[Steel Wolf]

First question: What U.S. Citizen goes to Yemen, unless they’ve already been radicalized, and are seeking terrorist training?

You're exactly right. The FBI can't just magically spring you from a foreign jail. You commit a crime in an extremist country like Yemen, you're going to be f@%@$#$g savagely treated in a barbaric prison.

So, he blamed the FBI for leaving him in prison? Why was he in prison? Why was he in Yemen? None of those things had anything to do with the FBI. This is the flimsiest of defenses. He was in Yemen for a reason, and it wasn't sightseeing. He started the path of jihad himself, and followed it to it's natural conclusion.

[piasa]

Why was he in prison?

For possession of a bogus Somali passport...I suppose his lawyer will tell us he needed a bogus passport to teach English.

[DoughtyOne]

Yes, I agree. Thanks.

[AH_LiveRight]

So, he blamed the FBI for leaving him in prison? Why was he in prison? Why was he in Yemen? None of those things had anything to do with the FBI. This is the flimsiest of defenses. He was in Yemen for a reason, and it wasn't sightseeing. He started the path of jihad himself, and followed it to it's natural conclusion.

Valid questions. I believe that the FBI/CIA may have assisted in funding and logistics. Ask yourself why the Feds are giving Arkansas first shot at prosecuting this guy. Remember OKC?