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British Release Terrorist Mastermind

4:28 PM, Jun 17, 2008 • By JAIME SNEIDER
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The British Ministry of Justice just released known terrorist Abu Qatada from prison even though he is suspected of being involved with the September 11 attacks and has already been convicted for several bombings in Jordan. No, today isn't opposite day; the British are just that stupid. The Special Immigration and Appeals Commission, which has ordered Qatada's release, describes Qatada "in official documents as a 'truly dangerous individual … at the center of terrorist activities associated with Al-Qaeda.'"

Law enforcement officials insist they have taken precautions.

He is will be electronically tagged and put under a 22-hour curfew at his family home in Acton, West London. He will not be allowed a mobile phone or access to the internet and the bail conditions include a long list of Islamic radicals with whom he is banned from communicating, including Osama bin Laden.

No pen pals, in other words. That should do the trick.

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