Not surprised, given then weak testimony given by prosecution witnesses. Details here. UPDATE: It's official

Updated : Hat Tip Jay at Stop The ACLU Via Sacbee.com:

Hamid Hayat, the 23-year-old Lodi man on trial for terrorist-related activities in Sacramento federal court, was found guilty Tuesday, just hours after a mistrial was declared in the related trial of his father, who was accused of lying to the FBI to cover up for his son.

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Paul L. Williams will argue this Friday that al Qaeda is already in a position to use tactical nuclear weapons against the U.S. I have heard many experts claim that al Qaeda has sought to possess nuclear weapons in the past, or that they may already have several 'dirty bombs', but from time-to-time we hear the claim that they are already ready to use nukes against us. I'm not sure if the latter thinking is just low-probability worst case scenario planning or if some really believe al Qaeda has nukes. If they do, why haven't they used them yet?

WND:

A terrorism symposium featuring leading experts will begin with presentation of "tangible proof" al-Qaida not only has developed an arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons but also has begun to deploy them for use in its jihad against the United States and Israel.

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We've covered The Islamic Thinkers Society of New York for awhile now. Here is a video from an April 20th rally in which they hold up posters of the White House under an Islamic banner which reads "Islam will dominate" and praise terrorists. They also hold up a poster reading, "The Holocaust was a hoax" & chant "Jews, the Army of Muhammed is coming for you."

These are the same people who said of the 9/11 attacks, "Next time, we will get all of New York City."

Video below, scroll down. Thanks to Chris for sending the link.

Previous coverage of The Islamic Thinkers Society of New York:
Taliban Supporters Behind New York Rally Against Muhammed Cartoons
American Muslims Protest Mohammed Cartoons, Call for Destruction of America
The Enemy Among Us: The Islamic Thinkers Society of NY
Islamists in New York Flag Desecration, Anti-American Video
Flag Desecration Images From the Religion of Patriots
Terror Attack in New York: British Consulate Targetted
Muslims in NY: "next time we will get all of NYC" more...

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Indian national made internet death threats against President
Vikram Buddhi, the Indian national studying in the US on a student visa, who made online threats to murder the President, Vice President, First Lady, and Secretary of Defense, is now being held without bail pending his next court appearance on April 26. From the (West Lafayette, IN) Journal and Courier:

A Federal district magistrate in Hammond has ordered Vikram Buddhi, a Purdue University graduate student accused of writing Internet threats against President Bush, be held without bond, saying he is a flight risk, Buddhi's attorney said this morning.

Can the American Civil Liberties Union be far behind?

Cross-posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto, Vince Aut Morire, and Stop the ACLU.

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Today, April 19th, 2006, is the anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing.

A direct result of George Bush's policies regarding Iraq and the war against Islamofascism.

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John Martin, Vikram Buddhi's lawyer is appalled at the blatant trampling of his client's First Amendment right to free speech. Buddhi is a graduate student and teaching assistant at Purdue University who has been here for the past ten years on a student visa. Martin hopes that everything can be cleared up by Wednesday so that Vikram can get back to his studies:

“What was allegedly said certainly is derogatory and may be inflammatory,” Martin said. “But there’s no real serious threat more than it was chat on the Web.”

Maybe when Vikrim gets out somebody could set him up with Maryscott O'Connor.

Via the Drudge Report.

Cross-posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto, Vince Aut Morire, and Stop the ACLU.

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As always, Cagey Mind has been following it closely. It looks like the defense strategy is to make the camp which Hamid Hayat attended in Pakistan look like a Boy Scout jamboree. It's possible that the camp wasn't a 'terror training' ground, but it certainly was a place to indoctrinate people in the ways of radical Islam.

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In a six to three decision, the Supreme Court decided not to hear the appeal of accused "dirty bomber" Jose Padilla, whose lawyers were challenging his detention as an "enemy combatant". Padilla is a US citizen accused of plotting with al Qaeda to set off a "dirty bomb", a conventional explosive laced with radioactive materials, in the US.

From Fox News:

Jose Padilla was moved in January to Miami to face criminal charges, and the government argued that the appeal over his indefinite detention was now pointless.

Six justices agreed not to hear the appeal from Padilla. Three justices said the court should have taken up the case: Justices David H. Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer.

Via Stop the ACLU.

More: Michelle Malkin, Independent Conservative, SCOTUSblog.

Also posted at The Dread Pundit Bluto.

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