Al-Qaeda suspect jailed over 9/11 (Spain)

[alarcojon]

A Syrian man accused of heading a Spanish al-Qaeda cell and helping to organise the 9/11 attacks has been jailed for 27 years in Madrid.

Imad Yarkas was jailed along with 17 other men convicted on charges of aiding al-Qaeda.

Two men accused over the 9/11 attacks were cleared of murder in Europe's biggest terror trial.

A journalist for Arabic TV network al-Jazeera was also jailed for seven years for collaborating with al-Qaeda.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4281808.stm

[oblivious]

1. So it was Spain, not Afghanistan. WHOOPS!

"Judge Garzon has said that Spain was a key base for hiding, helping, recruiting and financing al-Qaeda members in the lead-up to the attacks on New York and Washington."

[SpiralHawk]

2. Spain is awfully close to France

Get the picture, nudge nudge, wink wink.

I proposed we change the name of that tear-jerker of a song, Two Spanish Eyes, to Two Freedom Eyes. We've got to begin somewhere to stop the Evil Doers. I'm taking my usual courageous stand on this issue NOW. After all, what would Pancho Sanchez say?