February 15, 2006

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Sentenced to Death in Abstentia

It's a start. You may remember Abu Musab al-Zarqawi from such classic films as 'Nick Berg beheading' (in which he had the starring role as murderer) and 'blowing up shit' (which is now a weekly serial). Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq.

Al Jazeera:

A military court in Jordan has condemned nine men, including al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, to death for a plot to carry out a chemical attack on the kingdom.

On Wednesday al-Zarqawi and three others received the death penalty in absentia. But the plot's alleged mastermind, Azmi al-Jayousi, and four co-defendants were in the dock when the judge condemned them to death for the 2004 plot.

The court sentenced two of the 13 defendants to prison terms of between one and three years, and acquitted another two defendants.

The 13 were charged with conspiring to attack various sites in Jordan by setting off a cloud of toxic chemicals that would have killed thousands of people, according to the authorities.

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 10:30 AM | |