âSECOND AL-Qaeda chief to be freed in Britain,â screams the Times. Secret negotiations have taken place to arrange the release from a British jail of one of al-Qaedaâs most important operatives in Europe, The Times has learnt. The prisoner, who can be identified only as U, is expected to be released from the high-security wing at Long Lartin jail next week. Itâs too, too terrible. Times readers are outraged: The suicidal urges of the West are simply without historical precedent in the face