Posted on 07/28/2009 8:26:32 AM PDT by iowamark
RALEIGH, N.C. A North Carolina father who led an unobtrusive rural life as a drywall contractor had militant roots dating back to 1980s Afghanistan and Pakistan and secretly led a U.S. group plotting international terrorism, federal prosecutors said.
Daniel Patrick Boyd, 39, was arrested Monday with his two sons and four other North Carolina men. Prosecutors accused them of military-style training at home and plotting "violent jihad" through a series of terror attacks abroad....
It is unclear when Boyd and his family returned to the U.S., but in March 2006, Boyd traveled to Gaza and attempted to introduce his son to individuals who also believed that violent jihad was a personal religious obligation, the indictment said. The document did not say which son Boyd took to Gaza.
It's unclear how U.S. authorities learned of the allegations of the past three years, although court documents indicate that prosecutors will introduce evidence gathered under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act....
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Ah. That makes sense. He doesn’t fit the stereotype, does he?
What confused me was it looked like you were saying muslims aren’t twisted...
Yes, maybe I should have elaborated on that second comment. Can see how it might be misunderstood.
I wonder why there are concentrations of Muslims in Michigan, North Carolina, Louisiana, and several other areas. It should be noted, too, that many, many of these folks are actively raising money for “charities” in their homelands.
At NCSU, Sami el Arian went blithely about the business of financing terrorist organizations for years. Khalid Sheik Mohamed was a “student” at a North Carolina college before he decided to be a taxi driver in Greensboro, NC, while planning 9/11.
What's going on?
hugely disappointing and puzzling, but I thought this was long overdue. I suspect there are other camps like this and I hope the busts continue.
What normal white guy wants to live in a country where chicks have to wear a friggin TENT at the beach....?!
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