Hefty Sentences Handed Down in Kentucky Against Iraqi Insurgents
Back in 2011, I posted on the civilian criminal prosecution of a pair of former Iraqi residents Mohanad Shareef Hamadi and Waad Ramadan Alwan. Both men were charged with having been involved in the insurgency while in Iraq and with having then attempted to provide material support to al Qaeda in Iraq once they moved to Kentucky. Both men had entered guilty pleas, and yesterday received a life sentence and a 40-year sentence, respectively.
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Back in 2011, I posted on the civilian criminal prosecution of a pair of former Iraqi residents Mohanad Shareef Hamadi and Waad Ramadan Alwan. Both men were charged with having been involved in the insurgency while in Iraq and with having then attempted to provide material support to al Qaeda in Iraq once they moved to Kentucky. Both men had entered guilty pleas, and yesterday received a life sentence and a 40-year sentence, respectively.
Robert (Bobby) Chesney is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law, where he also holds the James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs at UT. He is known internationally for his scholarship relating both to cybersecurity and national security. He is a co-founder of Lawfare, the nation’s leading online source for analysis of national security legal issues, and he co-hosts the popular show The National Security Law Podcast.
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