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Osama Bin Laden Attack Would Bring Down US Economy, Saajid Badat Tells Court

The Huffington Post UK  |  By Posted: 24/04/2012 08:24 Updated: 24/04/2012 08:30

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Saajid Badat gave a testimony to a New York trial

A British man dubbed "supergrass" has told a court Osama Bin Laden boasted of a planned attack which would cause the US economy to collapse.

Saajid Badat gave a testimony to a New York trial detailing how he intented to kill hundreds of passengers by with a bomb hidden in his shoe, the BBC reported. But the 33-year-old, who was previously convicted of plotting to blow up an aeroplane in 2005, pulled out at the last minute.

In exchange for co-operating with prosecutors at the Brooklyn trial of Adis Medunjanin, Badat's jail sentence was reduced from 13 years to 11. Bosnian-born US citizen Medunjanin stands trial accused of a New York subway suicide bomb plot.

On Monday, the court heard how Badat's lifestyle had been funded by the British taxpayer after his deal with Scotland Yard - who even paid for his phone and internet bills.

Badat's evidence was pre-recorded in the UK more than a week ago as the convicted bomb plotter refused to travel to the US over fears of being arrested.

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A British man dubbed "supergrass" has told a court Osama Bin Laden boasted of a planned attack which would cause the US economy to collapse. Saajid Badat gave a testimony to a New York trial detail...
A British man dubbed "supergrass" has told a court Osama Bin Laden boasted of a planned attack which would cause the US economy to collapse. Saajid Badat gave a testimony to a New York trial detail...
 
 
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orwell was right
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10:33 AM on 04/24/2012
chances are that he is on someones payroll, to instill fear into the public to change what our forfathers died for.
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Noggingthenog
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10:18 AM on 04/24/2012
His testimony is a bit of a blow to the 'Babar Ahmed is innocent' campaign. But gives more weight to the campaign not to have Babar extradited to the US - but to be tried in the UK.
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jack2649
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09:59 AM on 04/24/2012
How many more are there in this country, just waiting for the right moment. A lot more than the security services know about I suspect!
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exhaustman
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09:56 AM on 04/24/2012
All funded by the British Taxpayer! what a joke, not safe to live in this Country now thanks to the Labour Party and the two jokers that we have in charge now, letting all and sundry in to the UK, let em in can't chuck em out,
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THE BRITISH PATRIOT
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09:36 AM on 04/24/2012
hang him up by his nose hair.
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mokgee
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09:29 AM on 04/24/2012
What British man, who gave him this title, the government, it was certainly not the British people. He is, was, and always will be a terrorist, again allowed in by goverments of past and present, the predicatable 3. His latest revelation must have come from a recent seance, because supposedly Osama, was shot dead by the Americans, not long ago. As soon as any terrorist activity occurs in Britain, then like the rest of the sleepers. he will join in with the rest in the affray of terror. Get him out with the rest of the fraudsters laying in wait in Britain......
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