Student Charged With Helping Al-Qaida

Star Tribune | January 22, 2004 | Pam Louwagie and Howie Padilla

[wallcrawlr]

The Minneapolis student arrested as a material witness in a terrorism investigation last month has been charged by a Minneapolis federal grand jury with conspiracy to provide material support to Al-Qaida.

A one-page indictment unsealed Wednesday gives no details about what the government suspects Mohammed Warsame of doing except to say that Warsame, who also went by the names Abu Maryam and Abu Zaynab, conspired starting no later than March 2000 through December 8, 2003.

An affidavit released in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York says Warsame told FBI agents on Dec. 8 that he pledged to use the alias Abu Maryam in connection with attending a training camp at which Osama Bin Laden was present in Afghanistan during 2000 and 2001.

Warsame appeared in the Southern District of New York today, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Minneapolis. He was ordered held without bond pending his return to Minneapolis.

U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Tom Heffelfinger declined to provide details about what kind of support Warsame is accused of providing. Heffelfinger said Warsame will return to Minneapolis in a week to 10 days, when the prosecution process will begin.

“This case will not get tried in the press,” Heffelfinger said. “In due course, the evidence will be revealed.”

Omar Jamal, who spoke after a brief meeting with relatives of Warsame, said that they were devastated beyond words, even though they had suspected this step could come.

“The family still believes he is innocent,” Jamal said. He also said again that the arrest of one man shouldn’t convict the entire community.

“I believe that Minnesotans are intelligent enough to distinguish the difference between one man and entire community,” he said.

[wallcrawlr]

Yep we are. If its true he should "hang on a tree" in the neighborhood as a warning to others.

[Shermy]

This guy is reputedly connected, somehow, to Moussaoui.

[claptrap]

They are wrong about the "community" the community in question should be rounded up( the elderly, children, et al} and uncerimoniously deported back to whatever dirt mound they came from.

[aristeides]

A one-page indictment unsealed Wednesday gives no details about what the government suspects Mohammed Warsame of doing except to say that Warsame, who also went by the names Abu Maryam and Abu Zaynab, conspired starting no later than March 2000 through December 8, 2003.

Abu Maryam? Father of Maryam? How often do these Islamists take names after their daughters?

[Loc123]

Why do you shame Free Republic and this country with your evil comments?

[Loc123]

The co-author's name is Howie "Padilla"--is this a joke?

[claptrap]

Please read the Koran Loc123 in that book you are marked for
either conversion or death assuming you are not already a muslim. The muslims are instructed to kill all infidels I am on a campaign to enlighten you infidels!

[Loc123]

Even if the Koran says what you say--which is unsubstaniated at this point--it is still evil to deport them for their religion. In this land and in the Kingdon of Heaven, we are judged by what WE do--not what someone else with something in commmon does.

[b4its2late]

Mohammed Warsame of doing except to say that Warsame, who also went by the names Abu Maryam and Abu Zaynab

Just a microcosm of what we're up against......

[There's millions of'em]

Yep we are. If its true he should "hang on a tree" in the neighborhood as a warning to others.

If true, good idea.

Is this the 33 year old "student"?

[Coroner]

I know a Somali from that community. I wish he was dead!!!

[My Dog Likes Me]

Claptrap has a valid point.

We must now contend with an enemy within our own borders. They are playing for keeps.

Why do we allow them into our country? Do they have a divine right to attend flight school in Florida? Oh wait, I guess they did...

[Valin]

Question. Are you normally this stupid, or have you made a special effort fot this post?

[piasa]

Abu Maryam? Father of Maryam? How often do these Islamists take names after their daughters?

Maryam. Hmm, like Mariam.

Remember UK politician "Gorgeous George" Galloway's Iraq charity "Mariam Appeal?"