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'Underwear bomber' pleads guilty to all charges
Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, the Nigerian man accused of trying to detonate an explosive device in his underwear aboard a Christmas 2009 flight to Detroit, pleaded guilty to all counts in court Wednesday.
He had been indicted on charges including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism, and possession of a firearm or destructive device in furtherance of an act of violence.
AbdulMutallab had previously pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The announcement comes one day after the prosecution finished its opening statement.
On Tuesday, the prosecution finished its opening statement and the defense said it would reserve the right to give an opening statement at a later point in the trial.
The judge in the trial refused to prevent the prosecution from calling the device he allegedly carried a "bomb."
U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds also refused to exclude a photo of AbdulMutallab's burned genitals from the evidence.
While at previous court appearances AbdulMutallab has had outbursts - including yelling "Osama's alive," a reference to Osama bin Laden - he remained calm Tuesday.
AbdulMutallab was indicted on charges including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, conspiracy to commit an act of terrorism, and possession of a firearm or destructive device in furtherance of an act of violence.
He was a passenger on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 en route from the Netherlands to Detroit on Christmas Day 2009.
U.S. officials say the terror group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was behind the alleged bombing attempt.
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Put him in the super max, where he can slowly lose his mind in solitary.
great idea. You can pay for it! Much, much cheaper to hang him.
This dumb chimp obviously already lost his mind, EGB1.
Solitary would do nothing for him. But and M16 to the head would, lol.
he should be hung by his genital until he cease to breath and may "Allah"(sic) have mercy on him ....
Question is, does he still have genitals ?
Isn't his BURNED genitals enough? 😀
hope he doesn't still have genitals. Wouldn't want him breeding after he gets released in 12-1/2 years for good behavior.
Very good...it would have been a waste of time and money to plead otherwise.
Good, Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab pleads guilty – Now LET'S CRUCIFY HIM !!!!!
IMHO, that's too Christen.
Castration (if he's not already) so that he can't enjoy Allah's 100 virgins, would be far better.
fly over the atlantic and throw him out from 35,000 miles up!
35,000 miles up eh? I think we retired the space shuttles.
Miles...really miles?
Playoffs?
PLAYOFFS?
If he went to trial and they found him not guilty, he'd have to go back to Somalia. I guess he figured life in prison in the US was a better choice.
Except the article clearly states that he's from Nigeria, so I don't know why he would be going back to Somalia.
Doubt he's that savvy. He's a young, idealisitc, idiotic nut job who wanted to make a big speech in court. Once his azz is locked up, I bet he'll start changing his tune.
Sadly, this will now make the TSA make us pull down our underwear or put their pedophilic molesting hands in them.
Ooooh...Bubba is gonna like his new play...err cellmate!
He should be executed. Death by hanging. He pleaded guilty so there are no reasons to appeal. He should die this week. Not to execute this mutt sends a very clear message to islam.
No one was dead. There is no reason why he should be crucified. The man's brains was hijacked by who knows who were behind it. The history rule still alive:"Don't judge from first impression".
Death penalty? No, since he did not manage to kill anyone. 100+ counts of attempted murder should keep him in prison for a good long time though.
Scorched skivies gave him away.
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Give him his wish. Strap a good working bomb to his nuts and lite it.
Ooh say can you see....and the rocketss red glare and the bombs bursting in air...
Thank God CNN told me which Osama Umar was talking about.
Well to be fair, it is not an uncommon Middle Eastern first name...
Too much money has already been spent to arrest, detain, and try this man for his crimes, and I don't want to have any more spent on aviation fuel to execute him. If he's guilty of Crimes Against Humanity (which I don't think he was charged with), wouldn't a firing squad be the most cost-effective method?
So if he pled guilty it means they more or less go right to sentencing right?
Seems to me then that this was part of a no death penalty or similar deal because I would be very surprised he would throw away his chance to spout his ideas in court by pleading guilty otherwise.
Am I right in that or am I missing something?
He had no lawyer so I doubt he actually cut any deal.
"the defense said it would reserve the right to give an opening statement at a later point in the trial."
sounds to me like he got a lawyer of some sort.
No, he said that. He was representing himself according to yesterdays article.
Pleading Guilty does not waive one's right to a trial. He is still going on trial so they can prove he actually is guilty.
I would think at the very least, pleading guilty would put your defense behind the 8 ball.
Kevin in Atlanta: actually, that's exactly what happens. A person will plead guilty to avoid a trial, moving it directly to the penalty phase. Typically predicated on a plea deal, such as taking the death penalty off the table.
How did his plea change from innocent to guilty? I smell a rat.
He got tired to play in this sitcom.
He wanted to spout his philosophy ON RECORD. Surely he went against the advice of defense counsel.