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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 11, 2020 21:43:02 GMT
A former Osama bin Laden henchman convicted in two deadly 1998 bombings is free and living in the UK this week after being released early — thanks to a Manhattan federal judge who agreed the terrorist was way too obese to survive the coronavirus behind bars. Adel Abdel Bary, 60, had spent 21 years in a New Jersey prison for his role in the 1998 al Qaeda bombings of two US embassies in Africa that killed 224 people, including 12 Americans. “Defendant’s obesity and somewhat advanced age make COVID-19 significantly more risky to him than to the average person,” US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan wrote in granting the release.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 11, 2020 21:44:11 GMT
I don't even know where to start on this one...
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Post by barb43 on Dec 12, 2020 3:41:44 GMT
Here are 3 crucial statements, imo: 1. The man is only 60 years old, in a world where it is not uncommon to live to be 100. 2. The man only weighs 230 pounds. 3. The man is living in a highly urbanized area, in a top-of-the-line apartment. Many people are living active lives who are older and weigh more, and who certainly live in much lower socioeconomic conditions. There's so much wrong with this chain of events, even if you look no further than those 3 statements which are listed above. Add in the fact that his son is an Islamist militant who was arrested in Spain after murdering a soldier in Syria working for the Assad regime and there is no way that I believe the statement made by his lawyer to The New York Times: “After all this time, all Mr Bary wants is to enjoy a quiet life with his family.” egyptindependent.com/us-releases-osama-bin-ladens-egyptian-spokesperson/ www.arabnews.com/node/1775956/world
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