THE WAR ON TERROR

A variety of so-called human rights lawyers and activists have had a busy time welcoming the admission of Binyam Mohamed into Britain. This Ethiopian Islamist has made allegations that Britain was complicit in his alleged torture while being held at several locations around the world before being moved to Guantanamo Bay.

The taxpayer has had to pay an estimated £250,000 bill for flying this Ethiopian Islamist to Britain in a private plane and security arrangements. No doubt a claim for damages against Britain will soon follow, as has been the case with other supposed British residents released from Guantanamo Bay.

Quite apart from the money-grubbing claims of these extremists and all their lawyers, the attempt to portray the extremists and terrorists as victims, and the British as aggressors must be rejected out of hand.

Binyam Mohamed should not have been jetted into Britain. He is not British and has no right to be here. He was arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of plotting to explode a dirty bomb. He was using a false British passport. He was then detained by the USA.

We should stop apologising and send him back to Ethiopia or Afghanistan if her prefers. He can take all his lawyers with him.