7/7 Bombing Suspects Named

Police in Britain released the names of three men arrested yesterday on suspicion of involvement in the 7/7 London bombings. They are:

Mohammed Shakil --30 year old taxi driver from Leeds
Shipon Ullah --23, from Leeds
Sadeer Saleem --26

Very little is known about the last two, but Shakil is described as a father of three and a model employee. Two of the three were picked up at the Manchester airport, which suggests that they had been under surveillance for some time and that the arrest came only as a reaction to the fact that they were about to leave for Pakistan. Once in Pakistan, even if arrested, there would be no chance for British authorities to question them.

The police also say that the three:

were not "bomb makers", although they were suspected of providing financial support and accommodation to the bombers, and of having knowledge of the attacks on three London tube trains and a bus.

Although Shakil told his employer and friends he was just going to Pakistani controlled Kashmir to visit his sick father for a few weeks, he had quit his job and his apartment seemed abandoned.

All describe him as "nice" or "quiet" or a number of other adjectives which make him appear to be your model citizen. Which is quite typical of how terrorists or Islamic extremists are often described.

Expect more to come on these men. My friend in the U.K. is now convinced, more than ever, that he knows that the common thread is Omar Bakri Mohammed. We know Abu Izzadeen, Mohammed, and the other remnants of al Muhajiroun supported the idea of the 7/7 attacks. That they give their moral support to British Muslims killing British civilians. That in a general sense they are responsible for helping incite and provide moral justifications for the recruitment of terrorists to kill. But it is still unclear to me at least, whether there is a direct connection.

Bonus video of Omar Bakri Mohammed and Abu Izzadeen justifying 7/7 below. Izzadeen is the black guy, Bakri Mohammed the fat guy with the beard. Both are equally disgusting pieces of work. Izzadeen is in jail pending trial for inciting terrorism in the speech. Bakri Mohammed is in exile in Lebanon, but continues to preach to U.K. followers and collect money from them through his London registered website.

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