'Jihad Jane' pleads guilty to murder attempt on Swedish cartoonist

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Source: The Guardian

A woman from surburban America who went by the online nickname of Jihad Jane has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder a Swedish cartoonist who had offended Muslims by drawing the prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog.

Colleen LaRose, 47, from the small Pennsylvanian town of Pennsburg, faces possible life in prison and a $1m fine after she changed her plea to guilty yesterday. She had teamed up with a group of conspirators seeking to kill the cartoonist Lars Vilks, and in internet exchanges had vowed to become a martyr.

In a court in Philadelphia, LaRose spoke only to confirm she was in sound mind and had voluntarily entered her plea. She pled guilty to conspiracy to murder in a foreign country, lying to investigators about international terrorism and attempted identity theft.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/02/jihad-jane-pleads-guilty-cartoonist-murder

[IntravenousDemilo]

1. There must be an easier way to get free room and board. n/m

[underpants]

2. GASP~! she is my age she is my genogroup the enemy is us YIPES

I wonder how much they tortured her

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[Bragi]

5. It may offend the plastics rights crowd /nt

[Bragi]

4. I'm good with life in prison for her

I feel somewhat sorry for her because she is obviously damaged, but I think this is the kind of crime where society needs to make a very strong and serious declaration of its offense.