"Toronto 18" Terrorist Leader Pleads Guilty To Canadian Truck Bomb Plot

It looks like justice will be served in Canada as more and more convictions are coming through for the islamic jihadists who plotted terroristic truck bombings in Canada in 2006.

The group's co-leader has pleaded guilty to the charges, an excerpt here from the story at Breitbart:

An Islamic extremist who helped mastermind a terrifying plot that involved bombing downtown Toronto in an effort to cripple the country's economy and infrastructure became the fifth member of a homegrown terrorist group to be convicted when he entered a surprise guilty plea Thursday.
Zakaria Amara, 24, his head bowed, quietly agreed to be tried by a judge alone before admitting his role in the plot, which police thwarted when they arrested 18 people in the summer of 2006.

But, let's look at some of the conversations of these shitbag terrorists that has come out in these trials:

In one intercepted conversation, a co-conspirator objected to Amara's plan to put metal chips in the bombs because that would intentionally innocent people.
At the same time, the man said, casualties "would be good because it would show that we are not afraid (to hurt or kill people)."

An initial date set for the planned bombings was Sept. 11 - the date of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. -"to teach the world to be aware of this date forever," Amara was heard saying via police intercept played for the court.

On several occasions, he is heard acknowledging that he risked a lengthy jail term but said he "wont feel sorry" if arrested as long as he had "tried his best."

It's good to finally see some punishments handed out here but one has to wonder...just how many terror cells are out there in Canada (or America, for that part) that haven't been uncovered? Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I'd say that if you plotted to kill a bunch of people by use of a truck bomb, your sentence should be death.

Toronto 18 co-leader pleads guilty in plot to truck bomb Canadian targets

An Islamic extremist who helped mastermind a terrifying plot that involved bombing downtown Toronto in an effort to cripple the country's economy and infrastructure became the fifth member of a homegrown terrorist group to be convicted when he entered a surprise guilty plea Thursday.
Zakaria Amara, 24, his head bowed, quietly agreed to be tried by a judge alone before admitting his role in the plot, which police thwarted when they arrested 18 people in the summer of 2006.

Court heard Amara played a leadership role in staging a winter camp that involved combat training and lessons in Islamic extremism, and in planning three, one-tonne vehicle bombs to be detonated in the Toronto area.
In an agreed statement of facts, Crown lawyer Ione Jaffe told court that Amara planned to rent U-Haul trucks, pack them with explosives and detonate them via remote control toward the end of 2006.
Amara, of Mississauga, Ont., wearing a white dress shirt, black vest and dress pants, green skull cap and sporting a full, trimmed beard, showed little emotion as details of the horrific plot were read out.
One truck-bombing target was the Toronto Stock Exchange. The aim, according to a co-conspirator, was "to affect the economy, make it lose half a trillion dollars and close the exchange for days."
The other targets were the headquarters of Canada's spy agency on Toronto's busy Front Street and an unidentified military base in the area.
In one intercepted conversation, a co-conspirator objected to Amara's plan to put metal chips in the bombs because that would intentionally innocent people.
At the same time, the man said, casualties "would be good because it would show that we are not afraid (to hurt or kill people)."
Amara, who was married with one child at the time, planned to flee to Pakistan shortly after the blast and then move onto Afghanistan.
An initial date set for the planned bombings was Sept. 11 - the date of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. -"to teach the world to be aware of this date forever," Amara was heard saying via police intercept played for the court.
Police, who had been keeping close tabs on Amara in 2005 and 2006, found he used a public library computer to conduct searches on bomb- making and the chemicals needed for explosives. A search of his home also turned up a bomb-making manual, circuit boards, and a device that could trigger an explosion via a cellphone.
His personal computer also had recordings of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and other jihad materials.
Through a police agent, Amara attempted to buy large quantities of ammonium nitrate - commonly used in fertilizer - and other chemicals to build the bombs, court heard.
On several occasions, he is heard acknowledging that he risked a lengthy jail term but said he "wont feel sorry" if arrested as long as he had "tried his best."
Amara pleaded guilty to two counts - knowingly participating in a terrorist group and intending to cause an explosion that could kill people or damage property for the benefit of a terrorist group.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Bruce Durno entered convictions against Amara before proceeding to sentencing.
Amara was among 18 people arrested in a plot to cause bloodshed and panic in Canada, including bombing RCMP headquarters and nuclear-power plants and attacking Parliament.
The arrests made international headlines when police swooped down on the so-called Toronto 18 in the summer of 2006.
Four of the group members, including Amara, have pleaded guilty and one was convicted after a trial.
Charges were stayed or dropped against seven people and six men still face trial.
Last Friday, Ali Dirie was sentenced to seven years after pleading guilty to taking part in the homegrown terrorist group. The 26-year- old's sentence amounts to two years after time served is factored.
In September, Saad Gaya, 21, pleaded guilty to intending to cause an explosion for the benefit of a terrorist group and is to be sentenced next month.
Gaya and Saad Khalid were arrested while unloading bags labelled "ammonium nitrate" from a truck driven by an undercover police officer.
Khalid, 23, pleaded guilty in May and was handed a 14-year prison sentence. He was given seven years credit for pre-trial custody and can apply for parole after less than 2 1/2 years.
Last year, a judge found Nishanthan Yogakrishnan, 21, guilty of participating in, and contributing to, a terrorist group and was sentenced in May to 2 1/2 years before being released because of time served.