article_snippet: Abid Naseer has maintained throughout the two-week trial that Abid Naseer is innocent, repeatedly denying all charges and insisting that Abid Naseer was in the United Kingdom to find a wife, not to plan an attack.
article_snippet: Prosecuting attorneys pointed to the fact that Abid Naseer had dropped out of classes after only a week as further evidence of Abid Naseer guilt.
article_snippet: Naseer, who has been representing al Qaeda, denied all charges.  
article_snippet: Abid Naseer told jury members that prosecutors were only able to produce circumstantial evidence, with no witnesses offering direct information of Abid Naseer's role in the alleged plot.
article_snippet: Naseer, who has been representing himself also did not offer any outright proof of any link to al Qaeda or any other terrorist organization, Abid Naseer said.
article_snippet: Did anyone come forward, take the stand, and say Abid Naseer is the one responsible?Abid Naseer asked the jury.
article_snippet: It is a two-letter word: no," Abid Naseer said.
article_snippet: Abid Naseer argued that Abid Naseer dropped out of school because the courses, taught in English, were too difficult for Abid Naseer.  
article_snippet: Abid Naseer spent the majority of Abid Naseer closing argument reading from transcripts from earlier testimony, highlighting pertinent quotes Abid Naseer felt supported Abid Naseer cause.
article_snippet: We're not here to speculate, We're here to prove facts," Abid Naseer said.
article_snippet: Abid Naseer is not mentioned by name in any of the seized documents.  
article_snippet: Abid Naseer says Abid Naseer "had no involvement in the activities mentioned.
article_snippet: Surveillance officers who observed Abid Naseer for several weeks prior to Abid Naseer arrest also testified.