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Terror suspect tells court extremists 'ecstatic' over Sept. 11
2003-07-18
A Jordanian terrorist suspect told a German court Thursday that he and other Islamic extremists throughout the country were initially “euphoric” upon learning of the Sept. 11 attacks. “We were so pleased. Messages of congratulations were traded back and forth,” Shadi Mohammad Mustafa Abdullah, a 26-year-old Jordanian of Palestinian origin, told a court hearing his case in the western German city of Duesseldorf. Abdullah said the “euphoric mood” quickly clouded when religious scholars in Mecca condemned the attacks as “war crimes,” leading him to doubt whether the assault was justified. “The attackers were longing for a life in paradise but then the scholars said they were in hell, not in paradise,” he explained.
Hmmm... Who's right? Choose quick, now...
Abdullah stands accused of plotting attacks in Germany against Jewish and Israeli targets, all of which were foiled. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of membership of a terrorist organisation and passport forgery. At an earlier trial hearing, Abdullah acknowledged training with Al Qaeda in camps in Afghanistan and working briefly as a bodyguard to Bin Laden before switching allegiances and joining the Palestinian Tawhid organisation. The head of the Tawhid cell, to which Abdullah allegedly belonged, continued to praise the Sept. 11 attacks as “heroic” even after Mecca scholars condemned them, he said.
"Whadda them scholars know? Buncha pantywaists, anyway!"
"But... But... They said them guys is roastin' in hell for eternity!"
On Thursday, Abdullah described the “systematic brainwashing” of young Muslims in Al Qaeda training camps, where they were shown countless videotapes showing “atrocities” against Palestinians and Muslims in Indonesia. When I got back from Afghanistan, I was full of hate. I was convinced of the need for jihad until my arrest.”
"But then my conviction waned, so can I go home now?"
He told the court in early July that Al Qaeda members were at large in several German cities but said he did not know much about their activities. Abdullah admitted Wednesday that he had forged dozens of passports for Islamic militants and embezzled thousands of euros for Tawhid.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#5  Abdullah said the “euphoric mood” quickly clouded when religious scholars in Mecca condemned the attacks as “war crimes,”

Agreed Bomb-a-rama. News to me...
Posted by: Ptah   2003-7-18 2:39:33 PM  

#4  PD,

Well, if he's as well-guarded as Germany's native terrorists were, we can expect this.
Posted by: Ernest Brown   2003-7-18 2:22:31 PM  

#3  Brother, this guy is a classic. The whole panoply of Izzoid Phantasies.

He was prolly the Valedictorian of his 'Qaeda class - to be invited to be an OBL bodyguard. Of course, he's bound to be a lying little fuckwad, too.

I hope he faces down his entire tour of the German facilities... and drops his soap every day.

TGA - What sort of accomodations, treatment, food, goodies, etc. will our boy here get in a German prison? This story, though it's a comical and happy thing that he's as dumb as a box of rocks, is actually very depressing. up to 10 years just doesn't sound right to me. Please tell me it's a nasty place...
Posted by: PD   2003-7-18 2:13:12 PM  

#2  Abdullah said the “euphoric mood” quickly clouded when religious scholars in Mecca condemned the attacks as “war crimes,..

Funny, but I didn't hear anything about this.

..leading him to doubt whether the assault was justified.

Self-examination always comes after being caught. If he hadn't been nabbed, it's doubtful that he'd be singing the same tune.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2003-7-18 1:49:22 PM  

#1  a 26-year-old Jordanian of Palestinian origin

Tell me again why we're agitating for a Palestinian homeland? So that they'll now have a country from which to attack us?
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2003-7-18 12:45:52 PM  

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