Former USF student pleads guilty helping terrorists

Former USF student pleads guilty

By MITCH STACY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 4:30 a.m.
Last updated Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 6:04 a.m.

TAMPA — An Egyptian college student pleaded guilty Wednesday to making a video demonstrating how to build a remote bomb detonator to help terrorists kill enemies, including American soldiers.

Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed, 26, one of two University of South Florida students arrested after a South Carolina traffic stop in August, pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists. He faces up to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced in September.

The arrests perpetuated the Tampa university's reputation as "Jihad U," a nickname coined after an Egyptian professor, Sami Al-Arian, was charged with raising money for terrorist attacks by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. He pleaded guilty to one count of providing support to terrorists and is in jail awaiting deportation.

Mohamed and fellow Egyptian student Youssef Samir Megahed were arrested after deputies stopped them for speeding near Charleston, S.C., and found what they described as pipe bombs in the trunk.

Deputies also found a laptop with a 12-minute video that had been uploaded to the video-sharing Web site YouTube.
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There is a lesson here to learn. This was done with great police work and evidence. No torture. No holding without a trial. He was charged and admitted guilt. That's the way America is supposed to work within the law.