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Because of course he was Earlier, I outlined how the pattern of events surrounding the Manchester terror attack are all too familiar. It seems as though every time something like this happens we run through the same, tired, playlist of denial, obfuscation, and then admission that, yes, an Islamic radical was involved. Then, eventually, we reach the final stage of the narrative meltdown. That’s the part where we learn that the attacker was already on the law enforcement radar.

Preaching Hate A LONDON-BASED Islamic radical has praised the suicide bomb attacks on the capital. Hani Al-Siba’i, an Egyptian-born academic, described the attacks that killed at least 55 people as “a great victory” that rubbed the noses of G8 countries in the mud. His inflammatory comments come as the government is preparing to create a new offence of “glorifying or endorsing” terrorism, such as praising suicide bombers as martyrs. Al-Siba’i runs the Al-Maqreze Centre for Historical Studies from his home in Hammersmith, west London, and is a well known figure among Muslim radicals in Britain. According to the FBI, he...

Algerian radical spills beans on bin Laden "terror network" An Algerian Islamic radical arrested in France has proved a goldmine for investigators probing Osama bin Laden's militant network in Europe in the wake of the September 11 attacks, magistrates told AFP. French investigators now believe that after key testimonies from a handful of well placed members of bin Laden's al-Qaeda network the exiled Saudi extremist's secret organisation in Europe is unravelling fast. Since his arrest in Paris last Monday 27-year-old Yacine Aknouche has revealed his links with several al-Qaeda suspects including "shoe-bomber" Richard Reid and Zacarias Moussaoui, the alleged "20th...

Firebrand Muslim cleric Abu Hamza was part of a worldwide conspiracy to wage war on the West, a court has heard. James Lewis QC, representing the United States Government, which is trying to extradite Hamza from Britain, said: "Abu Hamza is a member of a global conspiracy to wage Jihad against the United States and other countries. "He has consistently advocated hatred and violence against the United States of America, which he called the United Snakes of America." He said the global network of conspiracy included, but was not limited to, England, Pakistan, Yemen, Afghanistan and the United States. As...