Mind you, it's not an important enough story for the mainstream media to dwell on, since it only involves a Muslim member of the U.S. Navy who allegedly revealed classified information to terrorists about the positions of U.S. Navy ships, upcoming missions, and means of attacking the ships.
Nothing we need to be concerned about. We've got more important things to think about than plots to destroy our navy and kill Americans.
Granted, I'm making an educated guess that the suspect is Muslim because his name is . . .
Paul R. Hall.
Oh -- and his other name is Hassan Abujihaad.
A former Navy sailor was arrested Wednesday for allegedly releasing classified information that ended up in the hands of a suspected terrorism financier.
Hassan Abujihaad, 31, of Phoenix, is accused in a case that began in Connecticut and followed a suspected terrorist network across the country and into Europe and the Middle East.
He was arrested in Phoenix on charges of supporting terrorism with an intent to kill U.S. citizens and transmitting classified information to unauthorized people.
Abujihaad, who is also known as Paul R. Hall, is charged in the same case as Babar Ahmad, a British computer specialist arrested in 2004 and accused of running Web sites to raise money for terrorism. Ahmad is scheduled to be extradited to the U.S. to face trial.
During a search of Ahmad's computers, investigators discovered files containing classified information about the positions of U.S. Navy ships and discussing their susceptibility to attack.
Abujihaad, a former enlisted man, exchanged e-mails with Ahmad while on active duty on the USS Benfold, a guided-missile destroyer, in 2000 and 2001, according to an affidavit released Wednesday. He allegedly purchased videos promoting violent jihad, or holy war.
In those e-mails, Abujihaad discussed naval military briefings and praised those who attacked the USS Cole in 2000, according to the affidavit by FBI Agent David Dillon.
The documents retrieved from Ahmad show drawings of Navy battle groups and discuss upcoming missions. They also say the battle group could be attacked using small weapons such as rocket-propelled grenades.
Little Green Footballs notes that the link to Babar Ahmad ties this suspect to Al Qaeda.
In case you needed a reminder that Al Qaeda is still deadly serious about striking America hard, you just got it.
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