- Seas of David
Seas of David was an alleged militant religious group seven of whose members were arrested by the
FBI on June 23,2006 , as a part of a terror sting inMiami, Florida . Deputy FBI Director John Pistole has described this religious group, more "aspirational than operational" in its terrorist nature, who sought to buy weapons from someone they believed to be a representative ofal-Qaeda in order to destroy theSears Tower and the FBI building inMiami, Florida and among other targets, such as TV and Movie studios in Hollywood and theEmpire State Building (see2006 Sears Tower plot for more information).On December 13, 2007, one of the men, Lyglenson Lemorin was acquitted of all charges by a Miami jury. The jury failed to reach a verdict on the other six defendants, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial. cite news | title = 1 acquitted, 6 to be retried, in alleged terror plot | author = Associated Press | publisher = CNN | date = December 13, 2007 | url = http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/13/miami.terror.trial/index.html?iref=mpstoryview] On April 16, 2008 - their 13th day of deliberations - the second jury reported they were deadlocked, resulting in a second mistrial. cite news | title = Deadlocked jury forces 2nd mistrial in Miami terrorism case | author = Associated Press | publisher = Google | date = April 16, 2008 | url = http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5idfDmrtarDonhbdqZdXQwhTtFYRwD9037ID80] The group claims to combine the teachings of both
Christianity andIslam . [ [http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/13/miami.terror.trial/index.html 1 acquitted, 6 to be retried, in alleged terror plot - CNN.com ] ] TheCouncil on American-Islamic Relations announced shortly after the indictment of the seven men that this group's values do not reflect those of theMuslim community .Fact|date=October 2007A friend of one of the defendants arrested in June 2006,
Narseal Batiste , said that the group's teachings derive from the religious organization Moorish Science Temple of America. [http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/429557p-362167c.html]Followers wore uniforms bearing a Star of David and met for Bible study and martial arts practice. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/25/wterr25.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/06/25/ixnews.html]
Florida Members
This is a list of the Liberty City, Florida members of the Seas of David group who were arrested in conjunction for allegedly planning to blow up the Sears Tower as well as the Miami FBI building, known informally as the "Liberty City Seven":
Narseal Batiste
Patrick Abraham
"Patrick Abraham" is one of the seven men arrested on charges of conspiring to blow up the
Sears Tower inChicago and an FBI building inMiami . The seven men reportedly belonged to a cult related toMoorish Science Temple Of America .tanley Grant Phanor
"Stanley Grant Phanor" (aka "Brother Sunny") is a
United States citizen arrested under charges of conspiring to blow upSears Towers inChicago . He has been accused of trying to run anAl Qaeda aided cell in the U.S.His family vehemently denies accusations that he was connected to
Al Qaeda . According to his sister, his nick name was "sunny" not "sunni " and he is aRoman Catholic not aMuslim . [ [http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?noframes;read=89994 Family Members Dispute The Allegations Concerning Stanley G. Phanor Of Miami ] ]Naudimar Herrera
"Naudimar Herrera" aka "Brother Naudy" is one of the seven men arrested by FBI on charges of plotting to blow up the
Sears Towers inChicago, Illinois , USA.Burson Augustin
"Burson Augustin" is one of the seven men arrested on charges of conspiring to blow up the
Sears Tower inChicago and an FBI building inMiami . The seven men reportedly belonged to a cult related toMoorish Science Temple Of America .Lyglenson Lemorin
"Lyglenson Lemorin" aka "Brother Levi" is one of the men arrested by
FBI on charges of plotting to blow upSears Towers inChicago . He was accused along with six other men of trying to contactal-Qaeda for assistance in carrying out bombing atSears Towers . Lemorin was acquitted of these charges on December 13, 2007.Rotschild Augustine
"Rotschild Augustine" aka "Brother Rot" is one of the men arrested by
FBI on charges of conspiring to blow upSears Tower s inChicago .He has been accused along with six other men of trying to create an Islamic army and seeking assistance fromAl Qaeda to carry out terrorism in the US.References
External links
* [http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/429557p-362167c.html Oddballs tried mix of creeds & religions] , New York Daily News, June 24, 2006
* [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/06/25/wterr25.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/06/25/ixnews.html Sect inspired 'leader of Sears Tower plot'] Telegraph UK
* [http://news.lp.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/terrorism/usbatiste62206ind.html U.S. v. Batiste, et al.] , FindLaw
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