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| Prescott suggests Bakri make his vacation a long one |
| 2005-08-10 |
| Amid growing calls to charge some clerics under incitement and treason laws, one of the most radical firebrand leaders left Britain. Sheik Omar Bakri, who earned a reputation for extremism during his 20 years in Britain, announced Tuesday that he was in Lebanon. Bakri said he was visiting relatives. "Enjoy your holiday - make it a long one," Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said when asked about Bakri at a news conference. Bakri has dual Syrian and Lebanese citizenship, and has permission to live in Britain. Sorry Deputy Prime Minister, but snarky comments should be reserved for blogs. You, sir, have a responsibility to get things done. Deeds not words, Prescott. "Provisionally, (Bakri) left for a month, obviously he will be monitoring the situation to determine if it is feasible to return," Bakri's close associate, Anjem Choudary, told The Associated Press. "I think he would return if the political situation changed in this country ... (but) it is incumbent upon Muslims to go to a place where they can propagate Islam and now in Britain, Muslims are under siege." "Muslims are under seige"; read: terrorist sponsors not welcome. Bakri has made it clear that if he is told that he is not welcome in Britain, he won't return, Choudary said. "Good," Prescott said when told that. "I don't think he is welcome by many people in this country, is he?" Prescott said. "But at the moment he has the right to come in and out. ... It's a democracy, not a dictatorship, for God's sake." Again with the rhetoric. The guy should have been deported. Leaving under his own free will is not a victory for you, Mr. Prescott. Home Secretary Charles Clarke already has wide-ranging powers to exclude people from the country if he finds their "presence is not conducive to the public good" or based on national security reasons, the Home Office spokeswoman said. Last year, Britain barred 14 people from entering the country - 12 for national security reasons, the spokeswoman said. The Home Office refused to comment on specific cases. The Crown Prosecution Service has said it would investigate whether Bakri's past comments - which have included reported praise for the Sept. 11 attacks - fall under laws banning inciting violence. Nice to see you're "investigating" that - four years later. In Egypt, authorities Tuesday released an Egyptian chemist, Magdy el-Nashar, who had been sought by Britain in connection with the July 7 attacks, which killed at least 56 people, including four suspected suicide bombers. El-Nashar said after he was freed that he knew two of the bombers casually. Egyptian authorities said they found no evidence against him. Egyptian officials finding no evidence = el-Nashar bribed the hell out of them. |
| Posted by:John Kerry |
| #12 Yes, I affairs of State snarky comments can be unhelpful. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-08-10 17:44 |
| #11 "Sorry Deputy Prime Minister, but snarky comments should be reserved for blogs. You, sir, have a responsibility to get things done. Deeds not words, Prescott." Snarky comments should be reserved for blogs? |
| Posted by: Don Rumsfeld 2005-08-10 16:46 |
| #10 Excellent. Bakri puts the lie to his own martyrdom rhetoric by declining to be a martyr in any deportation process. The man who would have others give their own blood won't even make an argument in court. Take note all potential suicide bombers: You are being duped! Run Bakri run. See Barkri run. |
| Posted by: Zpaz 2005-08-10 13:53 |
| #9 Bomb: You make a good point. Moving the problem does not solve the problem. With the UK, US, France, Pakis, etc. all kicking the mad men out, they need somewhere permanent to go (hell). |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-08-10 10:53 |
| #8 Prescott suggests Bakri make his vacation a long one For the right price, someone would probably be willing to make it a permanent one, as in six feet under.... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-08-10 10:43 |
| #7 powers to exclude people from the country if he finds their "presence is not conducive to the public good" why not call him a lazy leech for sponging off the taxes paid by hard-working Brits and be done with it - he's gone - no return, and kick his misbegotten offspring and chattel out too. Buh-bye! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-10 10:05 |
| #6 Pack his 2 wives and 7 baby boomers into a shipping box and mail to Syria. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-08-10 09:25 |
| #5 This "rhetoric" is telling Bakri he is self deported. If he comes back, the re-de-portation is likely to be less pleasant. No need for deeds when words do the job. And give a hint to lots of others that this can be done the easy way or the hard way, it's your choice. Faster, better, cheaper. Works for me. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-08-10 08:55 |
| #4 If he does come back, strip search, cavity search, rip his luggage to shreds. If they find anything, Hookboy gets a roomate. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-08-10 08:46 |
| #3 Thanks. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2005-08-10 00:38 |
| #2 Your name came through on the other article you posted. I'll check the way the cookies are set. |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-08-10 00:37 |
| #1 Son of a bitch! I posted this! Why can't I get the "JK" name off my submit form?! Am I doomed to be a French-looking, boring idiotarian who served in Vietnam forever? |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2005-08-10 00:20 |