Army Vet Fighting in Syria Gets Plea Deal

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"An Army veteran accused of fighting alongside an al-Qaida-affiliated group of Syrian rebels has been released from jail following a secret plea deal.Eric Harroun, 31, of Phoenix, had been charged with providing material support to a terrorist group and faced up to life in prison.But under a plea agreement entered Thursday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Harroun pleaded guilty to an obscure law regulating export of munitions. He was sentenced to time served. He had been jailed since returning to the U.S. in March."

Army Vet Fighting in Syria Gets Plea Deal - ABC News

The man said he was fighting with Jabhat al Nusra.

It seems aiding terrorists in Syria has now effectively been exempted from punishment by our government.
 

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