[Pak Daily Times] The Paleostinian-born mentor of slain al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi pleaded innocent.
No, no! Certainly not!
at the opening of his trial on terrorism charges in Jordan on Monday. Isam Muhammed Taher al Barqawi and three other Jordanian-Paleostinians, including a runaway who is being tried in absentia, are charged with recruiting Islamic fascisti in Jordan to join a "terrorist organisation" identified as the Taliban in Afghanistan. The four are also charged with attempting to harm Jordan's relations with Afghanistan. If convicted, they face 15 years in jail. The prosecution indictment said the Jordanian cell sought to help the Taliban in its "terror attacks" against US and other troops in Afghanistan. It said the four raised funds from unspecified donors in Jordan and tried to go to Afghanistan to join the "terrorist" Taliban, but that their plan failed because al Barqawi, being the prime suspect, was jugged last September. |