Anwar al-Awlaki is a very bad guy. The cleric has been linked to 9/11 terrorists, the Fort Hood shooter, the underwear bomber and the recent Times Square bomber may have had contact with him and was reportedly inspired by the radical Muslim cleric. The U.S. is actively trying to capture and/or assassinate him. Depite this and the fact he holds dual U.S. and Yemeni citizenship, the Yemeni government says they won’t extradite to the U.S. al-Awlaki if he’s caught:
Over the weekend, Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al Qirbi said Mr. al-Awlaki would be tried in the Arabian Peninsula state once he is captured.
“The man the U.S. wants to be extradited will stand trial in Yemen under the national law,” Mr. al Qirbi was quoted as saying in the Yemen state news agency, al Saba.
Earlier in the weekend, Mr. al Qirbi told the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Dar that “because of his recent terrorist activity, al-Awlaki is now wanted by the Yemeni government. Hence, he must be tried … in his homeland, but never by other governments.”
