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Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri may only wind up with less than 5 years behind bars

Eight years 4 months. That's the sentence a federal judge handed down to a man called a "sleeper agent" for Al Qaeda.

Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri could have gotten 15 years in prison on a charge of "conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization". U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mihm decided to give credit for the 71 months al-Marri spent in a Navy brig, and time held as a material witness. In addition, Mihm credited him with 9 more months, to make up for the harsh treatment of al-Marri while he was in custody.

If the US prison system also gives him credit for the time held before and after the brig, defense attorneys say he may only wind up with less than 5 years behind bars.

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Playing games with Iran

Lets cut through all the crap.

First do you think that Iran will stop all research and development of weaponized Nuclear material?

Do you think they will stop after sanctions?

Do you think they will give in if China and Russia were actually looking out for the interest of world peace?

I think the only way they will stop is by force.

The powers that be are riding high after ousting a weak U.S presence in 1979.

They bolster weapons they have purchased from both Russia and China. They have lucrative energy deals with Germany and who knows what else under the scope.

There is no real pressure for Iran to stop anything they are doing.

The two factors they consider is what will Israel do?

And at one time they were concerned that Iran was next in regime change under President Bush.

Today very little threatens them.

Israel has to defend themselves and can not count on the backing of the United States. With the Liberal Democrats controlling the Government and their focus on domestic issues foreign policy is least of their worries. Iran has time to play the game waiting for the opportunity to do what they must to bring the Mahdi.

The latest round of games....

I think that Iran will make the first move. The world is weary of war and this makes it a time of opportunity.