July 31, 2005

7/21 suspect Didn't Mean to "Harm People Nearby"

According to new reports, Osman Hussain, the suspect arrested in Italy following the botched London 7/21 bombings claims that they didn't intend to hurt anybody. Hussain doesn't consider himself a terrorist, and is fighting extradition to the UK.

Yeah, that's the ticket.

From the Associated Press:

ROME (AP) - A suspect in the failed London transit bombings admitted Saturday to a role in the attack but said it was only intended to be an attention-grabbing strike, not a deadly one, a legal expert familiar with the investigation said.

Osman Hussain told interrogators he wasn't carrying enough explosives even to "harm people nearby," the expert told The Associated Press. The expert spoke on condition of anonymity, citing the ongoing investigation, which under Italian law must remain secret.

Also worthy of note is that Hussain's court-appointed attorney is a woman, Antonietta Sonnessa. Very subtle of the Italians to have Hussain represented by a female infidel, especially one who favors casual and rather scanty Western dress (photos accompany the AP story).

Via Dr. Rusty Shackelford who was tipped to the story by reader Kim.

Cross-posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto.

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1 >>>Osman Hussain told interrogators he wasn't carrying enough explosives even to "harm people nearby," the expert told The Associated Press. Why of course not-- it's a religion of peace.

Posted by: Carlos at July 31, 2005 12:40 PM (8e/V4)

2 sure, now torture the intel out him, and cut his head off

Posted by: Ren at July 31, 2005 01:29 PM (a9tRx)

3 his court appointed lawyer is a VERY HOT female infidel. (u should post a photo!) but - sadly - she's probably a Leftie...

Posted by: reliapundit at July 31, 2005 01:54 PM (/816A)

4 He was just "teasin".

Posted by: Carlos at July 31, 2005 02:01 PM (8e/V4)

5 Hussain claims he's not a terrorist??????? here's a quote from Hussain reported in that AP story you linked : La Repubblica quoted Hussain as telling his interrogators. "We didn't want to kill, just sow terror." what is a terrorist if its not a person who sows terror?

Posted by: rombo at July 31, 2005 05:50 PM (Bdm5S)

6 There have been many ignorant statements by politicians responsible for taking us into the war in Iraq. The thread that stiches them all together is a breathtaking lack of historical knowledge, illustrated again by former UKs Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon. His explanation for the bloodbath: "I don't think we appreciated the level of fanaticism and sheer anarchic violence people were prepared to employ to oppose the creation of a democratic society." Why Not? Hoon and Co had plenty of warning before the invasion. All he needed was a knowledge of history to realise it was a good bet Iraq would become a battleground, not just between the rival Muslim ethnic groups but between traditional and fundamentalist factions. A recipe for disaster where the immediate beneficiaries would be the terror groups the invasion was designed to defeat. Now even Donald Rumsfeld is talking about troop withdrawal. If the US were to do that before Iraq achieves peaceful normality it would be the ultimate betrayal and a gift to the fanatics. A war on terror lost.

Posted by: Sally at August 01, 2005 12:39 AM (PM/BC)

7 ah, and all of those nails pushed into the explosives were not really for killing more people with shrapnel then?

Posted by: dave at August 01, 2005 01:35 AM (DO6vD)

8 Dave, I had the same observation as you regarding the leaked photos of the bombs showing the nails... they must be Nerf Nails™ I guess!

Posted by: Opinionated Vogon at August 01, 2005 09:11 AM (oi7Fg)

9 I think I just saw a pig fly by!

Posted by: jesusland joe at August 01, 2005 09:32 AM (DDXXI)

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