Posted on 02/22/2005 7:38:01 AM PST by 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."
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I telling you, we need to keep an eye on these Norwegians. It seems all the terrorists are from there and share their religion.
"YOWZER! And when will the MSM report this? And on his "religion"?
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Uh, since the post came from the AP and ABC, it appears that they are already reporting it, eh?
I'm waiting for CAIR to condemn this as a plot to make Islam look bad.
Didn't they say the Saudi's have held him for a year or more?
Like assassinating our own leaders? I guess so...
Exactly, the terrorists all seem to come from Norway and practice Christianity.
http://www.petitiononline.com/7859aali/petition.html
To: U.S. State Department
To: The United States State Department
For the Immediate Release of Ahmed Omar Abu-Ali a young American Born Citizen being unjustly held in Saudi Detention
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http://www.rights101oregon.org/news.htm
...Rights 101 Oregon begins campaign to free Ahmed
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I wonder what Ahmed Omar Abu Ali's alias is on DU? I imagine they will soon be praising him for his "courage" but saddened that his plan didn't suceed.
Alexandria, eh? S'pose he was valedictorian of his class at the ISA?
i'm sure howard the psychopath dean is disappointed.
Unitarian Universalist? LOL
This stuff makes me so mad. I hope they lock this idiot in a cell with a 300 lb. "infidel" that wants to "marry" him.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A former Virginia high school valedictorian who had been detained in Saudi Arabia as a suspected terrorist was charged Tuesday with conspiring to assassinate President Bush and with supporting the al-Qaida terrorist network.
Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, 23, a U.S. citizen, made an initial appearance Tuesday in U.S. District Court but did not enter a plea. 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 federal indictment said that in 2002 and 2003 Abu Ali and an unidentified co-conspirator 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."
According to the indictment, Abu Ali obtained a religious blessing from another unidentified co-conspirator to assassinate the president.
More than 100 supporters of Abu Ali crowded the courtroom and laughed when the charge was read aloud alleging that he conspired to assassinate Bush.
When Abu Ali asked to speak, U.S. Magistrate Liam O'Grady suggested he consult with his attorney, Ashraf Nubani.
"He was tortured," Nubani told the court. "He has the evidence on his back. He was whipped. He was handcuffed for days at a time."
When Nubani offered to show the judge his back, O'Grady said that Abu Ali might be able to enter that as evidence on Thursday at a detention hearing.
"I can assure you you will not suffer any torture or humiliation while in the (U.S.) marshals' custody," O'Grady said.
Abu Ali is charged with six counts and would face a maximum of 80 years in prison if convicted.
Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, 23,
Wonder if the parents of this slug had "an honor student" bumper sticker on their family vehicle?
We need to drain the swamp and kill the vermin without mercy.
Countdown for a CAIR complaint on the arrest..3..2..1!
No hint of his religion, but his name probably gives it away anyhow. It's revealing how they can manage to find all these other qualifiers and miss the most enduring one.
Wonderful. In my home town. Then again, terrorists and spies are always getting arrested in the metro area.
"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."
Too bad he can't make a movie about it like Midnight Express.
As if anyone cares.
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