re: #19 Locker

ACLU won’t defend them unless their civil liberties were potentially violated. That’s normally what they focus on. I’m glad someone will defend them or anyone else charged though.

Law enforcement and intelligence officials say the case began in 2008 when the CIA twice picked up on Zazi’s presence in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, a place often used by al Qaeda to arrange meetings with foreigners.

Zazi maintained publicly that he had no ties to al Qaeda and had gone to Peshawar only to visit his wife.

According to the FBI affidavits, Zazi went to Peshawar in Aug. 2008 and again in Jan. 2009.

Law enforcement officials told abcnews.com that electronic intercepts revealed Zazi had sent text messages suggesting, in code, the plot was nearing the attack stage. “The wedding cake is ready,” Zazi allegedly wrote.

Domestic intercepts of a US resident’s private communication… If the ACLU isn’t involved I’ll be surprised.