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Posted by Orange Blossom Special on Mon Jun 16 19:23:51 2008 On the same day that many others were convicted. hm....a detective already connected the dots between 2 dozen of these dudes.A former University of South Florida student has agreed to plead guilty to a charge he provided support to terrorists when he posted an Internet video showing how to detonate a bomb with a remote-controlled toy, according to a plea agreement entered in the case Friday. Ahmed Mohamed, an Egyptian citizen, was arrested, along with another student, Youssef Megahed, in South Carolina in August after deputies said they became suspicious of their car and then found explosive materials in the trunk. Both men were charged with transporting explosives. Mohamed, 26, acknowledges in his plea agreement entered onto the U.S. District Court docket that he tried to help terrorists with the video he made and posted to the YouTube Web site. The document says Mohamed told investigators he intended, with the video made in his Tampa apartment, to support attempts by terrorists to kill employees of the United States, including members of the military. He wanted to teach "martyrdoms" and "suiciders" how to save themselves, he said, so they could continue to fight invaders, the plea agreement states. Mohamed said he considered the U.S. military and those fighting with the U.S. military in Arab countries to be invaders. .... Mohamed's other attorney, Lyann Goudie, noted he could have faced as much as life in prison if convicted of some of the other charges. The decision came after "balancing the prospect of life in prison, the risks of going to trial and possibly getting convicted." .... Local Muslim activist Ahmed Bedier, who has spoken in support of Megahed, stressed that he doesn't know Mohamed or the Mohamed family. He said the video, as described in court documents, was "unacceptable." He said the case is "a reminder to all Muslim youth out there, especially young males, that they have to be very careful about their actions and what they say. Even if they don't think they're doing some kind of criminal act, it might be perceived by law enforcement ... that you're promoting something illegal. That can have some very bad consequences." ---- back in the day Ahmed Bedier, executive director of the Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights organization for Muslims, said family members have told him they think the materials were leftover fireworks Megahed kept in his trunk since July 4. “Both of them are really naïve kids,” Bedier said. "Had they been two white kids, nobody would be asking those questions," said Ahmed Bedier, executive director of Tampa's chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. --- |
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