By Matt for the TIB Network:
Yahoo News Alert:ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) A former high school valedictorian has been charged with conspiring to assassinate President Bush and supporting the al-Qaida terrorist network.More on this as I get some details...
Insta-Update
Here is the story from Yahoo News: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.I'm not sure what this guy's angle is on bringing up his alleged torture in Saudi Arabia...that isn't an excuse for conspiring to kill the President of the United States.
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.
Let's watch this one develop...but it looks like another win in the war on terror.
Mark's Remarks
It's a Karl Rove plant! It is a conspiracy! You see, Bush told his Saudi blood brothers to hold this guy and torture him, knowing it would cause him to hate Bush, then when the time was right the guy would be released and he would gain sympathy for Bush by attempting to assassinate him.....There, liberal whackjobs of the ilk of "BushKnew(tm), Chimperor, Darth Halliburton(tm), etc.", I just gave you what you will consider reality, the next conspiracy theory of the day....
Hello, reality on line one for Howeird Dean and the Loony Left.
3:50PM Update
MATT: The good folks at National Review have the goods on this story, including a link to the indictment over at The Corner:Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, 23, formerly of Falls Church, Virginia, arrived in the United States late Monday from Saudi Arabia. An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia was unsealed following Ali's arrival in the United States. The six-count indictment charges Ali with: conspiracy to provide material support and resources to al Qaeda, a designated foreign terrorist organization, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 2339B; providing material support and resources to al Qaeda, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 2339B; conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 2339A; providing material support to terrorists, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 2339; contribution of services to al Qaeda, in violation of 50 U.S.C. Section 1705(b) and 31 C.F.R. Section 595.204; and receipt of funds and services from al Qaeda, in violation of 50 U.S.C. Section 1705(b) and 31 C.F.R. 595.204...Thankfully, Lynn Stewart won't be available to defend this guy...
