Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was convicted of supporting al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists . The U.S. government has said it will not extradite the cleric, who is serving a life sentence in an American prison for his role as head of Al Qaeda's Yemeni branch. A federal jury in Manhattan convicted al-Masri in May of aiding kidnappers during a 1998 hostage-taking in Yemen , sending a young recruit to jihadists in Afghanistan , violating U.S. sanctions against the Taliban , and attempting to establish an al Qaeda-style training camp on the West Coast of the United States . Judge Katherine Forrest tells al-Masri , `` I do n't believe the world would be safe with you in 10 years , 15 years or longer ''
Radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was convicted of supporting al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists . The U.S. government has said it will not extradite the cleric, who is serving a life sentence in an American prison for his role as head of Al Qaeda's Yemeni branch. Judge Katherine Forrest tells al-Masri , `` I do n't believe the world would be safe with you in 10 years , 15 years or longer ''