Sheikh Omar Abdel RahmanReleasing The Blind Sheikh? -- NRO
It is too early to tell, but not too early to be very worried.
The Arabic-language newspaper al-Arabiya reported on Tuesday that the Obama administration has offered to release Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman to Egypt. Abdel Rahman is the infamous “Blind Sheikh” who was convicted in 1995 for masterminding a terrorist war against the United States that included the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and a plot to bomb New York City landmarks. According to the late Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda’s founder, Abdel Rahman is also responsible for the fatwa — the necessary Islamic edict — that green-lighted the 9/11 attacks.
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WNU Editor: The al-Arabiya story has not made it to the paper’s English language site, but a translation of the story is now posted on the “Translating Jihad” site.
What's my take .... it's a sad day for America if we have to release someone like the "Blind Sheik" to have a reciprocal release of NGO workers who are dedicated to the betterment of people's lives.