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sounds like he was a pussy and didnt wanna go to Afghanistan.
KILLEEN, Texas - An alert issued by the Army says an AWOL American Muslim soldier who had weapons stashed in a motel room near Fort Hood has admitted planning an attack on the Texas post.
The email alert sent to all Army units Thursday and obtained by The Associated Press says the man arrested by Killeen police a day earlier had a large quantity of ammunition , weapons and a bomb inside a backpack.
Pfc. Nasser Jason Abdo allegedly admitted under questioning to planning an attack on a restaurant outside the Ft. Hood base frequented by base members, a senior law enforcement source told FOX News Channel. The attack was to involve at least one bomb blast followed by a shooting attack.
Killeen Police Chief Dennis Baldwin confirmed that, based on statements Abdo made during questioning, "military personnel were a target of this suspect" and said he would characterize the absentee soldier's plans as a "terror plot."
Abdo was being held by Killeen police pending federal charges, Baldwin said, describing him as a "very dangerous individual" and adding that, "as far as we know, he acted alone."
Fort Hood is the same post where 13 died in 2009 in the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military installation .
An American Muslim from Garland
Who is Nasser Jason Abdo and what were the warning signs leading up to this point?
From the time he joined the United States military it appeared Abdo wanted out.
He’s from Garland, Texas and he has an American mother and a Palestinian father. It appears he adopted Islam when he was 17 years old.
Abdo enlisted at the age of 19 after attending the University of Dubai.
He said he joined the armed forces because he thought he’d be an asset to the organization. He said he could relate religiously and culturally to Iraqi citizens.
But in an interview translated from the Middle East Media Research Institute, Abdo claims that he was harassed for being a Muslim. He also said he was accused of wanting to kill a Jewish soldier and asked to play the terrorist role in training exercises.
When he was faced with the possibility of being deployed to Afghanistan in June of last year he applied for conscientious objector status.
“I can’t both deploy and be a Muslim,” he told NBC 4 in Nashville. “I refuse to go to Afghanistan because it’s against my Islamic conditions. I refuse to accept these charges because I’m a man of truth. I’m a Muslim. I’m a soldier. I’m a human being.”
Abdo’s request was granted. However, his discharge was delayed and he was recommended for court-martial because he was charged with possessing child pornography.
He has adamantly denied that he put child porn on his government computer and claimed the charges were the military's way of retaliating against him.
At least one American Muslim organization had denounced Abdo’s actions. Islam does not preclude service in the U.S. Army and that his actions are a slap in the face to all American Muslims who serve in the armed forces, the organization said.
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KILLEEN, Texas - An alert issued by the Army says an AWOL American Muslim soldier who had weapons stashed in a motel room near Fort Hood has admitted planning an attack on the Texas post.
The email alert sent to all Army units Thursday and obtained by The Associated Press says the man arrested by Killeen police a day earlier had a large quantity of ammunition , weapons and a bomb inside a backpack.
Pfc. Nasser Jason Abdo allegedly admitted under questioning to planning an attack on a restaurant outside the Ft. Hood base frequented by base members, a senior law enforcement source told FOX News Channel. The attack was to involve at least one bomb blast followed by a shooting attack.
Killeen Police Chief Dennis Baldwin confirmed that, based on statements Abdo made during questioning, "military personnel were a target of this suspect" and said he would characterize the absentee soldier's plans as a "terror plot."
Abdo was being held by Killeen police pending federal charges, Baldwin said, describing him as a "very dangerous individual" and adding that, "as far as we know, he acted alone."
Fort Hood is the same post where 13 died in 2009 in the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military installation .
An American Muslim from Garland
Who is Nasser Jason Abdo and what were the warning signs leading up to this point?
From the time he joined the United States military it appeared Abdo wanted out.
He’s from Garland, Texas and he has an American mother and a Palestinian father. It appears he adopted Islam when he was 17 years old.
Abdo enlisted at the age of 19 after attending the University of Dubai.
He said he joined the armed forces because he thought he’d be an asset to the organization. He said he could relate religiously and culturally to Iraqi citizens.
But in an interview translated from the Middle East Media Research Institute, Abdo claims that he was harassed for being a Muslim. He also said he was accused of wanting to kill a Jewish soldier and asked to play the terrorist role in training exercises.
When he was faced with the possibility of being deployed to Afghanistan in June of last year he applied for conscientious objector status.
“I can’t both deploy and be a Muslim,” he told NBC 4 in Nashville. “I refuse to go to Afghanistan because it’s against my Islamic conditions. I refuse to accept these charges because I’m a man of truth. I’m a Muslim. I’m a soldier. I’m a human being.”
Abdo’s request was granted. However, his discharge was delayed and he was recommended for court-martial because he was charged with possessing child pornography.
He has adamantly denied that he put child porn on his government computer and claimed the charges were the military's way of retaliating against him.
At least one American Muslim organization had denounced Abdo’s actions. Islam does not preclude service in the U.S. Army and that his actions are a slap in the face to all American Muslims who serve in the armed forces, the organization said.
Copyright AP Modified, Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Read more on myFOXdfw.com: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/072...#ixzz1TUBV9PHS
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