Posted on 02/21/2006 4:43:47 PM PST by iPod Shuffle
Three charged in conspiracy against US troops
Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:09 PM ET
By Deborah Charles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal grand jury in Ohio indicted three men with plotting to kill people overseas, including U.S. troops in Iraq, and one was charged with threatening President George W. Bush, court documents showed on Tuesday.
The indictment said the three men -- Mohammad Zaki Amawi, 26, Marwan Othman el-Hindi, 42, and Wassim Mazloum, 24 -- were part of a conspiracy that began in November 2004.
"It was part of the conspiracy that one or more conspirators would recruit others to train for violent jihad against the United States and its allies in Iraq, and elsewhere, and would propose potential training sites for use in providing ongoing firearms, hand-to-hand combat, explosives and other paramilitary training to prospective recruits," the indictment said.
The men were arrested over the weekend and indicted in the U.S. District Court in Ohio.
"These defendants have been living in the United States where they have been engaging in weapons training and seeking to provide help in order to kill people abroad, including our troops," U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said.
He told a news conference the men face a possible sentence of life in prison if convicted.
Gonzales would not give any details when asked how far the men had gotten in carrying out possible attacks or whether they had actually obtained any explosive devices.
According to the indictment, Amawi is a citizen of Jordan and the United States, Mazloum is a legal U.S. resident and el-Hindi is a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Jordan. All three had lived in the Toledo, Ohio, area.
'THE TRAINER'
They worked with a U.S. citizen identified in the indictment only as "the Trainer." The indictment said the Trainer, who was not charged in the case, had a U.S. military background and was recruited by el-Hindi in 2002 to help provide security and bodyguard training.
U.S. Attorney Greg White said information about the three men came from the community. He said the Trainer was one source of the information.
As part of the conspiracy, the men researched and solicited potential funding sources for jihad training, the indictment said.
The men were also accused of gathering and viewing training materials, some from Web sites, for use in training sessions.
Amawi was charged with downloading a video, "Martyrdom Operation Vest Preparation," on how to make a suicide bomb vest. He was also charged with two counts of making verbal threats against President George W. Bush.
The indictment said the men used code words to communicate with co-conspirators in the Middle East. It said they tried to find and provide various resources and materials requested by the co-conspirators for use in fighting against the U.S. military and coalition forces in Iraq and elsewhere.
The resources included money, training, explosives, communications equipment, computers or personnel.
Yes... it looks like they went to "Plan B" after Kerry lost.
Mohammad to a Muslim is like what "Wayne" is as a middle name to a serial killer!
LOL!
However, I wonder if the MSM is even going to mention their names.
I saw an earlier report that called them "Naturalized citizens". Sounds like a few immigrants we really didn't need. The ACLU should be real happy to know that they get the full benifit package that all Americans get.
It would be interesting to see if any of these had connections with the United Arab Emirates. (The government which wants to manage our sea port operations.)
Fox radio news said the maximum penalty is "life in prison."
Sounds like the MSM is already riding to their rescue, trying to take the death penalty off the table.
The maximum penalty for treason is death. The minimum is five years imprisonment, fine not less than $10,000 and being barred from holding public office:
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00002381----000-.html
Attorney General Gonzalez better get his ducks in a row and start punishing some of these traitors. Let a Federal Grand Jury decide if there's evidence enough to indict, a jury decide guilt, and a judge determine sentancing.
I'll be generous and let Hillary, JFKerry and Algore off with the minimum.
Senator Rockefeller, on the other hand, should recieve a more severe punishment.
And Bill Clinton's release of missile technoligy to the ChiComms should be punished as severely as the Rosenbergs' release of nuke secrets to the Soviets.
There's a hell of a lot more than three of them in the country. As enemy combatants out of uniform, they should be tried by military tribunal and if convicted, shot by firing squad.
They are just "temporary guest terrorists"...here to do the "terrorism Americans won't do"...why just think what the economy would be like without these "guests". But we don't have to worry...we have a plan...see after three years they can apply for something we don't dare call amnesty...and closing the borders would "send the wrong signal".....
I have just about had enough of this p.c. BS from a "conservative" administration.......
JEDI..... Maybe it's just the port thing? :-)
Just looking at their pictures made me want to deport them.
Anyone who looks like they do, should be shipped the hell out, with their thobes and beards.
From the names it sounds like we are up against more followers of the Baptist faith. Perhaps Mormans.
Oh, the ACLU will be filing appeals in court charging the government with racial profiling!
sorry about the double post
First we make sure they get a fair trial.
Then we hang them.
"There's a hell of a lot more than three of them in the country. As enemy combatants out of uniform, they should be tried by military tribunal and if convicted, shot by firing squad."
I agree 100%.
I would be interested to hear if these bastards were detected by NSA intercepts
"I have just about had enough of this p.c. BS from a "conservative" administration....... "
Isn't there enough here to complain about without resorting to making things up about Bush ?
Your first sentances don't have any relevance to this case at all.
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