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Meet hate preacher Abu Qatada, AKA Osama Bin Laden's ambassador in Europe

Meet hate preacher Abu Qatada, AKA Osama Bin Laden's ambassador in Europe

He invaded England on a fake passport and cost us £3m in benefits. We also spent a decade trying to extradite him to Jordan, where he was wanted for terrorism. His defence barrister was Keir Starmer.
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