Friday, July 4, 2008

Terrorist or troubled teen?

(Compiler's note: I'm not buying it. We have young men & women this same age serving our country.)

When all testimony ended yesterday in the case of a youth suspected of belonging to a homegrown terror cell that allegedly operated out of a Meadowvale mosque, the court was left with two different images.

One image is of a teen who attended two so-called terrorist training camps and participated in military-style exercises to prepare for a massive attack and contributed to the group by stealing items such as walkie-talkies and outdoor supplies.

The other is of a troubled teen who had converted to Islam and went camping because he thought they were religious retreats, but was kept on the "down low" about their true purpose. ...

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