The Crimes of 9/11
A man was just sentenced to 24 years in prison. The SF Chron reports thus His conviction was a significant victory for authorities who said they had broken up a budding al Qaeda-linked terror operation in Lodi after his arrest.
Yes. The Chron repeats without tears or belly laughs the FBI's claim that there was a broader network of al Qaeda supporters in the San Joaquin Valley. Special Agent Pedro Tenoch Aguilar payed Naseem Khan $250,000 to "develop a case" against a guy who drives an ice cream truck, who's son went to visit the old country after finishing high school in Lodi. After having identified a target for prosecution, Special Agent Pedro Tenoch Aguilar interrogated the father and son beyond the point of exhaustion, and got them to "confess" on camera, that is, tell the god damn inquisitors whatever the hell they want to hear.
The Chron's copy is here.
My prior piece on the case is A man of good humor.
Six years ago Jonah's toxic tort attorney died on a plane hijacked by Mohammad Atta and his gang of flamboyant nihilists. Knowing Jim Roux, he would not approve using the powers of the FBI and the DOJ to engage in criminal conduct simply because he was murdered. He would not approve of the the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California abandoning law and turning "false statements" made during a unlawful "interrogation" or "material support to terrorists", which now means donations to Islamic charities, into 24 years of life lost for some poor, powerless immigrant targeted for domestic political theater.
