Posted on 10/06/2012 4:00:03 AM PDT by Cindy
SNIPPET: "Two U.S. planes have flown radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other suspected terrorists to the United States, hours after Britain's High Court cleared the way for their extradition.
The planes departed a Royal Air Force base immediately after the British High Court rejected last-minute appeals by Hamza and the others. The five had raised legal questions about human rights and prison conditions they expected to face in the United States. In rejecting the appeals, the British court cited an “overwhelming public interest” in seeing the extraditions carried out.
Hamza is wanted on U.S. charges that include conspiring to set up a terrorist training camp in the state of Oregon. He also is accused of helping abduct 16 hostages, including two Americans, in Yemen in 1998. Four people died in the hostage taking incident.
Two other suspects aboard the flights, Adel Abdul Bary and Khaled al-Fawwaz, are wanted for their alleged roles in the bombings of two U.S. embassies in east Africa in 1998. Al-Fawwaz faces more than 260 counts of murder."
SNIPPET: "U.S. officials have charged two others aboard the flights, Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan, in connection with a website used to provide support to terrorists."
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BBC NEWS: "ABU HAMZA DUE IN U.S. COURT FOLLOWING EXTRADITION" (SNIPPET: "It has been confirmed Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan have landed in the US. They will appear before a judge in Connecticut in connection with the alleged running of a pro-jihad website." SNIPPET: "On Friday, UK judges ruled the five men - Abu Hamza, Mr Ahmad, Mr Ahsan, Adel Abdul Bary and Khaled al-Fawwaz - did not show "new and compelling" reasons to stay in the UK."") (Last updated October 6, 2012, 04:16 ET) (Read More…)
I hear they’re being flown into Virginia to help Obama with his next debate.
I don’t know, but Hamza probably has pressing foreign assignments for the president...
Why aren’t they going to Gitmo. Maybe to Thompson in IL?
-——Maybe to Thompson in IL?-——
No, they have sworn that Thompson will not be the place for Gitmo prisoners.
What will happen is the prisoners in some other Federal Pen will come to Thompson and the Gitmo boys will move into the now deserted old pen.
Clint Eastwood “OK, I thought maybe it was just because somebody had the stupid idea of trying terrorists in downtown New York City.”
They're cheeky S.O.B.s aren't they?
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www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2012/three-alleged-international-terrorists-extradited-from-great-britain
Three Alleged International Terrorists Extradited from Great Britain
“Abu Hamza” to Face Terrorism Charges for 1998 Kidnapping in Yemen, Supporting the Establishment of a Terrorist Training Camp in the United States, and Facilitating Violent Jihad in Afghanistan
U.S. Attorney’s Office
October 06, 2012
Southern District of New York
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Mary Galligan, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Raymond W. Kelly, the Police Commissioner of the City of New York (NYPD), today announced the extradition of three defendants charged with terrorism offenses in two separate cases. Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, a/k/a “Abu Hamza,” a/k/a “Abu Hamza al Masri,” (“Abu Hamza”), 54, a naturalized citizen of the United Kingdom, is charged in connection with a hostage-taking in Yemen in 1998 that resulted in four deaths; a conspiracy to establish a terrorist training camp in Bly, Oregon, in 1999; and supporting violent jihad in Afghanistan in 2000 and 2001.
Separately, Adel Abdel Bary, 52, a citizen of Egypt, and Khaled al Fawwaz, 50, a citizen of Saudi Arabia, are charged with conspiring with members of al Qaeda to kill United States nationals and to attack U.S. interests abroad. Bary is also charged with murder, conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, and other offenses in connection with the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, which caused the deaths of 224 individuals and injured thousands more.
