Read it as if YOU were on trial and try to imagine what it feels like to be portrayed as a terrorist for such things as having a thumbnail of Bush or the twin towers on your PC or for having visited the Natural History Museum! If these people are terrorists then they should be punished, but not if it requires the suspension of the entire system of justice. Remember folks, we have one system of law in this country - it can be applied to you just the same as it is being applied to these guys.
For the record, I don't support terrorism in any way. I don't do it, I don't support it, I don't fund it, nor do I seek to incite it in others - but I do have a thumbnail of Bin Laden in my 911 folder. Should I pack my overnight bag and orange overalls right now?
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7/7 friend 'had 9/11 photographs'
Page last updated at 16:10 GMT, Tuesday, 15 April 2008 17:10
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7348848.stm
A man accused of helping the 7 July London bombers had images of the 11 September 2001 terror attacks on his computer, a court has heard.
Waheed Ali, 24, had photographs of the destroyed World Trade Center and the damaged Pentagon on his hard drive, Kingston Crown Court was told.
Mr Ali, Mohammed Shakil, 31, and Sadeer Saleem, 27, are accused of helping the 7/7 bombers find potential targets.
All three Leeds men deny one charge each of conspiring to cause explosions.
They are accused of helping Mohammad Sidique Khan, Shehzad Tanweer, Jermain Lindsay and Hasib Hussain, on what prosecutors say was a two-day reconnaissance mission for the 2005 attacks.
Map of key locations in case
Khan, Tanweer, Lindsay and Hussain killed 52 people in four separate suicide bombings on London's transport network on 7 July that year.
The court previously heard that Mr Saleem and Mr Shakil visited the Natural History Museum, the London Eye and the London Aquarium and that Mr Ali and Mr Shakil telephoned the London Tourist Board and the Natural History Museum.
The jury was later told a total of 49,092 thumbnail images, including pictures of Osama Bin Laden, US President George Bush and Taleban leader Mullah Omar, were recovered from Mr Ali's computer at an address in Leeds.
Pornographic material and advertisements - such as banners from websites including "Prominent Martyrs of Iraq" and "Jihad Unspun" - were also found, the court heard.
One photograph contained separate images of New York's destroyed twin towers, an aircraft about to hit one of the buildings and the Statue of Liberty with the words "Knowledge is for acting upon", the jury was told.
Books 'not vetted'
The court also heard how Mr Ali's computer had been used to search for subjects including "jihad" and "news on the Taleban".
Page last updated at 16:10 GMT, Tuesday, 15 April 2008 17:10
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7348848.stm
A man accused of helping the 7 July London bombers had images of the 11 September 2001 terror attacks on his computer, a court has heard.
Waheed Ali, 24, had photographs of the destroyed World Trade Center and the damaged Pentagon on his hard drive, Kingston Crown Court was told.
Mr Ali, Mohammed Shakil, 31, and Sadeer Saleem, 27, are accused of helping the 7/7 bombers find potential targets.
All three Leeds men deny one charge each of conspiring to cause explosions.
They are accused of helping Mohammad Sidique Khan, Shehzad Tanweer, Jermain Lindsay and Hasib Hussain, on what prosecutors say was a two-day reconnaissance mission for the 2005 attacks.
Map of key locations in case
Khan, Tanweer, Lindsay and Hussain killed 52 people in four separate suicide bombings on London's transport network on 7 July that year.
The court previously heard that Mr Saleem and Mr Shakil visited the Natural History Museum, the London Eye and the London Aquarium and that Mr Ali and Mr Shakil telephoned the London Tourist Board and the Natural History Museum.
The jury was later told a total of 49,092 thumbnail images, including pictures of Osama Bin Laden, US President George Bush and Taleban leader Mullah Omar, were recovered from Mr Ali's computer at an address in Leeds.
Pornographic material and advertisements - such as banners from websites including "Prominent Martyrs of Iraq" and "Jihad Unspun" - were also found, the court heard.
One photograph contained separate images of New York's destroyed twin towers, an aircraft about to hit one of the buildings and the Statue of Liberty with the words "Knowledge is for acting upon", the jury was told.
Books 'not vetted'
The court also heard how Mr Ali's computer had been used to search for subjects including "jihad" and "news on the Taleban".
Remember folks. These men are charged with "conspiring to cause explosions". In your view, how well has that case been made, based on what you have read in this article?