Gambling may save al-Qaeda suspect

Dan Taylor
February 2, 2010
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I casino reason to jail him

I casino reason to jail him

Mohamed Harkat has been living in Canada for 15 years.

He has settled down with a Canadian woman and contacted the police on three different occasions drawing unnecessary attention to himself – and yet the police still consider him to be an al-Qaeda suspect.

What might save him, though, is the fact that Harkat is a regular casino-goer – a practice strictly forbidden under Islamic law. So, you see, gambling saves lives…Read more.

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