Abu Hamza, Fawwaz, and Bary were extradited from the U.K. and arrived in the Southern District of New York last night. Abu Hamza will be presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Frank Maas. He will be arraigned Tuesday morning, October 9, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. before U.S. District Judge Katherine B. Forrest, at which time Judge Forrest will also hold an initial pre-trial conference. Fawwaz and Bary will be presented and arraigned today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Frank Maas. Their case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, and an initial pre-trial conference before Judge Kaplan is scheduled for Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, “As is charged, these are men who were at the nerve centers of al Qaeda’s acts of terror, and they caused blood to be shed, lives to be lost, and families to be shattered. After years of protracted legal battles, the extradition of these three alleged terrorists to the U.S. is a watershed moment in our nation’s efforts to eradicate terrorism, and it makes good on a promise to the American people to use every available diplomatic, legal, and administrative tool to pursue and prosecute charged terrorists no matter how long it takes. Now, Abu Hamza, Adel Abdel Bary, and Khaled al Fawwaz will finally face justice.”
FBI Acting Assistant Director in Charge Mary Galligan said, “The extraditions of Abu Hamza, Bary, and Fawwaz are a major milestone in our effort to see these alleged high-level terrorists face American justice. The indictments allege the direct participation of these defendants in planning and carrying out some of the most odious acts of al Qaeda terrorism. When an indictment alleges the murderous intent of international terrorists, the government will not waver in its determination to achieve justice, no matter how long it takes.”
NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said, “The individuals accused of terrorism-related charges in this case were brought to justice as a result of great work by NYPD officers and FBI agents assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force, in partnership with the outstanding team of prosecutors assembled by U.S. Attorney Bharara.”
Charges Against Abu Hamza
As alleged in the indictment against Abu Hamza:
December 1998 Hostage-Taking in Yemen
On December 28, 1998, in Yemen, hostage-takers stormed a caravan of sport utility vehicles carrying 16 tourists, including two United States citizens, and took the tourists hostage by force. Prior to the hostage-taking, Abu Hamza provided a co-conspirator in the hostage-taking (“CC-1”) with a satellite telephone. Abu Hamza subsequently spoke with CC-1 on that satellite telephone, agreed to act as an intermediary on behalf of the hostage-takers, and advised CC-1 with respect to the hostage-taking. On December 29, 1998, the Yemeni military launched a rescue operation. The hostage-takers fought the Yemeni military, using the hostages as human shields. During the rescue operation, four of the hostages were killed and several others were wounded.
Efforts to Create a Terrorist Training Camp in Bly, Oregon
In late 1999, Abu Hamza and several co-conspirators, including Oussama Abdullah Kassir, Haroon Rashid Aswat, and others, attempted to create a terrorist training camp to support al Qaeda on property located in Bly, Oregon. The primary purpose of the Bly, Oregon, camp was to provide various types of terrorist training, including weapons training. In late November 1999, at Abu Hamza’s direction, Kassir, and Aswat traveled from London, England, to Bly to assist in setting up the camp.
On May 12, 2009, after a four-week jury trial in this District, Kassir was convicted of various criminal offenses, including conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and to al Qaeda and conspiracy to kill persons overseas, as a result of Kassir’s participation in the efforts to establish the Bly terrorist training camp. On September 15, 2009, United States District Judge John F. Keenan sentenced Kassir to multiple terms of life in prison. The conviction was subsequently affirmed by the Court of Appeals.
Aswat was arrested in Zambia in July 2005 and then deported to England, where he was arrested at the request of the United States, pursuant to a warrant issued in this district. The extradition proceedings against Aswat are currently pending in the European Court of Human Rights.
Facilitating Violent Jihad in Afghanistan
In November 2000, Abu Hamza requested that a co-conspirator (“CC-2”) escort another co-conspirator in London (“CC-3”) to a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan. Abu Hamza introduced CC-2 to another co-conspirator (“CC-4”) in order to facilitate safe passage and transportation to Afghanistan, including via safehouses and other lodging in Pakistan. Thereafter, CC-2 and CC-3 traveled from London to Pakistan. CC-2 and CC-3 then separately entered Afghanistan. In March or April 2001, Abu Hamza conveyed instructions for CC-3 to contact a commander of the terrorist training camp in Afghanistan, who was expecting CC-3. Additionally, from the spring of 2000 through late 2001, Abu Hamza provided goods and services to the Taliban by, among other things, urging his followers to donate money, goods, and services to Taliban-sponsored programs in Afghanistan.
