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Virginia Man Charged With Conspiring to Assassinate President Bush
AP/ABC ^ | Feb 22, 2005 | MATTHEW BARAKAT

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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1 posted on 02/22/2005 7:38:06 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

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


2 posted on 02/22/2005 7:42:07 AM PST by BullDog108 (Conservatives believe in God. Liberals think they are God.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

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


3 posted on 02/22/2005 7:42:24 AM PST by CharlieOK1 (Pray every day for a ROE reversal!)
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To: SoFloFreeper
A guy named Ahmed wants to kill the president?

No WAY!

4 posted on 02/22/2005 7:42:32 AM PST by LongElegantLegs (Please be nice; I'm a n00b)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Looks like a real life "24" scenario.


5 posted on 02/22/2005 7:43:04 AM PST by Cold Heat (What are fears but voices awry?Whispering harm where harm is not and deluding the unwary. Wordsworth)
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To: BullDog108

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.


6 posted on 02/22/2005 7:44:02 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper
"But ... but ... but ... I'M AN HONOR STUDENT!"
7 posted on 02/22/2005 7:44:06 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: SoFloFreeper

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


8 posted on 02/22/2005 7:44:44 AM PST by jpl (Islam is a religion of peace, as in "Rest in Peace".)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Ahmed Omar Abu Ali,

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

9 posted on 02/22/2005 7:45:07 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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To: BullDog108
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."

10 posted on 02/22/2005 7:45:15 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: SoFloFreeper
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050222/ap_on_re_us/saudi_detainee_bush_plot_1
11 posted on 02/22/2005 7:45:48 AM PST by faq
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To: SoFloFreeper

Here's a URL:

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


12 posted on 02/22/2005 7:46:18 AM PST by B Knotts
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To: SoFloFreeper

FNC is reporting on this now


13 posted on 02/22/2005 7:46:30 AM PST by Mo1 (Question to Liberals .. When did supporting and defending Freedom become a bad thing??)
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To: SoFloFreeper

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


14 posted on 02/22/2005 7:46:36 AM PST by gopwinsin04
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To: SoFloFreeper

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.


15 posted on 02/22/2005 7:46:46 AM PST by TomGuy (America: Best friend or worst enemy. Choose wisely.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

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


16 posted on 02/22/2005 7:48:39 AM PST by ken21 (the terrorists didn't blow up the new york times because the times supports them. /s)
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To: SoFloFreeper

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


17 posted on 02/22/2005 7:49:23 AM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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To: BullDog108

Fox just broke it.


18 posted on 02/22/2005 7:49:43 AM PST by null and void (The thrill of victory, the agony of delete.)
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To: SoFloFreeper
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!"

19 posted on 02/22/2005 7:50:02 AM PST by EternalVigilance (Freedom. Brought to you by the grace of God and the Red, White and Blue...)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Where's Jack Bauer when we need him?


20 posted on 02/22/2005 7:50:10 AM PST by The G Man (The Red States ... the world's only hope for survival.)
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