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| − | [[Breitbart News|Breitbart London]] published a list of questionable activities that Khan has been associated with:<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/05/07/telegraph-breitbart-u-s-conservatives-alarmed-sadiq-khan-victory/ Telegraph Breitbart US Conservatives Alarmed Sadiq Khan Victory, Breitbart, May 7, 2016]</ref>
| + | Several conservative organizations have highlighted Khan's ties to Islamic extremism and other questionable activities that he has been associated with. Here are some examples of these concerns:<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/05/07/telegraph-breitbart-u-s-conservatives-alarmed-sadiq-khan-victory/ Telegraph Breitbart US Conservatives Alarmed Sadiq Khan Victory, Breitbart, May 7, 2016]</ref><ref name="AboutToElect">Kassam, Raheem (May 3, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/05/03/london-is-about-to-elect-a-muslim-mayor-who-has-defended-islamists-911-terrorists-and-who-is-endorsed-by-anti-semites/ London Is About To Elect A Muslim Mayor Who Has Defended Islamists, 9/11 Terrorists, And Who Is Endorsed By Anti-Semites]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 14, 2018.</ref> |
| | *In 2001 he was the lawyer for the Nation of Islam in its successful High Court bid to overturn the 15-year-ban on its demagogic leader, [[Louis Farrakhan]]. | | *In 2001 he was the lawyer for the Nation of Islam in its successful High Court bid to overturn the 15-year-ban on its demagogic leader, [[Louis Farrakhan]]. |
| | *In 2005 and 2006 he visited terror-charged Babar Ahmad in Woodhill Prison. Mr. Ahmed was extradited to the U.S. in 2012, serving time in [[prison]] before being returned to the UK in 2015. Mr. Ahmed pleaded guilty to the terrorist offenses of conspiracy and providing material support to the [[Taliban]]. | | *In 2005 and 2006 he visited terror-charged Babar Ahmad in Woodhill Prison. Mr. Ahmed was extradited to the U.S. in 2012, serving time in [[prison]] before being returned to the UK in 2015. Mr. Ahmed pleaded guilty to the terrorist offenses of conspiracy and providing material support to the [[Taliban]]. |
| − | *Mr. Khan also campaigned for the release and repatriation of Shaker Aamer, Britain’s last [[Guantanamo]] detainee, who was returned to the UK in November. | + | *Khan also campaigned for the release and repatriation of Shaker Aamer, Britain’s last [[Guantanamo]] detainee, who was returned to the UK in November. |
| | + | *Khan has campaigned with Suliman Gani, an imam who supports female subservience to men and who has called for the founding of an Islamic state. |
| | + | *Khan has blamed terrorism on UK government policy |
| | + | *Khan has defended Zacarias Moussaoui, a 9/11 terrorist who admitted to being a member of Al Qaeda |
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| | ==Mayor of London== | | ==Mayor of London== |