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Top Osama man seized
The Sun (U.K.) ^ | 10/25/2002 | DUNCAN LARCOMBE and NIC CECIL

Posted on 10/24/2002 7:00:24 PM PDT by Pokey78

Qatada ... went on run in people carrier

ARMED anti-terror detectives have arrested the man described as Osama bin Laden’s “ambassador to Europe”.

Hardline cleric Abu Qatada was seized in a raid on a London flat.

The 42-year-old has been accused by eight countries of being a pivotal figure in the al-Qa’ida network.

He was also dubbed “Britain’s most wanted man” following the September 11 strikes.

But last month French security accused MI5 of “hiding” Qatada and his family in a safe house in northern England.

He had not been seen for ten months since he went on the run from his home in Acton, West London, in a people carrier.

However, he recently broke cover to praise bin Laden for the Twin Towers attacks in a ten-page essay on the internet.

And on Wednesday Scotland Yard’s anti-terrorist unit and MI5 swooped on an address in Bermondsey, South London.

Last night insiders described his arrest as a “major breakthrough”.

Qatada — real name Sheikh Omar Mahmood Abu Omar — is being held in maximum security Belmarsh Prison, East London.

He is alleged to have recruited key players including “twentieth hijacker” Zacharias Moussaoui and Shoe Bomber Richard Reid.

European intelligence chiefs also claim to have evidence of his close contact with bin Laden’s henchmen. Some may even have made frequent visits to London.

Qatada fled days before the tough Anti-Terrorist and Security Act came into force. He was expected to be the first to be held under its powers.

Last night the Met confirmed a 42-year-old had been arrested.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cleric; moussaoui; omar; qatada; reid; shoebomber
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To: Pokey78
Is that his beard or just a loose assortment of flies?
21 posted on 10/24/2002 8:07:35 PM PDT by stboz
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To: F-117A
Yes. The more I see of these Muslim clerics, the more I believe that their laws against eating pork are really anti-cannibalism ordinances.
22 posted on 10/24/2002 8:48:25 PM PDT by per loin
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To: mombonn; A_perfect_lady

Aw, nuts! I thought this was "Caption This". My entry, fwiw, is:

"I can't believe I ate the whole thing!"

5 posted on 10/24/02 7:20 PM Pacific by mombonn
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To: mombonn

Mine was: "Proof that the muslim world veils the wrong sex."

6 posted on 10/24/02 7:22 PM Pacific by A_perfect_lady

 
Ohmigosh, I'm LOL!!! You're both killing me!
 
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
 

23 posted on 10/24/2002 8:50:21 PM PDT by AnnaZ
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To: Professional
That IS a Rolex !
24 posted on 10/24/2002 8:51:08 PM PDT by ChadGore
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To: Pokey78
He's not really been skipping alot of meals lately, eh?
25 posted on 10/24/2002 9:13:13 PM PDT by Dialup Llama
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To: Pokey78
It's a day for good news. Here's more:

Qatada — real name Sheikh Omar Mahmood Abu Omar — is being held in maximum security Belmarsh Prison, East London.

26 posted on 10/24/2002 9:15:27 PM PDT by GOPJ
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To: Pokey78
But last month French security accused MI5 of “hiding” Qatada and his family in a safe house in northern England.

Oh, those nutty French. Sold nuclear reactors to any mad dictators lately, Pierre?

27 posted on 10/24/2002 9:23:54 PM PDT by m1911
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To: shattered
But what is a "people carrier"? LOL!


People Carrier

Note the position of the steering wheel. If it's on the right, it's a "people carrier". If on the left, it's a van.

28 posted on 10/24/2002 9:38:05 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: A_perfect_lady
>Mine was: "Proof that the muslim world veils the wrong sex."

Here's proof that the muslim world also applies makeup to the wrong sex.

29 posted on 10/24/2002 10:09:01 PM PDT by Dialup Llama
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To: lawdude
bollocks. he should be held at knee-height while quite alive in a pen filled with starving boars while awaiting ingestive interment.
30 posted on 10/24/2002 10:14:56 PM PDT by demosthenes the elder
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To: shattered
How about 'the best Jew I ever ate."
31 posted on 10/24/2002 10:19:32 PM PDT by The Right Gal
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To: JohnathanRGalt
Bin Laden's 'ambassador' in Europe arrested
Press Trust of India London, October 25

Qatada has been on the run in Britain for ten months after disappearing just hours before new laws came into force ...last December he slipped away from his home in Acton in a people carrier, taking his pregnant wife and four children with him. His arrest comes just days after he broke cover to release a document 'The Legal Vision for the Sept 11 Events' on the net outlining "moral" case for the attacks, and praises bin Laden

'The Legal Vision for the Sept 11 Events'

Run into this document anywhere. Maybe Memri will have it soon. Must've gotten decent support from the "community" to survive 10 months in Great Britain.

32 posted on 10/24/2002 10:38:44 PM PDT by swarthyguy
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To: MattinNJ
If I'm not mistaken, Dubya keeps a chart with all these guys pictures on it. He keeps checking them off one by one-KIA, captured, KIA, captured, etc...His patience is paying off.

Barbara and George H.W. Bush are big fans of "America's Most Wanted."

34 posted on 10/24/2002 10:50:25 PM PDT by MoralSense
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To: Pokey78
bump
35 posted on 10/25/2002 9:56:59 AM PDT by GOPJ
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To: Dialup Llama
Wow, whatta mug on that one! It's like Pavrotti meets Ozzy! LOL!!
36 posted on 10/26/2002 4:07:39 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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