwarted a US demand made under the contentious treaty, which enables US authorities to seek extradition of suspects without providing substantive evidence of their purported crimes.....
One reason among many I no longer listen to western blathering about human rights, etc.
The ruling Tuesday came days after the British authorities ended another long-running extradition battle by sending five terrorism suspects, including cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, to face trial in the United States on an array of charges. The men had been resisting extradition for many years.
I guess Muslim patsies don't get depressed.
--more--"
Related:
"3 British men go on trial over alleged terror plot" Associated Press, October 23, 2012
LONDON — Three young British Muslim men went on trial in London on Monday, accused of plotting to set off multiple bombs in terrorist strikes that prosecutors say could have been deadlier than the 2005 London transit attacks.
Prosecutors allege that the men, fired up by the sermons of a US-born Al Qaeda preacher, hoped to cause carnage on a mass scale. But their plot was undone by mishaps with money and logistics, and ended in a police counterterrorism swoop last year.
More idiot terrorists, 'eh?
Prosecution lawyer Brian Altman told a jury that Irfan Khalid and Ashik Ali, both 27, and Irfan Naseer, 31, were central players in a plan to mount a terrorist attack ‘‘on a scale potentially greater than the London bombings in July 2005.’’
Fifty-two commuters were killed when four Al Qaeda-inspired suicide bombers blew themselves up on London’s bus and subway network on July 7, 2005....
Yeah, how odd that the authorities were simulating a drill the very same day that was the exact same scenario(?) carried out by the "terrorists," huh?
Related:
May Day Memories: British Patsies
May Day Memories: The U.S. Connection
Terror Expert: London Bomber Was Working For MI5
Israeli Connections to the London Tube Bombs
I wonder if Mr. Khalid or Ali knew Mr. Aswat or Mr. Khan.
"2,600 students at risk of deportation from UK" by Robert Barr | Associated Press, August 31, 2012
LONDON — Around 2,600 foreign students could be deported from Britain after their university was stripped of its ability to sponsor visas for pupils beyond the European Union, the government announced Thursday. The move provoked dismay from students and accusations that the move by the Conservative-led government, which is bent on reducing immigration, could damage Britain’s global reputation.
London Metropolitan University has lost its ‘‘highly trusted status’’ because a survey found significant problems with the qualifications of many of its foreign students, Immigration Minister Damian Green said.
In a significant proportion of cases, there was no documentation that students had a good standard of English, Green said, and there was no proof that half of those sampled were attending lectures.
London Metropolitan has 30,000 students, and 2,600 are affected. The affected students will have 60 days to find new sponsors once they are formally notified by the government, or they could be deported.
--more--"
Maybe they could extradite these guys:
"5 British marines charged in Afghan death" by Jill Lawless |
Associated Press, October 15, 201
LONDON — Five Royal Marines have been charged with murder over a
death in Afghanistan last year, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said
Sunday. They are the first British troops to be charged with murder in
the country since deployments began in 2001....
The whole operation and occupation has been a giant exercise in murder.
The BBC and other outlets reported that the arrests stemmed from
video footage found on the laptop of a British serviceman who had been
arrested in Britain on an unrelated charge....
In a significant proportion of cases, there was no documentation that students had a good standard of English, Green said, and there was no proof that half of those sampled were attending lectures.
London Metropolitan has 30,000 students, and 2,600 are affected. The affected students will have 60 days to find new sponsors once they are formally notified by the government, or they could be deported.
--more--"
Maybe they could extradite these guys:
"5 British marines charged in Afghan death" by Jill Lawless |
Associated Press, October 15, 201
LONDON — Five Royal Marines have been charged with murder over a
death in Afghanistan last year, Britain’s Ministry of Defense said
Sunday. They are the first British troops to be charged with murder in
the country since deployments began in 2001....
The whole operation and occupation has been a giant exercise in murder.
The BBC and other outlets reported that the arrests stemmed from
video footage found on the laptop of a British serviceman who had been
arrested in Britain on an unrelated charge....
Experts say the military has been strict about enforcing the rules after a disastrous period in Iraq, where there were multiple allegations of torture and abuse by British troops.
The most notorious case involved a hotel receptionist, Baha Mousa, who died while in custody at a British base after being detained in a raid in Basra in September 2003.
Britain’s defense authorities later apologized for the mistreatment of Mousa and nine other Iraqis and paid a $4.8 million settlement.
See: Occupation Iraq: British Look Back
Empires never have to say they are sorry.
Six soldiers were cleared of wrongdoing at a court martial, while another pleaded guilty and served a year in jail....
But at least we in the West hold our war criminals to account.
--more--"
But we do persecute those that that front for an intelligence agency operation seen here as a blackmail arm of Israel:
"WikiLeaks founder gets asylum from Ecuador" by William Neuman and Maggy Ayala | New York Times, August 17, 2012
CARACAS — Ecuador rejected pressure from Britain and announced Thursday that it was granting political asylum to Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, who has been holed up for two months in Ecuador’s embassy in London trying to avoid extradition to Sweden.
The decision, citing the possibility that Assange could face ‘‘political persecution’’ or be sent to the United States to face the death penalty, escalated the unusually sharp strains between Ecuador and Britain and drew an angry rebuttal from Sweden....
Those close to Assange have said that he fears ending up in the United States, which could bring charges about WikiLeaks’ release in 2010 of thousands of secret documents.
Gee, my print copy didn't end the sentence there and continued to say "and diplomatic cables relating to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as to relations with other governments."
And who would best be in position to do that, dear readers?
--more--"
"Julian Assange accuses US of ‘witch hunt’; WikiLeaks chief says extradition bid is pretext" by Marc Santora | New York Times, August 20, 2012
LONDON — Assange, an eccentric hacker who has been both hailed as a champion of free speech and attacked as danger to public safety, burst onto the scene in 2010 when WikiLeaks posted secret documents on the Iraq War and classified Pentagon documents on the Afghan conflict.
It also made available individual cables — the daily traffic between the State Department and more than 270 US diplomatic outposts around the world....
The release of which have primarily benefited the EUSraeli war agenda.
With neither side seemingly willing to back down, the diplomatic impasse could last weeks, months or even years....
That must be why coverage quickly faded.
--more--"
Related: Assange’s refuge is short on creature comforts
UPDATE:
"The WikiLeaks founder and his supporters claim that the Swedish sex case is part of a Washington-orchestrated plot to make him stand trial in the United States over his work with WikiLeaks, which has published thousands of secret US diplomatic cables and other documents."
Also see: "British lawmaker George Galloway was expelled from the country’s Labour Party in 2003 for urging British soldiers not to fight in Iraq and lost his seat in Parliament in 2010."
Too bad he stepped in the same shit as Repuglican senatorial candidates here.
Btw, does power breed perversion because we sure are seeing a lot of it at the top these days.
