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Tuesday, 19 December 2006

Accused terror plotter "loves America"
Michelle Malkin

Talal "Ted" Ali Chammout sure has a funny way of showing his "love" of our country - via Fresno Bee (hat tip: reader Steve):

His attorney said Friday that Talal "Ted" Ali Chammout is a U.S. citizen who loves America, adores his children and is a respectable mini-mart owner in Porterville.

But federal prosecutor Carl Faller said Chammout, 47, wanted to purchase missiles and rocket launchers and other weaponry to send to terrorists in Iraq, Syria and Jordan.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Lawrence O'Neill heeded Faller's advice and ordered Chammout to be detained in the downtown Fresno jail, even though Chammout's relatives were ready to put up $1 million in property as bail until his trial on weapons charges.

Chammout was in U.S. District Court, accused of being a felon in possession of firearms. A criminal complaint alleges he purchased five semiautomatic pistols from a government witness who told Chammout the weapons were stolen from the military.

That's for sure:

In March 2004, Faller said, Chammout met with a confidential witness for the government and inquired about purchasing stolen military weapons. Then in the spring of 2005, Chammout wanted to purchase a gun with a silencer, Faller said.  ...

Posted by Bill Faith on December 19, 2006 at 12:30 AM in Islamism Delenda Est | Permalink

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