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IP: Feds say New York terrorist lawyer helped him plot
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 18:51:56 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: "Hiawatha Bray" <watha () monitortan com> Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:50:04 -0400 To: <farber () cis upenn edu> Subject: Feds say New York terrorist lawyer helped him plot NEW YORK (CNN) -- Four people, including an American attorney who represents a convicted terrorist, were indicted and charged with providing material support and resources to an Islamic terrorist group, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Tuesday. Ashcroft said the four helped Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman "direct" terrorist activity from his prison cell. Rahman was the lead defendant among 10 men convicted in 1995 for plotting to blow up New York City landmarks. The four people indicted Tuesday were attorney Lynne Stewart; Ahmed Abdel Sattar, described as a Staten Island resident and a "surrogate" for Rahman; Yassir Al-Sirri, the former head of the London-based Islamic Observation Center and currently in custody in Britain; and Mohammed Yousry, identified as an Arabic language translator. http://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/04/09/inv.terror.indictment/index.html If this story holds up, it's a vindication of Ashcroft's decision to listen in on conversations between suspected terrorists and their lawyers. Hiawatha Bray Technology Reporter Boston Globe P.O. Box 2378 135 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02107 USA 617-929-3119 voice 617-929-3183 fax bray () globe com watha () monitortan com Weblog: www.monitortan.com ------ End of Forwarded Message For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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