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Azhar Subedar is an Islamist with a busy schedule. One August day he is at a terror-related mosque in Boca Raton, Florida. The next, he is wakeboarding with someone whom the FBI alleged was a fundraiser for the Taliban. Two days later, he was at a global youth event, in Dallas, Texas, hosted by the US State Department. This past May, Subedar attended a Ramadan celebration at the White House, the invitation of which was from President Joe Biden, himself. Why would a radical Muslim be invited to an official gathering by the State Department or be allowed to step...

A number of Arabic and Pashtu interpreters at the terror-war detention center at Guantanamo Bay are under active investigation for omitting valuable intelligence from their translations of detainee interrogations, among other security breaches. This could taint some of the evidence at the "9/11 trial" in New York and proceedings against other detainees. Remarkably, the Pentagon never cleaned up the "mole infestation" at its highest-security facility after the FBI busted a Muslim spy ring at Gitmo in 2003. The 2003 probe involved at least two Arabic interpreters with high-level security clearance. Senior Airman Ahmad al-Halabi, a Syrian native, and former Army...

The usual suspects – plus one holier-than-thou world power – are calling on the U.S. military to repent for its treatment of Muslim chaplain James Yee (aka "Yousef" or "Yousif" Yee). Refresher: Yee's the Army captain who ministered to al-Qaida and Taliban detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Seven months ago, Yee was arrested on suspicion of espionage. He spent 76 days in solitary confinement; the case didn't materialize; he was convicted on lesser charges of adultery and downloading pornography. Last week, the Army Southern Command chief who oversees military operations at Guantanamo dismissed those convictions. What more do Yee and his...

The Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, but American officials later grew alarmed as evidence grew that Qatar was turning some of the weapons over to Islamic militants, according to United States officials and foreign diplomats. No evidence has emerged linking the weapons provided by the Qataris during the uprising against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi to the attack that killed four Americans at the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in September. But in the months before, the Obama administration clearly was worried about the consequences of its hidden hand...

American universities rank among the best in the world, but they also boast another, more dubious distinction: They are home to some of the world’s most radical academics. Last month, one of these select individuals, UC Berkeley professor Hatem Bazian, brought his hate-filled show to two extremist Islamic Centers in South Florida. Both of these institutions are in the process of building large-scale mosques in their respective cities. And, given that their guest had previously called for attacks on the United States, the question naturally arose: Were these institutions looking to make friends in the community or to start a holy war?Past...

One year ago, I wrote a piece exposing radical Islam within Florida Atlantic University (FAU). My goal was twofold: [1] to bring awareness concerning a growing problem within FAU [2] to push the university to take action so that this problem ceases to exist. Unfortunately, only the first part of my goal was accomplished, as FAU is continuing to allow radicals on its campus, the latest being this Saturday'S (Jan.22, 2005) return engagement of potential co-conspirator to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, Siraj Wahhaj. The Enemy Thrives at FAU In recent times, a fairly large list of...

While I was heartened to hear that USAF Senior Airman Ahmad Al Halabi, like Army Chaplain (Capt) James Yee before him, had been cleared of charges of espionage and treason, I am nevertheless still deeply disturbed by the lack of media attention given this case. Granted, the allegations made a huge splash when they first surfaced in the fall of 2003, fueled to a white hot frenzy by prosecutorial whisperings of possible death sentences. At that time, the government was happy to have us believe that the tentacled reach of Al Qaeda extended all the way to the ranks of...

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A Muslim interpreter convicted of mishandling classified documents from the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay was given a bad-conduct discharge Thursday — but won't have to spend more time behind bars. A military judge announced the sentence after a hearing in which Senior Airman Ahmad Al Halabi , 25, made an impassioned plea for leniency. He told the judge keeping the documents was a mistake and said he would never do anything to hurt the Air Force or the United States. There was no immediate reaction from Al Halabi or military prosecutors to...

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE - Travis airman Ahmad I. Al Halabi pleaded guilty Wednesday to three minor charges in what began as a high profile military espionage case, ending a yearlong effort by the government to prove that the naturalized U.S. citizen attempted to spy for his native country of Syria. Al Halabi, who once faced charges that could have resulted in the death penalty, agreed to a plea bargain that involves substantially reduced charges, admitting he was guilty of illegally taking photographs, lying to investigators and improperly handling sensitive materials. Al Halabi was expected to be sentenced to the...

U.S. Drops Charge Against Accused Spy September 22, 2004 2:50 p.m. EST By KIM CURTIS, Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO - The military on Wednesday dropped an espionage charge against a Muslim interpreter accused of spying at the camp for terror detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The development marks the third Guantanamo spy case to fall apart this year, despite vows by Attorney General John Ashcroft and military officials to prosecute the men for jeopardizing the nation's security. The charge against Senior Airman Ahmad Al Halabi was dropped in exchange for his guilty plea to four "minor infractions," said defense...

