Pakistan to Charge Americans With Terrorism
Govt Seeks Life Sentences Against Them
Pakistani police announced today that they plan to seek charges of terrorism against the five Americans arrested earlier this month, and could have life sentences against them.
The five disappeared from their homes in the DC area in November, only to emerge in Pakistan with charges that they intended to commit jihad. The five were found at the home of a man involved with the banned Kashmiri group Jaish-e Muhammad (JeM).
Police have yet to say what they think the men were intending to attack, but said that they had a map of the Chashma Barrage, a wetlands area that includes a key water reservoir.
They also claim that the group tried to contact al-Qaeda linked organizations, though it appears they were rebuffed before turning to the JeM. None of the five appears to have had any ties to militants before leaving the US.
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Peacegeek
January 1st, 2010 at 1:48 pm
This story is fascinating. Apparently, five American residents living in the DC area were incubating jihad – then they were magically whisked away to Pakistan where they are now to stand trial. Was this a case of Pakistan arresting-capturing-kidnapping American residents – or rendition?
Eric Siverson
January 1st, 2010 at 4:55 pm
According to what I have read the muslims are radicalized when they go to the western countries to school . Than they go on Jihad where they think they are the most needed . which can now just about be anywhere . According to the Niggerian father his boy was not radicalized untill he got to England . Western countries seem more open to allowing evrey freedom , even evil freedoms . Radical mosques are now all over the United States . Liberal Minnesota has probably got more jihadist touring africa than Godafie's Libia .
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