“I just want to ask you for mercy and leniency for me. … you will never regret it.”

If U.S. District Court Judge Walter Rice falls for this, he will be gambling with the lives of innocent civilians. Of course, it would be “Islamophobic” to bring up Muhammad’s dictim “war is deceit” (Bukhari 4.52.268) in this context, but Alebbini readily admits below that he agrees with the Islamic State’s agenda, although he claims to reject its violence. Alebbini has almost certainly heard that saying of Muhammad.

“Dayton man convicted on terrorism counts asks for ‘mercy and leniency,’” by Mark Gokavi, Dayton Daily News, March 9, 2019: