Two men have been arrested in recent days for plotting to kill Americans in the name of their religion - Islam.
Abdel Hameed Shehadeh was arrested last Friday in Hawaii on terror-related charges.
"...According to the federal complaint, a witness "informed law enforcement that Shehadeh believed it was the duty of Muslims to fight beside fellow Muslims against their enemies, including the United States military forces."And that "Shehadeh attempted to join the United States military as part of his jihad. He intended to commit treason and fight United States soldiers..."
Early this morning, Farooque Ahmed of Virginia was arrested for casing potential bomb targets but the FBI were already on to him.
The indictment says that from April to October, Mr. Ahmed tried to aid what he believed was an al Qaeda plot to carry out multiple bombings at Washington subway stations.
Mr. Ahmed recorded video of stations in Arlington, Va., on four occasions and drew diagrams of three stations, also in Arlington, according to the indictment. He also provided suggestions of where to place bombs in attacks that were purportedly to be carried out in 2011.
David Kris, assistant attorney general for national security, said Mr. Ahmed "is accused of plotting with individuals he believed were terrorists to bomb our transit system, but a coordinated law-enforcement and intelligence effort was able to thwart his plans."
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