UK Woman Charged As Terrorist For Computer Files

Terror Alert Brown writes "Reuters is reporting that a UK woman has been charged as a terrorist because of computer files on her hard drive. According to the article, these files included 'the Al Qaeda Manual, The Terrorists Handbook, The Mujahideen Poisons Handbook, a manual for a Dragunov sniper rifle, and The Firearms and RPG Handbook.' She was picked up in connection with the plot stopped in August to detonate explosives in airplanes flying out of Heathrow airport. Now might be a good time to delete any copies of the Anarchist's Cookbook you once read for amusement and still have floating around on your hard drive."

Comments

The documents in question

[NightHwk1]

I'm sure a handful of other people are posting it as I'm writing this, but here's a link to the Mujahideen Poisons handbook.

Also, the Al-Qaeda Manual (interestingly, this was distributed by the FBI)

The Dragunov sniper rifle manual

No luck searching for the RPG & Firearms handbook.

Re:It's a strange time

[IcyHando'Death]

Some reading material for you all:

The Al Qaeda Manual: http://www.disastercenter.com/terror/
The Terrorist's Handbook: http://www.totse.com/en/bad_ideas/irresponsible_ac tivities/168593.html
The Mujahideen Poisons Handbook: http://www.thedisease.net/arcana/nbc/chemical/Muja hideen_Poisons.pdf
The Dragunov Sniper Rifle Technical Description and Service Manual: http://kalashnikov.guns.ru/manual/english/svd/

Now don't go reading this stuff and getting yourself arrested.

Re:Since when is linking a crime?

[Richard_at_work]

No formal charges?

DONALD STEWART WHYTE, 21, OF HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKS

Charge under Section 5 (1) the Terrorism Act 2006 says "between 1 January and 10 August 2006, with the intention of committing acts of terrorism, [he was] preparing to smuggle parts of improvised explosive devices on to aircraft and assemble and detonate them on board".

Mr Stewart Whyte also faces three firearms charges. The first said "on 9 August he had in his possession a Baikal 8mm pistol, contrary to section 5 (1) of the Firearms Act 1968".

He is also charged with possessing a magazine clip with 10 rounds of ammunition and a silencer without holding a firearms certificate, contrary to section 1 (1) of the Firearms Act 1968.

MOHAMMED SADDIQUE, 24, OF WALTHAMSTOW, EAST LONDON

Charge under Section 5 (1) the Terrorism Act 2006 also says "between 1 January and 10 August 2006, with the intention of committing acts of terrorism, [he was] preparing to smuggle parts of improvised explosive devices on to aircraft and assemble and detonate them on board".

AHMED ABDULLAH ALI (AKA ABDULLAH ALI AHMED KHAN), 25, OF WALTHAMSTOW, EAST LONDON

On diverse days between 1 January 2006 and 10 August 2006 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court conspired with other persons to murder other persons (contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977).

On diverse days between 1 January 2006 and 10 August 2006 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court with the intention of committing acts of terrorism engaged in conduct to give effect to their intention to smuggle the component parts of improvised explosive devices onto aircraft and assemble and detonate them on board (contrary to Section 5 (1) of the Terrorism Act 2006).

TANVIR HUSSAIN, 25, OF NO FIXED ADDRESS

On diverse days between 1 January 2006 and 10 August 2006 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court conspired with other persons to murder other persons (contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977).

On diverse days between 1 January 2006 and 10 August 2006 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court with the intention of committing acts of terrorism engaged in conduct to give effect to their intention to smuggle the component parts of improvised explosive devices onto aircraft and assemble and detonate them on board (contrary to Section 5 (1) of the Terrorism Act 2006).

UMAR ISLAM (AKA BRIAN YOUNG), 28, OF STRATFORD, EAST LONDON

On diverse days between 1 January 2006 and 10 August 2006 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court conspired with other persons to murder other persons (contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977).

On diverse days between 1 January 2006 and 10 August 2006 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court with the intention of committing acts of terrorism engaged in conduct to give effect to their intention to smuggle the component parts of improvised explosive devices onto aircraft and assemble and detonate them on board (contrary to Section 5 (1) of the Terrorism Act 2006).

ARAFAT WAHEED KHAN, 25, OF WALTHAMSTOW

On diverse days between 1 January 2006 and 10 August 2006 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court conspired with other persons to murder other persons (contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977).

On diverse days between 1 January 2006 and 10 August 2006 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court with the intention of committing acts of terrorism engaged in conduct to give effect to their intention to smuggle the component parts of improvised explosive devices onto aircraft and assemble and detonate them on board (contrary to Section 5 (1) of the Terrorism Act 2006).

ASSAD ALI SARWAR, 26, OF HIGH WYCOMBE

On diverse days between 1 January 2006 and 10 August 2006 within the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court conspired with other persons to murder other persons (contrary to