Virginia Man Charged With Conspiring to Assassinate President Bush

AP/ABC ^ | Feb 22, 2005 | MATTHEW BARAKAT

[SoFloFreeper]

Virginia man charged in alleged plot to assassinate Bush By MATTHEW BARAKAT

Associated Press Writer

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A former high school valedictorian in Virginia was charged Tuesday with conspiring to assassinate President Bush and conspiracy to support the al-Qaida terrorist network.

Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, 23, a U.S. citizen, made an initial appearance Tuesday in U.S. District Court. He claimed that he was tortured while detained in Saudi Arabia since June of 2003 and offered through his lawyer to show the judge his scars.

The indictment said that in 2002 and 2003 Abu Ali and an unidentified coconspirator discussed plans for Abu Ali to assassinate Bush. They discussed two scenarios, the indictment said, one in which Abu Ali "would get close enough to the president to shoot him on the street" and, alternatively, "an operation in which Abu Ali would detonate a car bomb."

[SoFloFreeper]

No URL yet

[BullDog108]

YOWZER! And when will the MSM report this? And on his "religion"?

[CharlieOK1]

wow! you know there are tons more like him that if given a chance would like to do the same thing. Keep the secret service in your prayers

[LongElegantLegs]

A guy named Ahmed wants to kill the president?

No WAY!

[Cold Heat]

Looks like a real life "24" scenario.

[SoFloFreeper]

MORE:

According to an indictment, Abu Ali and an unidentified co-conspirator discussed plans for Abu Ali to assassinate Bush in 2002 and 2003. The indictment says one scenario involved Abu Ali shooting Bush, and the other involved a car bomb.

[martin_fierro]

"But ... but ... but ... I'M AN HONOR STUDENT!"

[jpl]

This guy is practically a next-door neighbor of mine. No shocker there, as everyone knows Northern Virginia is an Al Qaeda hotbed.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Ahmed Omar Abu Ali,

More proof that CAIR is correct, '24' is way out of line in using a radical Muslim as a villian...

[Mr. Mojo]

And when will the MSM report this? And on his "religion"?

The AP is the MSM.

And I suspect most readers can ascertain the religion of a guy named "Ahmed Omar Abu Ali."

[faq]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050222/ap_on_re_us/saudi_detainee_bush_plot_1

[B Knotts]

Here's a URL:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=521415

[Mo1]

FNC is reporting on this now

[gopwinsin04]

background.. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17498-2005Feb11.html

[TomGuy]

Breaking on FoxNews now.

Man has been in Saudi Arabia, brought back to Alexandria, VA for hearing.

Plot was during 2002-2003, conspiring to assassinate the President and working with al-Qaeda.

[ken21]

from what i've read, no one likes being in jail in saudia arabia!

[CzarNicky]

Was he born here or just doing the jobs Americans refuse to do?

[null and void]

Fox just broke it.

[EternalVigilance]

A former high school valedictorian in Virginia was charged Tuesday with conspiring to assassinate President Bush and conspiracy to support the al-Qaida terrorist network.

Muslim bumper sticker:

"My kid is an honor student and a future car bomber!"

[The G Man]

Where's Jack Bauer when we need him?