FBI agent posed as Al Qaida recruiter

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http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0700world/tm_headline=fbi-agent-posed-as-al-qaida-recruiter&method=full&objectid=19042801&siteid=50082-name_page.html

May 4 2007

An FBI agent who posed as an al Qaida recruiter in a terrorism investigation told a doctor’s trial that a key conspirator in the case showed him how he could strangle someone with his prayer beads.

The agent, Ali Soufan, is a key witness in the terrorism trail against the Florida doctor, Rafiq Abdus Sabir, 52, who was charged two years ago with pledging to provide material support to al Qaida by offering to treat the group’s injured fighters.

Most of Soufan’s testimony in nearly a day on the witness stand revolved around conversations he had with Tarik Shah, a martial arts expert and jazz musician who said he wanted to introduce him to Sabir.

Several taped conversations from a meeting between the agent and Shah in Plattsburgh, New York, were played for the jury.

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1. I'm calling BS

Sounds like trumped-up bullshit if you ask me. This guy showed him how to strangle someone with prayer beads? I'm not a terrorist, but I'm pretty sure I could figure out how to do that.

I guess this is part of the *'s Justice Department trying desperately to show that they're actually making progress in this mythological "war on terror".