Judge Sets Bail for N.Y. Mosque Leaders

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Judge Sets Bail for N.Y. Mosque Leaders

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By MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press Writer

ALBANY, N.Y. - A federal magistrate reversed course and set bail Tuesday for two mosque leaders caught in an FBI (news - web sites) anti-terrorism sting, saying the case against the men is not as strong as it once looked.

Magistrate David Homer set bail at $250,000 each for Yassin Muhiddin Aref and Mohammed Mosharref Hossain on charges of promoting terrorism.

Earlier this month, Homer refused to set bail, saying the men were a threat to the community and might flee. But he reconsidered after prosecutors acknowledged an apparent misinterpretation in a crucial document.

The indictment said a notebook found in a terrorist camp in Iraq last summer included an Arabic entry referring to Aref as "commander." But FBI translators later said the phrase in Kurdish meant "brother."

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Pakistan had (briefly? haven't seen anything more) protested to the UN that in setting up this 'sting', Ashcrack was suggesting to terrorists at large that it was a good plan to shoot a SAM at their ambassador in NY. And the translation problems don't stop there. This case will fall apart and be seen for the bs it is.

Earlier here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=757735