MasterP said:
That’s all well and good but the article doesn’t mention that they found weapons on them. In fact it doesn’t mention anything about the scene of their arrest at all. It doesn’t even mention that they actually found IED parts in their possession.
It’s true that they didn’t have set IEDs with them, but it’s like saying, “Well they didn’t see him getting a ZJ from a hooker, despite being caught trying to negotiate a price for one”. Again, they monitored their emails and caught them trying to obtain it. They’ve been on the watch list for a while (2008?) before this happened. Also, I think something about the video on their website is being used as evidence. They are shown using various weapons and tactics. Maybe they found something else there, but it’s definite proof that they have been using weapons, and, during the time in which they were training in that video, it can be labeled as time they were conspiring, leading to the “possessing a firearm during a crime of violence” issue.