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The Ayatollah of Tottenham

Nick Fielding, Sunday Times:

Once glibly described as the “Tottenham Ayatollah” and often portrayed as a figure of fun, the radical Islamist preacher Omar Bakri Mohammed has an increasingly strong claim to the title of the godfather of British terrorism.

It is becoming clear that al-Muhajiroun (ALM), the group formed by Bakri in London less than a decade ago, has played a pivotal role in radicalising young Britons who have gone on to wreak terror in Britain and across the world.

The Sunday Times has identified more than a dozen members of ALM who have taken part in suicide bombings or have become close to Al-Qaeda and its support network. It has also established that:

At least one of the bombers who killed himself and six other people in the Edgware Road Underground blast two weeks ago associated with ALM acolytes in Britain and Pakistan.

British-born ALM recruits have travelled abroad to commit suicide bombings and other terrorist acts in Pakistan and Israel.

ALM money raised in Britain supported military training camps in Pakistan and Kashmir.

British-based ALM members have been responsible for assaults on police and an attack on an army base in Britain.

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Seven days after the September 11 attacks Bakri issued a fatwa (religious ruling) containing a death threat against President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan. Last week, in an address to the nation about the London bombings, Musharraf referred to it with indignation.

“There are extremist organisations in the United Kingdom — Hizb ut-Tahrir and al-Muhajiroun — who operate with full impunity,” he said. “They had the audacity to pass an edict against my life . . . I know that they also give sermons of hate, anger and violence. Therefore I would like to say that there is a lot to be done by Pakistan and may I suggest that there is a lot to be done in England also.”

This is a guy the Brits need to deal with and deportation does not sound like a remedy. Since it is unlikely he will strap a bomb to himself, other means may be necessary. The evidence suggest he is an accessory to several terrorist acts, perhaps that is a good place to start an investigation.