Posted on 02/21/2006 8:47:54 AM PST by wjersey
CLEVELAND
A federal grand jury has indicted three Ohio men on charges of planning attacks on U.S. military personnel in Iraq, according to an indictment.
The three men, who all lived in Toledo within the last year, were arrested over the weekend, said Assistant U.S. Attorney David Bauer in Toledo. The indictment was unsealed Monday.
They were to be arraigned in federal courts in Cleveland and Toledo on Tuesday afternoon.
The suspects recruited others to train for a violent holy war against the United States and its allies in Iraq, the indictment said. The group traveled together to a shooting range to practice shooting guns and studied how to make explosives, the indictment said.
AG: Three defendants educated themselves on how to make suicide bomb vests and plastic explosives and carried out their own training exercises. One sought mortar training and provided material support including money, computers and personnel to co-conspirators in the Middle East.
The used their business to justify travel to Iraq and a dummy corporation to raise $$ for jihad.
Downloaded a web site on how to use suicide bomb vests and passe dinformation on to another individual.
One of them also threatened bodily harm against the President of the United States. Life sentences possible.
One need only hear the names of the three indicted to know they are Muslims.
AG: Defendants have been living in the US and engaging in weapons training. All three have manufactured IED's.
One of them engaged in construction of timing devices and his aim, he said, was to target US assets.
"Caught 'em red-handed with the hotdish and jello salad."
Hey don't forget the potato salad (german preferably)
Interesting indictment. Odd that the copy of it, though, looks like it's been photocopied a hundred times. It looks pretty beat up.
I would want the prosecution to follow the law and observe their "rights". We do not have to throw away our Constitution to protect ourselves.
Article 3
Section. 3.
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
Question: Did this investigation start domestically?
US Attorney in Ohio: Info came to bureau under joint terrorism task force in Toledo prior to investigation being started. The trainer was one source of information.
I don't know why. To hear the Left, and even a substantial minority on the Right, tell it, GWB is dumb, clueless, a failure, etc., etc.
(BTW, hi Peach. Thanks for the ping.)
Allegations in indictment are based on traditional law enforcement techniques.
Question: Were they recruited?
AG: declines to answer.
Question: How many people involved in organization?
AG: Declines to answer.
It is interesting. As to the quality of the copy, who knows. Too bad we can't ask Dan Rather. He's a pro. ;^)
He worked for Raytheon? Great, a major defense contractor. I wonder if he was holding a clearance too?
Hi, Wolfstar.
Question: Where were they residing in Toledo?
Answer: Address is available to you ; general part of Toledo.
Question: Vetting process re port security deal?
AG: It's our job to vet these kinds of issues by foreign companies. To evaluation the national security risk. We have a detailed process that involves numerous agencies. I want to emphasize that this isn;t about port security or ownership. Security is still in the hands of US agencies.
Interesting, eh?
AG: We're very concerned about port security and is the charge of all the agencies involved in the deal. I can't go into much detail about discussions because it's a classified process.
FNC and CNN break away.
Peter Brookes - Former CIA operative:
Lots of recruitment in various places, including Italy. So they had the motivation and were training people to go to Iraq and undertake this. They knew what they were doing, IED's, etc. These guys were serious about their objectives.
We have to be successful at catching these a'holes 100% of the time. They only need to get lucky once.
Although the murderous Islamofascists probably will get lucky at some point in the future, so far they have not been able to hit us here at home in the 4 1/2 years since 9/11/01. So clearly the Administration has been doing something right.
The administration has done a fantastic job at keeping attacks away from our shores. The Islamofascists can threaten all they want. So far, we've seen the success at our killing them overseas.
They face our armed and trained soldiers who can kill them without fear of pandering to the Democrat's bill of rights that seem to be taking hold in this country.
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