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Woman Pleads Guilty In Plot To Kill Swedish Cartoonist

By Howard M. Friedman

In a press release yesterday, the Justice Department announced that Colleen LaRose, also known as "Jihad Jane", has entered a guilty plea in a Pennsylvania federal district court to an indictment charging conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, making false statements and attempted identity theft. As reported by CNN, LaRose was allegedly part of a plot to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks who in 2007 angered Muslims with his cartoon showing the Prophet Muhammad's head on the body of a dog. Her plea was a change from the not guilty plea entered earlier. She faces a maximum potential sentence of life in prison and a $1 million fine. (See prior related posting.)

Full post as published by Religion Clause on February 02, 2011 (boomark / email).