movements to suspected terrorism supporters, an act that could have endangered his crew mates.
Jurors convicted Hassan Abu-Jihaad, 32, of Phoenix, Arizona, of providing material support to terrorists and disclosing classified national defense information.
The American-born Muslim convert formerly known as Paul R. Hall could face 25 years in federal prison when he is sentenced May 23. His attorneys said an appeal was likely.
The leak came amid increased wariness on the part of U.S. Navy commanders whose ships headed to the Persian Gulf in the months after a terrorist ambush in Yemen in 2000 killed 17 sailors aboard the USS Cole.
Abu-Jihaad, who was a signalman aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold, was accused of passing along details that included the makeup of his Navy battle group, its planned movements and a drawing of the group's formation when it was to pass through the dangerous Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf on April 29, 2001.
Direct, malicious attempt to give away naval secrets to terrorist supporters EVEN AFTER THE COLE INCIDENT? To me, that's a shot to the back of the head and dumped overboard.
He endangered the lives of everyone on board his vessel and could have gotten good Americans killed or injured.
That's treason, nothing more and nothing less. Why should my tax dollars support his sorry ass for the next 25 years for his treason? A 50 cent bullet and a burial at sea is a whole lot cheaper and let's the crew know that the safety and security of them is taken extremely seriously.
Travis
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