The indictment charges Abu Hamza with 11 offenses that carry the following potential penalties:
Count
Charge
Statutory Violation
Maximum Prison Term
One
Conspiracy to take hostages
18 U.S.C. § 1203
Life
Two
Hostage-taking
18 U.S.C. §§ 1203, 2
Life
Three
Conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists
18 U.S.C. § 371
Five years
Four
Providing material support to terrorists
18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A, 2
10 years
Five
Conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization (al Qaeda)
18 U.S.C. §2339B
10 years
Six
Providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization (al Qaeda)
18 U.S.C. §§ 2339B, 2
10 years
Seven
Conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists
18 U.S.C. § 2339A
15 years
Eight
Providing material support to terrorists
18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A, 2
15 years
Nine
Conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization (al Qaeda)
18 U.S.C. § 2339B
15 years
Ten
Providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization (al Qaeda)
18 U.S.C. §§ 2339B, 2
15 years
Eleven
Conspiracy to provide goods and services to the Taliban
18 U.S.C. § 371
Five years
Charges Against Fawwaz and Bary
As alleged in the indictment against Fawwaz and Bary:
In 1994, Fawwaz established a media information office in London, England, to publicize the statements of Usama bin Laden and to provide a cover for activity in support of al Qaeda’s “military” activities, including the recruitment of military trainees, the disbursement of funds, and the procurement of necessary equipment and services. The London office served as a conduit for messages, including reports relating to military and security matters from various al Qaeda cells, to al Qaeda’s headquarters. In August or September 1996, Fawwaz forwarded a copy of Bin Laden’s “Declaration of Jihad Against Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Mosques; Expel the Heretics from the Arabian Peninsula” to another person in England for further dissemination to the media for publication. Thereafter, Fawwaz vouched for the Declaration’s authenticity. From 1995 through September 1998, Fawwaz provided bin Laden and other al Qaeda members with various means of communications including a satellite phone in order to facilitate communications among al Qaeda members and associates.
In September 1997, Fawwaz leased an office located in London, England (the “Beethoven Office”). That lease was signed by both Fawwaz and Bary. Thereafter, in February 1998, Bary continued the lease of the Beethoven Office until at least September 1998. Bary led the London cell of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad organization and provided logistical assistance to the organization, including in connection with obtaining fake travel documents and delivering messages. The Beethoven Office is where Bary received, among other things, a statement issued on August 4, 1998—three days prior to the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania—by Egyptian Islamic Jihad, threatening to retaliate against the United States. That statement was later found in the Beethoven Office.
By February 1998, the Egyptian Islamic Jihad organization, led by Ayman Al Zawahiri, had effectively merged with al Qaeda. In February 1998, bin Laden and Zawahiri endorsed a fatwah under the banner of the “International Islamic Front for Jihad on the Jews and Crusaders.” This fatwah stated that Muslims should kill Americans—including civilians—anywhere in the world where that they could be found.
In the hours immediately preceding the Embassy bombings on August 7, 1998, claims of responsibility for the bombings were sent to the Beethoven Office. After the bombings, those claims of responsibility were also sent to media organizations in France, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The claims stated that the Nairobi, Kenya bombing was carried out by a Saudi national and that the Dar es Salaam, Tanzania bombing was carried out by an Egyptian national.
