2 Chicago-area men sentenced in Ohio soldier plot

Two cousins from the Chicago area who admitted they wanted to kill American soldiers in Iraq as part of a plot centered in Ohio were sentenced to prison terms of several years Monday.

Both men apologized in federal court, saying they became misguided after the U.S.-led invasion overseas.

"I was caught up with the fervor of world events," said Zubair Ahmed. "At that time, I was looking at U.S. troops as my enemy."

U.S. District Judge James Carr sentenced Ahmed, of suburban North Chicago, to 10 years, and his cousin, Khaleel Ahmed, of Chicago, to eight years, four months.

Both pleaded guilty in January 2009 to conspiracy …