British National Pleads Guilty to Operating Jihad Websites
http://www.investigativeproject.org/4235/british-national-pleads-guilty-to-operating-jihad
A British national charged in the United States for operating websites promoting jihad pleaded guilty Tuesday to providing material support to al-Qaida and other jihadi groups.
Babar Ahmad operated a chain of jihadi websites called "Azzam Publications" through a service provider based in Connecticut, court records show. The al-Qaida-tied websites sought to recruit individuals to be mujahideen as well as solicit funds for jihad, including for the Chechen Mujahideen and the Taliban.
Ahmad, a resident of the United Kingdom, was extradited to the United States last year after a protracted legal fight.
He used the Azzam websites to communicate with a U.S. naval enlistee Hassan Abujihaad who served as a signalman on the destroyer USS Benfold. Abujihaad disclosed to Ahmad "then-classified information about his battle group's itinerary, listing dates for anticipated port calls in Hawaii and Australia, and for the battle group's transit through the Strait of Hormuz." Abujihaad also "discussed the battle group's perceived vulnerability to terrorist attack."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Abujihaad
Hassan Abu-Jihaad (born Paul R. Hall in 1976) is a former sailor in the United States Navy convicted of supporting terrorism.
A citizen of Phoenix, Arizona[1][2] and a convert to Islam, Abujihaad has been convicted of disclosing the location of Navy ships and their weaknesses to an online forum in April 2001 while serving as a naval signalman on board the USS Benfold.[1]
Police arrested him in March 2007. He pled not guilty on 4 April 2007. On 5 March 2008 Abujihaad was convicted by a jury. Federal prosecutors said the 32-year-old sympathized with the enemy and admitted disclosing military intelligence.[2] He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, the maximum penalty for his crime.[3]
The Sunday Mercury reports Abu-Jihaad's first link to terrorism at the Maktabah Al Ansar bookstore in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Sailor jailed for supporting terrorism The Independent
- ^ a b Ex-Sailor Convicted in Terror Case Associated Press
- ^ Christofferson, John (2009-04-03). "Ex-sailor sentenced to 10 years in terror case". Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "Sparkhill bookshop was the start of US Navy officer's link to terrorism". Sunday Mercury. 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
External links[edit]
- FBI Abu-Jihaad Conviction FBI March 10, 2008
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