STAND TAKEN

Not that it will discourage those wanting to carry out God's will but a Sydney Court has come down hard on a convicted terrorist plotter:

In sentencing in Sydney today Justice Anthony Whealy said even though Lodhi's plans were only in a preliminary stage, any successful attack would have instilled terror in the Australian people, and any sentence should be seen as a deterrent.

He said even if the 20-year maximum term given to Lodhi does not deter those with fanatical beliefs, a stand had to be taken to try and protect the community against the madness.

Lodhi will be eligible for parole in 2019.

At least this clown will be out of circulation for a while.

Update: Lefties are bound to raise a ruckus about Lodhi's conditions of confinement:

While he awaits for a possible appeal, the convicted terrorist will be living under extremely strict conditions as a AA prisoner - a special classification for people considered a serious threat to national security.

He'll be videoed 24 hours a day, have to change cells every second week and be shackled any time he's moved around the prison.

How long before accusations of torture start flowing?

Update II: Having had plenty of time to think about their upcoming executions, unrepentant, confessed Bali bombers Amrozi Nurhasyim, Ali Gufron and Imam Samudra have decided martyrdom is way over-rated.