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Plea Hearing for Minn. Somali on Terror Charge
KSTP.com ^ | 7/27/09 | AP

Posted on 07/27/2009 6:48:07 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

Attorneys for a Minnesota man accused of going to Somalia to fight with Islamic militants are expected to submit a plea agreement ahead of a Tuesday hearing in the case, according to court documents filed Monday.

A federal grand jury indicted Salah Osman Ahmed, 26, on charges of providing material support to terrorists, lying to the FBI, and conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim and injure. The indictment was handed up in February but kept under seal until this month, when Ahmed was arrested.

The documents filed Monday call for attorneys to submit a plea agreement ahead of a Tuesday afternoon hearing in U.S. District Court. A message seeking comment from Ahmed's attorney wasn't immediately returned. A spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office declined to comment.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ahmed; salahahmed; salahosmanahmed; somalia; somalis; terror
I'm not a big fan of plea deals in situations such as this one....

I'm fully prepared to be outraged at the outcome of this......

1 posted on 07/27/2009 6:48:08 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: Cindy

FYI....


2 posted on 07/27/2009 6:51:10 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR...Monthly Donors Wanted...I Upped My Monthly. Now, Up Yours.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Attorneys for a Minnesota man accused of going to Somalia to fight with Islamic militants are expected to submit a plea agreement ahead of a Tuesday hearing in the case, according to court documents filed Monday.

Hang the attorneys with the same rope.

3 posted on 07/27/2009 6:53:17 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: EGPWS

AND reject the plea deal......


4 posted on 07/27/2009 6:54:37 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR...Monthly Donors Wanted...I Upped My Monthly. Now, Up Yours.)
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To: EGPWS

Exactly. #3


5 posted on 07/27/2009 7:26:14 PM PDT by Venturer
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