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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (126471)	7/21/2005 9:56:32 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793842

things going boom in London Looks like they are going to try to tighten up on who they let into Britain. If their courts will let them. Britain and Jordan Agree on Expulsion of Terror Suspects By ALAN COWELL NYT - Published: July 21, 2005 LONDON, July 20 - Britain struck a preliminary agreement with Jordan on Wednesday that may lead to the expulsion of a suspected close ally of Osama bin Laden, the first in a series of measures aimed at curtailing the activities of militant clerics. Skip to next paragraph ABC News Abu Qatada, in a television interview in 2001, said he was no terrorist. The charges on which he was convicted in Jordan were lies, he said. Martin Cleaver/Associated Press Sheik Omar Bakri Mohamed, a native of Syria, has long been associated with the radical group Al Muhajiroun in Britain. The new policy could take months to carry out in the face of expected court challenges. Abu Qatada, the cleric most likely to be affected, is a Palestinian citizen of Jordan. In court documents he has been called a "right-hand man" in Europe of Mr. bin Laden and a spiritual guide for Al Qaeda. The agreement, expected to be followed by similar arrangements with other countries, is the latest sign that - belatedly in the eyes of its critics - Britain is cranking up antiterrorist procedures, moving away from a longstanding policy of offering sanctuary to Muslim radicals who might face torture or the death penalty in their own countries. nytimes.com