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Alabama jihadist pleads guilty in Africa plot
Source: Reuters
Alabama jihadist pleads guilty in Africa plot
By Kaija Wilkinson
MOBILE, Alabama | Fri Apr 19, 2013 6:37pm EDT
(Reuters) - Accused jihadist Randy "Rasheed" Wilson pleaded guilty on Friday in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to travel to Africa with another man to support efforts to "maim, murder and kidnap" in the name of Islam.
Clad in a beige prison jumpsuit with his attorney at his side, Wilson quietly answered "Yes, ma'am" when Judge Kristi DuBose asked if he understood the charges against him and that he would be waiving his rights to a trial by pleading guilty.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Bodnar said Wilson was planning to join a war, or jihad, between Muslims and non-believers. He quoted Wilson as saying: "Either we kill and defeat them or they are going to kill and defeat us."
Jihad had various meanings, Bodnar said, but in this case it had a very specific meaning, involving "violence and fighting in which people are injured and die."
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By Kaija Wilkinson
MOBILE, Alabama | Fri Apr 19, 2013 6:37pm EDT
(Reuters) - Accused jihadist Randy "Rasheed" Wilson pleaded guilty on Friday in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to travel to Africa with another man to support efforts to "maim, murder and kidnap" in the name of Islam.
Clad in a beige prison jumpsuit with his attorney at his side, Wilson quietly answered "Yes, ma'am" when Judge Kristi DuBose asked if he understood the charges against him and that he would be waiving his rights to a trial by pleading guilty.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Bodnar said Wilson was planning to join a war, or jihad, between Muslims and non-believers. He quoted Wilson as saying: "Either we kill and defeat them or they are going to kill and defeat us."
Jihad had various meanings, Bodnar said, but in this case it had a very specific meaning, involving "violence and fighting in which people are injured and die."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/19/us-usa-security-alabama-idUSBRE93I13U20130419
