From the Houston Chronicle:

Kobie Diallo Williams, 33, a U.S. citizen who was a student at the University of Houston Downtown, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to assist a terrorist group. His help included withdrawing cash from an ATM to send to the Middle East.

Another man, Adnan Babar Mirza, 29, a Pakistani national who was in the country on an expired student visa, faces similar conspiracy charges as well as three federal weapons violations. Mirza appeared today before a U.S. magistrate judge.

Mirza became illegal when his visa expired. Someone holding a student visa or in the country illegally is not allowed to have firearms.

In court, Williams admitted that he viewed coalition forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as invaders. He had expressed a desire to travel to the Middle East to help the Taliban. Williams also admitted to handing over money that was supposed to help Taliban fighters and their families.

That we have terrorist-wanna-be’s living and studying in the US is not at all surprising. I just found this story particullary interesting because I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Houston Downtown (in 1998), where Kobie Williams was also a student.

But tell me — how is this not treason? The guy is a US citizen, who has admitted to trying to assist and join the enemies of the United States in an effort to kill our soliders and topple our government.

I’d like to see our country grow some balls when dealing with domestic terrorists like this kid — have a trial next week, present all the evidence, have the kid repeat his confession, and then immediately take him behind the courthouse and riddle his body with a volley of 5.56mm rounds from a firing squad until he is dead.

Posted by Robbie Cooper on Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 | Trackback |