http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=6935151

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" RALEIGH -- A North Carolina father, two of his sons, and four others have been indicted on federal terrorism charges. Court documents released Monday paint 39-year-old Daniel Boyd as a radical Muslim ringleader who recruited others to take part in jihad - or holy war - against unspecified targets overseas. he other six arrested are Boyd's son's Dylan Boyd, 22, and Zakiriya Boyd, 20, plus Hysen Sherif, 24 - a native of Kosovo and a legal permanent resident of the U.S. - Anes Subasic, 33, a naturalized citizen of the U.S. - Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan, 22, a citizen of the U.S. - and Ziyad Yaghi, 21, a naturalized citizen of the U.S. The charges shocked the quiet Wake County community of Willow Spring where the Boyds lived in the Shadow Oaks subdivision. Neighbors said Boyd - who led an unobtrusive rural life as a drywall contractor - was friendly and pleasant."

its a pretty long article

[Edited on July 28, 2009 at 10:05 AM. Reason : but crazy...]

7/28/2009 9:58:31 AM

i can't help but wonder just how much "baiting" is involved in these "look we thwarted the terrorists" type busts. I'm guess quite a bit? Anyone have any inside info on how these things go down

7/28/2009 10:04:11 AM

No, but FTA:

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"Each was sentenced to have a foot and a hand cut off for the robbery, but the decision was later overturned."

7/28/2009 10:28:44 AM

SOFT ON TERRORISM MY ASS

(obligatory)

7/28/2009 10:38:28 AM

Quote :

"" RALEIGH -- A North Carolina father, two of his sons, and four others have been indicted on federal terrorism charges. Court documents released Monday paint 39-year-old Daniel Boyd as a radical Muslim ringleader who recruited others to take part in jihad - or holy war - against unspecified targets overseas. he other six arrested are Boyd's son's Dylan Boyd, 22, and Zakiriya Boyd, 20, plus Hysen Sherif, 24 - a native of Kosovo and a legal permanent resident of the U.S. - Anes Subasic, 33, a naturalized citizen of the U.S. - Mohammad Omar Aly Hassan, 22, a citizen of the U.S. - and Ziyad Yaghi, 21, a naturalized citizen of the U.S. The charges shocked the quiet Wake County community of Willow Spring where the Boyds lived in the Shadow Oaks subdivision. Neighbors said Boyd - who led an unobtrusive rural life as a drywall contractor - was friendly and pleasant.""

7/28/2009 11:07:53 AM

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"Dylan Boyd, Daniel's son, was a college student at N.C. State University who until last year worked as a clinical services technician at WakeMed Raleigh Campus."

7/28/2009 11:11:06 AM

Obama has foiled more terrorist attacks than Bush did at this time in his presidency.

I wonder how many people he tortured to do it?

7/28/2009 11:45:17 AM

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"Their activities, tracked by FBI agents over three years and detailed in federal indictments released Monday"

Bush was in charge for most of the last three years.

7/28/2009 12:06:05 PM

whoosh

7/28/2009 12:08:11 PM

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"Obama has foiled more terrorist attacks than Bush did at this time in his presidency."

What are you basing this on. Besides, the majority of "foiled" plots dont make the news or are not publicized, so there is really no accurate way to know this one way or the other.

7/28/2009 12:30:33 PM

^^^ Obama is a superhero now?

7/28/2009 12:30:38 PM

So are they now going to start profiling white people on airplanes too?

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"What are you basing this on. Besides, the majority of "foiled" plots dont make the news or are not publicized, so there is really no accurate way to know this one way or the other. "

Ha, since when did Republicans care about facts or accuracy? LOL

[Edited on July 28, 2009 at 12:33 PM. Reason : ]

7/28/2009 12:32:01 PM

It's really upsetting b/c Dylan is a good friend. And everyone on the WRAL comments is "Hang 'em for treason!" He never made any indication or anything. He'd hang out, drink beers, and play Rock Band. His dad is the one behind it all, probably been spouting crazy shit for years and getting his sons to follow his line of thinking.

7/28/2009 12:42:22 PM

well maybe he was the government informant the article specifies

7/28/2009 12:45:23 PM

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"Ha, since when did Republicans care about facts or accuracy? LOL"

since when are liberals,

7/28/2009 12:48:36 PM

Seconding KRNeo here.
Dylan was a sweet guy, big heart and would help out anyone. He was caught up in a heated family life and was constantly regretful of having to go home and be around his family. According to closer friends, he was a calm guy and was constantly talking about hating his father etc. I highly doubt sincere involvement on his part, but rather his father's overbearing and coercion.

No this doesn't mean "OH FUCK I can't trust my neighbors" or "SHIT terrorists are everywhere." But this is definitely fucked up.
I'm worried for Dylan for sure, I don't know about the other guys.
It'd rock if he was the government informant.

It's the dad.
UGH.
This is so fucked.

7/28/2009 12:53:05 PM

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"since when did Republicans care about facts or accuracy?"

I don't disagree, but if you're implying that democrats are any better, than you're as deluded as the hardcore GOP soapboxers.

Both parties will lie, cheat, steal, and murder to further their own political agenda.

7/28/2009 1:02:01 PM

Quote :

"And everyone on the WRAL comments is "Hang 'em for treason!""

everyone on the WRAL comments says "hang em for ___" about anyone accused of any crime

7/28/2009 8:00:52 PM

Thirding KRNeo,

Dylan was a cool dude. He spit hot fire

7/28/2009 8:55:44 PM

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"I don't disagree, but if you're implying that democrats are any better, than you're as deluded as the hardcore GOP soapboxers."

