Idaho terror case could be a test of the Patriot Act

[icymist]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/170814_terrortrial27.html

Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Idaho terror case could be a test of the Patriot Act
Idaho uses part of law struck down in L.A.

By TIMOTHY EGAN
THE NEW YORK TIMES

BOISE, Idaho -- Not long after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a group of Muslim students led by a Saudi Arabian doctoral candidate held a candlelight vigil in the small college town of Moscow and condemned the attacks as an affront to Islam.

Today, that graduate student, Sami Omar al-Hussayen, is standing trial in a heavily guarded courtroom here, accused of plotting to aid and to maintain Islamic Web sites that promote jihad.

As a Webmaster to several Islamic organizations, Hussayen helped to maintain Internet sites with links to groups that praised suicide bombings in Chechnya and in Israel. But he himself does not hold those views, his lawyers said. His role was like that of a technical editor, they said, arguing that he cannot be held criminally liable for what others wrote.

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[proud patriot]

1. I think this one in my post would be better

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-rock22.html

[icymist]

2. LOL. They come in all sizes, don't they?

What a jerk! "Hey, I accidently shot a hole in my door frame with my AK-47!" Oh my!

[The Sushi Bandit]

3. Why wasn't the ISP arrested too?

Or webmasters of bulletin boards? or AOL for what is said via instant messaging?