Monday, October 24, 2005

Maybe that Patriot Act thing isn't so bad after all

Sure it made my life and getting the loan for my house a little more difficult, but when you here about these kinds of arrests, it makes it all worthwhile.

NASHVILLE (AP)-[off the wire, no link]-An Iraqi-born man was sentenced Monday to nearly five years in prison after trying to buy machine guns and hand grenades in a federal sting operation.

Ahmed Hassan Al-Uqaily, 34, was arrested last October during the investigation prompted his alleged threat about "going jihad" against the U.S., investigators said.

The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force said Al-Uqaily paid $1,000 for two disassembled machine guns, four disassembled hand grenades and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

Al-Uqaily pleaded guilty in May to illegal possession of weapons and possession of unregistered firearms.

Under a plea agreement, he was sentenced to 57 months in prison and three years supervised release. He can be deported to Iraq after he serves the prison time.

Prosecutors said they were not sure what Al-Uqaily planned to do with the weapons, but felt he was no longer a threat. Defense attorney David Baker wouldn't comment.

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Every little bit helps. Hopefully they follow up on some of those loose ends with regards to what he planned to do with the weapons. These are the kinds of arrests that lead to the bigger fish. Let's see if they find any.

This story can also be found here (via Jihad Watch)