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Jordan tries Islamists for plotting attacks
A court case has begun in Jordan involving 13 people who are accused by the kingdom of planning military attacks on US interests. The group of defendants include three Saudis – who are to be tried in absentia – and Jordanian Muslim cleric Muhammad Chalabi, also known as Abu Sayyaf.
Catchy nom de guerre. If I was an Islamic fanatic, I'd probably use that one, too. Everybody else does.
According to state security prosecutor, Colonel Mahmud Obaidat, Abu Sayyaf was captured by authorities on Saturday.
Hey! Just in time for his trial!
The pro-government daily al-Rai newspaper, quoting the official list of charges, said the group initially wanted to go to Afghanistan to fight US troops there.
"Hey, Abu Sayyaf! Let's go to Afghanistan and pot some Merkins!"
"When the group found difficulty in travelling to Afghanistan they swapped the idea of travelling there with a plan to carry out the same attacks on Jordanian land," al-Rai said.
"Whaddya mean, 'you can't get there from here'? Cheeze. Why'n't we just kill somebody here at home?"
The most prominent of the 13 accused is Saud Muhammad Ali al-Khalaylah, the cousin of Ahmad Fadhil Nazal al-Khalaylah, known as Abu Musab Zarqawi, a suspected associate of Osama bin Laden, the daily said.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-09-30
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=19293