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| Prosecutors show satellite photos of al-Qaeda camp inside Pakistan | ||
| 2006-02-16 | ||
Let us all note that this camp is inside Pakistan, specifically Rawalpindi. Perv probably drives by it a couple times every day on his way to work.
Prosecutors had said previously they would seek to introduce images from Pakistan but had not disclosed the nature of those photographs. The evidence is expected to be a key part of the government's case against Hamid Hayat, 23, and his father, Umer Hayat, 48. A jury was seated Wednesday for the trial of Hamid Hayat, who is charged with supporting terrorists by attending the camp in 2003 and 2004 and then lying about it to the FBI. Opening statements were expected to begin Thursday. The government also claims Hamid Hayat planned to attack hospitals and supermarkets after he returned to the United States. Umer Hayat is charged with lying to the FBI about his son's attending the camp. His portion of the trial is to begin next week before a separate jury that was seated Tuesday. Both deny the son attended the camp and have pleaded not guilty. In their brief, prosecutors did not offer any direct evidence that he did, such as photographs or witness accounts that place him there. Rather, their case centers on statements the men made to a government informant in the United States, the men's purported videotaped confessions and the photographs they say show the actual camp. The Pakistani government has denied any of the camps exist.
Umer Hayat is charged with two counts of making false statements to FBI agents and faces eight years in prison if convicted. His son is charged with three counts of making false statements and with providing material support to terrorists. If convicted, he faces up to 31 years in prison. | ||
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #9 I suspect old Perv was told there is a SSBN in the Indian ocean with 24 missiles, each with 16 MIRVs (do I have that correct). They are ALL pointed at WakiPakiland. |
| Posted by: Brett 2006-02-16 18:37 |
| #8 it just makes no sense to release a 50 something from jail with no skills and no motivation but vengence. You're assuming he lives through those 31 years. I know a few people in prison - one was my son's roommate for several months before he got caught selling crack. That particular person would gladly do something life-threatening to a scumbag like this - he's already doing life without parole. The only threat the government can make would be to kill him, and I'm not sure that would make any difference to him. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-02-16 18:06 |
| #7 dear state dept. paras hep for us unlerened readers. |
| Posted by: RD 2006-02-16 17:49 |
| #6 31 years in prison ? What good is that ? Kill the bastard. It's cheaper, faster, and it just makes no sense to release a 50 something from jail with no skills and no motivation but vengence. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-02-16 17:11 |
| #5 Been saving that one up State? |
| Posted by: 6 2006-02-16 17:05 |
| #4 Let's face it: the only reason we're making nice with Perv and the Saudis at the moment is that we've got too much to do already. Better to pay off Perv and keep those Islamic atom bombs under wraps. And that is exactly why we can't allow a Persian bomb -- we are paying too much already and the Persians are crazy enough to use it. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-02-16 15:40 |
| #3 So many words, so much to do... |
| Posted by: John Bolton 2006-02-16 15:34 |
| #2 The American people respect the wishes of the people of Pakistan, whose leadership have adopted a policy of selective use of terrorism, as an integral component of their foreign policy. We must also respect the will of the people of Pakistan to support that policy, by harboring terrorists who advance the ends of Pakistan. The choice of the government of Pakistan to continue the "Pakistan in depth" policy framework after we lifted the embargo in September 2001, is an internal concern of that nation's people, to which we will not interfere. Americans should remember that the Musharef dictatorship delivers us a major al-Qaeda leader every 6 - 12 months, or so, from which we can proudly boast the fruits of our relationship with our ally in the war on terror. As for the campaign of Jamaat-i-Islami militants - or democratic party workers, if you prefer - against American franchise operations in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, we have to remember that Islam is a "noble faith," and that our freedom campaign will create conditions where Muslims will reject the handful of terrorists who attempt to hijack Islam - a religion of peace - and form a pro-American government in Pakistan, which will advance international peace and security for all Americans and bring prosperity to Pakistanis. In order to stay the course, we have advised the President and Congress to authorize an additional $2,000,000,000 per year in direct aid to Pakistan, and its Provinces. If that aid filters into the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan, and causes the deaths of American soldiers, we must accept those losses in the name of freedom. If George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers quake in their graves in consideration of the above, then our position is: they can go to hell. America has raised anew and our new Founding Father is Victor Davis Hanson, our beloved chief theorist for both subsidized nation building in our Muslim beneficiary states, and use of limited war tactics against the transient enemy, who will be defeated in the long run. Americans: respect the noble faith of Islam and its peace-loving adherents, and keep the tax dollars flowing. It is buying your peace and security. |
| Posted by: State Department 2006-02-16 15:20 |
| #1 Prosecutors show satellite photos of al-Qaeda camp inside Pakistan If you know what it is, and where it, is why does it still exist? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-02-16 08:25 |