Now the Swedes are becoming terrorists!!!
A man suspected of being linked to the deadly London bombings told a Swedish newspaper that he was not involved in the July 7 attacks, but praised Osama bin Laden and threatened Sweden if it extradited him to the United States or Britain.
No! Not Sven and Oleg!
"You (Sweden) will get the biggest punishment if I am extradited to the US or Britain," the 39-year-old Swedish citizen of Lebanese origin told the Expressen paper.
oh. never mind.
The man, who has been identified in British media as Oussama Abdullah Kassir, is suspected of attempting to create a jihad training camp in the US state of Oregon in 1999 with Haroon Rashid Aswat, who is reportedly being held in Pakistan under suspicion of masterminding the deadly London attacks. He told Expressen however that he did not know Aswat. "Haroon Rashid is not a new name to me. When (Swedish security police) Saepo arrested me in 2003 I was asked questions about this man. I don't know who he is. I have never met him," he said. Kassir was arrested in 2003 under suspicion of planning terror acts, but those charges were later dropped. He did however serve 10 months in a Swedish jail for illegal possession of weapons. Saepo has refused to confirm that Kassir is a suspect in the ongoing investigation into the July 7 attacks in the British capital that left 56 people dead. Kassir himself adamantly denies any involvement. "I'm not involved in the attacks on the subway in London. I haven't left Sweden for the past three years, so how can I be involved?" he asked. "It is a puzzlement. But don't look too hard at my phone bill, ja?" | He did however express admiration for the London suicide bombers. "They are martyrs and I hope to be a martyr myself one day. They are not terrorists since they did what Islam demands," he said."Allan is a demanding master, truly." | "The attacks in London could be a reaction to what is happening in Iraq. Each country that is involved in war on Muslims will share the same fate," he added, going on to praise al Qaeda leader Osame bin Laden. "Of course I love sheik bin Laden. He is a believing Muslim and a real mujahid", he said. Kassir insisted that he would not cooperate with Swedish, British or American security services. "They'll have to come and get me here with violence," he said. |