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Chicago Jihad Update.
"Man pleads not guilty in terror case," by John Seewer for Associated Press, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm:
TOLEDO, Ohio - A Chicago man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he plotted to recruit and train terrorists to attack U.S. and allied troops.Khaleel Ahmed is charged with conspiring with his cousin and three Ohio men between June 2004 and February 2006 to kill or maim Americans overseas, including those in Iraq.
Ahmed, 26, and his cousin Zubair A. Ahmed, 27, were arrested last month; Zubair Ahmed has yet to enter a plea. Three Toledo-area men — Mohammad Zaki Amawi, Marwan Othman El-Hindi, and Wassim I. Mazloum — were charged in the same case early last year and have pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutors allege the conspiracy included finding recruits to commit terrorist acts and seeking out sites for training in firearms, hand-to-hand combat and the use of explosives. The men also allegedly agreed to raise funds for training and download Internet information on improvised explosive devices, according to the indictment.
The five face a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted. All are U.S. citizens except Mazloum, who came to the U.S. legally from Lebanon.
Prosecutors said that in 2004 the Ahmed cousins met with El-Hindi and a former U.S. military man who federal prosecutors say helped foil the plot.
Posted by Robert at March 22, 2007 10:04 AM
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Of course they arent guilty. They were following Islamic law, not kafir law.
Posted by: Elric66![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.jihadwatch.org/nav-commenters.gif)
at March 22, 2007 10:11 AM
All are U.S. citizens except Mazloum, who came to the U.S. legally from Lebanon.
What body decides who gets admitted to the United States? I, for one, have never had this fact exposed to me, and have no idea what criteria they use or the process gone through to make such decisions.
But, as I understand it, the devastating pattern of immigrant demographics over the past 30 yrs is directly attributable to the egregious Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-KY and the even more egregious Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-MA.
* 2:216 * 4:74 * 9:111 * 8:12 * 4:96 * 56:22 * 38:51 * 55:56 * 55:76 * 56:22 * 8:74 * 9:2 *
McConnell's deal is that refugees must be let in. Moslems are always refugees cuz they're always fighting, so they're in. But, say, a recently regraduated engineer from Ireland cannot gain admittance, cuz he lives in a civilized nation.
Kennedy's deal is that he's still guilty about leaving that poor girl at the bottom of Davey Jones' Locker, and that we must all pay dearly for his awful sins. Teddy's a self-loather, as are all Marxists (aka multiculturalists, secular progressives, Liberals, leftists, socialists, and so on).
Posted by: Alarmed Pig Farmer at March 22, 2007 10:14 AM
Wonderful, more parasites spending life in jail on the tazpayers' dime, converting more of their fellow inmates as well. Exiling these jihadist losers to some island would be best. Spruce up Elba or some other island and ship them all there-make it an international jihadist prison with the US Navy guarding it. No way in or out and no media-the jihadists can do as they please otherwise. Supplies can be parachuted in once a week so that they don't starve and can't take hostages. Better this than paying for these idiots to make more jihadists out of common criminals.
Posted by: ISLAMSFORLOSERS at March 22, 2007 10:52 AM
Background on this case:
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "From the Midwest to the Mideast: An Islamic Web
- Graphic shows connections among people, places, organizations, and mosques. The geographical reach across the US is striking; Toledo stands out as a central location between other areas of Great Lakes jihad activity.
- The diagram linked above is connected with an article that is no longer available in its entirety -- after a certain date, the Plain Dealer seems to want a subscription fee for access to articles. However, an excerpt can still be found here.
In pdf format: Preventing Jihad in Toledo:
- Focuses on the case as an example of surveillance and prevention. In the 10-page presentation, there is a very detailed timeline of the case.
Posted by: MarisolJW at March 22, 2007 10:57 AM
The photos from the Plain Dealer make me think that anyone with a beard like the men shown ought to be automatically suspect...as well as women in burqas, etc since it shows that they are serious about following sharia.
Posted by: eve_anne_gelical at March 22, 2007 2:08 PM
eve_anne_gelical... I agree and would add that 90%+ would be
a) males
b) 18 to 40
c) from middle east or parents from middle east
d) name is derivitive of Islam name
e) devout muslim
f) described as 'a good boy' by members of his community.
put 'beard' in there too.
Posted by: A_Plague_on_Both_Houses at March 22, 2007 2:27 PM
Guilty as sh##.
It is written all over his forehead
at March 22, 2007 7:12 PM
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