Terror Suspect In Houston Tells Court He Will Be A Good Boy, Judge Believes Him

Good grief. Well, it is a fact that convicted terrorist, Kobie Diallo Williams, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison the other day by a Houston judge but the exchange of apologies and messages from the bench are startling to me - as we see a District Court Judge buy into the lies. It's a matter of fact that radical islamists lie - it is part of their "bible", part of their operating manual to lie. So, from the article at the Houston Chronicle, let's look at how this Judge bought the lie...hook, line and sinker.

First, here's the "apology" from radical islamic terrorist Williams:

Williams, 36, said Friday that he will be more careful about choosing his friends. He will refocus on peaceful activities, he said, and he hopes to help Muslim youths who might be misguided like he was.
“I realize that what I said and did was very impulsive, reactive and uncalled for,” Williams told the judge, invoking God in his comments and quoting from the Bible.

Williams even went so far as to carry the lie an extra mile by claiming he will help muslim youth after he gets out of prison. Yeah right.

So how did District Court Judge, Ewing Werlein, respond to all of this theater? Take a look:

The judge said he was impressed with Williams' support from family and friends and letters indicating how much community work he'd done for the needy before planning the military trip overseas.
Werlein, who stopped six months short of the maximum penalty of five years in prison, told Williams he is convinced that Williams will change his ways.
“I hope you won't let me down,” Werlein said.

So, there you have it, citizens of Texas...a District Court Judge "hopes" this radical islamic terrorist won't let the judge down....I guess when the guy gets out of prison and helps execute a bombing at a federal building in Houston killing 73 people, this judge can shake his head and say, "I really thought he was sincere."

Houston Taliban supporter gets 4½ years in prison

A former local college student, Kobie Diallo Williams, told a Houston federal judge Friday that while in solitary confinement for 33 months, he has reflected on his support of the Taliban and wants to apologize to his family, Muslims and the courts, promising a new focus when he is released.
Senior U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein sentenced Williams to 4½ years in prison, most of which he already has served, and a $5,000 fine. Williams pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in which he admitted to paramilitary training and donating money to the Taliban.
A former Rice University engineering technician who was enrolled at the University of Houston-Downtown in 2006 when he was charged, Williams, 36, said Friday that he will be more careful about choosing his friends. He will refocus on peaceful activities, he said, and he hopes to help Muslim youths who might be misguided like he was.
“I realize that what I said and did was very impulsive, reactive and uncalled for,” Williams told the judge, invoking God in his comments and quoting from the Bible.
Prosecutor Glenn Cook told the judge that every American has the right to peacefully disagree with the government. But, Cook said, Williams went too far by practicing paramilitary operations on camping trips in anticipation of fighting alongside the Taliban in Afghanistan and by contributing $350 to a group he understood would give the money to the Taliban, a terrorist organization.
Cook said Williams “crossed the line in practicing for a military jihad and supporting the Taliban.”
Werlein asked Williams about his plan to help the poor and young Muslim men when he gets out of prison. The judge said he was impressed with Williams' support from family and friends and letters indicating how much community work he'd done for the needy before planning the military trip overseas.
Werlein, who stopped six months short of the maximum penalty of five years in prison, told Williams he is convinced that Williams will change his ways.
“I hope you won't let me down,” Werlein said.
John Floyd, William's lawyer, said his client was incensed by the killing of civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq and fell in with the wrong crowd.
“As part of his rebirth into his religion, he strayed some,” said Floyd, who was there with a group of supporters from Williams' family.
In related cases, three other college students were charged with crimes that included possessing weapons illegally while in this country on student visas.
The government used two informants to build a case against Williams and the three other Muslim men after one of the informants told federal agents he was concerned that some of the men were preparing for armed conflict overseas. A 2005 camping trip in Willis was part of a government setup using the informants to catch the men.
Williams was charged along with Pakistani-born Adnan Mirza, a Houston Community College student at the time, who has pleaded not guilty to multiple gun, conspiracy and weapons charges. He is awaiting trial. The two other former students pleaded guilty to weapons charges and were sentenced to prison terms.