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| Cleric tried to join evacuation on British Navy Ship |
| 2006-07-20 |
| EXILED Islamist preacher Omar Bakri Mohammed tried but failed to join the naval evacuation of British nationals from Lebanon's capital Beirut, it was reported today. Bakri attempted to join evacuees boarding a Royal Navy vessel on Wednesday, but was rebuffed "at the harbour gates by sharp-eyed officials", The Sun said in a front page "exclusive". A Ministry of Defence spokesman in London could not confirm the report, but said: "Our understanding is that's not true, and we've told The Sun that". The Sun also reported that Syrian-born Bakri has written to the British embassy in Beirut, asking to be readmitted to Britain on "humanitarian grounds". Bakri, who settled in Britain in 1985, was banned from reentering Britain in August last year, when then home secretary Charles Clarke ruled that his presence was "not conducive to the public good". He headed the radical al-Muhajiroun group in London until 2004, and praised the hijackers who carried out the September 11 attacks in the United States in 2001 as the "magnificent 19". Thousands of foreign nationals have fled Lebanon as Israel has imposed an air and naval blockade on the country and continued a bombing campaign that has left more than 300 people dead after the Islamic militia Hezbollah kidnapped two Israeli soldiers last week. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #6 T'aint it ironic. as the song lyric goes, that the leader of a radical group attempts to hide /escape amongst his "enemies", amongst infidels!? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-07-20 23:58 |
| #5 The healthcare system here in Beirut sucks, they want a 10 schekle co-pay, the zionist pigs. |
| Posted by: Islamist preacher Omar 2006-07-20 22:32 |
| #4 Damn those infidels, but I can't resist the welfare bennies in Britain. |
| Posted by: Omar 2006-07-20 22:24 |
| #3 Let him on. Halfway to Cyprus, "Man overboard!" |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-07-20 21:53 |
| #2 "ruled that his presence was "not conducive to the public good"." With all the terrorism going on, I figured the political correctness would be out the window. In the words of M. Savage, "wake up Sheeple." |
| Posted by: Poison Reverse 2006-07-20 20:40 |
| #1 Bwaahahahahahahaaa |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-07-20 20:31 |