UpdateSeptember 15, 2009. Kassir sentenced to life in prison. AP.
"Lebanese-born Swede gets life for terror camp plot. A Lebanese-born Swede was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for plotting to open a terrorism training camp in Oregon in 1999 to help al-Qaida. U.S. District Judge John Keenan called Oussama Kassir "a clear threat to public safety" when he announced the sentence. Kassir was convicted in May on charges that he supported al-Qaida by trying to help open the camp in Bly, Ore. Before the sentence was imposed, Kassir spoke through an interpreter, telling the judge that witnesses during his trial lied. He also said the jury could not have adequately studied the evidence because the deliberations lasted only two hours."
Previously posted: U.S. v. Kassir, 2009 WL 2913651 S.D.N.Y.,2009.September 11, 2009 Court denial of Rule 29 Motion. Kassir charged with multiple counts involving alleged terrorism activities in the United States. 18 USC 2339,
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