Posted on 04/30/2010 10:05:51 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy
Two New York men have been arrested and charged with trying to help Al Qaeda terrorists, NBCNewYork.com has learned. An official announcement on these latest terror arrests in New York is expected later Friday.
Law enforcement officials said there is no specific threat to the city and that the case centers more on the men's efforts to assist the terror network overseas. These terror related-arrests come just months after the FBI and NYPD arrested three men in the so-called Zazi subway terror plot.
A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara declined to comment saying any announcement would come later Friday. FBI and NYPD spokesmen also declined comment.
One source said both men hold U.S. citizenship and that of another country. Both had recently traveled overseas. Sources said the men were seeking to provide financial support to terrorists. Investigators said the men had traveled overseas numerous times in connection with this case.
The specific charges are unclear but could include providing material support for terror.
Lone nuts
Does not reflect on Islam
This is not terrorism
yadda yadda yadda
"Both had recently traveled overseas"
“no ties to terrorism”, lol
Dual citizenship in the US is not really a recognized concept but our State Department has conceded the issue.
Ayers and Obama were caught ?
Oh... No. False alarm.
That makes this an act of treason (aid and comfort to the enemy in a time of war). Try, convict, execute.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. Gotcher sub-continental Indian US attorney going after the arab/islamic yutes.
The charging, trying, and executing thing for treason thing, I mean.
Is this the student in the train station with Cyanide???
One source said both men hold U.S. citizenship and that of another country
Dual citizenship in the US is not really a recognized concept but our State Department has conceded the issue
Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. The Congress shall have power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
The Constitution defines treason as specific acts, namely “levying War against [the United States], or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.”...In Ex Parte Bollman (1807), the Supreme Court ruled that “there must be an actual assembling of men, for the treasonable purpose, to constitute a levying of war”.
...Section 3 also requires the testimony of two different witnesses on the same overt act, or a confession by the accused in open court, to convict for treason. This rule was derived from an older English statute, the Treason Act 1695. In Cramer v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that “every act, movement, deed, and word of the defendant charged to constitute treason must be supported by the testimony of two witnesses.” In Haupt v. United States, however, the Supreme Court found that two witnesses are not required to prove intent; nor are two witnesses required to prove that an overt act is treasonable. The two witnesses, according to the decision, are required to prove only that the overt act occurred (eyewitnesses and federal agents investigating the crime, for example).
"New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said investigators quickly ruled out the possibility the man could be a terrorist."
So there ya go. A quart container of cyanide, mind you.
Is one of them named Obama??? ;)
Glad they were caught. I bet if I listed 5 countries I could name in that list the one they hold dual citizenship with!!!
A QUART of cyanide, and the man is NOT a terrorist? That’s insane (off to search for that article as I missed it somehow)...
Barack and Michelle?
Sorry, LR, I should have posted the link: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jPZEvnWguIceYbvPNuoGt6JljXFwD9FDFTCO2
Bloomberg and Obama?
NO PROBLEM! Thanks for the link. I found an article at NYDailyNews. Can’t find anything posted here at FR though. I might start a thread on that. I am NOT buying the “suicide” claim AT ALL, personally...
NEW YORK - Two New York men have been charged with providing material support to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, prosecutors said Friday.
Wesam El-Hanafi and Sabirhan Hasanoff were accused of agreeing "to provide al-Qaida with, among other things, computer advice and assistance, services, and currency, knowing that al-Qaida had engaged and was engaging in terrorist activity," the federal indictment said.
The two were arrested overseas and recently brought back.
Dual citizens were arrested in Middle East, brought back to U.S.
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