On Friday , the cleric had a scruffy beard and wore a blue prison jumpsuit . Radical Islamic cleric Abu Omar al - Masri was convicted of supporting al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists . Al - Omar was sentenced to life in prison by a federal jury in New York . Judge Katherine Miller tells al - Masri , ` ` I do n't believe the world would be safe with you in 10 years , 20 years or longer ''
Radical Islamic cleric Abu Omar al - Masri was convicted of supporting al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists . Al - Omar was sentenced to life in prison by a federal jury in New York . Judge Katherine Miller tells al - Masri , ` ` I do n't believe the world would be safe with you in 10 years , 20 years or longer ''