Prison pork.
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: Tampa, Florida - "TAMPA MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS" (SNIPPET: "... Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed, a resident of Tampa and native of Egypt...") (December 18, 2008)
These are not political views at all. These are religious views.
In his video he states that he is trying to save the people that would otherwise be martyred for future battles. Martyrs are those who die for the sake of their religion not for the sake of their political ideology.
This man did not get caught in a mistake. He was caught trying to assist in the crime of murder (terrorism).
I understand a defense lawyer trying to minimize the severity of his clients crimes but the advocate should at least stay within the realm of reality.
Only fifteen years? Thirty would have been better.