US Citizen Charged with Plotting to Assassinate Bush.
A U.S. citizen who spent time in Saudi Arabia has been accused of conspiring with the al-Qaida terrorist network and taking part in a plot to assassinate President Bush. A six-count indictment against the man was unsealed in a federal court outside Washington.
The indictment contends that Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, 23, a one-time resident of Virginia, pursued religious studies in Saudi Arabia in 2000 and returned to the kingdom in 2002 to aid and join forces with the al-Qaida network.
The document says Mr. Abu Ali discussed plans to assassinate President Bush with several unidentified co-conspirators. The indictment said the accused man received a religious blessing to carry out the alleged plot that involved shooting the president or detonating an explosive.
I think this is a ‘wait and see what more comes out’ case.
Thanks to wits0, who is on a roll today, for the heads-up.
He certainly did “spend time in Saudi Arabia"; he spent 20 months locked up there.
Comment by Steven Den Beste — 23 Feb, 2005 @ 00:24
The SA connection :
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/068655.php
Comment by wits0 — 23 Feb, 2005 @ 02:45
His mugshot is here:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-02/23/content_418656.htm
Comment by wits0 — 23 Feb, 2005 @ 06:29