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2007-12-14 Home Front: WoT

"Liberty City Seven"; Jury Deadlock on 6 of 7, 1 Aquitted

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Posted by DepotGuy 2007-12-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 "One key piece of evidence was a video of the seven men taking an oath of loyalty to al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden in a March 2006 ceremony.

Also, the group's leader, 33-year-old Batiste, was overheard talking about starting a "full ground war" against the U.S. government by bringing down the 110-story Sears Tower - an attack he said would be "as good or greater than 9/11."

Batiste also supplied the informant with detailed wish lists that included assault rifles, bulletproof vests, uniforms, motorcycles and $50,000 in cash, prosecutors said."

What does it take for a conviction?

"However, Batiste testified he faked interest in the plot and really only wanted the money."

I guess you actually have to blow up the Sears Tower before you can be convicted of terrorism. Until you take the last step you can just claim you were trying to scam/catch the 'real' terrorists. Wonderful.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-12-14 07:21|| 2007-12-14 07:21|| Front Page Top

#2 In a related matter, I stumbled across a posting at Jihad Watch yesterday concerning the stalled Holy Land Foundation trial in Dallas.

There is a lengthy article posted under date of 12-13 taking to task a member of the HLF jury - guy by the name of William Neal. Mr. Neal has left a long trail of his true thoughts and biases on the internet. Stuff an honest juror would confess during voir dire, but which Mr. Neal failed to honestly share when questioned by the US attorneys. Mr. Neal has been bragging online how he single-handedly hoodwinked the Federal Gov't.

A snake in the wood pile is what Mr. Neal turns out to be. Retrial might not go so well a second time for the "persecuted heros" of CAIR.

In any trial BOTH sides are entitled to a fair and impartial jury. That did not happen in the case of the USA v. HLF.

Posted by Mark Z 2007-12-14 14:10|| 2007-12-14 14:10|| Front Page Top

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