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Not the conviction, the actual terrorist. Another muslim in our armed services, trying to kill non-muslims.
Some info from Wiki. Notice the bolded, ironic coming from a muslim that is planning on blowing up non-muslims in a terroristic act.
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WACO, Texas (AP) — An AWOL soldier convicted of planning to blow up a restaurant full of Fort Hood troops has been sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge in Texas.
Army Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo received the punishment Friday in Waco.
Abdo told authorities he planned to make bombs as part of a "massive attack" against Fort Hood soldiers last year. He was convicted in May on six federal charges, including attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.
The 22-year-old represented himself at the sentencing.
Abdo was AWOL from Fort Campbell, Ky., when he was arrested with bomb-making materials last summer at a Fort Hood-area motel.
Army Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo received the punishment Friday in Waco.
Abdo told authorities he planned to make bombs as part of a "massive attack" against Fort Hood soldiers last year. He was convicted in May on six federal charges, including attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.
The 22-year-old represented himself at the sentencing.
Abdo was AWOL from Fort Campbell, Ky., when he was arrested with bomb-making materials last summer at a Fort Hood-area motel.
Early life
Abdo grew up in Garland, Texas and attended Richardson Terrace Elementary School, South Garland High School and Berkner High School.[3] His parents divorced when he was 3 and he spent most of his childhood with his father, Jamal Rateb Abdo,[4] a Palestinian with Jordanian citizenship who was sentenced to five years in prison and then deported back to Jordan after being convicted of soliciting a minor.[3][5]
Army
Abdo joined the Army in March 2009 and had applied for conscientious objector status in June 2010 arguing that being a Muslim prevented him from serving in Afghanistan. His pending discharge was put on hold when the Army discovered images of child pornography on his government-issued computer.[4] At a June 15 hearing it was recommended that Abdo face court-martial.[2] He had been AWOL since July 4 from Fort Campbell, Kentucky[6] In an interview with Al-Jazeera TV which aired on August 21, 2010 (as translated by MEMRI), Nasser stated that "I don't believe I can involve myself in an army that wages war against Muslims. I don't believe I could sleep at night if I take part, in any way, in the killing of a Muslim."[7]
Two anti-war groups, Iraq Veterans Against the War and Courage to Resist, supported Abdo's conscientious objector bid.[5][8] In a statement for Iraq Veterans Against the War, Abdo wrote, "Only when the military and America can disassociate Muslims from terror can we move onto a brighter future of religious collaboration and dialogue that defines America and makes me proud to be an American."[8] Upon hearing of Abdo's arrest, Courage to Resist, which had contributed to Abdo's legal fees in the conscientious objector case, said in a statement that it had removed Abdo's profile from its website.[5]
Arrest
On July 27, 2011, Abdo raised the suspicion of the staff of "Guns Galore" in Killeen Texas by buying an unusually large amount of smokeless gunpowder,[2] three boxes of shotgun ammunition and a magazine for a pistol. A clerk notified the Killeen Police Department who, in turn, tracked Abdo to the America's Best Value Inn and Suites via the taxi that he had taken to make his purchase.[9][10] Guns Galore was the store in which Nidal Malik Hasan bought a pistol used in the Fort Hood shootings.[11]
At the hotel room where Abdo was staying, three miles from Fort Hood's main gate, police found a handgun and the ingredients for an explosive device, including gunpowder, shrapnel and pressure cookers.[5] Also present was an article entitled "Make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom" from Inspire magazine, the English-language publication of Al Qaeda.[12] According to Daniel Pipes of The Washington Times the "materials in Pfc. Abdo’s possession corresponded precisely to the “ingredients” listed in the Inspire magazine article on bomb-making." Abdo had also purchased a uniform with Fort Hood patches from a military surplus store.[13]
Abdo is the third Muslim soldier since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack to be charged with Islamic terrorism-related offenses. In addition to Nidal Malik Hasan's attack on Fort Hood, Sgt. Hasan Karim Akbar killed two officers and wounded 14 other soldiers of the 101st Airborne in a grenade and shooting attack in Kuwait at the start of the Iraq war.[14] According to ABC News, Abdo, like Nidal Hasan may have been inspired by Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born Islamic cleric who was among the leaders of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, based in Yemen.[15][16]
Court hearing
In a court hearing on July 29, 2011, Abdo was charged with possession of an unregistered destructive device and has yet to enter a plea.[5] He was ordered held without bond.[12]
