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Seattle militants investigated for possible ties to al-Qaida Additionally, federal investigators believe members of the group scouted a ranch in southern Oregon as a potential site for a terrorist training camp. About 15 of the militants visited the sagebrush-covered property near Bly, Ore., in fall 1999 to participate in target practice, and two men from Abu Hamza's mosque visited the ranch later that year, sources say. That account was supported by a relative of one of the men under investigation. The investigation comes to light as Attorney General John Ashcroft is warning that al-Qaida maintains a "hidden but active presence"...

A Panther’s Trial By Jamie Glazov The current Atlanta murder trial of Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther, is another vindication of David Horowitz’s critical assessment of Panther criminality. continue…

It was a horrible, tear-inducing experience, but one juror said she is confident justice was served when she voted to convict Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin for murdering a Fulton County sheriff's deputy and wounding another. "The defense case did not have any meat," said the Hispanic female juror, who would only identify herself by her juror number, 134. "Unless you were very biased, you could never believe the conspiracy theory. The jury went in with an open mind and was very methodical. The conspiracy theory just defied logic." Al-Amin, the former 1960s militant H. Rap Brown, was sentenced Wednesday to life...

ATLANTA (AP) - Jurors were expected to begin considering Monday a death sentence or life imprisonment for H. Rap Brown, the former 1960s black power radical found guilty of murdering a sheriff's deputy. During the weeklong penalty phase, prosecutors will urge jurors to sentence Brown, now a Muslim spiritual leader known as Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, to death. The jury deliberated for 10 hours over two days before finding Al-Amin, 58, guilty of shooting and killing Deputy Ricky Kinchen and wounding Deputy Aldranon English on a southwest Atlanta street in March 2000. Defense lawyers, who say Al-Amin was a victim of...

The jury is coming back with a verdict even as we speak. More to follow. (A quick verdict could mean bad news for H.Rap)