Wouldn't want to be him in London these days.
Posted on 07/07/2005 11:08:20 AM PDT by SJackson
LONDON -- Neatly shorn and bespectacled, Britain's best-known Islamic radical appeared in court Tuesday, charged with encouraging the murder of Jews and other non-Muslims.
The fiery cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri sat uncharacteristically silent in the dock at the Old Bailey as lawyers outlined legal arguments ahead of his jury trial.
Tuesday had been set for the trial's beginning, but the first session was taken up with legal arguments, which are expected to continue all week. Court orders forbid any reporting of the arguments, which take place without a jury present.
Wearing a blue smock with hair gray hair and beard trimmed, al-Masri was surrounded by four guards in the dock of the wood-panelled courtroom.
He faces trial on 15 counts, including nine of soliciting the murder of others, "namely a person or persons who did not believe in the Islamic faith." Three of the charges add: "in particular Jewish people."
He also faces four counts of using threatening or abusive language designed to stir racial hatred, one count of possessing threatening or abusive recordings and one count of possessing a document likely to be useful in terrorism -- the "Encyclopedia of the Afghani Jihad."
Al-Masri pleaded innocent to all charges at a hearing in January.
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It's fair to say someone was listening
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He faces trial on 15 counts, including nine of soliciting the murder of others, "namely a person or persons who did not believe in the Islamic faith." Three of the charges add: "in particular Jewish people."
He also faces four counts of using threatening or abusive language designed to stir racial hatred, one count of possessing threatening or abusive recordings and one count of possessing a document likely to be useful in terrorism -- the "Encyclopedia of the Afghani Jihad."
Wouldn't want to be him in London these days.
He's toast.
He should have been toast a long time ago. But he will live his life releasing fatwas from his prison cell. What ever happened to putting evildoers on a stake? It doesn't seem so quaint anymore.
Abu Hamza ping
I wrote this morning when I heard about the bombings that this week was the start of this creep's trial. HE HAS A HOOK IN THESE BOMBING!! I JUST KNOW IT!!
I would not be surprised if his trial inspires further terrorist violence, as well as kidnappings and murders if he is found guilty and incarcerted.
Is that him?
If so, stick a fork in him, he's done.
Hey, he comes with his own "fork"!
most likely...
Down, down USA!
(Down, down USA!)
Nuke, nuke Washington!
(Nuke, nuke Washington!)
Death to Tony Blair!
(Death to Tony Blair!)
Death to George Bush!
(Death to George Bush!)
...the only language we speak is the language of jihad!
George Bush, you will pay!
(George Bush, you will pay!)
With your blood, with your blood!
(With your blood, with your blood!)
...these messages of Peace brought to you by the Finsbury Park mosque, the peaceful protesters amply protected by the London bobbies, as we wouldn't want to deny them their freedom of expression...I guess they weren't kidding...
No wonder he sat uncharacteristically quiet. THIS BEAST KNEW WHAT WAS COMING. Maybe the Gitmo terrorists the Brits wanted home...finished their assignment.
Your being sarcastic right?
Why? It's happened before (I have a long memory). As MD Willington says,"most likely..." What about my post makes you think I was engaging in sarcasm, which is not my normal mode?
Tick, tock....
Then I assume you must be of the mind that he should be released and given a free pass. Or are you just stating the obvious.
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