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2009-03-16 Home Front: WoT

Fair jury hard to find for ~~sugar rocket smuggler~~ terror suspect

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Posted by ryuge 2009-03-16 06:47|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Some of the potential jurors discarded in the Al-Arian case expressed extreme hatred toward Muslims in their questionnaires, Bronson noted. A few said they were afraid to serve because they worried terrorists might target them if they voted to convict.

You know, like if you expressed fears of getting whacked sitting on a jury for a Mafia hit-man would be an example of extreme hatred towards Catholics.

Posted by DepotGuy 2009-03-16 08:59|| 2009-03-16 08:59|| Front Page Top

#2 In the portrait that has emerged from the defense, Megahed and Mohamed were college buddies on a road trip to visit beaches with homemade fireworks, or "sugar rockets," to celebrate Mohamed's birthday. The defense says they were stopped by racist deputies who saw Arabic letters on a book and concluded the men were terrorists. Megahed maintains he was unaware of Mohamed's terrorist support.

Yeah, that theory should go over real big with a jury in South Carolina...

Posted by tu3031 2009-03-16 13:44|| 2009-03-16 13:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Megahed

Yes.
I know.
But it's still Rantburg.

Posted by Shipman 2009-03-16 13:54|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2009-03-16 13:54|| Front Page Top

#4 What's 'innocent' about a pipe bomb? Depends on your definition of "pipe bomb". The How pig were the PVC pipes? The stuff they filled the PVC with won't go BOOM. It's very near to what we used to make our home-made rockets with. We just used powdered sugar instead of corn syrup. I'd be very interested to find out what is in the "stump remover". Potassium nitrate?

Posted by Deacon Blues 2009-03-16 17:32|| 2009-03-16 17:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Pick me, Allah Akbar!!!! I want to be a juror for that poor misunderstood muzzie brother. Please be Allah if he pick me!!!!

Posted by 49 Pan 2009-03-16 17:44|| 2009-03-16 17:44|| Front Page Top

#6 "stump remover" = Potassium nitrate

JihadWatch
TAMPA - A laptop computer deputies found when they pulled over two University of South Florida students in South Carolina contained a video made by one of the men showing how to use a toy to detonate a bomb remotely, a federal prosecutor said Friday.

On that video, the student, Ahmed Mohamed, said the detonator could 'save one who wants to be a martyr for another day, another battle,' Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Hoffer said.

The prosecutor said that video was posted by Mohamed on YouTube, a popular Web site. Also on the laptop were 'jihadi' images and footage of rockets used by Hamas, Hoffer said.
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In the trunk, deputies found four small sections of PVC pipe, at least three of which were stuffed with a 'potassium nitrate explosive mixture' of potassium nitrate, Karo syrup and kitty litter, Hoffer said. He said the kitty litter served as a binder to keep the substance from coming out of the pipes, which were not capped.

Investigators also found a container of gasoline, 20 feet of safety fuse and an electric drill, which Hoffer said could be used to drill holes in the pipe so fuses could be attached.

Posted by ed 2009-03-16 18:06|| 2009-03-16 18:06|| Front Page Top

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