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<p>Um, okay. Not a great case of 'why representing yourself is a bad idea'. Looking more closely at the case prosecutors proved pretty conclusively that there was at a minimum conspiracy to commit a terrorist act occuring. Maybe a really slick lawyer would have gotten him off, but you know what, possibly not.</p>
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<p><em>One of the videos, which was played for jurors last week, showed the two driving by the Pentagon as Sadequee said: "This is where our brothers attacked the Pentagon." </em></p>

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<p>No lawyer could have helped him. The real surprising thing is that he was surprised by the reactions.</p>

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<p>There sounds like there were some bad intentions, but he also seem terribly naive and plain stupid. Defending himself in a federal court on terrorism charges? Fate (and the court) likely won't be kind to him.</p>
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<p>No, he needed a competent criminal attorney (perhaps several). I know enough about the law to keep myself out of trouble in the photographic and related circumstances I find myself or my family in. This guy was facing, or could still be facing, spending the rest of his life in jail. That's hugely different from having a basic understanding of privacy and copyright issues, etc.</p>
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