http://www.investigativeproject.org/case/504
http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/case_docs/2067.pdf
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http://www.investigativeproject.org/3812/jihad-references-debated-in-oregon-terror-trial
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“Jihad References Debated in Oregon Terror Trial”
by John Rossomando • Nov 16, 2012 at 11:30 am
SNIPPET: “Defense attorneys contend that allowing references to the terms “terrorist,” “violent jihad” and “martyr” would be prejudicial to their client and “blur and dilute” the facts of the case, which they claim involved entrapment, according to the Associated Press.
But in court papers, prosecutors counter that Mohamud used these terms himself in meetings with undercover agents and that they show his motivation, which they say stems from an ideology that encourages violent jihad.
The defense similarly sought to exclude evidence about the defendant’s contacts with Amr Al-Ali, listed by the Saudi government as one of its top “47 most wanted terrorists linked to al-Qaida.” It similarly wants Mahmoud’s email communications with Samir Khan, an al-Qaida terrorist killed in the drone strike that also killed terrorist mastermind Anwar al-Awlaki, excluded from the trial, along with Mohamud’s published writings in Khan’s online jihadist magazine Jihad Recollections from consideration.”
“Undercover agent details terrorism-sting specifics”
By NIGEL DUARA, Associated Press
Updated 6:57 pm, Monday, January 14, 2013
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) —
SNIPPET: “The two agents brought Mohamud food, which he hungrily dug into with his hands, while hearing him out on his personal frustrations with his parents. Mohamud said in the video that his mother doesn’t believe in the radical elements of Islam, and his father “betrayed” him when he conveyed his worries to the FBI.
Mohamud’s father called the FBI in 2009 after Mohamud said he wanted to travel to Yemen, a hotspot for al-Qaida training camps.”
http://www.investigativeproject.org/case/504
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http://www.investigativeproject.org/3901/jury-rejects-entrapment-defense-in-portland-plot
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“Jury Rejects Entrapment Defense in Portland Plot”
by IPT News • Feb 1, 2013 at 12:52 pm
SNIPPET: “Mohamud was arrested inside a parked car as thousands of people gathered in Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square for an annual Christmas tree lighting. He pressed buttons he thought would trigger an 1,800-pound truck bomb nearer to the crowd. But FBI agents controlled the bomb’s construction and ensured it was inert.
FBI agents were drawn to him after Mohamud wrote four articles for Jihad Recollections, an online magazine, and posted on other jihadi web sites. In addition, before he tried repeatedly to go to Yemen for training in jihad, prosecutors said.
And the bombing wasn’t their idea. During his first meeting with an FBI undercover agent, Mohamud rejected non-violent ideas, choosing instead to serve “the cause of radical, violent Islamic jihad,” prosecutors said. Mohamud said that he wanted to “wage war.” He told the undercover he wanted to be “operational,” explaining he wanted to build a bomb.
Islamist activists and others have criticized sting operations like the Mohamud case, accusing the FBI of manufacturing terrorists who otherwise would pose no risk. That defense has not been persuasive in court.”