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Deport radical cleric Abu Qatada, orders UK court

Feb. 18, 2009
The UK's highest court Wednesday ordered that the man known as Osama bin Laden's spiritual ambassador to Europe be deported to Jordan, despite claims that he faces torture, local media have reported.
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