Based on the comments from the judge, I would think any half-baked lawyer could successfully appeal this. It is abhorrent to think someone is going to spend 5 years in prison based on conversations in a barber shop, particular books in a personal library, maybe having a jihad mentality and not knowing if he was a good family man or a potential terrorist. I guess "burden-of-proof" based of facts in evidence has been thrown out the window.

Even if he is a "terrorist-in-waiting", we can't send people to prison for "might be" and "don't know".

>Can you say Profiled. I knew you could.
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>Besides, what exactly is considered a "jihad mentality" anyway?
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>Here is a excrept from his flier he once give about his non-profit originization.
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>I.T.A.R. Society
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>In Truth And Righteousness ("I.T.A.R.") Society, is a Washington non-profit corporation committed to promoting social awareness and providing self-defense to high-risk groups to help people avaod becoming victims of violence.
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>Does this sound like a man aimed to hurt others, or help others from being hurt?