Saudi Native Arrested in Texas for WMD Plot
Bush Home in Dallas on Target List
In a press release, the Department of Justice has detailed the investigation into Aldawsari's alleged activities. A search of his home and computer has revealed information that suggests he extensively researched the manufacture of various high explosives and bomb-making techniques. A journal found in the residence, alleged to be his, is said to contain writings about holy war, violent jihad and martyrdom.
The plot was apparently uncovered when Aldawsari attempted to purchase materials necessary to make explosives and have them shipped to a freight company. Personnel at the company were suspicious, returned the chemicals to the shipper and called police.
E-mails recovered from his computer suggest he had considered potential targets such as hydroelectric dams, night clubs and a home that former President George W. Bush has in Dallas. The affidavit filed by the FBI is available at this link.
Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari has an unverified Facebook site with his name on it which is presently active. Under activities and interests, he lists Saudi Revolution 20 March and a page honoring Omar Mukhtar, hanged for resistance activities in Libya by the Italians in 1931.
This arrest is similar to one that resulted in a guilty plea on the same charge by a Somali student in 2010. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi entered a guilty plea to one charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction for a 2009 attempt to bomb a Dallas skyscraper. In this case, he drove what he believed to be a large truck bomb to an office building and then attempted to detonate the bomb remotely with a cell phone.
While weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are commonly thought to be those using nuclear, radiological, biological or chemical agents, the use of explosives is included in the legal definition.
Aldawsari is expected to make his first appearance in Federal court on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at 9 a.m.. The maximum sentence for this charge is life in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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