An intriguing name has surfaced in the worldwide investigation into Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's life. That name is Moazzam Begg, and it is a name that is well known to those left-wing journalists and human rights lawyers who take everything former Gitmo detainees say at face value.
Abdulmutallab is the privileged son of a wealthy Nigerian family. As such, his journey to jihad has prompted much reporting. As the press has probed Abdulmutallab's radicalization, Begg's name has surfaced as one of the extremists he associated with, perhaps only briefly, in London. Although we don't know yet how extensive the relationship between Abdulmutallab and Begg is, it is a conspicuous connection to say the least.
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