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Islamic "Enemy Combatant" Convicted of Terrorism in U.S.


[New York Times] Abby Goodnough and Scott Shane - A federal jury in Miami found Jose Padilla - a Brooklyn-born convert to Islam who became one of the first Americans designated an "enemy combatant" after 9/11 - guilty of terrorism conspiracy charges on Thursday. Padilla, 36, attended a Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan in 2000. Padilla, along with Adham Hassoun and Kifah Jayyousi, was charged with belonging to a North American terrorism support cell that provided money, recruits and supplies to Islamic extremists around the world.
2007-08-17 01:00:00
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