American al Qaeda Member Arrested in PakistanThis image was labeled "Bashir al-Amreki" over at PhotoBucket before it was removed. Is this Bryant Neal Vinas?
A 26 year old Muslim convert from Long Island New York has been arrested in Pakistan and has been indicted on a number of terrorism related charges. Missing from the indictment? Treason.
NY News adds that Vinas is from Patchogue, NY.
The New York Times notes that Vinas was recruited by noted Belgian online jihadi Malika El Aroud. Which means that before he joined al Qaeda, he must have spent at least some time chatting it up with the "brothers" in the al-Minbar or other online forums.
CNN:
Bryant Neal Vinas fired rockets at the military base along with others during a September 2008 attack, according to a federal indictment returned Wednesday....In addition, prosecutors allege that Vinas provided al Qaeda with information about the New York transit system and the Long Island Railroad.
Vinas is charged with conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals, providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and receiving military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization....
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