Posted on 08/31/2004 10:14:08 AM PDT by Bald Eagle777
US soldier 'tried to pass secrets to al-Qaida' 31/08/2004 - 09:17:30
A National Guardsman betrayed his country and fellow soldiers when he tried to pass military information to undercover agents he believed were al-Qaida terrorists, prosecutors said at the start of his court-martial.
Specialist Ryan Anderson, 27, could get life in prison without parole if convicted.
Anderson, a Muslim convert, pleaded innocent to five counts of trying to provide the al-Qaida terrorist network with information about US troop strength and tactics, and methods for killing American soldiers.
“This is a case about betrayal – betrayal of our country, betrayal of our Army, betrayal of his fellow soldiers,” Major Melvin Jenks said in his opening statement in Fort Lewis, Washington.
Anderson’s lawyer, Major Joseph Morse, argued the government had no proof the 27-year-old tank crewman had criminal intent when he contacted people he thought were members of al-Qaida.
He said Anderson “likes to pretend he’s something he’s not,” often embellishing the truth or lying to impress people.
“Evidence will show someone who isn’t a very good soldier ... isn’t a very good Muslim,” Morse said.
Undercover investigators met with Anderson at a car park near the Space Needle in Seattle, where an hour-long discussion was secretly recorded on February 9, just days before Anderson was to leave for Iraq with his unit, the Washington National Guard’s 81st Armored Brigade.
On the video, Anderson offers sketches and information about weaknesses in the M1A1 Abrams, the Army’s primary battle tank, authorities said. He was arrested at Fort Lewis three days after the meeting.
Captain Jay Stephenson, a spokesman for the military prosecutors, said the charges against Anderson amount to attempted treason.
“We’re at war now,” Stephenson said. “This is a big thing. This is a very serious and grievous offence.”
The trial at Fort Lewis, an Army base south of Seattle, is expected to last five days.
Say no more...
From a Russian document:
"one of the serious problems in planning against American doctrine is that the Americans do not read their manuals nor do they feel any obligations to follow their doctrine."
Quote from a German general officer:
"The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis."
Three words for this bum!
1. READY!
2. AIM!
3. FIRE!
Why not this instead:
"Religion of Peace Worshipper Persecuted for Reaching Out to Enemy for Forgiveness"
-more from the Associated Press at AP.com
Cute, the Islamofascists are trying to infiltrate our armies.
Firing squad is too mild and too good for him.
Michael Moore fan?
He needs some time to think in a nice work camp, sweating in the hot sun, producing something useful for the US. No MWR. No leave. Prison camp. No TV, radio, mail, etc. Just work, eat, sleep, for the rest of his life.
And will be followed shortly by an execution, hopefully.
"He said Anderson “likes to pretend he’s something he’s not,” often embellishing the truth or lying to impress people.
So, Did Anderson learn his military behavior from John Kerry? This sounds just like how the Swiftees described Kerry.
ping
Life imprisonment..at "Abu GHraib"..poetic justiuce, eh?
http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/malkin200402130909.asp
February 13, 2004, 9:09 a.m.
Trailing Attempted Espionage
Who is Ryan Anderson, a.k.a. Amir Talhah?
By Michelle Malkin
And judging by this and several similar incidents, are succeeding.
Would it be just too too politically incorrect for us to ask of new recruits, "By the way, you don't happen to believe in any of that 'religion of peace' crap, do you?"
This man should run for President under the Democratic party.
Well isn't that nice. He gets three hots and a cot for the rest of his life, rather than a firing squad.
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