Montreal Jewish school firebomber gets 4-year sentence

CBC. News/"With files from the Canadian Press" ^ | Last Updated: Monday, November 17, 2008 | 5:35 PM ET | CBC NEWS

[Cindy]

SNIPPET: "Judge calls Molotov cocktail attack racist, hateful act of terrorism"

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A Montreal man accused of firebombing a Jewish school was sentenced to four years in prison for what a judge described as a terrorist act.

Azim Ibragimov, 25, pleaded guilty earlier this year to firebombing the Skver-Toldos Orthodox Jewish Boys School in Outremont in 2006, and attempting to attack the Snowdon YM-YWHA the following year.

He also pleaded guilty to uttering threats in the form of letters that claimed the crimes were committed in the name of Islamic Jihad, a militant group that vows to destroy Israel and set up an Islamic Palestinian state.

The letters also hinted there were more incidents to come."

[Cindy]

Ping.

[BlessedBeGod]

Only 4 years — for a terrorist act?

Oh, that’s right. This is Canada.

[Uncle Miltie]

No biggee.

Attempted murder of children.

They were only Jewish. Cheap.

4 years. Take a few classes, enjoy the cable TV, back on the streets.

Better luck next time.

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[NinoFan]

Seems like a light sentence.

[Cindy]

It does to me too and that breaks my heart to read it.

[Cindy]

Slightly Off Topic:

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH, HAMAS AND PIJ SERVICE PROVIDERS, REVISTED. (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Nothing much is changed here. The fact that all three organizations are designated by the United States as Terrorist Entities has done little to prevent US companies from providing them with services for many years now. The sites are those highlighted in reports from the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center in 2007 and 2008.") (November 17, 2008)

[Seeing More Clearly Now]

Read the article. He’ll be out in 10 months.

[river rat]

In a sane world - immediately upon conviction - he would have been led outside and shot.

[happinesswithoutpeace]

From the article:

“was sentenced to four years in prison”

“Ibragimov and Omar Bulphred were arrested in April 2007 after the incidents and have remained in detention since their arrests.”

“Ibragimov has 10 months left to serve, given the time he has already spent in detention, and then will be on probation for three years.”

Um.

[rmh47]

Talk about ambiguous modifiers! I’m picturing a man in a yarmulke holding a Molotov cocktail.

[Cindy]

I’m picturing “Islamic Jihad”:

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/site/html/search.asp?isSearch=yes&isT8=yes&searchText=T87&pid=105&sid=13&preview=

[digital-olive]

Absolutely sickening.

[Cindy]

Yep.

[rmh47]

I’m picturing “Islamic Jihad”

Oh, I read the article. I understand who's behind it. I was referring to the poorly written headline.

[Cindy]

Ok, I quote the text for easy research, analysis, and retrieval.

[rfreedom4u]

I wonder how many years the sentance would’ve been if it were a Jewish man firebombing a mosque?

[fanfan]

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