FLIGHT DELAY...
I see that radical cleric Abu Hamza and his dissident chums have finally lost their appeals to stay in this country and stave off extradition to the USA to face terrorism charges. HM Gov. has welcomed the decision of the European Court of Human Rights and said yesterday that the extradition should take place `within a matter of weeks.` Today, however, their timescale has been revised down to `a matter of days.`
That`s better, although I`m genuinely surprised that they weren`t stuck on a plane (military or civil) just as soon as the judgement was released. After years of prevarication, untold benefits and a bill for legal aid of well over £1million, I would have hoped that some contingency plans had already been worked out so that these malcontents were flown out immediately. But it seems not and instead we have a Home Office spokesman explaining that `the practicalities of extradition are complex.` Well, they might be but they should have been resolved in advance.
Lets just hope that by the end of the week at the latest, this cargo of undesirables have finally left our shores, never to return.
That`s better, although I`m genuinely surprised that they weren`t stuck on a plane (military or civil) just as soon as the judgement was released. After years of prevarication, untold benefits and a bill for legal aid of well over £1million, I would have hoped that some contingency plans had already been worked out so that these malcontents were flown out immediately. But it seems not and instead we have a Home Office spokesman explaining that `the practicalities of extradition are complex.` Well, they might be but they should have been resolved in advance.
Lets just hope that by the end of the week at the latest, this cargo of undesirables have finally left our shores, never to return.
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