Oh, goody... another terrorist to join in the fun in Saudi Arabia!
The government today agreed to drop the remaining immigration charges against Sami Omar Al-Hussayen. In return, the University of Idaho graduate student is dropping his appeal of a deportation order. Al-Hussayen’s defense attorney David Nevin says the former University of Idaho graduate student is going back to Saudi Arabia.
"Got the chip implanted in this mook, Tyrone?"
"Yep, right in his forehead, Bill, everytime he kneels to pray we get a signal." |
The 34-year-old Al-Hussayen was acquitted earlier this month of using his computer skills to support terrorism and three immigration violations. The federal jury deadlocked on the eight other charges that were dropped today. Al-Hussayen’s case was seen as a confrontation between the First Amendment guarantee of free speech and the government’s war on terrorism.
| The WoT lost. Eventually the WoT will stop losing, or we'll end up with shariah and no First Amendment... |
The doctoral candidate in computer science was accused under provisions of the Patriot Act of lending his expertise to support terrorism. But Al-Hussayen’s lawyer claimed the father of three and a devoted Muslim was only volunteering his ability to maintain Web sites that were promoting Islam. |