Treason - Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies.

Seems to fit

David Leslie, Perth, Scotland

Yeah.....Islam sure is a peaceful religion!

Sandy, Dallas, USA-Texas

How is this not treason? What do you have to do these days to commit treason?

dave, wolverhampton, staffs

It was stated in court that he has dual nationality. His father is a British citizen. As such, it is impossible to deport someone who has a right to remain in the country.

That is the law.

Does it really matter where he lives in any event? Until arrest, he had not taken a penny of taxpayer's money.

It costs 37k a year to accommodate a prisoner.

Jane, London,

The bell is ringing for our stupid government that has no idea what is happening at our doorstep. I thank God that he got arrested and didn't succeed in doing what to do perhaps kill our innocent brothers and sisters here in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Artur Shehu, London, England

Only 4 years that is an insult to all of us and especially to the people whom he might have wanted kill. This is the problem with our current government how dare they let him get away with only four years.

Agim Ceku, Prishtine, Kosovo

If I caught an animal lurking around my home that I knew would attack and kill my children then I would certainly not allow it to go free after two years.

John, Bristol, UK

Just over a year? Good god, the man seemed intent upon going overseas and fighting against Her Majesty's Armed Forces - That's not attempted terrorism, that's straight up Treason!

How do you rehabilitate someone like that into British society?

John Louis Swaine, Colchester, United Kingdom

Deport him.

John Fullwood, Dubai, UAE

How did the paths of these two people cross given the constraints of their religion and why did she pass e-mails about (admittedly low-level) security at Heathrow?
Once the answer to these questions is known it will prove that she is not just a 'silly girl' but a danger to this country, contrary to the belief of those with their heads permanently stuck in the sand.
Deport him and invoke her suspended sentence.

David Smith, Stourbridge, UK

Just another example of how our justice system is a joke, unfortunately not a very funny one. Worrying to think how soon someone like this will be back on the streets. If our judges had any common sense they'd kick people like this out or lock them up for good!

Sam, Kent, UK

A Pakistani national brought up in Saudi Arabia and trained in Russia? How did he get a work permit? Could it be that he is a double agent being filtered into the UK jail system to betray the thoughts of other Moslems?
And there was no picture on the CD; the picture will only appear on a computer screen, which Qureshi was not carrying.

Tim C, Southern England, UK

Farrukh of Worthing ,Malik may indeed have been "silly", but she worked at Heathrow. Information she gave could have resulted in real harm. She also must be responsible for her actions,she is an adult after all, and the sentence given her was not unduly harsh.She got 9 months suspended didn't she?

Netty, Tunbridge Wells, UK

Samina Malik and all the rest of these people that give information , shelter, feed and protect these extremist are a bigger threat to this country than the extremists themselves. These extremists are stupid in their ways mostly and would have been controlled easily if they did not have support within the UK, from British citizens.

Theodore, Hove, Sussex

While this is a case of blatant nefarious intent, with all likelihood directed towards British Forces, there are other issues here that are cause for concern.

There is great danger with these charges of possessing items of use to terrorists. I am fairly confident that every household in Britain must be guilty of this charge if it is possible to apply it to possession of rucksacks and medical supplies. The only things he had that are specifically prohibited are the extending batons. The Army manuals he owned are not even illegal if they have been declassified and released for public reading (which the ones in his possession were).

If the police were to come across a hiker in the woods, would he too be guilty of 'possessing items useful to terrorists' if they catch him with a military backpack, sleeping bag, mobile phone, first aid kit and a army survival manual?

The vagueness of these laws may come back to haunt us in the near future if they are used in the loosest interpretation.

TC, London, UK

Qureshi is the type the government and tories want to deport after prison sentence,it shows the madness of the politicians,one couldn;t make it up if one tried, but the script reminds me of propaganda by the dirty tricks, or secret services to ensure funding for the jihads under the bed.The country is becoming a laughing stock jailing people for carrying night glasses and drug dealers import tons of drugs under the noses of the police.who's the enemy well im sure red ken still has protrait of lenin in his office despite his born again capitalist vigor.

michael joseph heavey, cahersiveen>adams towns, madness

How disgusting: both the fool and the judge. The fool for having no comprehension of the values taught by Islam, and the judge for giving a measly few years.

As for the girl, she was just a silly girl.

Terrorism legislation gone amock, punishing the silly girl and not punishing sufficiently a real threat!

Farrukh, Woking, UK

Will he be deported after completing his sentence?Dont hold your breath.He is foreign-born and only arrived here in 2004,yet the BBC say he is British.We are the laughing stock of the whole world.

tony flanagan, leeds,

Ad no doubt be deported as an alien for if he is classed as British, he has committed treason as well as planning the murder of British troops? After all, he does not belong to any country that has declared war on Britain does he? If he does, let him be sent back there never to return.

B J Deller, Marbella, Spain

No deportation then after his release?

Peterr, Houston, USA

Why no deportation after completing his sentence please? he clearly feels that life undera Muslim regime would be better so let's give him waht he wants - and throw him out!

Stephen Edwards, Wokingham, UK