Sunday, July 18, 2010

Somali Terror Suspects Free In Minnesota

From Creeping Sharia:

Somali terror suspects free in Minnesota


Posted on July 18, 2010 by creeping

Only two of more than 20 Muslims from Minnesota charged with supporting Islamic, al-Qaeda linked terrorists in Somalia are in custody. The others have been let go or are at large. Looking at the charges, it’s more like livin’ large. Who among us would be walking the streets with charges of providing material support to al-Qaeda-linked terrorists, lying to the FBI, lying to a grand jury, conspiracy to kill, maim, or injure?



Status Of Men Accused In Minn. Somalis Case – wcco.com.



(AP) Fourteen Somali men have been charged the FBI’s investigation into the travels of roughly 20 men who went to Somalia to fight with the terror group al-Shabab.



Note the headline and first sentence – no mention of Islam, jihad, Muslim or the mosques that helped recruit these “men.” Now we’ll skip to an equally tidy AP headline and lengthy, sympathetic story devoid of the terms Muslim, jihad, or Islam, from the Kansas City Star (home to a large and growing Muslim population), Suspects free with conditions in Minn. terror case:





All except one of the men who are in Minnesota were deemed fit for release with some conditions. For instance, Salah Osman Ahmed and Abdifatah Yusuf Isse both went to Somalia and later pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists. Their restrictions were gradually lifted over time – to the point where they are now at family homes and no longer on electronic monitoring.



It’s not clear when they will be sentenced. Their attorneys declined to make them available for interviews.



The others who are free include one man who awaits trial for allegedly helping some of the travelers, and one who pleaded guilty to perjury. Another man, Abdow Munye Abdow, was sentenced Friday to four months in prison, followed by four months’ home detention, for obstruction of justice. Abdow, who did not travel to Somalia but lied to investigators, is free while awaiting his prison assignment.



The only suspect to remain in custody in Minnesota is Kamal Said Hassan, who is accused of traveling to Somalia in December 2007 with Ahmed, staying al-Shabab training camps, and continuing to work with al-Shabab after his training. He has pleaded guilty to providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and other charges.



The Minnesota investigation is not over. Authorities say the case is complex because of national security issues, the number of suspects, and the geography and the lawlessness of Somalia.



A significant part of the case is at an “advanced stage,” Wilson said, but “there are still questions that we have, questions that we are trying to answer.”



Back to the first AP story to see what these fine jihadi warriors who are now strolling the streets of Minnesota were charged with:Here is a list of each defendant and where his case stands. The information is compiled from AP interviews, court documents and hearings:

PLEADED GUILTY: Name: Salah Osman Ahmed, 27, New Brighton, Minn.



Charge: Providing material support to terrorists.



Details: Traveled to Somalia in December 2007; cleared brush and trees at al-Shabab training camp under construction, but left before al-Shabab was designated terror group.



Status: Free, awaiting sentencing.



Name: Abdifatah Yusuf Isse, 26, formerly of Seattle, now in Burnsville, Minn.



Charge: Providing material support to terrorists.



Details: Traveled to Somalia in December 2007 to fight Ethiopians; helped build al-Shabab training camp; left before al-Shabab was declared a terror group.



Status: Free, awaiting sentencing.



Name: Kamal Said Hassan, 25.



Charges: Three counts including providing material support to terrorists, providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, making false statements.



Details: Traveled to Somalia in December 2007; continued to work with al-Shabab and follow orders after he finished training, and lied about that to FBI.



Status: In custody pending sentencing.



Name: Abdow Munye Abdow, 26, Chanhassen, Minn.



Charge: Obstruction of justice.



Details: Lied to FBI about driving from Minneapolis to San Diego with four men in October 2009, one of whom was on a terror watch list and is now at large.



Status: Free, awaiting order to report to serve four-month prison term.



Name: Adarus Abdulle Ali, 26, St. Anthony, Minn.



Charge: Perjury.



Details: Lied to grand jury when he said he didn’t know men who returned to Somalia; actually attended meeting about travels and drove with others to airport.



Status: Free, awaiting sentencing.

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PLEADED NOT GUILTY: Name: Omer Abdi Mohamed, 25, St. Anthony, Minn.



Charges: Three counts including conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim and injure.



Details: Did not travel to Somalia but accused of supporting others who did.



Status: Free, awaiting trial.

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FIGHTING EXTRADITION: Name: Mohamud Said Omar, 44.



Charges: Five counts including conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.



Details: Accused of supplying money to terrorists and possibly financing trips; allegedly stayed at al-Shabab safehouse in Somalia and provided money for AK-47s, other items. Back in Minnesota, allegedly hosted gathering for several travelers and went to airport with two men before they left.



Status: In custody in Netherlands, fighting extradition.

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AT LARGE: Name: Ahmed Ali Omar.



Charges: Seven counts including conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, possessing and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and solicitation to commit a crime of violence.



Details: From March-July 2008, allegedly used AK-47-style assault rifle; from September-December 2007, allegedly pursuaded five others to travel to Somalia.



Status: At large.



Name: Khalid Mohamud Abshir.



Charges: Six counts including conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and solicitation to commit a crime of violence.



Details: Traveled to Somalia in December 2007, persuaded four others to leave.



Status: At large.



Name: Zakaria Maruf.



Charges: Five counts including conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.



Details: Traveled to Somalia in February 2008; played a role in recruiting; called one 18-year-old in December 2008, urging him to join fight; that boy refused.



Status: At large, feared dead by family members.



Names: Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan and Mustafa Ali Salat.



Charges: Both face five counts including conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.



Details: Left Minneapolis together in August 2008; mosque leaders warned boys’ parents that the boys had tried to buy tickets to Somalia that spring.



Status: Both at large.



Name: Cabdulaahi Ahmed Faarax, 33.



Charge: Accused of conspiring to kill, kidnap, maim and injure individuals outside the U.S.



Details: Attended meetings, encouraged two people to go to Somalia, saying they would experience true brotherhood and traveling for jihad was best thing they could do; told them he fought on Somalia-Kenya border and that it would be “fun”; was on terror watch list; in October 2009, was in a car with Abdow heading from Minnesota to San Diego and later seen at U.S.-Mexico border crossing.



Status: At large.

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Name: Abdiweli Yassin Isse.



Charge: Accused of conspiring to kill, kidnap, maim and injure individuals outside the U.S.



Details: He and others planned to collect donations to fund someone’s trip by telling other Somalis he had been accepted to study Quran in Saudi Arabia and needed money; planned to travel himself in fall 2007 but couldn’t get documents; in October 2009 was seen with Faarax at U.S.-Mexico border crossing.



Status: At large

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