2000 - 2001 : (VA : — see Paintball Cell, LeT) al-Timimi wielded enormous influence among a group of young Muslim men in northern Virginia who played paintball games in 2000 and 2001 in preparation for holy war around the globe. -— Md. man accused in ‘jihad network’ probe, AP via Bakersfield Californian, 9/16/2005
2001 : (US : Pakistan-based LeT is named a designated terrorist group —— see Ali al-Timimi, Ali Asad Chandia, Mohammed Ajmal Khan ) Lashkar-e-Taiba organization, which the U.S. designated a terrorist organization in 2001-— Md. man accused in ‘jihad network’ probe, AP via Bakersfield Californian, 9/16/2005
July 2005 : (Ali Al-Timimi is sentenced to life -—see Falls Church VA, Paintball Cell, Amerithrax) Ali al-Timimi, who authorities called the spiritual leader of the Virginia jihad network, was sentenced to life in prison in July after being convicted of soliciting treason and other charges. — Md. man accused in ‘jihad network’ probe, AP via Bakersfield Californian, 9/16/2005