On May 29, 2001, after a five-month jury trial in this District, Wadih El Hage, Mohammed Sadeek Odeh, Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-‘Owhali, and Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, co-conspirators of Fawwaz and Bary, were convicted of various offenses, including conspiring to kill U.S. nationals, conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, murder and attempted murder, in connection with their roles in the al Qaeda conspiracies that culminated in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Based on those convictions, United States District Judge Leonard B. Sand sentenced all four defendants to life in prison. The convictions were affirmed by the Court of Appeals. On November 17, 2010, after a five-week jury trial in this District, co-conspirator Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was convicted of conspiring to destroy buildings and property of the United States. On January 25, 2011, United States District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan sentenced Ghailani to life in prison. Ghailani’s appeal of his conviction and sentence is pending.
The indictment charges Fawwaz with four offenses, which carry the following potential penalties:
Count
Charge
Statutory Violation
Maximum Prison Term
One
Conspiracy to kill United States nationals
18 U.S.C. § 2332(b)
Life
Three
Conspiracy to Mmurder
18 U.S.C. §§ 1114, 1116, and 1117
Life
Five
Conspiracy to destroy buildings and property of the United States
18 U.S.C. §844(f)(1), (f)(3), and 844(n)
Life
Six
Conspiracy to attack national defense utilities
18 U.S.C. § 2155(a) and (b)
Life
The indictment charges Bary with 284 offenses, which carry the following potential penalties:
Count
Charge
Statutory Violation
Maximum Prison Term
One
Conspiracy to kill United States nationals
18 U.S.C. § 2332(b)
Life
Three
Conspiracy to murder
18 U.S.C. §§ 1114, 1116, and 1117
Life
Four
Conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction against nationals of the United States
18 U.S.C. §§ 2332a(a)(1) and (a)(3)
Life
Five
Conspiracy to destroy buildings and property of the United States
18 U.S.C. §844(f)(1), (f)(3), and 844(n)
Life
Six
Conspiracy to attack national defense utilities
18 U.S.C. § 2155(a) and (b)
Life
Seven
Bombing of the United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, resulting in more than 200 deaths
18 U.S.C. §§ 844(f)(1), (f)(3), and 2
Life
Eight
Bombing of the United States Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, resulting in at least 11 deaths
18 U.S.C. §§ 844(f)(1), (f)(3), and 2
Life
Nine
Use and attempted use of weapons of mass destruction against nationals of the United States in Nairobi, Kenya
18 U.S.C. §§ 2332a(a)(1) and (a)(3)
Life
Ten
Use and attempted use of weapons of mass destruction against nationals of the United States in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
18 U.S.C. §§ 2332a(a)(1) and (a)(3)
Life
11-223
Murders in Nairobi, Kenya
18 U.S.C. §§ 930(c), 1111, and 2
Life
224-234
Murders in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
18 U.S.C. §§ 930(c), 1111, and 2
Life
235-275
Murders of employees of the United States in Nairobi, Kenya
18 U.S.C. §§ 1111, 1114, and 2
Life
276-278
Murder of employees of the United States in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
18 U.S.C. §§ 1111, 1114, and 2
Life
279
Attempted murder of employees of the United States in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
18 U.S.C. §§ 1111, 1114, and 2
Life
280-81
Murder of internationally protected persons in Nairobi, Kenya
18 U.S.C. §§ 1111, 1116, and 2
Life
282
Attempted murder of internationally protected persons in Nairobi, Kenya
18 U.S.C. §§ 1111, 1116, and 2
Life
283
Attempted murder of internationally protected persons in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
18 U.S.C. §§ 1111, 1116, and 2
Life
284
Using and carrying an explosive device during commission of a felony
18 U.S.C. §§ 844(h)(1), 844(h)(2), and 2
10 years
285
Using and carrying a dangerous device during the bombing of the United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya
18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) and 2
Five years
* * *
The charges, arrests, and extraditions of these three defendants were the result of the close cooperative efforts of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the FBI, the NYPD, the United States Marshals Service, New Scotland Yard. Mr. Bharara also thanked the Home Office of the United Kingdom, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of International Affairs, the National Security Division, and the United States Department of State for their ongoing assistance.
