don't know if I agree....
extortion, kidnapping, drug running, and embezzlement.
...here I agree. So to make a case for his innocence, they would have to tease apart the threads of Islam and al Qaeda. They will have to show that Islam does NOT support terrorism, murder, extortion, kidnapping, drug running, and embezzlement. Hmp. Good luck to 'em. It's going to turn out that half the muslim world is one big cult.
I chose the word "corporately" very carefully, meaning that terrorism, murder, and other crimes are actually embraced as tenants of the "religion" (aka "cult"). Kali worshippers, Jim Jones, Aum Shnrikyo, Rajneesh Foundation International, etc. There are other factors that make up a "cult," but wanton criminality as a purported "act of faith" would certainly be a definining feature.
There's some interesting and comprehensive information about Islamism and other cults at the Apologetics Index.