Two Chicago Men plotted to Kill Cartoonist

[TheMasterOfOrion]

Two Chicago men are charged with planning terrorist acts against overseas targets, including a Danish newspaper that sparked riots in the Muslim world when it published cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, prosecutors said Tuesday.David Coleman Headley, 49, and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 48, were charged in separate complaints filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Headley told FBI agents that the initial plan called for an attack against the newspaper building in Copenhagen, but he later proposed just killing the paper's cartoonist and former cultural editor, according to an FBI affidavit released Tuesday.The charges were unsealed nine days after the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force conducted a massive raid on an Islamic butcher shop in the tiny rural town of Kinsman, Ill., that left residents stunned. The halal butcher is one of a few businesses owned by Rana.Prosecutors say Headley traveled to Denmark twice this year to identify potential targets for a terrorist attack, and that Rana helped arrange Headley's travel, concealing the true nature of his trips.Headley, who changed his name from Daood Gilani in 2006, is charged with conspiracy to commit terrorist acts involving murder and maiming outside the United States, and could face life in prison if convicted.


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Hearing for Chicago Man Accused of Terrorism Plot
http://www.wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=37732

2 Chicago Men Charged in Terror Plot Over Muhammad Cartoons
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,569780,00.html

 

[RobertVA]

Wondering how long before the moderators take that graphic off or lock the thread.

 

[Robert Maxwell]

Why would they take the graphic off?

It would be nice if TMoO would comment on his topic, though, so we can know how he feels about it. That would get the discussion rolling.

 

[SPOCKED]

It would be nice if TMoO would comment on his topic, though, so we can know how he feels about it. That would get the discussion rolling.

Agreed. This feels like it was shoveled off the roadside and dumped in Misc. If you intend to participate in this thread TMoO, pm me and I'll consider re-opening. Also, since I don't see the image you posted in either link and I'm unclear about it's context, I've deleted it.