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| Arrested Deaborn men may be terrorist supporters |
| 2005-06-17 |
| A local father and son have been convicted on fraud charges, but documents obtained by Local 4 suggest that the two may have been encouraging terrorist activity. Ahmad and Musa Jebril , of Dearborn, were convicted of 42 counts, including fraud and conspiracy. Their attorneys have asked for a lenient sentence, but prosecutors said the men do not deserve a break. A 10-page document suggested that the men were encouraging anti-American training for a holy war, the station reported. On Nov. 13, 1995, four Americans, including Jim Allen, of Michigan, were killed when a car bomb exploded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A short time after the bombing, CNN received a fax that praised the attack. Federal agents said the fax was sent from the Jebrils' Dearborn home, Local 4 reported. Authorities said they also seized a family photo album from the home showing Ahmad Jebril as a teenager, dressed as a mujahid, or fighter of a Muslim holy war. According to a memo, agents also found in the home a framed emblem of Hamas, a known terrorist organization, the station reported. Federal agents said Ahmad Jebril, with his father's permission, would teach radical Islamic classes in the living room of the home. Ahmad Jebril is also accused of operating an anti-American Web site urging a holy war, the station reported. Attorney Richard Lustig, who represents Ahmad Jebril, believes his client is being targeted. "I'm taken aback by the personal conduct that's going in this case against my client and his father, and especially the letter," said Lustig. The Jebrils have not been prosecuted for any terror-related charges and were not believed to have played a role in the Saudi bombing. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #5 We're a long way from those standards, unless you can make them squeal. How many people saw the fax? How many saw the website? It just takes two witnesses to either act, just as in the text you quoted. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-06-17 14:42 |
| #4 Bet you these guys were going to "never surrender" either. Pussies. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-06-17 12:34 |
| #3 Faxing nasty boomer rants from home? Jihadi web sites? Sounds like a family of many talented members including jihadi fraudsters and would-be rocket scientists! Convicted just in time for Father's Day as the two in California were charged! Good week's work I'd say. |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-06-17 12:29 |
| #2 "No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court." We're a long way from those standards, unless you can make them squeal. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-06-17 12:24 |
| #1 A short time after the bombing, CNN received a fax that praised the attack. Federal agents said the fax was sent from the Jebrils' Dearborn home, Local 4 reported... Ahmad Jebril is also accused of operating an anti-American Web site urging a holy war, the station reported. Hello? Aid-and-comfort? Helloooo? Federal prosecutors? Treason mean anything to you? It's in that little-read appendix to US law called the Constitution; you may have heard about it. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-06-17 12:20 |