Glen Jenvey is a British man who claims to have infiltrated Islamic extremist groups, including through a friendship with the cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed. Through 2010 the opening described his having 'made friends with radical islamist Omar Bakri.' Today the word islamist is nowhere in the article, though the opening still references Jenvey's ties to extremist figures such as Abu Hamza al-Masri. A reader today learns Jenvey claims contact with extremist figures and not that Wikipedia's own opening once specifically named Omar Bakri a radical Islamist.
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Glen Jenvey claims to have devoted much of his time to infiltrating, undermining and exposing radical Islamic groups.1He also claims to have infiltrated the Tamil Tigers , working for them in London.2Glen Jenvey suffers from Bipolar disorder or manic-depressive disorder and while ill placed a untrue story in support of jews killing Palestinians. jews attacked Jenvey who was ill with British police officers and Sir Allan Sugar making out Jenvey was a threat when in fact Jenvey was ill. Death threats was made by Jews and Jenvey still ill made friends with radical islamist Omar Bakri. Jenvey was attack at his home by BNP racists and Jews who asked the police to arrest Jenvey.Jenvey is still ill with Bipolar disorder or manic-depressive disorder and Allan Sugar is using the police as a private police force to attack a ill man.3 Jenvey further claims to have used the internet to infiltrate terrorist organizations , and to have developed a relationship with Abu Hamza al-Masri through these means (via Jenvey's Islamic News website, which posed as a genuine extremist site). Recorded film footage with James Ujaama was, he claims, obtained through similar means. Jenvey claimed that his tapes, in which Hamza called for Jihad , were responsible for Hamza's arrest and trial. In the event, Hamza was convicted only of charges related to possession of the Encyclopedia of Afghan Jihad . Recently, it has been reported that Jenvey has converted to Islam, and also taking down his Youtube page.4 Jenvey appeared in the film Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West . He was interviewed by the BBC's Newsnight programme on 17 April 2008 [1] in his Whiteparish, Wiltshire home about his internet monitoring activities.5 Presenters: Aaron Brown , Nic Robertson (11 July 2005). NewsNight with Aaron Brown . The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) .
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Glen Jenvey , born 9 April 1965, is a British journalist who states that he has devoted much of his time to infiltrating, undermining and exposing radical Islamic groups.He also states that he has infiltrated the Tamil Tigers , working for them in London. Jenvey says he used the internet to infiltrate terrorist organizations , and to have developed a relationship with Abu Hamza al-Masri through these means (via Jenvey's Islamic News website, which posed as a genuine extremist site). Recorded film footage with James Ujaama was, he claims, obtained through similar means. Jenvey said that his tapes, in which Hamza called for Jihad , were responsible for Hamza's arrest and trial. In the event, Hamza was convicted only of charges related to possession of the Encyclopedia of Afghan Jihad . Recently, it has been reported that Jenvey has converted to Islam, and taken down his YouTube page. Jenvey appeared in the film Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West . He was interviewed by the BBC's Newsnight programme on 17 April 2008, in his Whiteparish, Wiltshire home about his internet monitoring activities. Presenters: Aaron Brown , Nic Robertson (11 July 2005). NewsNight with Aaron Brown . The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) .
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Glen Jenvey (born 9 April 1965) is a British man who claims to have infiltrated, undermined and exposed Islamic extremist groups. He also states that he has infiltrated the Tamil Tigers , working for them in London. Jenvey says he used the internet to infiltrate terrorist organizations , and to have developed a relationship with Abu Hamza al-Masri through these means (via Jenvey's Islamic News website, which posed as a genuine extremist site). Recorded film footage with James Ujaama was, he claims, obtained through similar means. Jenvey said that his tapes, in which Hamza called for Jihad , were responsible for Hamza's arrest and trial. Jenvey appeared in the film Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West . Presenters: Aaron Brown , Nic Robertson (11 July 2005). NewsNight with Aaron Brown . CNN . : Cite has empty unknown parameter: |serieslink= ( help ) ; External link in |transcripturl= ( help ) ; Unknown parameter |transcripturl= ignored ( |transcript-url= suggested) ( help ) "Full cast and crew for Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West (2005)" . The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) .
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British man (born 1965) Glen Jenvey (born 9 April 1965) is a British man who claims to have infiltrated, undermined and exposed Islamic extremist groups. He also states that he has infiltrated the Tamil Tigers , working for them in London. Jenvey says he used the internet to infiltrate terrorist organizations , and to have developed a relationship with Abu Hamza al-Masri through these means (via Jenvey's Islamic News website, which posed as a genuine extremist site). Recorded film footage with James Ujaama was, he claims, obtained through similar means. Jenvey said that his tapes, in which Hamza called for Jihad , were responsible for Hamza's arrest and trial. Jenvey appeared in the film Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West . Presenters: Aaron Brown , Nic Robertson (11 July 2005). NewsNight with Aaron Brown . The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) .
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british journalist who states that he has devoted much of his time to infiltrating
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british man who claims to have infiltrated
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