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Sanity -> Freedom looms for terrorist (1/24/2009 12:38:57 PM)
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Lengthy article, and extremely educational. It has very little to do with Obama, but it makes a great case in favor of the death penalty, as well as for prosecuting terrorists through military tribunals (as opposed to civilian courts), and this guy is yet one more poster child for any argument in favor of keeping Gitmo open.
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NEW YORK – In 1973, a young terrorist named Khalid Duhham Al-Jawary entered the United States and quickly began plotting an audacious attack in New York City. He built three powerful bombs — bombs powerful enough to kill, maim and destroy — and put them in rental cars scattered around town, near Israeli targets.
The plot failed. The explosive devices did not detonate, and Al-Jawary fled the country, escaping prosecution for nearly two decades — until he was convicted of terrorism charges in Brooklyn and sentenced to 30 years in federal penitentiary. But his time is up.
In less than a month, the 63-year-old Al-Jawary is expected to be released. He will likely be deported; where to is anybody's guess. The shadowy figure had so many aliases it's almost impossible to know which country is his true homeland.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090124/ap_on_re_us/mystery_terrorist
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