Posted on February 24, 2011 by creeping
SOURCE: CREEPING SHARIA
SOURCE: CREEPING SHARIA
A 20-year-old Saudi Arabian national arrested by the FBI in Lubbock for allegedly plotting to carry out terrorist attacks planned to target the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush, documents show.
Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, a Saudi citizen, was arrested late Wednesday and is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in Lubbock on Friday morning.
The bomb plot was serious enough to attract White House attention.
Aldawsari, who came to the United States in 2008 on a student visa and is enrolled at South Plains College near Lubbock, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. Aldawsari is in the U.S. legally, authorities said.
Special Agent Mark White, a spokesman for the Dallas FBI, whose jurisdiction includes Lubbock, said the terrorism investigation is ongoing, but “the federal complaint contains no allegations that he received direction from or was under the control of a foreign terrorist organization.”
“We are confident that we have eliminated the alleged threat by Aldawsari,” White said.
Aldawsari attended Texas Tech University before leaving due to bad grades, authorities said. Aldawsari then began attending South Plains College.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, FBI agents learned of Aldawsari’s alleged plotting on Feb. 1, when a chemical supplier reported that a man named Khalid Aldawsari was attempting to purchase concentrated phenol.
In online blog entries agents found, Aldawsari allegedly wrote of his plans to carry out violent jihad, or holy war, in the United States.
“You who created mankind. … grant me martyrdom for Your sake and make jihad easy for me only in Your path,” he wrote, according to the FBI.
Agents also found lists of various targets, including reservoir dams in Coloradoand California, and nuclear power plants.
On Feb. 6, agents say, Aldawsari sent himself an e-mail titled “Tyrant’s House,” in which he listed the Dallas address for Bush.
The affidavit also alleges that Aldawsari conducted research that could indicate he considered using infant dolls to conceal explosives, and was considering targeting a nightclub with an explosive concealed in a backpack.
House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith , R-San Antonio, said the terror plot reflects “a gaping hole in our security system” stemming from lax enforcement of immigration laws.
He said that the Sept. 11 hijackers, the Christmas Day bomber and other jihadists entered the United States with valid visas, as did the Lubbock suspect. So did Hosam Smadi, the Jordanian caught in September 2009 in a plot to bomb a Dallas office tower.
“History is only repeating itself because we are letting it. We must do more to screen visa applicants to prevent terrorists from entering the U.S. in the first place,” Smith said.
Carney, asked whether the Texas plot suggests that visa applicants should be scrutinized more closely to weed out potential terrorists, referred questions about immigration policy and enforcement to the Department of Homeland Security.
“I don’t want to comment on this investigation in any detail,” he said.
A search of Aldawsari’s Lubbock residence revealed a journal, which showed he had been allegedly plotting for years, authorities said.
Just another Texas resident according to the FBI’s press release, Texas Resident Arrested on Charge of Attempted Use of Weapon of Mass Destruction:
Aldawsari allegedly attempted to have the phenol order shipped to a freight company so it could be held for him there, but the freight company returned the order to the supplier and called the police. Later, Aldawsari falsely told the supplier he was associated with a university and wanted the phenol for “off-campus, personal research.” Frustrated by questions being asked over his phenol order, Aldawsari cancelled his order and later e-mailed himself instructions for producing phenol. The affidavit alleges that in December 2010, he successfully purchased concentrated nitric and sulfuric acids.
According to the affidavit, legally authorized electronic surveillance revealed that Aldawsari used various e-mail accounts in researching explosives and targets, and often sent e-mails to himself as part of this process. On Feb. 11, 2011, for instance, he allegedly e-mailed himself a recipe for picric acid, which the e-mail describes as a “military explosive.” He also allegedly sent himself an e-mail on Oct. 19, 2010 that contained information on the material required for Nitro Urea, how to prepare it, and the advantages of using it.
The affidavit alleges that Aldawsari also e-mailed himself instructions on how to convert a cellular phone into a remote detonator and how to prepare a booby-trapped vehicle using items available in every home. One e-mail allegedly contained a message stating that “one operation in the land of the infidels is equal to ten operations against occupying forces in the land of the Muslims.” During December 2010 and January 2011, Aldawsari allegedly purchased many other items, including a gas mask, a Hazmat suit, a soldering iron kit, glass beakers and flasks, wiring, a stun gun, clocks, and a battery tester.
…Two legally authorized searches of Aldawsari’s apartment conducted by the FBI in February 2011 indicated that the concentrated sulfuric and nitric acids; the beakers and flasks; wiring; Hazmat suit; and clocks were present in Aldawsari’s residence.
FBI agents also found a notebook at Aldawsari’s residence that appeared to be a diary or journal. According to the affidavit, excerpts from the journal indicate that Aldawsari had been planning to commit a terrorist attack in the United States for years. One entry describes how Aldawsari sought and obtained a particular scholarship because it allowed him to come directly to the United State and helped him financially, which he said “will help tremendously in providing me with the support I need for Jihad.” The entry continues: “And now, after mastering the English language, learning how to build explosives and continuous planning to target the infidel Americans, it is time for Jihad.”
In another entry, Aldawsari allegedly wrote that he was near to reaching his goal and near to getting weapons to use against infidels and their helpers. He also listed a “synopsis of important steps” that included obtaining a forged U.S. birth certificate; renting a car; using different driver’s licenses for each car rented; putting bombs in cars and taking them to different places during rush hour; and leaving the city for a safe place.
Research on Potential Targets
According to the affidavit, Aldawsari conducted research on various targets and e-mailed himself information on these locations and people. One of the documents he sent himself, with the subject line listed as “Targets,” allegedly contained the names and home addresses of three American citizens who had previously served in the U.S. military and had been stationed for a time at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
In another e-mail titled “NICE TARGETS 01,” Aldawsari allegedly sent himself the names of 12 reservoir dams in Colorado and California. In another e-mail to himself, titled “NICE TARGETS,” he listed two categories of targets: hydroelectric dams and nuclear power plants. On Feb. 6, 2011, the affidavit alleges, Aldawsari sent himself an e-mail titled “Tyrant’s House,” in which he listed the Dallas address for former President George W. Bush. The affidavit also alleges that Aldawsari conducted research that could indicate his consideration of the use of infant dolls to conceal explosives and possible targeting of a nightclub with an explosive concealed in a backpack.
The affidavit also alleges that Aldawsari created a blog in which he posted extremist messages. In one posting, he expressed dissatisfaction with current conditions of Muslims and vowed jihad and martyrdom. “You who created mankind….grant me martyrdom for Your sake and make jihad easy for me only in Your path,” he wrote.
Read the affidavit here.
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MY NOTE:
"CREEPING SHARIA" celebrates its 3rd year Anniversary this week for informing all of us about Islam and Sharia law throughout America and the world.
It is an amazing site and one well worth visiting and saving to your "favorites".
Bee Sing
