December 21, 2004
Radical cleric Abu Hamza sues for more British benefits

Is there no end to this man's gall? He has called for jihad in Britain, and now he wants to dhimmis to give him more money. Well, that is what they're for, after all. From AFP, with thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist:

LONDON : Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who is in a British jail on incitement to murder charges, is to sue welfare officials for thousands of pounds (dollars) in extra state benefits, a newspaper said.

Hamza, who is due in court next month on incitement to murder charges, claims he has been denied benefits worth 200 pounds (290 euros, 389 dollars) a week for nearly three years, The Sun newspaper said.

His family are already taking in benefits worth over 1,000 pounds a week, it said.

Meanwhile, he is kept at the taxpayers' expense in jail, has his own personal nurse and even received a new hook worth 5,000 pounds, which is in place of his missing hand, it said.

A jail source was quoted as saying: "He has a cheek."

Ah, the British. Still masters of understatement.
Posted at December 21, 2004 05:29 PM

I think I shall retire to Britian and live in great wealth at the expense of the Brits.

old reb

Her's an interesting question. Did he lose his hand as the result of conviction in a Sharia law court? The traditional punishment for theft is the loss of a hand.

Originally posted by Imagineer
Her's an interesting question. Did he lose his hand as the result of conviction in a Sharia law court? The traditional punishment for theft is the loss of a hand.

That is a good point Imagineer,
I googled it and found that he claims he lost it while fighting the Russians in Afghanistan but there is no way to check it out.

When I typed your name, I thought of engineer, are you an engineer?

old reb

Actually, I am a supervisor for a janitorial service. I would use the term custodial engineer, but it makes me think of divorce lawyers.