German Officials Say Men Opposed Afghan Mission

Trial Opens in Alleged Plot Against U.S. Targets

German Officials Say Men Opposed Afghan Mission

Daniel Schneider, left, greets his attorney through a window as he and co-defendant Adem Yilmaz, second from right, sit with police in a German courtroom. (By Federico Gambarini — Pool)

By Craig Whitlock Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, April 23, 2009

BERLIN, April 22 — Four members of an alleged Islamist terror cell went on trial Wednesday, charged with plotting to kill dozens of Americans and Germans in a campaign to force Germany to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. Continue reading