These two cases are being handled by the Office’s Terrorism and International Narcotics Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys John P. Cronan and Edward Y. Kim are in charge of the prosecution of ABU Hamza, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean S. Buckley is in charge of the prosecution of Fawwaz and Bary.
The charges contained in the indictments are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
NOTE The following text is a quote:
www.fbi.gov/newhaven/press-releases/2012/two-extradited-british-nationals-to-appear-in-new-haven-federal-court-to-face-terrorism-related-charges
Two Extradited British Nationals to Appear in New Haven Federal Court to Face Terrorism-Related Charges
U.S. Attorney’s Office
October 06, 2012
District of Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, CT—David B. Fein, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton, and Special Agent in Charge Kimberly K. Mertz of the New Haven Division of the FBI announce that Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan are scheduled to appear at 8:00 a.m. before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven, Connecticut.
Ahmad, 38, and Ahsan, 33, both British citizens, are charged with terrorism-related offenses stemming from their involvement in and operation of “Azzam Publications,” an entity in London that allegedly provided material support to the Chechen Muhjahideen, the Taliban, and associated terrorist groups. Both defendants were extradited from the United Kingdom and arrived in the United States earlier today.
On October 6, 2004, a federal grand jury sitting in Bridgeport, Connecticut returned an indictment charging Ahmad with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, providing material support to terrorists, conspiring to kill persons in a foreign country, and money laundering. On June 28, 2006, a Bridgeport grand jury returned an indictment charging Ahsan with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, providing material support to terrorists, and conspiring to kill persons in a foreign country. Ahmad and Ahsan have been detained since their arrests by British law enforcement authorities on August 5, 2004, and July 19, 2006, respectively.
The indictments allege that Ahmad and Ahsan were members of a group that supported the Chechen Muhjahideen, the Taliban, and associated terrorist groups through various means, including the operation of a series of websites under the name of “Azzam Publications,” which promoted violent jihad and featured jihadi training manuals, interviews with al Qaeda and Chechen leaders and associates, and stories and martyrdom videos of fallen jihadists. The indictments allege that the defendants assisted the Taliban and the Chechen Mujahideen by providing funds, military items, communications equipment, lodging, training, safe houses, expert advice and assistance, personnel, transportation, false documentation and identification, and other supplies, knowing and intending that such conduct would support the military activities of these and associated groups.
Among other things, the indictments allege that Ahmad made efforts to secure GPS devices, Kevlar helmets, night vision goggles, ballistic vests, and camouflage uniforms. In addition, Ahmad and Ahsan are alleged to have recruited and arranged for individuals to travel to Afghanistan to train for violent jihad.
The indictments further allege that a search of Ahmad’s residence in the United Kingdom in December 2003 revealed Ahmad in possession of an electronic document setting forth what were previously classified plans regarding the makeup, advance movements, and mission of a U.S. Naval battle group as it was to transit from California to its deployment in the Middle East. The document discussed the battle group’s perceived vulnerability to terrorist attack. Ahsan is alleged to have possessed, accessed, and modified the electronic battle group document in April 2001.
“This has been a lengthy process, but the government’s commitment to presenting this case to a jury during a fair and open trial has never wavered,” said U.S. Attorney Fein. “The allegations contained in the indictments, which include promotion of terrorism and conspiracy to murder persons living abroad, are as serious today as when they were initially charged. I commend Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI and the many other law enforcement agencies here and in the U.K. for investigating this matter. I also want to acknowledge the DHS, FBI, and DOJ Attaches at the U.S. Embassy in London and the attorneys and staff at the Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs, who have seamlessly coordinated with us during this extradition process.”
