Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Padilla was terror cell's 'star recruit'

Jose Padilla was a "star recruit" for a terrorism support cell that provided Muslim extremist soldiers to fight around the globe with al Qaeda, prosecutors said Monday in closing arguments.
The arguments mark the end of a three-month federal trial in which prosecutors have tried to prove that Padilla, 36, and two others provided support to terrorists.

"They decided that this end justified any means, including murder," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Frazier told jurors. "They were disciplined, they were secretive, and they advocated violence."

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