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Two plead guilty in terror arms sale plot
AP ^ | March 3, 2004 | SETH HETTENA

Posted on 03/04/2004 12:00:19 AM PST by Cultural Jihad

Edited on 04/12/2004 6:06:50 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two defendants admitted their roles Wednesday in a plot to sell Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to the Taliban and al-Qaida, authorities said.

Ilyas Ali, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in India, and Muhamed Abid Afridi of Pakistan pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists and conspiracy to distribute heroin and hashish, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: California; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; armssales; banglist; jihadinamerica; missiles; sandiego; stingers

1 posted on 03/04/2004 12:00:20 AM PST by Cultural Jihad
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To: Cultural Jihad
Time to dump the Patriot Act...it's too effective! I mean, didn't millions of other innocent citizens get hurt during this operation?

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2 posted on 03/04/2004 12:07:22 AM PST by Fledermaus (John Kerry is simply a liar. The man can't differentiate campaign rhetoric with facts!)
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To: Cultural Jihad
Five years???
These terrorist animals should be put away for life without parole.
I can't imagine the US attorney that would make a deal to put them on the street in 3-5 years.
Was the case too weak to try?

3 posted on 03/04/2004 12:13:08 AM PST by SCWard
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To: Cultural Jihad
throw the book at them and I mean WAR And PEACE..repeatedly of course.
4 posted on 03/04/2004 12:16:47 AM PST by Afro_conservative
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To: Cultural Jihad; *bang_list
Posted to *bang_list
5 posted on 03/04/2004 6:12:05 AM PST by Copernicus (A Constitutional Republic revolves around Sovereign Citizens, not citizens around government.)
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