1.  What label did federal authorities give to the six men arrested for plotting to "kill as many American soldiers as possible" in an attack on the Fort Dix Army base in New Jersey?

2.  What were the men doing at the time they were arrested?

3.  What is the immigration status/background of the men?

4.  a) With what crime are 5 of the men charged?
b) With what crime is the sixth man charged?

5.  a) At what locations did the jihadists conduct surveillance before choosing Fort Dix as their target?
b) Why did they choose Fort Dix?

6.  Why did the FBI initially begin watching these men?

7.  How was the FBI able to get such detailed information about the suspects' plans, as well as things they said?

8.  The suspects made the following comments about their plans to murder as many American soldiers as possible:

• "My intent is to hit a heavy concentration of soldiers. This is exactly what we are looking for. You hit four, five or six Humvees and light the whole place [up] and retreat completely without any losses." Ibrahim Shnewer, 22, a U.S. citizen born in Jordan
• "At the end, when it comes to defending your religion, when someone is trying attacks your religion, your way of life, then you go jihad." Eljvir Duka, 23, an ethnic Albanian born in the former Yugoslavia who reside illegally in the U.S.
• Shain Duka said Serdar Tatar, 23, born in Turkey and legally residing in the U.S., wanted to join the U.S. Army "so he could kill U.S. soldiers from the inside" and that when [the FBI informant] asked about Tatar again, Dritan Duka said: "He had only one mind, how to kill American soldiers" and that "rather than waging jihad overseas, they could do so in the United States."

Conspiracy to kill military personnel carries a life sentence.  If found guilty, do you think a sentence of life in prison is too lenient, too severe, or the correct punishment?  Explain your answer.