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Aiding the jihad from Detroit. "Detroit man pleads guilty in bid to aid Hezbollah," from Reuters (thanks to Sr. Soph):
DETROIT (Reuters) - A Detroit-area man on Thursday pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges after a failed 1998 attempt to deliver global positioning systems and night-vision goggles to Hezbollah in Lebanon.Fawzi Assi, 47, pleaded guilty in federal court in Detroit to attempting to provide support to a terrorist organization under U.S. law, federal prosecutors said.
The guilty plea marked the latest twist one of the first prosecutions under a 1996 U.S. law that made it illegal to provide money or other aid to terrorists groups as defined by the U.S. government....
Assi, who has been held in federal prison for the past three and a half years, now faces up to a 10-year prison term and a fine of up to $250,000, prosecutors said....
At the time of his arrest, Assi, a naturalized U.S. citizen who came to the United States in 1978, was an engineer with Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford Motor Co.
Posted by Robert at November 30, 2007 10:30 AM
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I'm sure he didn't realize what he was doing. Heh heh. Just like the fool in New York who didn't know he was helping A-Q after taking an oath to aid Bin Loser as reported here yesterday.
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at November 30, 2007 11:52 AM
Dearbornistan! ...I'm not surprised...
Posted by: Texan at November 30, 2007 11:56 AM
This man was an engineer with FoMoCo. And still he chose to go against our Goverment. Will he spend his full term in prison? And upon release will he be stripped of his citizenship and returned to his former homeland?
Posted by: AMartinez at November 30, 2007 12:07 PM
De de de de por tation.
Am engineer who is a jihadi - the very poster child of terrorism.
Twenty years and send him on his way.
Posted by: dgene at November 30, 2007 12:39 PM
No wonder Detroit can't build decent cars anymore............
Posted by: tanstaafl at November 30, 2007 12:45 PM
Another fifth columnist. We're infested.
I fondly recall the days when "Mo-town" meant something other than what it means today.
Posted by: omvi at November 30, 2007 12:59 PM
Lets see Jihadist is engineer for Ford Motor Company>>>>Ford Motor Company posts worst losses in history of the company.
I wonder of there could be any connection?
BTW is he ALSO related to Prouty? Everyone else in Dearbornistan seems to be.
Posted by: Aunt Bea at November 30, 2007 1:01 PM
I fondly recall the days when "Mo-town" meant something other than what it means today.
Posted by: omvi
Ha.
Just further proof that the jihadists are not uneducated.
Posted by: Kevin at November 30, 2007 2:27 PM
From a 50-something billionaire sitting in an Afghan cave to the aging mullahs in Tehran to the 'youths' rioting and burning in Paris to a professional, well-paid engineer in Detroit. What do all of these people have in common? They are dedicated to jihad against anything and anyone not Muslim. Age, economic status or location are mere details; what matters to all of these people is following the teachings of the Koran, wherever they might find themselves in life.
Posted by: maryrose at November 30, 2007 3:27 PM
Sending military gear to Hezbollah? Unless you work for the State Department you're in big trouble, buddy.
Posted by: Brett_McS at November 30, 2007 5:40 PM
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