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Muslim Scholar Convicted of Urging Holy War
By MATTHEW BARAKAT

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (April 26) - An Islamic scholar who prosecutors said enjoyed
"rock star" status among a group of young Muslim men in Virginia was
convicted Tuesday of exhorting his followers in the days after Sept. 11 to
join the Taliban and fight U.S. troops.

The convictions against Ali al-Timimi, 41, carry a mandatory minimum
sentence of life in prison without parole. But the judge left open the
possibility that she will toss out some of the counts.

The jury reached its verdict after seven days of deliberations and convicted
al-Timimi of all 10 counts.

Prosecutors said the defendant - a native U.S. citizen who has an
international following in some Muslim circles - wielded enormous influence
among a group of young Muslim men in northern Virginia who played paintball
games in 2000 and 2001 as a means of training for holy war around the globe.

Five days after Sept. 11, al-Timimi addressed a small group of his followers
in a secret meeting and warned that the attacks were a harbinger of a final
apocalyptic battle between Muslims and non-believers. He said they were
required as Muslims to defend the Taliban from a looming U.S. invasion,
according to the government.

While nobody ever joined the Taliban, four of the defendant's followers
subsequently traveled to Pakistan in late September 2001 and trained with a
militant group called Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Three of them testified that their intention had been to use the training
they received from the group to join the Taliban and fight in Afghanistan,
and that it was al-Timimi's speech that inspired them to do so.

The evidence included a 2003 e-mail in which al-Timimi described the
Columbia shuttle disaster as "a good omen" that "Western supremacy
(especially that of America) that began 500 years ago is coming to an end,
God willing."

"By his treasonous criminal acts, he has proven himself to be a kingpin of
hate against America," U.S. Attorney Paul McNulty said in a statement. "He
not only wanted Americans to die, he recruited others to his cause at a time
when our country was mourning the loss of more than 3,000 people who were
murdered in a heinous act of terrorism."

The three followers who testified against al-Timimi have all struck plea
bargains, and the defense contended they were lying in the hopes that
prosecutors will reduce their sentences.

Al-Timimi's lawyers also disputed the notion that the men were his followers
and contended that he merely suggested migration to a Muslim nation because
it might be difficult to practice Islam in the U.S. after Sept. 11.

Finally, the defense contended the prosecution of al-Timimi was an assault
on his religious and free-speech rights.

Al-Timini was convicted of charges including soliciting others to levy war
against the United States and inducing others to use firearms in violation
of federal law. The firearms convictions require mandatory life
imprisonment.

Defense lawyer Edward MacMahon said, "Obviously we're disappointed in the
verdict. We'll file a motion to set aside the verdict and to request a new
trial."

Judge Leonie Brinkema agreed to allow al-Timimi to remain free on bond
pending his sentencing in July. Prosecutors had argued that federal law
required the judge to immediately revoke bond when convicted of such serious
charges, but Brinkema said the law allows her discretion "when there is a
reasonable basis for reversal" of the convictions on some counts.

Al-Timimi last year obtained a Ph.D. in computational biology from George
Mason University after completing a doctoral dissertation related to cancer
research.

He becomes the 10th person convicted in the government's prosecution of what
it called a "Virginia jihad network." Two were acquitted.

"Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick" <Buzcutt454@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Muslim Scholar Convicted of Urging Holy War

> By MATTHEW BARAKAT

<snip>

Now we get to deal with the bombings, kidnappings and the rest of the usual
BS his flock will pull trying to get him freed or avenging his
incarceration, while he rots in prison, still preaching mass murder.

He should ride the needle.

"XXX" <spam@spam.org> wrote in message
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> Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:
> > a load of utmost bullshit
>
> How about talking scuba?

Or you could fuck off and die.

Welcome to Rec.scuba, asshole.


--
If Ward Churchill can be a college professor, what's David Duke waiting
for? - Coulter

Go Osama, go! Wipe off these morons from the earth.

Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:

> "XXX" <spam@spam.org> wrote in message
> news:d4psqs$k70$1@phys-news1.kolumbus.fi...
>
>>Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:
>> > a load of utmost bullshit
>>
>>How about talking scuba?
>
>
> Or you could fuck off and die.
>
> Welcome to Rec.scuba, asshole.
>
>
> --
> If Ward Churchill can be a college professor, what's David Duke waiting
> for? - Coulter
>
>

--
If Ward Churchill can be a college professor, what's David Duke waiting
for? - Coulter

"XXX" <spam@spam.org> wrote in message
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> Go Osama, go! Wipe off these morons from the earth.
>
> Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:
>
> > "XXX" <spam@spam.org> wrote in message
> > news:d4psqs$k70$1@phys-news1.kolumbus.fi...
> >
> >>Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:
> >> > a load of utmost bullshit
> >>
> >>How about talking scuba?
> >
> >
> > Or you could fuck off and die.
> >
> > Welcome to Rec.scuba, asshole.

How's Osama doing so far?

A wet behind the ears rookie top poster.

Come back after puberty, kid.

"XXX" <spam@spam.org> wrote in message
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> Go Osama, go! Wipe off these morons from the earth.

How about talking scuba, asshole.

Dennis
>
> Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:
>
> > "XXX" <spam@spam.org> wrote in message
> > news:d4psqs$k70$1@phys-news1.kolumbus.fi...
> >
> >>Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:
> >> > a load of utmost bullshit
> >>
> >>How about talking scuba?
> >
> >
> > Or you could fuck off and die.
> >
> > Welcome to Rec.scuba, asshole.
> >
> >
> > --
> > If Ward Churchill can be a college professor, what's David Duke waiting
> > for? - Coulter
> >
> >

"XXX" <spam@spam.org> wrote in message
news:d4psqs$k70$1@phys-news1.kolumbus.fi...
> Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick wrote:
> > a load of utmost bullshit
>
> How about talking scuba?

Feel free. What part of scuba would you like to discuss?
Start a thread. If its worthy, folks will join in.
If its not, it'll be ignored.

Dennis

"XXX" <spam@spam.org> wrote in message
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> Go Osama, go! Wipe off these morons from the earth.

Yeah, I guess there isnt much in FInland worth conquering...

Scott wrote:

> "XXX" <spam@spam.org> wrote in message
> news:d4pur7$k70$2@phys-news1.kolumbus.fi...
>
>
>>Go Osama, go! Wipe off these morons from the earth.
>
>
> Yeah, I guess there isnt much in FInland worth conquering...

At the age of 19 I thought different

Matthias

"Matthias Voss" <spammat.voss@gmx.de> wrote in message
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> Scott wrote:
>
> > "XXX" <spam@spam.org> wrote in message
> > news:d4pur7$k70$2@phys-news1.kolumbus.fi...
> >
> >
> >>Go Osama, go! Wipe off these morons from the earth.
> >
> >
> > Yeah, I guess there isnt much in FInland worth conquering...
>
> At the age of 19 I thought different

<cough>

> Matthias