Apparently the Qazi brothers’ jihad has not ended with their arrest and imprisonment; they still find suitable objects for the divine wrath in federal marshals. This recalls the similar ferocity of some other imprisoned jihadis, including some of those imprisoned at Guantanamo and Naser Abdo, the would-be second Fort Hood jihad mass murderer.
“Accused terrorist brothers face new charge,” by Robert Nolin, Sun Sentinel, May 9, 2014:
Two Oakland Park brothers, already accused of plotting to blow up famous New York landmarks, now face additional, less dramatic, charges: attacking federal marshals, a prosecutor said Friday at a hearing in Miami federal court.
The latest twist cost one of the brothers his attorney, and will indefinitely delay the trial of Sheheryar Alam Qazi and Raees Alam Qazi, which was originally set for November. It also stirred the judge to demand increased security in court.
The assault accusation resulted in the brothers, bearded and garbed in tan jumpsuits, remaining shackled at the waist while at the defense table. Heightened security was also in effect, with a dozen armed marshals standing guard in the courtroom.
“We are bringing additional charges … as a result of the incident on April 8,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Gilbert told U.S District Judge Robert Scola.
On that date, according to court documents, the brothers “allegedly assaulted two deputy United States marshals” at a secure facility in Miami-Dade County. Officials would release no further details on the accusation because a federal grand jury is investigating the matter.
Present during the episode was Ronald Chapman, the West Palm Beach attorney for Sheheryar Qazi. Because he witnessed the alleged assault, Chapman has been subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury. He may also testify against his client at trial.
Forced into such an unusual position, Chapman withdrew from the case Friday.
“I now think that there is a conflict, and Mr. Qazi thinks there is a conflict,” Chapman told the judge. “I don’t think I can represent him.”
Scola immediately appointed William Barzee, a Miami defense attorney, as Sheheryar Qazi’s new lawyer.
Given the voluminous amount of evidence in the case, much of it secret and the result of government wiretaps, Barzee will need time to catch up. He also needs to undergo a government check for clearance to review classified material. That could take two weeks or two months, he said.
So Scola postponed until a later date the Qazis’ scheduled Nov. 3 trial. “I would like Mr. Barzee to start getting familiar with the case” he said.
Scola also called before him Amos Rojas, U.S. marshal for the Southern District of Florida, to promise he would provide adequate courtroom security, even if it means using secretly placed marshals.
“I would like some assurances from you that you will take serious measures, that everyone in the court is safe,” the judge said.
“Yes sir,” replied Rojas.
The original charges against the Qazi brothers, however, depict them as more bumbling than dangerous.
In 2011, the charges state, Raees Qazi, not yet 20, attempted to build a bomb out of Christmas lights, batteries, peroxide and a remote-controlled toy car. He was unsuccessful.
He also traveled to New York City to scout out possible bombing targets, including Times Square, Wall Street and various theaters. He used a bike on the recon mission, but ran out of money and had to return to South Florida by bus.
Sheheryar Qazi, 30, is charged with providing logistical and financial support for the plot, such as paying his younger brother’s bus fare home.
The men were caught through secret government recordings, prosecutors have said.
The pair were indicted in December 2012 on charges of conspiring to detonate a weapon of mass destruction and providing material support to terrorists. They have been jailed without bond since….
richard Sherman says
Typical Muslims following the example of the sociopath Muhammad who PERSONALLY DECAPITATED 900 UNARMED JEWS…
Conservative Mark says
The thing to do would be to skip the trial and give them a lobotomy and let them go. Otherwise these dipshits are going to cost us too much time and money. Perhaps after a lobotomy they could be Obama’s manwhores.
Bettina says
Off-topic — but not really…
Dhimmi Kerry now blames poverty for the kidnapping of the Christian high-school girls! You gotta see this on Hannity, where it started with a debate between Pam Geller and some dude, then moved to Kerry’s speech about relieving poverty there, and how it’s people like Boko Haram who recruit and brainwash children. Hannity said, does this mean we need to send them money?
Dumb Bitter Clinger says
Nigeria is an OPEC member, with an annual oil trade of about $100 billion USD.
I’m sure the evil colonialist USA must provide more dollars. Unfortunately I don’t have any college professors or NYT editors handy to come up with a rationale.
duh_swami says
I’m disappointed in Kelly, Hannity and O’Reilly for talking out of both sides of their mouths about Islam/sharia etc, at the same time.
They describe the problem but make sure you know that only ‘radicals’ are responsible and those radicals have hijacked the religion( Hannity actually said that last night…UGGG)….
Bettina says
You’re right, Swami —
Well educated now by JW to notice this type of media minimizing and deflection, hearing both Hannity and Kelly convert the truth about islam into “radical islam,” and blaming only “islamic radicals” really stuck in my craw.
I think that, under it all, Fox News realize how incendiary it would be to sweepingly accuse one religion, among all others, of be evil thru and thru. It would be taken as religio-political scapegoating, reminiscent of anti-Semitism, every country in turn having a whack at it.
Denouncing islam for the evil it preaches, in word and deed, is much too much for any media to risk, so they neatly sidestep the storm and paddle in safer waters. I guess we’re lucky that at least Fox dares to mention that these evil terrorists are in fact (radical) muslims or (radical) islamists, right? At least there’s a partial truth in this.
For the foreseeable future, enlightened Watchers everywhere will remain the only ones to know and speak the truth, and reveal it in their contacts with the world.
duh_swami says
I’m disappointed in Megyn, Hannity and Oreilly for talking out of both sides of their mouths about Islam at the same time. Hannity actually said, that ‘radicals’ hijacked the religion…They always make sure you know that jihadists/terrorists are ‘radicals’, and don’t represent Islam and the pious moderates that don’t exist either.
Jay Boo says
Hillary did an interview with Diane Sawyer where she tried to artificially insert her self-righteous contempt at the Nigerian government’s incompetence in order to hide her gross lack of criticism of Islamic doctrine.
It was like a repeat of Benghazi and the film is to blame technique.
Hillary, a shameless TREASONOUS TRAITER to her own country.
Joeb says
It must have been the Federal Marshals’ foreign policy that enraged them…
duh_swami says
HMMM, my comment to Betinna above, has disappeared, or never appeared…maybe later.
In the institution, they know how to deal with people who assault the staff…PC is in effect before the assault, and PC is in effect after the assault. But during the assault, PC is suspended. Staff is not there to get beat up, and cannot afford to lose.
These bro’s should be separated in jail and in court. Why they need all that muscle to handle two chained up punks is a mystery to me.
A dozen armed Marshals are not going to open fire on anyone, and in a fight, they would just get in each others way.
dumbledoresarmy says
I would suggest fewer Marshals, and instead, four cops from the Dog Squad, each with his dog – and let those four dogs be the biggest and blackest dogs that can be got.
Mohammedans believe, as per something the Hadith say that Mohammed said, that “the black dog is Satan”.
Well, use psy-ops and scare the sh*t out of them.
duh_swami says
Testing…two posts didn’t appear…
Bettina says
Swami, I hope you see now that your 3 posts showed up here…