Yes, the FBI affidavit actually used the word. Washington and Patterson update from AP, with thanks to Special Guest:
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Three men charged in a terror investigation were planning shooting rampages at Los Angeles-area military sites to retaliate for what they called the oppression of Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to court documents.The men were indicted last month on federal charges of conspiring to wage war against the U.S. government through terrorism. All three -- Levar H. Washington, 25, Gregory V. Patterson, 21, and Hammad R. Samana, 21 -- have pleaded not guilty.
Appearing in Los Angeles Thursday, FBI Director Robert Mueller praised local police agencies that uncovered the alleged plot in July while investigating a string of gas station robberies.
"Terrorist threats against the city and county of Los Angeles ... were prevented," Mueller said.
According to an FBI affidavit unsealed recently, Washington told authorities he was the leader of a "council" of Muslims who planned to carry out operations in Southern California as part of a jihad, or holy war, against the United States.
The suspects allegedly targeted military recruitment centers in Southern California, estimating that 10 attacks could kill as many as 40 people, the affidavit said....
All accepted the possibility of dying in an attack, with Patterson believing "the ultimate goal is to die for Allah in jihad," according to the affidavit.
Prosecutors contend the men were working at the behest of Kevin James, a California State Prison, Sacramento, inmate who founded the radical group Jamiyyat Ul-Islam Is-Saheeh, or JIS. Washington converted to Islam while imprisoned there for a previous robbery conviction.
Do they have the death penalty in California? If they do, Patterson can die for Allah on the gurney.
It's a Federal case, not state. I believe that treason is still punishable by death by firing squad. Hopefully the government will go for the maximum penalty. I wonder if they are going to try to hide the fact that this is a Jihad, as when John Mohammed and his little wannabe protege, aka the beltway snipers, went on their shooting spree???
Sorry, guys, but the needle just doesn't do anything for me. I need a long walk up thirteen wooden steps followed by a businesslike neck-stretching.
Run the carcass through a wood chipper & use the remains chumming for sharks. I don't want to be entirely wasteful.
A 44 Mag. will do!
They are innocent ,of course!
They are good muslims!
Jihad is the pinnacle of Islam!
Dying for the Jihad will get you straight to the bordello in the sky.
For now, unfortunately they are restricted to making da'wa in the slammer.
But the Jihad continues...
I don't know whether this is a good sign or a bad one. On the one hand, it seems at least somebody at the FBI understands the nature of the enemy. On the other hand, if lack of knowledge is not the problem, perhaps we lack some other good--like courage.
Second day in a row Ali Sina's site seems to be down. Anybody know what happened?
If these guys are jihadis, wouldn't they be hitting civilians? Their whole thing is soft targets. What's the point of hitting military bases and recruit depots? There's marines with rifles there. It'd be like shooting fish in a barrel (for the jarheads). What's the point? Just curious.
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the ultimate goal is to die for Allah in jihad," according to the affidavit.
Good. It helps to ratchet up the sales for the `Legacy Of Jihad` for one. None of that `peaceful, internalizing` garbage. Recognition of Jihad for what it really is.
So CAIR what you gonna do about it?
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Wait a minute.
If it is in the affidavit, it is definitely a subject in the proceedings.
`What is Jihad` becomes very relevant to the trial and authorities have to be called in for that.