During the hearing Abdo shouted: "Nidal Hasan — Ft. Hood 2009"[6] in reference to the Army major Nidal Malik Hasan who is charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood. Hasan, like Abdo, opposed fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan because as against his Muslim beliefs.[6] Abdo also invoked the name of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi, a 14 year old girl raped and murdered by United States Army soldiers in Iraq.[5]
According to court papers Abdo "admitted that he planned to assemble two bombs in the hotel room using gun powder and shrapnel packed into pressure cookers" to explode at a restaurant popular with soldiers.[6] A federal Judge, after hearing testimony from the FBI, stated that Abdo could be indicted on additional charges.[17]
Naser Jason Abdo was found guilty of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, attempted murder of federal employees, and weapons charges on May 24, 2012.[18]
Abdo grew up in Garland, Texas and attended Richardson Terrace Elementary School, South Garland High School and Berkner High School.[3] His parents divorced when he was 3 and he spent most of his childhood with his father, Jamal Rateb Abdo,[4] a Palestinian with Jordanian citizenship who was sentenced to five years in prison and then deported back to Jordan after being convicted of soliciting a minor.[3][5]
Army
Abdo joined the Army in March 2009 and had applied for conscientious objector status in June 2010 arguing that being a Muslim prevented him from serving in Afghanistan. His pending discharge was put on hold when the Army discovered images of child pornography on his government-issued computer.[4] At a June 15 hearing it was recommended that Abdo face court-martial.[2] He had been AWOL since July 4 from Fort Campbell, Kentucky[6] In an interview with Al-Jazeera TV which aired on August 21, 2010 (as translated by MEMRI), Nasser stated that "I don't believe I can involve myself in an army that wages war against Muslims. I don't believe I could sleep at night if I take part, in any way, in the killing of a Muslim."[7]
Two anti-war groups, Iraq Veterans Against the War and Courage to Resist, supported Abdo's conscientious objector bid.[5][8] In a statement for Iraq Veterans Against the War, Abdo wrote, "Only when the military and America can disassociate Muslims from terror can we move onto a brighter future of religious collaboration and dialogue that defines America and makes me proud to be an American."[8] Upon hearing of Abdo's arrest, Courage to Resist, which had contributed to Abdo's legal fees in the conscientious objector case, said in a statement that it had removed Abdo's profile from its website.[5]
Arrest
On July 27, 2011, Abdo raised the suspicion of the staff of "Guns Galore" in Killeen Texas by buying an unusually large amount of smokeless gunpowder,[2] three boxes of shotgun ammunition and a magazine for a pistol. A clerk notified the Killeen Police Department who, in turn, tracked Abdo to the America's Best Value Inn and Suites via the taxi that he had taken to make his purchase.[9][10] Guns Galore was the store in which Nidal Malik Hasan bought a pistol used in the Fort Hood shootings.[11]
At the hotel room where Abdo was staying, three miles from Fort Hood's main gate, police found a handgun and the ingredients for an explosive device, including gunpowder, shrapnel and pressure cookers.[5] Also present was an article entitled "Make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom" from Inspire magazine, the English-language publication of Al Qaeda.[12] According to Daniel Pipes of The Washington Times the "materials in Pfc. Abdo’s possession corresponded precisely to the “ingredients” listed in the Inspire magazine article on bomb-making." Abdo had also purchased a uniform with Fort Hood patches from a military surplus store.[13]
Abdo is the third Muslim soldier since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack to be charged with Islamic terrorism-related offenses. In addition to Nidal Malik Hasan's attack on Fort Hood, Sgt. Hasan Karim Akbar killed two officers and wounded 14 other soldiers of the 101st Airborne in a grenade and shooting attack in Kuwait at the start of the Iraq war.[14] According to ABC News, Abdo, like Nidal Hasan may have been inspired by Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born Islamic cleric who was among the leaders of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, based in Yemen.[15][16]
Court hearing
In a court hearing on July 29, 2011, Abdo was charged with possession of an unregistered destructive device and has yet to enter a plea.[5] He was ordered held without bond.[12]
During the hearing Abdo shouted: "Nidal Hasan — Ft. Hood 2009"[6] in reference to the Army major Nidal Malik Hasan who is charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood. Hasan, like Abdo, opposed fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan because as against his Muslim beliefs.[6] Abdo also invoked the name of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi, a 14 year old girl raped and murdered by United States Army soldiers in Iraq.[5]
According to court papers Abdo "admitted that he planned to assemble two bombs in the hotel room using gun powder and shrapnel packed into pressure cookers" to explode at a restaurant popular with soldiers.[6] A federal Judge, after hearing testimony from the FBI, stated that Abdo could be indicted on additional charges.[17]
Naser Jason Abdo was found guilty of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, attempted murder of federal employees, and weapons charges on May 24, 2012.[18]
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