(AP/Washington Times) Matthew Barakat - Two American Muslims, Randall Todd Royer, 31, a former spokesman for the Muslim American Society, and Ibrahim al-Hamdi, 26, were sentenced Wednesday to 20 and 15 years in prison, respectively, for their roles in support of a Virginia-based conspiracy to engage in holy war against nations deemed hostile to Islam, including the U.S. The group used paintball games played in the woods near Fredericksburg, Va., in 2000 and 2001 as military training in preparation for holy war around the globe. After the September 11 attacks, some of the members turned their focus against the U.S., traveling to Pakistan with the goal of joining the Taliban and fighting U.S. troops.
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