Another U.S. jihadist uses the “entrapment” defense. My latest in PJ Media: Adel Daoud tried to set off a bomb outside a crowded Chicago bar in 2012, and now, according to the Chicago Tribune, he has “asked a federal judge to allow him to enter an unusual guilty plea.” He wants to enter “what’s known […]
Chicago: Muslim who plotted to set off bomb outside bar wants to plead guilty and also claim entrapment
“In his filing, Daoud’s attorney, Thomas Anthony Durkin called the Alford plea appropriate because Daoud acknowledged the strength of the evidence against him but also maintained ‘credible’ claims of entrapment.” Meanwhile, Daoud spoke about wanting to maximize the carnage: “If it’s only like five, 10 people, I’m not gonna feel that good. I wanted something […]
Illinois: Jihad terror suspect insists he is mentally competent to stand trial
Adel Daoud insists he is sane, while his lawyers are trying to consign his actions to the global outbreak of mental illness. Said his lawyer, Thomas Durkin: “Would someone please tell me how I’m supposed to counsel someone who believes you are part of the Illuminati and that I might be part of the Illuminati?” […]
Chicago jihad suspect accused of assaulting inmate over Muhammad cartoon
It has been so easy for so many in the West to miss the point of the Muhammad cartoon controversy. In the wake of the jihad attack on the AFDI/Jihad Watch Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest in Garland, Texas in May, so many people who should have known better said, “Well, you deliberately provoked […]