Posted on 09/22/2010 5:39:59 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
A 22-year-old Lebanese immigrant accused of placing a backpack he thought contained a bomb near Chicago's Wrigley Field is no terrorist, just someone seeking quick fortune and fame in America, his attorney and a friend said Wednesday.
But a federal judge denied bail for Sami Samir Hassoun, determining he is dangerous and a flight risk.
"It's hard to imagine a more serious crime ... Although it was thwarted, it had the potential to kill many people," U.S. District Judge Susan Cox said Wednesday afternoon at Hassoun's detention hearing.
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Works for me....
I remember when I was a little boy, hoping one day to grow up and become a terror bomber, like all the other kids my age. We had terror bomber trading cards, followed their exploits and monitored their statistics. How I long for those days!
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