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September 29, 2005

Albany Mosque Leaders Indicted - 'Again'

Topics: War on Terror

From Dan Spencer at California Yankee, :

Remember when federal agents raided an Albany mosque in August 2004?

Two men were arrested on suspicion of planning to buy shoulder-launched missiles.

The men, Yassim Muhhidin Aref, 34 yr, imam of the Majid Al Salam mosque; and Mohammed Mosharref Hoosain, 49, founder of the mosque, were suspected of ties to the terrorist group Ansar al-Islam, which has been linked to al-Qaida.

The New York Post reported an Iraq connection to the raid. Aref's name, address and telephone number in Albany were all in an address book found by U.S. soldiers during a raid on a terror training camp run by the Ansar al-Islam.

Today, the Associated Press reports a federal grand jury has handed up new indictments charging the two with conspiring to support terrorists:

As Dan points out, "Why do these prosecutions take so long?"

In today's world, balancing fairness with public safety is difficult at best, but potential terrorists or those charged with terrorism warrant special considerations, such as jail without bond until trial, and a very swift prosecution process, with subsequent lifetime sentences.

Posted by Richard at September 29, 2005 11:33 PM

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