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02-23-2006, 02:45 PM
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Hamid Hayat: Did he confess to agents?
Videotape appears to show FBI leading Lodi terror suspect
By Juliana Barbassa
Associated Press Writer
In roughly four hours of a videotaped interrogation, Hamid Hayat confessed to attending a terrorist training camp in Pakistan and returning to the U.S. to attack hospitals, grocery stores and banks. Or did he?
While prosecutors played snippets of the tape during the first two days of Hayat's trial, his defense lawyer responded Wednesday by playing the tape in its entirety. What emerges is a much more complex view of the 23-year-old Lodi man's interrogation, during which FBI agents seem to lead Hayat into giving certain responses.
Hayat is charged with attending the camp in 2003, returning to the U.S. in 2005 with the intention of staging an attack and lying to the FBI about it. He faces up to 39 years in prison if convicted. His father, Umer, also is charged to lying to federal investigators and is scheduled to go on trial next week.
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At one point in the tape, Hayat speaks positively of the American presence in the area. Immediately afterward, prompted by an agent, he agrees the camp he attended is a training ground for terrorists committed to hurting the United States.
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"Yeah, and what they do at these camps ... what they're doing is teaching people how to kill American troops," agent Gary Schaaf said.
"Of course," Hayat replied.
"Right, that's what these camps are about," Schaaf said.
"They do that, sir," Hayat responded.
Agents also pressed him for the name of the person running the camp, giving the impression they knew it was someone Hayat was close to. On the videotape, Hayat appeared to try to find someone who could fit their description.
"All right, we're talking about someone who you know very well," agent Timothy Harrison said.
"That runs the camp?" Hayat said.
"In your family, yeah," Harrison responded.
"In my family?" Hayat said. "Maybe my uncle."
"Now, I'm cracking that door for you a little bit here, you know," Harrison said.
"Yeah, my uncle, maybe it's my uncle," Hayat responded. "Yeah, I'll say that — maybe, I'm not sure, maybe my grandfather."
He used the phrase "I'll say that" more than 60 times during the interview, Mojaddidi said, suggesting Hayat was just agreeing with the agents questioning him.
Later, when an agent brought up al-Qaida and asked Hayat if the terrorist group ran the camp, he agreed.
"You know about al-Qaida which has a lot of important leaders there .... and you know they're tied to a lot of the training camps over there," Harrison said. "Is al-Qaida tied to this camp that you went to?"
"I'll say they are," Hayat responded.
http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2006/02/23/terrorism/1_confession_060223.txt
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Yet another bogus case...
Hamid Hayat: Did he confess to agents?
Videotape appears to show FBI leading Lodi terror suspect
By Juliana Barbassa
Associated Press Writer
In roughly four hours of a videotaped interrogation, Hamid Hayat confessed to attending a terrorist training camp in Pakistan and returning to the U.S. to attack hospitals, grocery stores and banks. Or did he?
While prosecutors played snippets of the tape during the first two days of Hayat's trial, his defense lawyer responded Wednesday by playing the tape in its entirety. What emerges is a much more complex view of the 23-year-old Lodi man's interrogation, during which FBI agents seem to lead Hayat into giving certain responses.
Hayat is charged with attending the camp in 2003, returning to the U.S. in 2005 with the intention of staging an attack and lying to the FBI about it. He faces up to 39 years in prison if convicted. His father, Umer, also is charged to lying to federal investigators and is scheduled to go on trial next week.
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At one point in the tape, Hayat speaks positively of the American presence in the area. Immediately afterward, prompted by an agent, he agrees the camp he attended is a training ground for terrorists committed to hurting the United States.
ADVERTISEMENT
"Yeah, and what they do at these camps ... what they're doing is teaching people how to kill American troops," agent Gary Schaaf said.
"Of course," Hayat replied.
"Right, that's what these camps are about," Schaaf said.
"They do that, sir," Hayat responded.
Agents also pressed him for the name of the person running the camp, giving the impression they knew it was someone Hayat was close to. On the videotape, Hayat appeared to try to find someone who could fit their description.
"All right, we're talking about someone who you know very well," agent Timothy Harrison said.
"That runs the camp?" Hayat said.
"In your family, yeah," Harrison responded.
"In my family?" Hayat said. "Maybe my uncle."
"Now, I'm cracking that door for you a little bit here, you know," Harrison said.
"Yeah, my uncle, maybe it's my uncle," Hayat responded. "Yeah, I'll say that — maybe, I'm not sure, maybe my grandfather."
He used the phrase "I'll say that" more than 60 times during the interview, Mojaddidi said, suggesting Hayat was just agreeing with the agents questioning him.
Later, when an agent brought up al-Qaida and asked Hayat if the terrorist group ran the camp, he agreed.
"You know about al-Qaida which has a lot of important leaders there .... and you know they're tied to a lot of the training camps over there," Harrison said. "Is al-Qaida tied to this camp that you went to?"
"I'll say they are," Hayat responded.
http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2006/02/23/terrorism/1_confession_060223.txt
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Yet another bogus case...