Liquid Terror Charges Dropped

A Pakistani judge has decided to drop terrorism charges against the man described as a "key figure" in the alleged plan to blow up flights out of London using liquid explosives. Instead of facing charges of terrorism for the plot, which forced many travelers to follow strict guidelines with respect to liquids, Rashid Raud now faces charges such as forgery. From the article: "Several commentators said the threat was deliberately exaggerated to bolster the anti-terror credentials of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and that it helped to demonise British Muslims of Pakistani origin. The Crown Prosecution Service in the UK said the dropping of charges against Mr Rauf in Pakistan would "make no difference" to the case against the men charged in Britain."

Comments

Punishment?

[loraksus]

What's the punishment for forgery? Rape of your sister by 12 men?

Re:Awesome

[arivanov]

Besides Lebanon, Blair had to comply with his obligations to provide "Bush is great, war against terror is great, the world supports Bush" news items for the US midterm. Which he did. And that is all that needs to be said here.