Posted on 04/25/2014 2:20:13 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The founder of a radical Islamic website that praised figures like Osama bin Laden and Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison for using the site to threaten Jewish groups.
Yousef al-Khattab, 45, of Atlantic City, N.J., had converted from Judaism and started the Revolution Muslim website in 2007.
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“Joe was a chassidic boy from Brooklyn ...”
OOPS blew his cover!
Why only 2½ years for a hate crime?
...for using the site to threaten Jewish groups. Yousef al-Khattab, 45, of Atlantic City, N.J., had converted from Judaism...
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Should note that this isn't about hate crimes or the 1st amendment. Incitement to violence has been a crime since the earliest days of the Republic, and before that under common law.
Some back history articles on this guy:
Qhttp://www.freerepublic.com/tag/yousefalkhattab/index?tab=articles
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