Hassan Abujihaad, hang him high

Hassan Abujihaad, a non-Presbyterian as LGF calls him, a former sailor in the United States Navy, has been 'arrested in Phoenix on charges of supporting terrorism with an intent to kill U.S. citizens and transmitting classified information to unauthorized people.'

You have to wonder how many more 'non-Presbyterians' are allowed access to critical intelligence that could be used against America. We know that the majority of terrorists these days are 'non-Presbyterians', so should we be worried about them in our military? Should extra investigations be conducted on 'non-Presbyterians' when they join the military? Just posing the question, don't get your knickers in a knot.

In 2004 Daniel Pipes listed what he called Pentagon Jihadis. Go read it and be amazed. Jihad Watch has more here and in this post, "Spy Agencies Fear Some Applicants Are Terrorists"

This image provided by the US Navy shows the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) maneuvering in the Andaman Sea off the coast of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia in 2005.

Ahmad was arrested in 2004 but the case against Abujihaad apparently received a boost in December following the arrest of Derrick Shareef, 22, of Genoa, Ill., near Chicago, who was accused of planning to use hand grenades to attack holiday shoppers at a mall.

According to the affidavit, Shareef and Abujihaad lived together in 2004 when Ahmad was arrested. After reading news reports of the case, Abujihaad became upset and said, "I think this is about me," Shareef told investigators. [snip]

Abujihaad received an honorable discharge from the Navy in 2002, according to the affidavit. (source)

Coverage, or lack thereof, has been interesting. Blogmeister USA say:

This story is getting short shrift in the MSM. A glance at the home pages of both the Washington Post and New York Times today didn't turn up any mention of it. (If I missed it, let me know.) Can you guess why?

More:

Abujihaad, who is also known as Paul R. Hall, is charged in the same case as Babar Ahmad, a British computer specialist arrested in 2004 and accused of running Web sites to raise money for terrorism. Ahmad is scheduled to be extradited to the U.S. to face trial.

During a search of Ahmad’s computers, investigators discovered files containing classified information about the positions of U.S. Navy ships and discussing their susceptibility to attack. Abujihaad, a former enlisted man, exchanged e-mails with Ahmad while on active duty on the USS Benfold, a guided-missile destroyer, in 2000 and 2001, according to an affidavit released Wednesday. He allegedly purchased videos promoting violent jihad, or holy war.

In those e-mails, Abujihaad discussed naval military briefings and praised those who attacked the USS Cole in 2000, according to the affidavit by FBI Agent David Dillon.

The documents retrieved from Ahmad show drawings of Navy battle groups and discuss upcoming missions. They also say the battle group could be attacked using small weapons such as rocket-propelled grenades. The ships were never attacked.

Abujihaad had a secret security clearance that would have allowed him access to that material, according to the affidavit. The investigation was run out of Connecticut because Ahmad allegedly used an Internet service provider there to host one of his fundraising Web sites. (source)

Flopping Aces points out that there are Phoenix connections, again. Remember 'Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali, who lived in Phoenix with Hani Hanjour, who piloted American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon'? He gave 'extremist speeches at the mosque' in Phoenix. Jihad Watch

This is the first case of a member of our military helping al-Qaeda and I hope he hangs. Actually hanging would be too pleasant for him. [snip]

Radical Islam is not just "over there"...it's right in our backyards. It's on our TV, it's in our schools, its in the charities asking you for a dime, it's in our churches.

Until we come to grips with this fact and recognize the threat for what it is then we are doomed to fail in this war. President Bush has set us on the right path to destroying our enemies but Iraq and Afghanistan is just two battles in this war. And most of the left don't even believe there IS a war. (more)

Other stomach-turning news, Rep. Moran Moves to Close Gitmo and Move Detainees Into the U.S., In The Bullpen

Moran seeks to close Guantanomo Bay to “enhance our reputation to close it down and to apply our system of justice to all of these detainees.” But those detained are afforded military trials, and they have been afforded those trials. Many have been released, and many have taken up arms again in the jihad. In fact, Moran wants military trials on U.S. soil instead of in Cuba, the exact same type of trial that is already in Cuba. What then would be accomplished by simply moving Khalid Sheikh Muhammad to Virginia or South Carolina?

Chad has this to day about Hassan Abujihaad:

The timing of the alleged leak is what is most interesting to me. This was, quite clearly, prior to 9/11 yet Abujihaad not only has a clever name but he also was still a naval officer when U.S. ships were steaming towards the Persian Gulf following the Al Qaida attack. Why then did he not send similar information at that time, or did he and there’s just not enough evidence of it to charge Abjihaad with or it has yet to be uncovered?

The reason I ask is the M.V. Mecca which docked in Bangledesh in December 2001 and has been the subject of many rumors. To me it would only make sense that someone who supports jihad and Al Qaida would have passed along similar information knowing that would help Al Qaida slip past notice, that is unless Abujihaad is just another of those jihadis who talk the talk but are unwilling to put their necks on the line. You know, kind of like those who recruit suicide bombers but refuse to actually partake in the ‘martyrdom’ operations. (more) (emphasis mine)

Sweetness and Light points out the political correctness of the reporting:

Just going by his new name, one naturally wonders if Mr. Hassan Abujihaad (formerlly Paul R. Hall) isn’t a Muslim convert?

The article, however, makes no mention of it. Nor does it mention Mr. Babar Ahmad’s religious persuasion.

So I suppose we can assume it had no bearing on their actions.

Or the AP surely would have told us.

Hassan Abujihaad, non-Presbyterian, non-Baptist, non-Catholic, non-Jew, non-Hindu, .... Terrorist!

Comments

[jack]

If he is found guilty he should be executed by a firing squad!

No life sentence, no lethal injection ... a bullet to the head and hope he dies slow.

[Fang]

They will stop at nothing to infiltrate organisations.