Al Qaeda's original limo bomb planner in UK prison

Times:

A senior al-Qaeda terrorist who plotted a wave of car bomb attacks in Britain is feared to have passed on his plans to other militants from prison.

Dhiren Barot, who is serving 30 years for conspiracy to murder, wielded huge influence over other imprisoned terror suspects and tried to convert nonMuslim inmates to his brand of radical Islam.

The Times has learnt that the authorities were so concerned about his ability to radicalise other prisoners that he was moved out of Belmarsh jail in southeast London. Growing numbers of inmates were attending Friday prayers in the high-security prison, and it was believed that terrorists from different wings were using the facility to exchange messages and indoctrinate other prisoners.

Barot was transferred to Frankland jail, Durham, where he demanded to be given the right to lead Friday prayers. His demands were rejected.

Barot was the author of the Gas Limos Project, a plan to blow up hotels and London landmarks with stretch limousines packed with gas cylinders, petrol and nails. It was thwarted by a series of raids in August 2004.

A British Hindu who converted to Islam, Barot trained in Afghanistan under Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of 9/11. He wrote a book about the need for Muslims to wage a terrorist campaign against the West. It was published in Britain under his nom de guerre, Essa al-Hindi.

Barot pleaded guilty to planning a bombing campaign in November last year. Even as his defence team attempted to mitigate for him, he insisted that his plans could and would have worked. A security source told The Times: “Nothing would delight him more than to see his plans reach fruition, even if he is behind bars.”

Counter-terrorist agencies have also been concerned that two men who absconded while under terrorist control orders have been visiting high-security inmates in Belmarsh. Lamine and Ibrahim Adam have been on the run for six weeks and the public have been told not to approach them. Their brother, Anthony Garcia, was convicted in April for his part in a fertiliser bomb plot to attack London. Zeeshan Siddiqui, another associate of the fertiliser bomb cell, is another control order absconder whose whereabouts are unknown. Siddiqui had terror training in Pakistan with members of the gang and Mohammed Sidique Khan, the leader of the 7/7 bombers.

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As you read the posts below you will see a theme developing. They could not be doing this if they were in Gitmo. Liberal lawfare handling of enemy terrorist results in endangering everyone. While this plot was bungled, that should give no comfort to those who want this kind of treatment for dangerous terrorist. As others have said, a plot to take over planes with box cutters and fly them into buildings would look pretty outlandish if we had stopped them at the gate. Lock them up at Gitmo for the duration of the war.