Muslim Pair Sentenced for Roles in 'Virginia Jihad' Network (Antiwar.com writer gets 20 years)

WJLA-TV [Alexandria, VA] ^ | April 9, 2004 | The Associated Press

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Alexandria, Va. – Two American Muslims were sentenced Friday to 20 and 15 years in prison, respectively, for their roles in support of a Virginia-based conspiracy to engage in holy war against nations deemed hostile to Islam, including the United States.

The two men, Randall Todd Royer, 31, and Ibrahim al-Hamdi, 26, were among nine men who either pleaded guilty or were convicted of charges related to their participation in what prosecutors called a "Virginia jihad network." Two others who faced charges were acquitted on all counts.

The group used paintball games played in the woods near Fredericksburg in 2000 and 2001 as military training in preparation for holy war around the globe. Aftert the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, some of the members turned their focus against the United States, traveling to Pakistan in the days after the attacks with the goal of joining the Taliban and fighting U.S. troops.

Royer, a former spokesman for the Muslim American Society, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema to 20 years in prison for aiding and abetting use of a firearm in a crime of violence and aiding and abetting the carrying of an explosive during commission of a felony.

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Royer is a former contributor to Dennis 'Justin' Raimondo's Antiwar.com.

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Maybe he can continue to contribute from jail. First installment: "Me and My Husband, Big Willie."

[Dallas59]

Holy Jihad in the showers?

[steplock]

antiwar.com is still a working number - in TEXAS???

[seastay]

Anti war dot com is not really anti war as much as it is anti American, nearly all the news links on their site are proof. Their site also says:

"The majority of links we get come from volunteer researchers and readers. Please send any links by filling out the form"

http://antiwar.com/link-sub.php

I left them a link to this story, don't suppose they will post it...

[joesnuffy]

Too bad they didnt get Raimondo as well....he's a real scumbag to imo...does he not also contribute to Lew Rockwell?

[randog]

Maybe he can continue to contribute from jail. First installment: "Me and My Husband, Big Willie."

Hehehehehehe!

[hellinahandcart]

8^P