Posted on 04/28/2026 6:07:35 AM PDT by MtnClimber
See, he didn’t have an actual Islamic State (ISIS) membership card, so his conviction was overturned. This is because authorities refuse to admit the possibility that an individual Muslim might independently decide to turn to jihad, without being a member of a designated terrorist organization. If authorities admitted this, they’d have to admit that there might be something within Islam that incites violence. And they’ll never come close to admitting that.
Akayed Ullah, NJ Department of Homeland Security, Public domain
“Court overturns subway bomber’s conviction for giving ISIS ‘material support,’ raising questions about terrorism prosecutions,” by Nicki Brown, CNN, April 24, 2026:
(CNN) — A federal appeals court reversed a terrorism-related conviction for the 2017 New York City subway bomber in a decision that could have wide-reaching effects for the prosecutions of accused terrorists.
Akayed Ullah detonated a pipe bomb inside a busy Manhattan transit station in 2017, causing panic among commuters and injuring nearby civilians. Ullah later told investigators he carried out the attack in support of the terrorist group ISIS.
After a weeklong trial, Ullah was convicted of six charges, including one count of providing material support or resources to a terrorist organization. This week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned his conviction on that charge, finding although Ullah was inspired by ISIS propaganda online, he acted “entirely independently” of the terrorist organization.
As a result, the evidence to convict Ullah of providing material support under the relevant statute was insufficient, the court found – though the panel upheld his convictions on the other charges, including committing a terrorist attack against mass transportation systems.
While the ruling will not affect Ullah’s sentence of life in prison, experts say it could affect previous convictions and how prosecutors approach terrorism-related cases going forward….
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At least his other convictions are still in place.
He will likely be converting criminals to islam while in prison.
Yes...headline is misleading...but that’s why it was written that way.
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“support”
Trump was looking for the support of voters.
To support him, I voted for his electors three times, in 2016, 2020 and 2024.
My neighbors to the west supported Obama and Biden.
Trump didn’t stop by my house for a chat. I didn’t call or pay a visit to him.
The problem with the Jihad is that it’s crowd sourced. It’s like any ordinary guy can declare himself the Homeowner’s association enforcer and he’d allowed to kill violators.
I think I might agree with the ruling. If the law is “giving material support to Isis” it sounds like the intent of the law is if he gave money or weapons material or intel to Isis. Not “acting on behalf of Isis”
No, doing so would mean that they would have to exercise justice, which requires judgement, which requires having a pair and taking a position.
It is much easier to simply point to a wad of paper/law and say : “Not my yob.” These are lazy, corrupt folk.
Has he sued yet for “wrongful conviction?”
He will - and win in NY - as he ticks off several DEI boxes - black, muslim, immigrant.
What’s the point of a jury trial if any judge can come along and reverse the decision?
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