"AbdulMutallab and America’s overkill"

"AbdulMutallab, the rave of the moment suicide bomber, left the Nigerian shores for his secondary school education in a Togolese boarding school, from where he left for the United Kingdom where he gained admission into the University College London to read Mechanical Engineering in 2005.

A professor of security and intelligence studies at the University of Buckingham, Anthony Glees, placed Farouk’s radicalisation squarely on the doorsteps of UCL. He said UCL had no excuse for failing to root out (Islamic) extremism on campus. He said further, “I believe (Abdul)Mutallab’s radical-isation from being a devout Muslim to a suicide bomber took place in the United Kingdom and I believe Al-Qaeda recruited him in London.” I agree totally with him.

The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, undiplomatically argued that AbdulMutallab did not become extremist while a student in London. Who can blame the embattled PM whose Labour Party is losing popularity and grip on British politics. Mr. Brown said ‘it was increasingly clear that the would-be bomber did not become an extremist while a student in London.” Yet, London is highly infested with violent Islamic extremists."