Trial For Iraqi Set

{Louisville, Kentucky}...Twenty-four year-old Mohanad Shareef Hammadi, an Iraqi man facing charges of trying to funnel weapons and cash to Al-Qaida operatives in his home country, is scheduled for trial July 30th in Bowling Green. Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Thomas B. Russell ruled that prosecutors acted properly in gathering physical evidence and conducting electronic surveillance of Hammadi under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Russell also ruled that Hammadi's attorneys may not have access to the warrants or supporting materials nor suppress those documents. After reviewing documents submitted by prosecutors, Russell concluded that there's probable cause to believe Hammadi was "an agent of a foreign power." Hammadi's co-defendant, 30 year old Waad Ramadan Alwan, pleaded guilty in December to the same charges that Hammadi faces, as well as conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals abroad, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction against U.S. nationals abroad, and distributing information on how to make and use improvised explosive devices. His sentencing is set for April 3rd.