It’s About Time
CNS News reports that we’ve finally issued an indictment for treason in the War on Terror and this one is long overdue:
A former resident of Orange County, Calif., has become the first person to be charged with treason against the United States since the World War II era, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
Adam Gadahn, 28 - also known as Azzam al-Amriki or Azzam the American - "gave al Qaeda aid and comfort … with intent to betray the United States," according to the treason count in the indictment, which was returned by a federal grand jury in Santa Ana, Calif.
Gadahn was also charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization for making a series of propaganda videotapes for al Qaeda, which has claimed responsibility for the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States and has been designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. secretary of state since 1999.
A fugitive who is believed to be overseas, Gadahn has been added to the FBI’s list of most wanted terrorists. He appeared in several videotapes that were broadcast between October 2004 and Sept. 11, 2006.
"Adam Gadahn is a U.S. citizen who made a choice to join and act as a propagandist for al Qaeda, an enemy of this country responsible for the horrific deaths of thousands of innocent Americans on Sept. 11, 2001," said Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty.
"The War on Terror is a fight for hearts and minds, and Gadahn gave himself to our enemies in al Qaeda for the purpose of being a central part of their propaganda machine," McNulty said in a statement.
"By making this choice, we believe Gadahn committed treason — perhaps the most serious offense for which any person can be tried under our Constitution," he added.
"Adam Gadahn represents a new breed of home-grown extremist, who has chosen to betray the country of his birth, and align with the al Qaeda terrorist network," said FBI Executive Assistant Director Willie Hulon, national security branch.
"By aligning himself with al Qaeda, by moving overseas to be closer to al Qaeda’s base and leadership, and by joining in advocating al Qaeda’s terrorist agenda, an agenda that includes the overthrow of the United States government and the murder of American citizens, Adam Gadahn has committed treason against the United States of America," said U.S. Attorney Debra Wong Yang of the central district of California.
"The charges returned today by a federal grand jury demonstrate that the criminal justice system will not sit passively by while a United States citizen engages in such activities," Yang noted.
Good call. If he’s captured and arrested, he faces a sentence of between 5 years and Death. Unless he sings like a canary and gives us a ton of Al Qaeda leadership types, my vote would be for the death penalty. It is not acceptable in any shape, way or form to join forces with Al Qaeda. The case of Mr. Gadahn is tailor made for the ultimate sentence.
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October 14th, 2006 at 9:59 pm
No, I would support aborting this guy as a fetus, because he didn’t do anything as a fetus.
Secondly, I find it interesting that you equate Al Qaeda to any old Christian Church. You really can’t grasp the difference?
Also, I found the implied threat on my life to be ironic from a self-proclaimed pacifist. I pray that God blesses you enough that you come to grow to see the error of your ways.
October 14th, 2006 at 10:02 pm
Terp, that’s actually a twisting of the text. After saying, "Thou Shalt Not Kill" the same scripture by the same author then goes ahead to prescribe several when Capital Punishment can be used and rules for warfare, indicating that "Thou Shalt Not Kill" didn’t mean a "no" to all killing. Indeed, many versions translate the scripture as "Thou Shalt Do No Murder" which is perhaps closer to the actual meaning of the scripture.