"“I had an agreement with at least
one person to attack the United States in retaliation for U.S. support of
Israel and in retaliation of the killing of innocent and civilian Muslim
populations in Palestine, especially in the blockade of Gaza, and in
retaliation for the killing of innocent and civilian Muslim populations
in Yemen, Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan and beyond, most of them women,
children, and noncombatants."
Transcript: Read
Abdulmutallab's statement on guilty plea
1:59 PM, Oct. 12, 2011
The following is the transcript of what accused underwear bomber Umar
Farouk Abdulmutallab said to the court today as he pleaded guilty to
eight criminal charges in federal court in Detroit. The transcipt was
provided by the U.S. District Court in Detroit.
“In the name of Allah, the most merciful, if I were to say I the father
did not do it, but my son did it and he conspired with the holy spirit to
do it, or if I said I did it but the American people are guilty of the
sin, and Obama should pay for the crime, the Court wouldn’t accept that
from me or anyone else.
“In late 2009, in fulfillment of a religious obligation, I decided to
participate in jihad against the United States. The Koran obliges every
able Muslim to participate in jihad and fight in the way of Allah, those
who fight you, and kill them wherever you find them, some parts of the
Koran say, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
“I had an agreement with at least one person to attack the United States
in retaliation for U.S. support of Israel and in retaliation of the
killing of innocent and civilian Muslim populations in Palestine,
especially in the blockade of Gaza, and in retaliation for the killing of
innocent and civilian Muslim populations in Yemen, Iraq, Somalia,
Afghanistan and beyond, most of them women, children, and
noncombatants.
“As a result, I traveled to Yemen and eventually to the United States,
and I agreed with at least one person to carry an explosive device onto
an aircraft and attempt to kill those onboard and wreck the aircraft as
an act of jihad against the United States for the U.S. killing of my
Muslim brothers and sisters around the world.
“I was greatly inspired to participate in jihad by the lectures of the
great and rightly guided mujahedeen who is alive, Sheikh Anwar al-Awlaki,
may Allah preserve him and his family and give them victory, Amin, and
Allah knows best.
“Participation in jihad against the United States is considered among the
most virtuous of deeds in Islam and is highly encouraged in the Koran;
however, according to U.S. law, which is unjust and oppressive according
to the Koran, my actions make me guilty of a crime in the United States,
in particular, the following counts in my indictment.
"Count 1, conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism transcending
national boundaries, so by me traveling to Yemen, then to Djibouti, to
Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, the Netherlands, and eventually the United
States, with an agreement with at least one person to carry an explosive
device in an attempt to kill those onboard for the U.S. killing of
innocent Muslims, I’m guilty in U.S. law of this count.
“Count 2, possession of a firearm or destructive device in the
furtherance of a crime of violence, I carried with me an explosive device
onto Northwest 253, again, to avenge the killing of my innocent Muslim
brothers and sisters by the U.S. So I am guilty in U.S. law of this
count.
“Count 3, attempted murder within the special aircraft jurisdiction of
the United States, again, in retaliation for U.S. support of Israel and
Israel massacres of innocent Palestinians, so I am guilty of this count,
too.
“Count 4, use and carrying of a firearm, destructive device during and in
relation to a crime of violence by carrying an explosive device and
attempting to use it on Flight 253 for the U.S. killing of innocent
Muslims, I am guilty of this count, too.
“Count 5, willfully placing a destructive device in and upon, in
proximity to a civil aircraft which was used and operated in interstate,
overseas, and foreign air commerce which was likely to have endangered
the safety of such aircraft, I intentionally carried an explosive device
onto Flight 253, for the United States tyranny and oppression of Muslims,
so I am guilty of this count in U.S. law, but not in the Koran.
“Count 6, possession of a firearm/destructive device in furtherance of a
crime of violence. I was in possession of an explosive device intended
for use against the United States for U.S. interference in Muslim
countries, so I am guilty in U.S. law of this count.
“Count 7, attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, I attempted to
use an explosive device which in the U.S. law is a weapon of mass
destruction, which I call a blessed weapon to save the lives of innocent
Muslims, for U.S. use of weapons of mass destruction on Muslim
populations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and beyond. So I am guilty in
U.S. law of this count and innocent in Muslim law.
“Count 8, willful attempt to destroy and wreck a civil aircraft, I
intended to wreck a civil aircraft for the U.S. wreckage of Muslim lands
and property, so I am guilty in U.S. law of this count.
“The United States -- the United States should be warned that if they
continue and persist in promoting the blasphemy of Muhammad and the
prophets, peace be upon them all, and the U.S. continues to kill and
support those who kill innocent Muslims, then the U.S. should await a
great calamity that will befall them through the hands of the mujahideen
soon by God’s willing permission. Or God will strike them directly with a
great calamity soon by his will, Amin.
“If you laugh at us now, we will laugh at you later in this life and on
the day of judgment by God’s will, and our final call is all praise to
Allah, the lord of the universe, Allahu Akbar.”
Source: U.S. District Court, Detroit
http://www.freep.com/article/20111012/NEWS01/111012038
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