Published: Jul 7, 2005 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A young man charged with lying about attending an al-Qaida-linked terrorist camp was carrying an Arabic prayer in his wallet that federal prosecutors say is significant to their case.
Posted on 07/07/2005 8:39:30 PM PDT by TheOtherOne
Federal Prosecutors Say Prayer Carried by California Man Is a Key Part of Case
Published: Jul 7, 2005 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A young man charged with lying about attending an al-Qaida-linked terrorist camp was carrying an Arabic prayer in his wallet that federal prosecutors say is significant to their case.
Hamid Hayat, 22, and his father, Umer, 47, are charged with lying to federal investigators about the young man's time at the camp in 2003 and 2004 as part of an investigation in Lodi that also has resulted in the detention on immigration charges of two Muslim religious leaders and one leader's son.
"Lord let us be at their throats, and we ask you to give us refuge from their evil," read the prayer on a slip of paper, prosecutors said in court documents filed late Wednesday.
They said the paper is "relevant to the question of whether Hamid Hayat falsely denied that he had attended a terrorist camp. It corroborates defendant Hamid Hayat's videotaped admission that he, in fact, had attended such a camp."
They did not explain the alleged connection.
Wazhma Mojaddidi, Hamid Hayat's attorney, said it is a common Islamic prayer.
A spokeswoman for prosecutors, Mary Wenger, said Thursday that "the paper with the prayer is evidence that further supports the charges, and because it is evidence they cannot comment further on it."
The government included the detail in a motion filed as prosecutors sought to delay the Aug. 23 trial date set last week by Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr.
That trial date is unrealistic, prosecutors said, because of the vast amount of potential evidence that must be reviewed.
Among the items seized from the Hayats' home in Lodi are about 400 video or audio cassettes and compact discs, prosecutors said, of which an initial review shows there are "three pertinent VHS tapes," prosecutors said.
Umer Hayat's attorney, Johnny Griffin III, said he needed to read the government's filing in detail before responding, but reiterated his view that prosecutors should have built their case against the two men before they were charged and held without bond last month.
Federal law requires defendants be tried within 70 days unless there are extraordinary circumstances such as prosecutors allege in this case.
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"Lord let us be at their throats, and we ask you to give us refuge from their evil," read the prayer on a slip of paper, prosecutors said in court documents filed late Wednesday.
Let him try to claim he's a Christian now!
Let's all sing "Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again" ,,,(part of the song "Lodi" by Credence Clearwater.
I wonder if these jihadists will be prosecuted?
At least the local news wasn't so politically-correct when they first broke the story:
http://kcal9.com/topstories/topstories_story_159070518.html
(excerpt:
Father, Son Held In Qaeda Probe
Both Men Are U.S. Citizens
Jun 8, 2005 4:47 pm US/Pacific
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS) A father and son were charged with lying to federal agents about the son's alleged training at an al Qaeda camp for a mission that a judge said was "to kill Americans whenever and wherever they can be found."
According to an FBI affidavit, Hamid Hayat first denied any link to terror camps, but then told agents he attended an al Qaeda camp in 2003 and 2004.
"Hamid advised that he specifically requested to come to the United States to carry out his jihadi mission," according to the affidavit. "Potential targets for attack would include hospitals and large food stores."
"Lord let us be at their throats"
Yea, that's what I always pray.
snip...
Wazhma Mojaddidi, Hamid Hayat's attorney, said it is a common Islamic prayer.
So, then, this attorney agrees and admits that Islam is not a religion of peace.
LOL. Exactly, it's a common prayer? Hahaha, what does CAIR have to say about that. SOMEBODY needs to ask them.
How charming.
How many ACLU attorneys are begging to defend this piece of dirt?
"Wazhma Mojaddidi, Hamid Hayat's attorney, said it is a common Islamic prayer."
I guess the lawyer offers this little tidbit, as if to show his client to be innocent.
I take it that virtually all of islam is following the same "prayer" and committing cruel, cowardly acts of terrorism against unarmed, innocent civilians.
Some religion.
I did note a much quicker "condemnation" by muslim spokespersons. No doubt they recognize each such incident, as London today, justifiably makes ordinary, apolitical Americans (and now Britons) far more likely to dislike muslims.
The terrorists have the power to bring the wrath of armed civilians down, should they misjudge how much terror will go down without "vigilantism."
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