Six suspected al Qaida-trained suspects are indicted

14:21 PDT BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Six men were indicted Monday on charges of supporting terrorism by training at an al-Qaida camp in Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden declared that there "is going to be a fight against Americans," authorities said.

14:30 PDT (AP) -- Arrested just days after the Sept. 11 anniversary, the men could get up to 15 years in prison if convicted under a 1996 law that prohibits giving money, weapons or other tangible support to foreign groups deemed terrorist organizations by the government.

Only Sahim Alwan, 29, was granted bond of $600,000 at a hearing two weeks ago. Arrangements for his release were still being worked out.

Lawyers for the other five -- Yahya Goba, 25; Yasein Taher, 25; Faysal Galab, 26; Shafal Mosed, 24; Mukhtar al-Bakri, 22 -- filed notice last week that they intend to appeal the denial of bail.

While acknowledging there was no evidence of an imminent threat posed by the men, prosecutors maintain they were awaiting orders from bin Laden's group to carry out an attack in the United States.

In spring 2001, the men traveled to Pakistan, ostensibly to pursue up to two months of religious studies. But prosecutors say Alwan and al-Bakri told authorities the men instead attended a military camp near Kandahar where they were trained in the use of weapons and explosives.

According to prosecutors, the men went to the Al Farooq training camp a few months before the Sept. 11 terror attacks. There, "bin Laden told them in unequivocal terms that there `is going to be a fight against Americans,"' prosecutors say.

Al-Qaeda Terrorists Are Registered Democrats!
			Posted by Saundra Duffy On Sep 18 6:50 PM with 23 comments Citizens Lobby Newsletter ^ \| September 18, 2002 \| Citizens Lobby AL-QAEDA TERRORISTS ARE REGISTERED DEMOCRATS! Five of the suspected al-Qaeda sleeper agents who were recently arrested by the FBI near Buffalo, NY over the weekend are all registered Democrats, according to published reports in the Buffalo News and the USA Today. Red-faced and humiliated, Democratic Party leaders are reportedly furious over this revelation. Curtis Sliwa of WABC Radio and MSNBC had the perfect comment: “There's five less votes for Hillary Clinton.” This factoid really should not be a surprise to most Americans, considering that the Democratic Party has always been home to criminals and illegal aliens.

The Democrats already have all of their ballots in by mail.

Do debates matter? Policy positions? Nope.

Want to bet these al Qaeda have already voted,
and that Democrats will move to have THEIR votes count
and]those of US citizens overseas NOT count?

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