[Victoria Delsoul]

He wrote that he was a "martyr for the Islamic cause" and asked his mother to convert to Islam.

Bump for the religion of peace. </ sarcasm>

[Sabertooth]

Bump for the religion of peace. </ sarcasm>

Bump Bomb for the religion of peace. </ sarcasm>

[Libertina]

The "not guilty" plea--I suppose, in the tradition of a certain other terrorist, it would depend on the meaning of "not" and "guilty."
LOL Michael Savage said something along the lines that the defense would say:

"Michael Reed, although he had wires coming from his shoes, which may or may not have been attched to plastic explosives, needs the wires to listen to raido broadcasts addressing certain ethnic peoples. Because these are NOT available on the usual radio waves, you are a racist...."

[not-an-ostrich]

Wasn't his mother here in the US for awhile saying "my son is innocent" and "couldn't do something like this"? Now we know she knew she was lying.