RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal authorities were searching Tuesday for a U.S. citizen charged with plotting “violent jihad” as part of a North Carolina group suspected of international terrorist aspirations.
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US charges seven with terrorism
July 28th, 2009 |
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Seven US men have been charged with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and conspiring to murder, kidnap, maim and injure persons abroad.
One of the men, Daniel Boyd, 39, is a US citizen who trained in Afghanistan and fought there between 1989 and 1992, officials said.
When he returned to the US, he recruited others to engage in terrorism abroad, the Justice Department alleged.
The men were arrested in the Raleigh, North Carolina, area.
"The indictment alleges that Daniel Boyd is a veteran of terrorist training camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan who, over the past three years, has conspired with others in this country to recruit and help young men travel overseas in order to kill," said David Kris, of the US Department of Justice.
According to the indictment, from late 2006 until at least July 2009, Boyd and the other defendants engaged in a conspiracy to advance violent jihad abroad.
They prepared themselves to commit acts of violence abroad, the indictment alleges, and reportedly arranged weapons training, funding and travel for others who wished to fight overseas. </p
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US charges seven with terrorism
July 28th, 2009 |
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Seven people in the US state of North Carolina have been charged with plotting terror attacks in foreign countries, including Israel and Jordan.
Prosecutors say the alleged ringleader Daniel Boyd, 39, trained in Afghanistan and fought there between 1989 and 1992.
They say he then set up his own training and fundraising organisation, and even recruited his own two sons.
The seven are accused of conspiring to kill, kidnap and maim, but not of carrying out actual attacks.
There has been no reported response from the defendants.
Mr Boyd lived in a lakeside home near Raleigh, North Carolina, from where he ran a dry-stone walling business.
His sons, aged 20 and 22, are among those charged.
‘Military practice’
The indictment says Mr Boyd is a veteran of training camps for militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
"Over the past three years, [he] has conspired with others in this country to recruit and help young men travel overseas in order to kill," said David Kris, of the US Department of Justice.
According to the indictment, from late 2006 until July 2009, Mr Boyd and the other defendants engaged in a conspiracy to advance violent jihad abroad.
They arranged weapons training, funding and travel for others who wished to fight overseas, the indictment says.
It does not describe any specific attack plans, but says Mr Boyd and several other defendants travelled to Israel in June 2007 in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to engage in violent jihad.
Another defendant, Ziyad Yaghi, 21, is said to have travelled to Jordan in October 2006 to commit violent acts.
According to prosecutors, the defendants practiced military tactics in North Carolina in June and July 2009.
It is not the first case of its kind in the US. In May this year, five men were convicted of conspiring to blow up the Sears tower in Chicago.
In January 2008, Muslim convert Jose Padilla was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for plotting to kill people overseas and of supporting terrorism.</p
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Mark Matousek: The Dalai Lama’s Secret: What Makes Us Good?
July 22nd, 2009 |
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The components of altruistic energy appear to be as measurable as photons and electrons, and are more palpable than a skeptic might imagine.
Regulators Shut Banks In Calif., Georgia And South Dakota
July 18th, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON — Regulators on Friday shut two banks in California and two smaller banks in Georgia and South Dakota, boosting to 57 the number of federally insured banks to fail this year.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was appointed …
Mike Gordon Fall 2009 Tour
July 17th, 2009 |
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Mike Gordon Fall 2009 Tour
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Mike Gordon and his band will embark on a 20-plus date Fall Tour beginning just after Labor Day in Brooklyn, NY and winding down at the beginning of October in Burlington, VT.
The headlining club tour features a return to Park West in Chicago, Barrymore Theatre in Madison, State Theatre in Falls Church, and first time stops at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, Town Ballroom in Buffalo and a north-of-the-border trip to the Mod Club in Toronto, Ontario. And yes, there’s even a stop in Florida.
After two highly acclaimed runs last year touring on the release of his album The Green Sparrow, Mike returns with the same five-piece lineup, including longtime collaborator Scott Murawski on guitar, Vermonters Craig Myers on percussion and Tom Cleary on keyboards and Brooklyn drummer Todd Isler.
A limited number of tickets are available via a fan presale NOW at mikegordontickets.rlc.net. The presale ends Thursday, July 23 at 5 p.m. EST, at which point tickets will go on sale through traditional outlets.
MIKE GORDON FALL 2009 TOUR DATES
09/09/09 Wed Somerville Theatre Somerville, MA
09/10/09 Thu Port City Music Hall Portland, ME
09/11/09 Fri Bearsville Theater Woodstock, NY
09/12/09 Sat The State Theatre Falls Church, VA
09/14/09 Mon Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, NC
09/15/09 Tue Orange Peel Asheville, NC
09/17/09 Thu Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
09/18/09 Fri Freebird Live Jacksonville Beach, FL
09/19/09 Sat WorkPlay Birmingham, AL
09/21/09 Mon Minglewood Hall Memphis, TN
09/22/09 Tue The Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN
09/24/09 Thu Vogue Nightclub Indianapolis, IN
09/25/09 Fri Park West Chicago, IL
09/26/09 Sat Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI
09/28/09 Mon 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati, OH
09/29/09 Tue The Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI (w/ Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey)
09/30/09 Wed Mr. Small’s Theatre Pittsburgh, PA (w/ Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey)
10/02/09 Fri Mod Club Toronto, ON (w/ Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey)
10/03/09 Sat The Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY (w/ Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey)
10/04/09 Sun Higher Ground Burlington, VT (w/ Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey)
For more on Gordo, check our exclusive feature/interview here.