Indictment: 3 plotted to kill U.S. soldiers

AP ^ | Tuesday, February 21, 2006

[presidio9]

A federal grand jury has indicted three Ohio men on terrorism charges alleging they plotted to kill U.S. and coalition military personnel in Iraq and other countries.

The three men were arrested over the weekend and were to be arraigned in federal courts in Cleveland and Toledo on Tuesday afternoon, said Assistant U.S. Attorney David Bauer.

According to the indictment unsealed Monday, the three suspects recruited others to train for a violent holy war against the United States and its allies in Iraq.

The indictment says they traveled together to a shooting range to practice shooting guns and studied how to make explosives.

The indictment alleges that one of the men, Mohammad Zaki Amawi, twice threatened to kill or inflict bodily harm against President Bush while speaking with others.

Prosecutors say the plot began in November 2004.

Amawi is a citizen of Jordan and the U.S.

The others are Marwan Othman El-Hindi, a U.S. citizen born in Jordan; and Wassim I. Mazloum, who came to the U.S. from Lebanon in 2000.

[Peach]

Press conference at 1:30.

[Rakkasan1]

Move-on members or Code pinkos?

[CFC__VRWC]

The ACLU is already preparing their response, decrying the violation of the suspects' civil rights.

[eureka!]

Here's the indictment: http://www.toledo11.com/documents/indictment.pdf

[presidio9]

Having seen the other press reports, would it kill the MSM to note that the three men were Muslim immigrants from Jordan, Jordan, and Lebanon?

[wideawake]

I'm going to guess the latter, since MoveOn raises money to pay its directors lavishly, while Code Pink gives the money it raises directly to terrorists.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

They can be anywhere, PING!!

[ken5050]

If there's a live tread, can you please ping me?..thanks..

[oldleft]

[ken5050]

I will wager anyone, any amount, that the first question asked will be if the information was discovered WITHOUT a FISA court warrant?

[justshutupandtakeit]

Yes it definitely would kill the Treason Media to point out these facts.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Also here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1582775/posts?q=1&&page=51

[CFC__VRWC]

Which Dim will be the first on TV accusing Bush of "playing politics"?

[peacebaby]

scary. Only a matter of time... .

[ken5050]

Thnaks..BTW..kewl screen name..

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

moe here:
http://counterterror.typepad.com/the_counterterrorism_blog/2006/02/new_arrests_in_.html

[o_zarkman44]

The names of the suspects are a dead give away. The enemy has announced itsself.

[yankeedame]

I just heard this story on the 1 o'clock news on Dayton radio station WHIO 1290 AM. Luckily I read about this same story here in FR! The "team coverage" report mentioned (only) once that they were from Toledo, mentioned many times they are citizen of Ohio ("Three Ohio men..", "Three men living in Ohio..." etc.), and yet not once mentioned-- or even hinted-- their names were Islamic.

Guess we're supposed to think those darn Amish are making trouble again.

[presidio9]

I just know it's that damn Buckeye Jihad group behind this.

[Peach]

I started a live thread and the mods killed it.

[Peach]

would it kill the MSM to note that the three men were Muslim immigrants from Jordan, Jordan, and Lebanon?

I didn't know that! Thanks for that information.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Amawi is a citizen of Jordan and the U.S.

Been to a Gold Star Chili of late ? everytime you do you support jordanians who know where it ends up from there !

[presidio9]

The mods are very busy today.

[Freedom is eternally right]

Shouldn't item 26 (giving the trainer access to the secure web site) be blacked out? Is this one of those "they know we know" kind of things?

[Peach]

CNN: Waiting for AG Alberto Gonzales momentarily.

[Peach]

Presser has started. One need only hear the names of the three indicted to know they are Muslims.

AG: Defendants have been living in the US and engaging in weapons training. All three have manufactured IED's.

One of them engaged in construction of timing devices and his aim, he said, was to target US assets.

[Peach]

AG: Three defendants educated themselves on how to make suicide bomb vests and plastic explosives and carried out their own training exercises. One sought mortar training and provided material support including money, computers and personnel to co-conspirators in the Middle East.

The used their business to justify travel to Iraq and a dummy corporation to raise $$ for jihad.

Downloaded a web site on how to use suicide bomb vests and passe dinformation on to another individual.

One of them also threatened bodily harm against the President of the United States. Life sentences possible.

[Peach]

See my comments below for a partial transcript.

[Peach]

FBI spokesperson: (John Pistole) We remain committed to protecting Americans. Enhanced intelligence capabilities have helped achieve victories to defend the country.

They will take questions at the end of the presser.

[eureka!]

Re#25 Perhaps. I would hope the DOJ knows...

[jordan8]

FBI spokesperson (John Pistole): We remain committed to protecting Americans. Enhanced intelligence capabilities have helped achieve victories to defend the country. Of course, these individuals wouldn't have been in the country and thus wouldn't have been a threat at all if it weren't for the government we're a part of pursuing a conscious policy of cultural genocide through immigration. So even though we tossed the grenade into the room in the first place you should really fall down on your knees and thank us for kicking it out the door at the last moment.

[ping jockey]

I new that Marwan fellow was trouble ever since I saw him on 24.

[presidio9]

[arthurus]

These are not Ohio men, no matter what their papers purport. They are Mohammedans currently resident in Ohio.

[blackie]

Be Ever Vigilant!

[Lurker]

I'll bet they all have moustaches and that only one if any of them is over 40.

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