lily
03-08-2007, 02:43 AM
Give him a trial and if he's found guilty, fry him. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17507790/)
Ex-Navy sailor charged under espionage law
Man arrested in Arizona, accused of giving details about ships to al-Qaida
A former Navy enlisted man was arrested and charged with violating terrorism
and espionage laws by passing along sensitive information about the
vulnerability of Navy ships to al-Qaida associates, sources told NBC News on
Wednesday.
Officials already knew naval information had been relayed but just recently
named a suspect.
Paul R. Hall, now known as Hassan Abujihaad, 31, was arrested Wednesday in
Phoenix, Ariz., said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. He is
accused of sending classified information about the movements of a Navy
battle group deployed to the Persian Gulf in the spring of 2001. The
document discussed potential vulnerabilities to attack. It was sent to the
operators of a London Web site, Assam Publications, who have since been
arrested on terrorism charges. Their arrests in 2004 first exposed the
contacts.
Federal agents said Abujihaad described the October 2000 attack on the USS
Cole in Aden harbor in Yemen as a "martyrdom operation" and said that such
tactics were working and taking their toll on the Navy.
He was discharged from the Navy in January 2002, before his contact with the
Web site was discovered.
Abujihaad is charged in the same case as Babar Ahmad, a British computer
specialist accused of running Web sites to raise money for terrorism. Ahmad
is schedule be extradited to the U.S. to face trial.
Investigators discovered computer files containing classified information
about the positions of U.S. Navy ships and discussing their susceptibility
to attack during Ahmad's investigation.
Abujihaad 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.
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.
Ex-Navy sailor charged under espionage law
Man arrested in Arizona, accused of giving details about ships to al-Qaida
A former Navy enlisted man was arrested and charged with violating terrorism
and espionage laws by passing along sensitive information about the
vulnerability of Navy ships to al-Qaida associates, sources told NBC News on
Wednesday.
Officials already knew naval information had been relayed but just recently
named a suspect.
Paul R. Hall, now known as Hassan Abujihaad, 31, was arrested Wednesday in
Phoenix, Ariz., said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. He is
accused of sending classified information about the movements of a Navy
battle group deployed to the Persian Gulf in the spring of 2001. The
document discussed potential vulnerabilities to attack. It was sent to the
operators of a London Web site, Assam Publications, who have since been
arrested on terrorism charges. Their arrests in 2004 first exposed the
contacts.
Federal agents said Abujihaad described the October 2000 attack on the USS
Cole in Aden harbor in Yemen as a "martyrdom operation" and said that such
tactics were working and taking their toll on the Navy.
He was discharged from the Navy in January 2002, before his contact with the
Web site was discovered.
Abujihaad is charged in the same case as Babar Ahmad, a British computer
specialist accused of running Web sites to raise money for terrorism. Ahmad
is schedule be extradited to the U.S. to face trial.
Investigators discovered computer files containing classified information
about the positions of U.S. Navy ships and discussing their susceptibility
to attack during Ahmad's investigation.
Abujihaad 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.
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.