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2006-06-15 Britain

Former Gitmo detainee gets rock star treatment in the UK

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-06-15 00:37|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Whether Mr. Begg is the potential threat the Pentagon claims or the harmless man he professes to be cannot be fully resolved from the available evidence.

But I think I know the Times call on that. You can almost see their starry eyes.

Posted by tu3031 2006-06-15 08:20|| 2006-06-15 08:20|| Front Page Top

#2 "His family was relatively comfortable and liberal. His father, a Muslim born in India, was a bank manager who wrote poetry in Urdu."

Any connection to the billionaire Pakistani Begg's involved in the BCCI bank scandal that funded Khan's network?

Posted by Danielle 2006-06-15 15:04|| 2006-06-15 15:04|| Front Page Top

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