Padilla, 2 co-defendants convicted of helping Islamic extremists
Friday, August 17, 2007
MIAMI -- Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant, was convicted Thursday of helping Islamic extremists and plotting overseas attacks in a case that came to symbolize the Bush administration's zeal to clamp down on terrorism.
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