“Homeland Security Investigations continues to use every available resource to protect the American public from those who would compromise our national security through terrorism,” said ICE Director Morton. “This extradition demonstrates law enforcement’s resolve to bring to justice anyone who supports those who would target American interests at home or abroad. As a result of HSI’s extraordinary cooperation with our British partners, Ahmad and Ahsan will now face justice for their alleged crimes in a U.S. courtroom.”
“Today, more than at any other time in U.S. history, terrorism investigations involve the identification, disruption, and dismantling of material and financial support systems,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Mertz. “Without those support systems, terrorists and terrorist groups simply cannot survive. This investigation underscores Homeland Security Investigations’ and the FBI’s enduring commitment to combating terrorism by uprooting these global and often complex support networks.”
If convicted of the charges, Ahmad and Ahsan face maximum terms of imprisonment of life.
U.S. Attorney Fein stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and each defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This case is being investigated by a task force in Connecticut consisting of special agents of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, law enforcement agents from the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, the IRS-Criminal Investigation Division, the IRS-CI Electronic Crimes Program, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
U.S. Attorney Fein also praised the substantial efforts of law enforcement authorities from the Metropolitan Police Service’s Anti-Terrorist Branch and the Extradition and International Assistance Unit, both within New Scotland Yard, whose efforts and assistance have been essential in the investigation in this case. U.S. Attorney Fein also thanked the U.S. Marshals Service for its assistance in the extradition of the defendants.
The case is being prosecuted by a team of federal prosecutors, including Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Reynolds from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut and Attorneys Sharon Lever and Alexis Collins from the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/05/us-usa-uk-militants-idUSBRE9B41AF20131205
“Two Britons to plead guilty to terror charges in U.S. court”
Thu Dec 5, 2013 5:27pm EST
SNIPPET: “(Reuters) - Two Britons facing trial in the United States for charges of supporting militant groups including al Qaeda by operating websites promoting jihad plan to change their pleas to guilty next week, court papers filed on Thursday showed.
The men, Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan, faced trial on charges including providing material support to terrorists and conspiracy to injure the property of a foreign government for running a website that U.S. prosecutors contended raised funds for Muslim militants in Afghanistan and Chechnya.”
SNIPPET: “Ahmad had also been charged with a count of money laundering.”
http://www.investigativeproject.org/4235/british-national-pleads-guilty-to-operating-jihad
For The Record - The IPT Blog
British National Pleads Guilty to Operating Jihad Websites
by Abha Shankar
Dec 10, 2013 at 4:25 pm
SNIPPET: “Babar Ahmad operated a chain of jihadi websites called “Azzam Publications” through a service provider based in Connecticut, court records show. The al-Qaida-tied websites sought to recruit individuals to be mujahideen as well as solicit funds for jihad, including for the Chechen Mujahideen and the Taliban.
Ahmad, a resident of the United Kingdom, was extradited to the United States last year after a protracted legal fight.
He used the Azzam websites to communicate with a U.S. naval enlistee Hassan Abujihaad who served as a signalman on the destroyer USS Benfold. Abujihaad disclosed to Ahmad “then-classified information about his battle group’s itinerary, listing dates for anticipated port calls in Hawaii and Australia, and for the battle group’s transit through the Strait of Hormuz.” Abujihaad also “discussed the battle group’s perceived vulnerability to terrorist attack.”
Investigators found that secret Navy information on a floppy disk in the London apartment of one of the website’s organizers during an investigation into Azzam Publications. Abujihaad was sentenced in 2009 to 10 years in prison for material support to terrorism and leaking classified information.
Ahmad’s accomplice Syed Talha Ahsan, also charged in connection with the case, was scheduled to plead guilty today. Ahmad faces up to 30 years and Ahsan up to 15 years in prison during sentencing. Ahmad’s sentencing is scheduled for March 2014.”
This terrorist in the old article from 2012, Adel Abdul Bary is apparently the father of the British ISIS terrorist who decapitated the two American reporters
Wow, Cindy hasn’t posted since March?
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