December 22nd 2008
Trying Terrorists In Our Courts
T
errorist POWs don’t deserve trials in US courts when they’re caught trying to kill our troops or destroy our country, but terrorists who are American citizens and resident aliens certainly do have the right, and we saw today that our courts can do the job:
Five Muslim immigrants accused of scheming to massacre U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix were convicted of conspiracy Monday in a case that tested the FBI’s post-Sept. 11 strategy of infiltrating and breaking up terrorist plots in their earliest stages. The men could get life in prison when they are sentenced in April.
The five, who lived in and around Philadelphia for years, were found guilty of conspiring to kill U.S. military personnel. But they were acquitted of attempted murder, after prosecutors acknowledged the men were probably months away from an attack and did not necessarily have a specific plan. Four defendants were also convicted of weapons charges. (source)
The convicted wannabe terrorists are were: Mohamed (natch!) Shnewer, a Jordanian-born cab driver; Turkish-born convenience store clerk Serdar Tatar; and brothers Dritan, Eljvir and Shain Duka, ethnic Albanians from the former Yugoslavia, who had a roofing business.
Kudos to Reuters for getting this fantastic photo of Faten Shnewer, mother of Mohamed. We the people won today. They, the outsiders, lost.
Michelle Malkin reminds us to thank Brian Morganstern, the Circuit City employee who saw a training video shot by the terrorists and notified authorities, as all good citizens would.
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December 25th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
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December 22nd, 2008 at 10:31 pm
you must realize this was never a real threat to anyone in america. This is a perfect example of a bush administration pushed story line to make the public beieve we are under some terrorist threat, that doesnt exist.
People say that you’ll die faster than without water. But we know it’s just a lie, scare your son, scare your daughter.
December 22nd, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Well TP( an accurate name,that).I see you migrated over here after getting banned at JoshuaPundit.If you wish to parade your lack of common sense and ignore what’s right in front of you in favor of mindless conspiracy theories, go right ahead…but keepin mind that you befoul the memories of every man and woman who was willing to pick up the rifle and risk their lives to give you the freedom to remain blissfully ignorant.Crawl back under the rock.********************************Laer,now that I’ve flushed TP,an interesting sidelight on this is that the Albanians were NOT us citizens, but illegal aliens who got into the US via our prous southern border. As a matter of fact out of the five convicted, I think only Turkish-born Serdar Tatar was actually a naturalized citizen.The funny thing is,if the Albanians get life, they’ll have legal residency in the US - a little confined, maybe, but definitely legal!Regards,ff
December 22nd, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Thanks, JP. Paine, you’re a disgrace to your namesake.
December 25th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
you must realize this was never a real threat to anyone in america.
Neither is global warming and theocracy in America, but that don’t stop you folks. Why should it stop us?
December 26th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Heh! It’ll be the day when the theocracy bomb goes off in the subway!