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Great White North
Terror plot suspect rambles against Canadian court
2013-04-24
A man accused of plotting with al-Qaeda members in Iran to derail a train in Canada gave a rambling statement in a Toronto court Wednesday and appeared to be saying he does not recognize its jurisdiction.
That's nice dear. You sit over there not recognizing it, and when you've been convicted, you go on not recognizing the Canadian prison they send you to, the one with country music piped into every cell. Hopefully you've finished your research, and can therefore devote your spare time to writing it up for publication -- otherwise you will have a lifetime to regret having wasted your life in every possible way.
Law enforcement officials in the U.S. said the target was a train that runs between New York City and Canada. Canadian investigators say Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, received guidance from members of al-Qaeda in Iran. Iranian government officials have said the government had nothing to do with the plot.

"My comment is the following because all of those conclusions were taken out based on criminal code and all of us know that this criminal code is not a holy book," Esseghaier said at the hearing Wednesday. "We cannot rely on the conclusions taken out from these judgments."

The judge told him to "save that for another court," and take the advice of his lawyers. He was given a May 23 court date.

Charges against the two men in Canada include conspiring to carry out an attack and murder people in association with a terrorist group. Police - tipped off by an imam worried by the behavior of one of the suspects - said it was the first known attack planned by al-Qaeda in Canada. The two could be sentenced to life in prison if convicte
Posted by:tipper

#2  I'm going to take a trip in that old gospel ship
I'm going far beyond the sky
I'm gonna shout and sing till the heavens ring
When I bid this world good-bye
Posted by: abu do you love   2013-04-24 23:29  

#1  C'mon, TW, what did country music ever do to you? How about, instead, they play Christian gospel 24/7?

Just a thought.
Posted by: USN,Ret,   2013-04-24 23:07  

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