He became a strict adherent to the violent jihad ideology of Al-Awlaki.
This tone can be extremely useful in making apparent the allure of violent jihad.
The men were accused of plotting to wage "violent jihad" outside the United States.
These beliefs, along with violent expansive jihad, have sometimes been called Qutbism.
The indictment says the newsletter "promoted violent jihad as a religious obligation."
Prosecutors say that what they present as a charitable devotion to Muslim causes was really support for violent jihad, which both men deny.
They were charged with plotting to wage "violent jihad" outside the United States.
The jamaat were not allowed to regroup, and many of their members joined the new secret cells dedicated to a more violent jihad.
The suspects were said to be "committed to violent jihad".
By late 1999, they were ready to abandon their student lives in Germany in favor of violent jihad.