Mahamud Said Omar Mahamud Said Omar  They spent nearly eight
hours navigating a maze of questions about their personal lives
and views, sharing stories about what they did for a living,
whether they were married and how many kids they had.  The 10
women and six men will have a chance to get to know each other
even better. They were chosen Monday as jurors and alternates in
the trial of alleged al-Shabaab financier and conspirator
Mahamud Said Omar, and the case could last a month.  Attorneys
will present their opening statements Tuesday, Oct. 2, and
federal prosecutors will begin calling witnesses. First up: The
head of the group monitoring the U.N.'s arms embargo for
Somalia.  Omar, 46, of Minneapolis, had worked as a part-time
janitor and aspired to be truck driver. He was indicted in 2009
on three counts of conspiracy and a count each of providing
material support to terrorists and providing material support to
a foreign terrorist organization.  Prosecutors say he provided
money and encouragement to young