New York: Muslim student pleads guilty to jihad terror charge

Posted by Robert on April 27, 2010 2:09 PM

Will the Islamophobia never end? "NYC student pleads guilty to terrorism charge," by Larry Neumeister for [1] Associated Press, April 27 (thanks to Block Ness):

NEW YORK (AP) -- An American student who prosecutors say helped a friend deliver some protective clothing to an al-Qaida military commander fighting Americans has pleaded guilty to a single terrorism charge.

Syed Hashmi (Sigh-IHD' HASH'-mee) entered the plea Tuesday in Manhattan federal court to conspiracy to provide military support to al-Qaida.

Both sides in the case recommended a maximum prison term of 15 years for the plea.

The 30-year-old Hashmi had faced up to 70 years in prison if convicted of four criminal counts....


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/04/new-york-muslim-student-pleads-guilty-to-jihad-terror-charge.html

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