THE DAILY BLADE: We Fight Them Over There So We Don’t Have To Fight Them Over Here?: Part XII
Chicago-born Zubair Ahmed and his naturalized American cousin Khaleel Ahmed, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, were sentenced to prison, reports The Associated Press:
U.S. District Judge James Carr sentenced [Zubair] Ahmed, of suburban North Chicago, to 10 years, and his cousin, Khaleel Ahmed, of Chicago, to eight years, four months. …
Prosecutors said that the men were in their early 20s when they traveled to Egypt in 2004 with plans to kill U.S. troops, but that they were stopped and returned to the U.S. by Zubair Ahmed's father, who had found out about their plans. Investigators said the cousins wanted to go to Pakistan but did not have a concrete plan.
After returning home, they became involved with three men from the Toledo area who were convicted in 2008 of recruiting terrorists and raising money to fund their plans to wage a holy war against U.S. troops. …
Prosecutors said that Marwan El-Hindi, of Toledo, recruited the cousins in 2004 to join his cell there and that they all met at a Muslim convention in Cleveland with a former U.S. military man who worked undercover and helped foil the plot.
Zubair Ahmed told the court that he “was caught up with the fervor of world events," adding that “at that time, I was looking at U.S. troops as my enemy" and couldn’t reconcile being both a Muslim and U.S. citizen.
There’s Something About Harry
The symptoms of Alzheimer's can be subtle at first, and include conflating the past and the present; forgetfulness; cognitive and behavioral symptoms that interfere with work or social activities; impaired ability to acquire and remember new information; inability to manage finances; and inability to find things in direct view despite good acuity. Harry Reid, call your doctor!
In Memoriam
George Steinbrenner (AKA “The Boss”), July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010
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