Frank Zappa had a song with the phrase "It can't happen here..." which poked fun at American mores and culture...although i doubt he would see a lot of humor in the headline today.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A father, his two sons and four other North Carolina men are accused of military-style training at home and plotting "violent jihad" through a series of terror attacks abroad, federal authorities said Monday.
Officials said the group was led by Daniel Patrick Boyd, a married 39-year-old who lived in an unassuming lakeside home in a rural area south of Raleigh, where he and his family walked their dog and operated a drywall business. But two decades ago, Boyd, who is a U.S. citizen, trained in terrorist camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan and fought against the Soviets for three years before returning to the United States.
An indictment released Monday does not detail any specific terrorist plans or targets overseas, although it claims some of the defendants traveled to Israel in 2007 with the intent of waging "violent jihad" and returned home without success.
"These charges hammer home the point that terrorists and their supporters are not confined to the remote regions of some far away land but can grow and fester right here at home," U.S. Attorney George E.B. Holding said. He would not give details of the alleged plots beyond what was in a news release and indictment.
The seven men made their first court appearances in Raleigh on Monday, charged with providing material support to terrorism. If convicted, they could face life in prison. Court documents charged that Boyd, also known as 'Saifullah,' encouraged others to engage in jihad.
Boyd's beliefs did not concur with his Raleigh-area moderate mosque, which he stopped attending and instead began meeting for Friday prayers in his home, said Holding, who did not say whether any or all the defendants met with him.
Their wives told The Associated Press in an interview at the time that the couples had U.S. roots but the United States was a country of "kafirs" — Arabic for heathens.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j34g9gaPJEUOAIczVt028baWrkaAD99N6JT00
There are many camps that are training terrorists.......why don't they close them down?
ReplyDeleteOn an absolute level, what's the difference with our armies? When will we realize that destroying the other is not the solution.
ReplyDeleteOnce again we are kept in the dark on details. It is impossible to form a definitive conclusion on anything without sufficient information. I'll say this much. If the above information is accurate...there is sufficient evidence to warrant an investigation. Belonging to that religion alone is not enough but incitement to violence and paramilitary training combined is easily enough in my book.
ReplyDeleteWar, rumors of war and small battles have always been with us and probably always will be, so, in my opinion the answer to your question is, never. Don't misunderstand me, though, I would love to see peace rein but I don't look for it to happen.
ReplyDeleteAs to the arrest of these supposed terrorist training camps...if you or I were to conduct similar training sessions, we'd be arrested as well.
It's a mad, mad, mad world we live in and sadly, the light is fading and we may never see our way out of this tunnel.
God help us all!
I;m no terrorist and I certainly do not agree with those quoted here, however, the United States is a country full of heathens. Just look around...what do you see? This country kills hundreds of thoudands of babies every year and call it legal? Something is terribly wrong with this country...it's no longer what it was, say when you and I were children.
ReplyDeleteThe madness will end, but my concern is when?
ReplyDeleteFour generations will not be enough, says the Creator in The Revelation of Arès. We need more and more people to decide to change, to become and do good. I know that sounds utopique, but there is no other solution. The other day I happened to think, hey, I would like to live in utopia. :-)
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