The government stokes fear and fails to understand the Muslim world. But inside at least one courtroom remains an unusual precedent: context can be served July 17, 2014 Sitting and waiting in US District Court here on Wednesday, you got the undeniable sense that something unusual was about to happen. Here was the end of…
Ahmad, who could be freed in a year because of time served, pleaded guilty to providing material support to the Taliban July 16, 2014 Babar Ahmad, the British citizen who was extradited to the US two years ago, has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for providing material support to the Taliban…
July 11, 2014 NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A federal judge preparing to sentence a British citizen for supporting terrorists in Afghanistan challenged U.S. prosecutors Friday on their claim that the defendant supported al-Qaida. Babar Ahmad’s support for the Taliban regime in Afghanistan didn’t necessarily mean he supported al-Qaida, Judge Janet Hall said during a hearing…
