Friday, July 27, 2007
Anti-Terrorism At It's Best - Not
How can governments increase their powers to prevent terrorism when you have a comedy operation like this going on:-
The Australian authorities have dropped terror charges against an Indian-born doctor over the failed car bomb attacks in the UK.
* Mohamed Haneef had been accused of giving "reckless support" to terrorism - by providing a SIM card.
* The 27-year-old doctor has been in custody since 2 July - 25 days so far for an innocent man.
* He had his visa cancelled "on character grounds", whatever that is
* Prosecutors had claimed that the doctor's SIM card had been found in the burning car that crashed into Glasgow international airport - it later emerged the card had actually been found in a flat in Liverpool, some 300km (185 miles) from Glasgow.
* All charges have now been dropped.
The Australian authorities have dropped terror charges against an Indian-born doctor over the failed car bomb attacks in the UK.
* Mohamed Haneef had been accused of giving "reckless support" to terrorism - by providing a SIM card.
* The 27-year-old doctor has been in custody since 2 July - 25 days so far for an innocent man.
* He had his visa cancelled "on character grounds", whatever that is
* Prosecutors had claimed that the doctor's SIM card had been found in the burning car that crashed into Glasgow international airport - it later emerged the card had actually been found in a flat in Liverpool, some 300km (185 miles) from Glasgow.
* All charges have now been dropped.
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Sure, it was a screw-up, but, in the end, no harm, no foul. Yep, 25 days in custody, treated just fine, then released to go back to India, where that government has a report that Haneef has suspected ties with Al Queada. Personally, I think they should have just let the guy go back to India in the first place on his one-way plane ticket; good riddance. I can guarantee you that if his own government wants to investigate him they will deal to him much more harshly than did the Aussies. India is not known for their fine record on human rights.
But don't you think it's a bit odd that the SIM card was found with his cousin half-way around the world in Liverpool, regardless? Cousin can't find a black-market SIM card a little closer to home? Kinda makes me think, "Hmmmmm...."
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But don't you think it's a bit odd that the SIM card was found with his cousin half-way around the world in Liverpool, regardless? Cousin can't find a black-market SIM card a little closer to home? Kinda makes me think, "Hmmmmm...."
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