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Pennsylvania Woman, 'Jihad Jane,' Pleads Guilty in Terror Plot
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyA Pennsylvania woman who called herself "Jihad Jane" pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with a bizarre plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who had offended some Muslims with a comic depiction of the Prophet Muhammad. Colleen LaRose (her real name) told a federal court in Philadelphia she was entering the plea freely and had never been treated for mental illness. The 47-year-old woman, who has been in custody since October 2009, was charged with conspiracy to support terrorists, conspiracy to kill in another country, lying to investigators and attempted identity theft. She faces a possible ...
'Jihad Jane' Terror Suspect Pleads Guilty in Pa.
By not in system - AOL NewsPHILADELPHIA -- A suburban woman who was the live-in caretaker for her boyfriend's elderly father calmly told a U.S. judge Tuesday that she had worked feverishly online under the name "Jihad Jane" to support Islamic terrorists and moved overseas to further her plan to kill a Swedish artist who had offended Muslims. Colleen LaRose, 47, faces the possibility of life in prison after pleading guilty to four federal charges, including conspiracy to murder a foreign target, conspiracy to support terrorists and lying to the FBI. LaRose, who spent long hours caring for the father, was also building ...
Second Woman Charged in 'Jihad Jane' Case
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (April 2) -- Federal prosecutors filed terrorism charges Friday against a second American woman in the so-called Jihad Jane case, accusing the pair of plotting online to attend a terror training camp. Jamie Paulin-Ramirez flew from Ireland Friday to Philadelphia, where she was arrested by agents with the joint terrorism task force there. CREDIT Colleen R. LaRose, left, and Jamie Paulin-Ramirez are accused of taking part in an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist whose drawing had offended many Muslims. Last month, authorities in Ireland detained Paulin-Ramirez and six ...
American Woman, 'Jihad Jane,' Pleads Not Guilty to Terror Charges
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyJihad Jane says she's innocent. The Pennsylvania woman, real name Colleen R. LaRose, pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that she recruited men on the Internet to take part in terrorist activities in Europe and southern Asia. Wearing a green jumpsuit with her hair in cornrows, LaRose entered her plea in a Philadelphia courtroom to charges of conspiracy and vowing to commit murder, the New York Times reported. She was allegedly plotting to kill a Swedish cartoonist named Lars Vilks for drawing an offensive caricature of the prophet Muhammad. LaRose, 46, was arrested in October after ...
'JihadJane' and Femme Fatale Fascination
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(March 10) -- Colleen LaRose, a suburban Philadelphia woman, was indicted Tuesday for allegedly recruiting terrorists online and moving to Europe to try to kill a Swedish cartoonist who had depicted Islam's Prophet Muhammad as a dog. LaRose, who went by the online handle "JihadJane," is not of Middle Eastern extraction, though she converted to Islam. But what's more notable is what the indictment -- as well as other recent arrests -- does to challenge societal assumptions about women and violence. It was only a few weeks ago that neuroscientist Amy Bishop was arrested after allegedly killing ...
Jihad Jane: The Irish Connection
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsLONDON (March 10) -- Seven Muslims, including an American woman, were arrested in Ireland on Tuesday for allegedly plotting with Pennsylvania housewife Colleen LaRose (aka Jihad Jane) to kill a Swedish cartoonist who sketched the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog. Police said the four men and three women were detained during dawn raids in the southern coastal counties of Waterford and Cork. The arrests marked the culmination of a five-month operation involving U.S., British, Swedish and Irish security agencies. It's believed that the international investigation was launched in October ...
American Woman, 'Jihad Jane,' Held on Terror Charges in Philly
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyA petite American woman who called herself "Jihad Jane" is being held in a federal detention center in Philadelphia on charges of conspiring to support terrorism. She is allegedly part of a plot that flowered on the Internet and eventually took her to Europe in a plan to attack and kill an artist living in Sweden. Colleen Renee LaRose, 46 -- aka Jihad Jane and "Fatima Rose" -- was arrested on Oct. 15 in Philadelphia and also charged with making false statements to a government official and attempted identify theft, according to The Washington Post. She is accused of having tried to recruit ...
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