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Facts on File World News Digest
January 24, 2008
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Terrorism;
Ex-Informant Sentenced to Life in Prison
A judge in U.S. District Court in New York City January 18 sentenced
Mohammed Mansour Jabarah to life in prison following his 2002 conviction on
charges that he had conspired to bomb U.S. embassies in Singapore and the
Philippines. Jabarah had worked as an informant for the U.S. government
after his conviction, until he was accused of plotting to kill the
government agents who were in charge of minding him. [See 2002 Terrorist
Attack Aftermath: Canadian Terror Suspect Held by U.S.]
The 2001 bombing plot was uncovered by police in Singapore; Jabarah fled to
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and then to a safe house in Oman operated by
the Al Qaeda terrorist network, where he was captured by local police in
February 2002, according to prosecutors. He was then returned to his home
country of Canada and sent to the U.S. in May 2002 to face charges.
Jabarah had pleaded guilty in July 2002 to felony counts of making false
statements to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officers, conspiracy to
use weapons of mass destruction against U.S. nationals, conspiracy to
destroy U.S. property using fire or explosives, conspiracy to kill U.S.
officers and employees, and conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals. As part of
his deal with prosecutors, Jabarah was allowed to live in relative
independence under around-the-clock FBI supervision at Fort Dix in New
Jersey. His guilty plea was a U.S. state secret until it was revealed
January 17 by the government during a release of documents on his case.
Analysts suggested that Jabarah had been considered a likely informant
candidate both because he had previously had personal contact with Khalid
Skeikh Mohammed, thought to be the mastermind behind September 11, 2001,
terrorist attacks against the U.S., and Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, and
because he had grown up in a Western country. During his time as an
informant, he reportedly passed on information to the U.S. about
sought-after Al Qaeda members, the nature of the Al Qaeda network and about
the group's terrorist training camps in Afghanistan, which he had attended
in 2000 and 2001.
Jabarah worked as an informant until a search of his room at the FBI safe
house he was held in unearthed kitchen knives and nylon cord as well as a
notebook containing Islamic extremist rhetoric. He was accused of plotting
to kill his FBI overseers and imprisoned in New York City on November 8,
2002, for violating the terms of his earlier plea. Jabarah denied attempting
to harm anyone following his plea. He rejected a 2006 attempt by prosecutors
to convince Jabarah to resume his work as an informant.
The Washington Post reported January 19 that federal agents blamed the
October 2002 death of Anas al-Kandari, who was killed while attacking U.S.
Marines in Kuwait, for triggering Jabarah's change in behavior. Kandari and
Jabarah had been childhood friends and Kandari had allegedly introduced
Jabarah to Al Qaeda.
February 4, 2008
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