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alp227

(31,961 posts)
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 05:44 PM Apr 2013

Three jailed for discussing possible terror attack

Source: The Guardian

Three men, including a convert to Islam and a former police employee, have been jailed for secret conversations about preparing a possible terrorist strike against the United Kingdom.

Richard Dart, from Dorset, converted to Islam around 2010 after attending lectures by the extremist Anjem Choudary. Dart, Imran Mahmood, and Jahangir Alom, who was also schooled in an extremist interpretation of Islam by Choudary, were jailed for a total of more than 20 years for terrorist involvement.

Choudary told the Guardian he had been a key influence in Dart's understanding of Islam. Dart, the son of teachers from Weymouth, changed his name to Salahuddin al-Britani.

"Everything he knew, he studied with me," Choudary said. "He attended one of my lectures in west London to find out about Islam, and then he basically attended everything we had."

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/apr/25/three-jailed-possible-terror-attack

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Three jailed for discussing possible terror attack (Original Post) alp227 Apr 2013 OP
Does this not sound like . . . aggiesal Apr 2013 #1
Yeah..did not even have enough time for the FBI to help arm them dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #2

aggiesal

(8,864 posts)
1. Does this not sound like . . .
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 06:03 PM
Apr 2013

the Minority Report?
What I mean is that this is more of a "Thought Crime"

I realize that it's never feasible to wait until the actual terrorist crime
is committed, but this story doesn't mention what crime they committed!
Only that they held secret conversations.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
2. Yeah..did not even have enough time for the FBI to help arm them
Thu Apr 25, 2013, 06:34 PM
Apr 2013

and lead them to the right spot for an attack.
Cutting out the middle man, looks like.

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