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Britain
British Woman Jailed For Trying To Fund Terrorism
2014-11-14
[Ynet] A woman has been jugged
Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit!
in Britannia after being convicted of trying to send cash to her jihadi husband fighting in Syria. Amal El-Wahabi was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Thursday for trying to send 20,000 euros (nearly $16,000) to her husband in cash.

He had traveled to Syria in July to join Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
turbans.

Judge Nicholas Hilliard said he was satisfied that El-Wahabi knew her husband was engaged in violent extremism and knew that the cash she was sending would be used for that purpose. The plan failed after officials found the cash hidden in the underwear of a friend who had agreed to take the money on a flight to Turkey. The friend was cleared of wrongdoing.
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  I thought those boyz got paid to become jihadis. Maybe the contributions from Qatar and Turkey have fallen off. Or maybe they're blowing through more cash than anticipated in their siege of Kobani. Either way, paying $16,000 to go and fight somebody else's war seems a bit on the stupid side.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2014-11-14 11:29  

#1  The friend was cleared of wrongdoing

Translation: The friend squealed.
Posted by: Pappy   2014-11-14 11:01  

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