U.S. expert testifies at trial of alleged terrorist

Said Namouh is facing conspiracy, participating in a terrorist act, facilitating such an act and committing extortion for a terrorist group charges for his role in the Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF). This is the same guy who produced a video instructing would be jihadists how to make snowball bombs.

Namouh not only peddled/produced videos for GIMF but also personally helped transmit the ransom demands for British journalist Alan Johnston.

Nahmouh defense is that his activities for GIMF are protected by Canadian free speech laws. Hopefully this guy gets the maximum prison sentence possible. Make him spend his days in a pig sty. (Thanks to GM) CNews

MONTREAL - Under heavy security, an American expert began testifying on Tuesday as the Crown's final witness against a Quebec man facing international terrorism charges.

Rita Katz was whisked in and out of Montreal's courthouse through restricted stairwells, away from television cameras and with security always on her heels at the trial of Said Namouh.

Namouh, 36, is facing four terrorism-related charges including conspiracy, participating in a terrorist act, facilitating such an act and committing extortion for a terrorist group. [...]

The Crown contends that Namouh is a member of the Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF), an organization involved in propaganda and jihad recruitment and which is described as a media tool for al-Qaida.

The Crown alleges that Namouh put the final touches on some instructional and propaganda videos broadcast on the Internet.

Katz, 45, said the GIMF is one of the oldest and most prominent of the virtual propaganda groups supporting the international jihad, although its membership is largely kept a secret.

"What is known about the GIMF is that its members are jihadists who have taken on the duty of disseminating the propaganda of al-Qaida and other jihadist groups," Katz said.