Careful Bobby...they don't take too kindly to folks who claim to be relatively non-partisan around these parts

^lol

[Edited on July 28, 2009 at 8:58 PM. Reason : .]

7/28/2009 8:57:50 PM

no it's just that you're an idiot.

7/28/2009 9:21:02 PM

you're one to talk

7/28/2009 9:56:45 PM

could you two stfu?

7/30/2009 10:49:01 AM

Here's one Facebook I found

http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=Ziyad+Yaghi&init=quick#/profile.php?id=502395589&hiq=ziyad%2Cyaghi&ref=search

7/30/2009 10:53:41 AM

^^You got anything to add to the discussion about the terrorist cell, or did you bttt the thread after 2 days for absolutely no reason at all

7/30/2009 10:54:18 AM

^ ya no reason.

I just was intrigued by the amount of nothingness discussed in the last few posts and wanted to add to it.

7/30/2009 10:56:50 AM

SOAP BOX: SERIOUS BUSINESS

7/30/2009 10:57:25 AM

They look more like the Avett Brothers than terrorists

8/4/2009 5:16:39 PM

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"It's really upsetting b/c Dylan is a good friend. And everyone on the WRAL comments is "Hang 'em for treason!" He never made any indication or anything."

That is kind of naive. I'm not saying what he did or didn't do by choice, but of course he wouldn't make any indication that he is involved in a terrorist cell to those who weren't. I imagine he didn't want to get caught!

8/4/2009 5:25:36 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090805/ap_on_re_us/us_nc_terror_arrests;_ylt=Av7IiZTAKKskGF8laL9dk.2s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlcGxscWNrBHBvcwM3MgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawNmZWRzcGxheWF1ZGk-

i hadn't seen some of this info in earlier stories...pretty interesting stuff

8/5/2009 6:33:42 AM

^^Meaning we were good friends, and my roommate was one of his best friends. We hung out a lot and he had some family issues but seemed okay. When it's someone close to you, you don't think it could ever be that person. Maybe it's naive, but plenty of people have done evil things that no one expected them to do.
Should I accuse everyone I meet of something, so that way I won't be naive? We can't live our lives behind closed doors because *someone* might be a terrorist or a killer or a child rapist.

8/5/2009 8:10:51 AM

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"They look more like the Avett Brothers than terrorists"

I was unaware that terrorists had a look.

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"[Democrats and Republicans] will lie, cheat, steal, and murder to further their own political agenda."

100% truth.

[Edited on August 5, 2009 at 8:54 AM. Reason : ]

8/5/2009 8:52:48 AM

Here is an interesting take

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=154

Quote :

"Now, mind you, they’re not claiming that Boyd has committed any terrorist attacks here in the United States or has even threatened to do so. In fact, they’re not even claiming that he has ties to al-Qaeda. What they’re saying is that he’s a Muslim who planned to go overseas at some point in the future and fight in some Muslim cause, such as helping to overthrow the brutal, authoritarian regime in Jordan, which is an ally of the U.S. government. As part of this future plan, Boyd is alleged to have persuaded some other Americans to become Muslims. And apparently he also purchased a variety of weapons to wage his future jihadist campaign -- weapons that, if I’m not mistaken, are available for purchase at any gun show in the U.S. "

Quote :

"One of the interesting parts of the indictment is a section that describes assistance that Boyd allegedly provided to Afghan rebels from 1989 to 1992. Apparently the feds consider that was something bad. But Boyd’s wife points out a rather discomforting truth: The U.S. government was doing the same thing at the same time. I wonder if it’s too late to add those U.S. officials to the Boyd indictment who were supplying arms and money to Osama bin Laden and other Islamic jihadists during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. "

8/5/2009 9:24:31 AM

Why are white dudes going all Muslim?

8/5/2009 3:30:24 PM

^
So... Is that statement more prejudiced against race or religion?... I can't tell.

8/5/2009 3:37:15 PM

I'm just sayin'....

8/5/2009 3:42:28 PM

^
Saying what, exactly?
Because it sounds an awful lot like you're suggesting that white people shouldn't be or become muslims...

8/5/2009 4:42:47 PM

Hey, buddy, let's not jump the gun....

I'm just saying a white man following a brown man's religion is a little unnatural. I mean, they got their ways and we got our ways. You know?

racism and prejudice don't need to enter this discussion at all.

8/5/2009 4:48:56 PM

^
I thought the soap box was a serious section.
You are clearly trolling.... or the most racial and religious bigot I've heard in a long time.
I mean shit.... "a white man following a brown man's religion"???? Get a clue.
I'll tell you what... I'll post your quote in the quote thread for posterity.

8/5/2009 6:17:00 PM

Quote :

" Hey I'm Daniel Boyd!!! I'm one of them thar Johnston County Muslims! Hee-hee we're bat shit crazy out here. Hey Zach!!! Give me one of them Doral Cigarettes, I smoked all mine!! Yeehaw!"

hahaha from N&O comments section

8/10/2009 11:48:38 PM

damn willy nilly come on...how do u fall for that

8/10/2009 11:52:38 PM

I wonder if they will ever be convicted. If so, what the prison sentence will be?

8/11/2009 2:30:29 AM