Al-Qaida Financier Arrested

Wanted on Spanish charges of giving logistical and financial support to terrorists since 1997, Mamoun Darkazanli, 46, a Syrian-German dual national was arrested in Hamburg by German authorities. Considered a flight risk, he is in custody awaiting extradition to Spain. If convicted of being a bag man for al-Qaida, he faces up to 12 years in prison.

Good, and with any luck, the Spanish jury will remember the bombing in Madrid earlier this year.

In a related story, the Bank of England has ordered a freeze on all assets of the Tawhid and Jihad group held in financial institutions in Britain. The action wasn't taken earlier because "legislation requires a high standard of evidence to be there before the Chancellor can instruct action to be taken," said an anonymous spokesman.

It appears that the "high standard of evidence" was achieved with the videotaped beheading of Kenneth Bigley. Personally, I believe some people, British leftists, have been sitting on their hands and not taking a proactive role in fighting terrorism.

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