Yessssss! This is huge - this is the landmark case folks...this is homegrown terrorism getting it up the ass. The three Toledo, Ohio men accused of conspiring to commit terrorist attacks on U.S. military personnel abroad were convicted and found guilty yesterday and could be sentenced to life in prison.
Here's some of the details from the Toledo Blade article:
I asked the question over at another blog why this crime could not be punishable by death but haven't gotten an answer back yet but the fact that these asshats can spend the rest of their days sitting in a cell and reading about their pediophile prophet is fine by me.
The reason this is a significant case is because these chumps are American citizens. Sure, they are of Middle Eastern descent and they have the clownish muslim names but they are U.S. citizens and hopefully this message is sounded loud across the country that U.S. citizens engaging in terrorist planning or attacks will be charged aggressively and either put away for life or put to death.
Here's some of the details from the Toledo Blade article:
Mohammad Amawi, Marwan El-Hindi, and Wassim Mazloum were found guilty by a jury in U.S. District Court in Toledo of conspiring to plan attacks to kill or injure U.S. troops in Iraq and other countries - a crime that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison - and providing materials and support to terrorists.A sentencing date has not been scheduled.
While it was not the first time that multiple defendants accused of terrorist acts were convicted of all counts in a jury trial, it was the first successful prosecution of defendants on the charge of distributing information about the making and use of an explosive device, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman said.
I asked the question over at another blog why this crime could not be punishable by death but haven't gotten an answer back yet but the fact that these asshats can spend the rest of their days sitting in a cell and reading about their pediophile prophet is fine by me.
The reason this is a significant case is because these chumps are American citizens. Sure, they are of Middle Eastern descent and they have the clownish muslim names but they are U.S. citizens and hopefully this message is sounded loud across the country that U.S. citizens engaging in terrorist planning or attacks will be charged aggressively and either put away for life or put to death.
3 guilty in plot to kill troops; Toledo verdict hailed as 1st on 'home-grown' terrorism cell
The convictions yesterday of three local men of Middle Eastern descent for terrorist-related crimes is being hailed by the federal government as a landmark victory in the war on terrorism.
While it was not the first time that multiple defendants accused of terrorist acts were convicted of all counts in a jury trial, it was the first successful prosecution of defendants on the charge of distributing information about the making and use of an explosive device, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman said.Dean Boyd, the spokesman, said the Toledo case was the first "home-grown" terror cell convictions for plots against U.S. soldiers in the Middle East.
"With radical extremists in our midst, the FBI works day and night with our law enforcement and intelligence partners to pursue suspected terrorists and their supporters," he said.The jury of six men and six women reached its decision after 2 1/2 days of deliberations.They were given the case Tuesday night after listening to three days of closing arguments.
None of the jurors could be reached last night for comment.
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