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Sat 06 Jun 2004Bin Laden & me
Why does an Irishman who was jailed in Saudi Arabia for making alcohol join a radical Muslim group? Nurse Khalid Kelly tells Lynne O'Donnell why he believes Osama bin Laden is right and why he feels he can't condemn the September 11th attacks or the recent killing of an Irish cameraman
‘Osama bin Laden is a good man, Osama bin Laden wants the same as me, he wants to see the implementation of God ’s law," says Dubliner Khalid Kelly (38),as he sips a cafe latte in a sun-filled London café and explains his allegiance to the man who has declared war on the West.
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