CAMDEN, N.J. - Computer hard drives hold some important evidence in the trial of five men accused of planning an attack on the Army's Fort Dix.
Prosecutors contend they contain inspiration - rather than plans - for attacks.
As the government's case against the men carried into its third day on Thursday, jurors saw jihadist videos and evidence of visits to terrorism-promoting Web sites found on computers seized from some of the men's homes.
It was the second straight day heavy on videos in the courtroom. Jurors were shown others on Wednesday, including some of U.S. troops being felled by snipers in Iraq.
Defense lawyers say the men were not planning to attack, but that a paid government informant tried to make it look like they were. And they argue that seeing unsightly videos or visiting Web sites does not prove their clients were planning anything. Read more ...
Prosecutors contend they contain inspiration - rather than plans - for attacks.
As the government's case against the men carried into its third day on Thursday, jurors saw jihadist videos and evidence of visits to terrorism-promoting Web sites found on computers seized from some of the men's homes.
It was the second straight day heavy on videos in the courtroom. Jurors were shown others on Wednesday, including some of U.S. troops being felled by snipers in Iraq.
Defense lawyers say the men were not planning to attack, but that a paid government informant tried to make it look like they were. And they argue that seeing unsightly videos or visiting Web sites does not prove their clients were planning anything. Read more ...
Source: AP
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