Jury in Sears Tower terrorism case asks if oath to al-Qaida a crime

Excuse me? Why is this even a question? What possible debate could there be?

If, during WWII, someone within the boundaries of the United States had taken the sacred blood oath to join Hitler's SS, would they not then be treated as an enemy of the United States and perhaps even a traitor?

If a person takes an oath to murder as many Americans as possible in fulfillment of their membership in a terrorist organization, and indeed that terrorist organization (Al Qaeda) has already murdered thousands of innocent Americans, would the new terrorist member's promise to do more murders, to support more terrorism, not be part of a criminal conspiracy?

Since when is aiding and abetting NOT a crime? Since when is giving support to the enemy NOT a crime?

Hello... why is this even an issue?

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Trial of US citizens charged with plotting to train terrorists begins

Opening statements were to begin Tuesday in the trial of three men charged with plotting to recruit and train terrorists to attack US and allied troops overseas.

Federal prosecutors say the men, who all lived in the Toledo area for a while, attended a Muslim convention in Cleveland during the summer of 2004 where they talked about training in explosives, guns and sniper tactics.

The men were there with a former US military man who worked undercover and helped foil the plot, prosecutors said.

Mohammad Zaki Amawi, Marwan Othman El-Hindi and Wassim I. Mazloum are accused of conspiring to kill or maim people outside the United States, including military personnel in Iraq. They have all pleaded not guilty.

All are US citizens except Mazloum, who came to the US legally from Lebanon while El-Hindi and Amawi are Jordanian-Americans.

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