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Britain
Saajid Badat: 'walking angel' who became a terrorist
2012-04-16
Saajid Badat
...also known as Saajid Muhammad Badat...
was quiet, softly spoken and respectful - a devout Muslim, described by one family friend as a ''walking angel''.
It's quite extraordinary how many walking angels turn into terrorists. Remarkable, really.
Satan had angels, too...
A bright, well-educated man from a deeply religious family and an active member of his community, he seemed like the model citizen.

But unknown to those closest to him, Badat hid a dark secret - one that he would keep hidden until his arrest by anti-terrorism officers in November 2003. A secret that he had once hoped would go forever undetected.
Bio details at the link. What's sad is that this guy had both the ability and many opportunities given him to contribute to society. The good news is that he decided not to explode the 'bring down the airplane' device he was given in training camps. The bad news is that he didn't go so far as to uncover other plots until he was caught.
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#3  Update
Terrorist freed early after turning supergrass

A convicted Islamic terrorist who was the accomplice of shoe bomber Richard Reid has been freed from prison after becoming Britain's first al-Qaeda supergrass.
Saajid Muhammad Badat, 33 from Gloucester, was jailed for 13 years in 2005 but had his sentence cut down to 11 years after providing information on up to 18 terror plots over a six-year period.

The deal with police and Crown Prosecution Service has been kept secret for more than two years to protect his safety. It means the convicted terrorist has been on the streets since March 2010 without the public being told.

Badat's release was only disclosed because his evidence at a US trial that began yesterday about a plot to carry out a 7/7-style attack on the New York subway is to be made public.
Posted by: tipper   2012-04-16 19:15  

#2   It's quite extraordinary how many walking angels turn into terrorists. Remarkable, really.

However, it's not extraordinary how many devout Muslims turn into terrorists. Not remarkable at all, really.
Posted by: AlanC   2012-04-16 14:32  

#1  note that he memorized the Koran at age 13 then studied arabic

thus he probably had no idea of what he was saying until his arabic improved a lot

with his intelligence he then had several choices

- pretend that the koran doesn't say what it says
- become an islamic apologist and tell the infidel what they want to hear (its getting crowded in that space)
- become an apostate - that could get you killed
- become a terrorist
Posted by: lord garth   2012-04-16 14:15  

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