The U.S. Air Force is defending its position to prevent a senior airman from Dearborn from worshiping in a mosque as he awaits a September trial on attempted espionage charges. Ahmad Al-Halabi, who worked as a translator at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is accused of attempted spying and mishandling classified information. He was arrested in July 2003. Since May 12, he has been detained at Travis Air Force Base near Sacramento, Calif. There is no mosque on base and officials have refused to allow him to pray in one in the community. The 25-year-old Muslim maintains his innocence, but government officials...

3/26/2004 - TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Senior Airman Ahmad I. Al Halabi is escorted from the court room building here March 24 after a pretrial hearing. Air Force Circuit Judge Col. Barbara G. Brand is hearing government and defense motions in the Air Force translator's court-martial on espionage charges. The hearing, referred to as an Article 39a session, was still under way March 26. Airman Al Halabi was on temporary duty at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for nine months serving as an Arabic translator at the time of his alleged offenses. His trial is scheduled for April 27....

<p>TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A military judge refused to dismiss charges Thursday against an Air Force translator who worked at the military prison for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba. Col. Barbara Brand said dismissal of the 17 counts including espionage, lying and misconduct against Senior Airman Ahmad Al Halabi was too severe a remedy for his lawyers’ claims that the government isn’t providing them with enough information.</p>

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (Reuters) - A U.S. military judge denied a motion on Thursday to dismiss the case against a Syrian-American airman accused of spying at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo, Cuba. A civilian lawyer for Ahmad al Halabi asked a military court on Wednesday to dismiss the case because he did not have access to important documents he needs to defend his client. At a hearing at Travis Air Force Base 50 miles north of San Francisco, Military Court Judge Barbara Brand denied the request but said she would allow Halabi's defense team greater access to...

<p>TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE -- Senior Airman Ahmad Al Halabi, the 24-year-old Syrian-born translator accused of espionage at the Guantánamo Naval Base in Cuba, was arraigned Tuesday amid complaints from his attorneys that the Air Force is blocking them from representing him adequately. Al Halabi, who was arrested in July while en route from Guantánamo to his planned wedding in Syria and charged with spying, did not enter a plea Tuesday. His attorneys have said he is not guilty.</p>

Case opens for accused Guantanamo spy January 14, 2004 BY KIM CURTIS TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A court-martial opened Tuesday against an Arabic translator for the Air Force who is accused of spying at the Guantanamo Bay military prison camp. Senior Airman Ahmad I. Al Halabi, 24, is accused of trying to deliver more than 180 written and e-mail messages from Guantanamo detainees to Syria. The government says he stored the messages on his laptop and planned to carry them overseas. He also is accused of trying to deliver secret documents about prison camp operations and names and...

<p>The Syrian-born Arabic translator accused of trying to spy on the Guantanamo Bay prison was arraigned before a military judge in California yesterday.</p> <p>Air Force Senior Airman Ahmad I. al-Halabi is accused of attempting to deliver more than 180 written messages from suspected terrorists being detained at U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to an unidentified citizen of Syria. He faces life in prison if convicted.</p>

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- A court-martial opened Tuesday against an Arabic translator for the Air Force who is accused of spying at the Guantanamo Bay military prison camp. Senior Airman Ahmad I. Al Halabi, 24, is accused of trying to deliver more than 180 written and e-mail messages from Guantanamo detainees to Syria. The government says he stored the messages on his laptop and planned to carry them overseas. He also is accused of trying to deliver secret documents about prison camp operations and names and other personal information about detainees to Syria with "reason to believe...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- While some of the most serious charges against the Arabic translator accused of spying at the Guantanamo Bay have been dropped, he still faces court-martial for charges including espionage counts. Proceedings against Senior Airman Ahmad I. al-Halabi were scheduled to begin Tuesday morning at Travis Air Force Base, military officials said. U.S. Air Force officials last month dropped some of the most serious charges, but al-Halabi still faces 17 of the 30 charges filed following his arrest in July after nine months at the Cuba prison. They include espionage counts, disobeying an order, making false official...

Guantanamo chaplain charged with porn offences A Muslim chaplain who served at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay has been charged with adultery and storing pornography on a government computer. Army Captain Yousef Yee, who served at the prison camp for terror suspects, was released from pre-trial confinement after being served with the additional charges, said Raul Duany, a spokesman for US Southern Command in Miami. Adultery is a crime under the uniform code of military justice. He was arrested earlier this year in Florida and confined to the military brig in Charleston, South Carolina. Military officials brought the...