Saturday, October 16, 2004
Alamoudi was one of the founders of the Islamic Society of Boston, although the Society claims he has had no contact with them in years. Is that significant? Only in so far as even mainstream Islamic groups may often be closely aligned - to a single degree of separation - with terrorists or terror supporters. Is that a major conern? It is a fair concern, I think, and one I would hope that truly moderate Muslims would share.
Jihad Watch: Abdurrahman Alamoudi gets 23 years in jail
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A prominent Muslim activist who admitted participating in a Libyan plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was sentenced Friday to the maximum 23 years in prison for illegal business dealings with Libya.Abdurahman Alamoudi, 52, pleaded guilty in July to accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from high-ranking Libyan officials while serving as a go-between for them and Saudi dissidents...
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