Men plotted violent jihad, court told

Herald Sun ^ | 11 November 2008

[Aussie Dasher]

FIVE Sydney men accused of plotting violent jihad in Australia were Islamic extremists who believed their faith was under attack, a jury has been told.

Opening his case against the men, crown prosecutor Richard Maidment SC said circumstantial evidence would show they planned to detonate an explosive device or use firearms in pursuit of their religious, political and ideological cause.

Khaled Cheikho, Moustafa Cheikho, Mohamed Ali Elomar, Abdul Rakib Hasan and Mohammed Omar Jamal have all pleaded not guilty in the New South Wales Supreme Court to conspiring to commit an act, or acts, in preparation for a terrorist act.

Mr Maidment told the 15 jurors selected to hear the case that large quantities of extremist material, seized during searches of the men's homes, venerated the work of "notorious persons" such as al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

"They possessed large quantities of literature which supported indiscriminate killing, mass murder and martyrdom in pursuit of violent jihad, and which apparently sought to provide religious justification for conduct of that nature," he said.

"They possessed images and videos depicting violent jihad at work, including images of the planes going into the World Trade Centre (in New York on September 11, 2001) and images of death and destruction on the battlefield."

[Aussie Dasher]

Only one thing to do here...

[Darkwolf377]

Men plotted violent jihad, court told

That headline is a freakin' joke. I can't recall the last time the word "Men" was used in a headline unless it was about the gender as a whole.

ISLAMISTS plotted violent jihad, would be more accurate, and could make a standing headline.

[Eye of Unk]

They would be in the Whitehouse if this happened in the US.

[badhab]

I wonder sometimes if things will that bad for our faith in this country, for real Christians being persecuted and oppressed, after the next 4 to 8 years. I’d hate to think of us actually being able to relate in any way to these hateful terrorists.

[massgopguy]

I fear that the words “Jihad” and “Terrorist” will go the way of “Illegal” and “Alien” in the courts.

[Cindy]

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/023546.php
(HERALD SUN)

November 18, 2008

“Australia: Convicted jihadists “continue to adhere to the philosophy of violent jihad””

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “FIVE of seven men convicted of being part of a home-grown Melbourne terror cell have refused to renounce their violent jihadi views.
As the Supreme Court today commenced pre-sentence plea hearings for the convicted men, prosecutor Nick Robinson SC said their failure to renounce terrorist views was disturbing.

Mr Robinson said Ezzit Raad, Fadl Sayadi, Aimen Joud, Abdullah Merhi and Ahmed Raad had all placed material before the court where they actively refused to renounce the terrorist philosophy behind their crimes.”

[Cindy]

RECAP AND UPDATED:

JIHAD WATCH.org (REUTERS, February 15, 2010): "AUSTRALIA: 5 JIHADISTS 'MOTIVATED BY INTOLERANT, INFLEXIBLE RELIGIOUS CONVICTION' SENTENCED TO PRISON TERMS RANGING FROM 23 TO 28 YEARS" (Posted February 14, 2010)

JIHAD WATCH.org (AAP): "AFTERMATH OF AUSTRALIA CONVICTIONS: "The Muslim community, obviously they're going to react"") (October 16, 2009)

CNN.com: "FIVE CONVICTED IN AUSTRALIA OF TERROR" (SNIPPET: "The Australian Broadcast Corporation said three of the men had trained at paramilitary camps in western New South Wales to prepare for the attacks.") (Updated October 16, 2009, 12:26 p.m. EDT)

THE AGE.com.au: "PAPERS PRAISING VIOLENT JIHAD 'FOUND TERROR ACCUSED'" (SNIPPET: "Khaled Cheikho, Moustafa Cheikho, Mohamed Ali Elomar, Abdul Rakib Hasan and Mohammed Omar Jamal have all pleaded not guilty...") (November 12, 2008)