George W's house almost got blown up

[BOOMERBRADLEY]

By this nut job

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/24/saudi-citizen-texas-charged-suspected-bombing-plot/


A college student from Saudi Arabia studying chemical engineering in Texas has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly planning a terrorist attack on U.S. targets using explosive chemicals.
Khalid Aldawsari, who is legally in the U.S. on a student visa, allegedly targeted the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush. He was arrested late Tuesday on a federal charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.
“Yesterday’s arrest demonstrates the need for and the importance of vigilance and the willingness of private individuals and companies to ask questions and contact the authorities when confronted with suspicious activities,” said James T. Jacks, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
Aldawsari, 20, entered the U.S. in October 2008 from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to study at Texas Tech University, then transferred earlier this year to nearby South Plains College.
Federal prosecutors say Aldawsari had been researching online how to construct an improvised explosive device using several chemicals as ingredients. Authorities say Aldawsari's diary indicated the young man had been plotting an attack for years and obtained a scholarship so he could come directly to the United State to carry out jihad.

"After mastering the English language, learning how to build explosives and continuous planning to target the infidel Americans, it is time for jihad," the student wrote in his journal, according to court documents.
In e-mails Aldawsari apparently sent himself, he listed the names of 12 reservoir dams in Colorado and California. He also wrote an e-mail that mentioned "Tyrant's House" with the address of President Bush's home. The FBI's affidavit said he considered using infant dolls to hide explosives and was possibly targeting a nightclub with a backpack filled with explosives.
The White House said President Barack Obama was notified about the plot prior to Aldawsari's arrest Wednesday.
"This arrest once again underscores the necessity of remaining vigilant against terrorism here and abroad," White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said in a statement Thursday.
One of the chemical companies, Carolina Biological Supply of Burlington, N.C., reported suspicious purchases by the student to the FBI on Feb. 1. Within weeks, federal agents had traced his other online purchases, discovered extremist posts he made on the Internet and secretly searched his apartment, computer and e-mail accounts and read his diary, according to court records.
The FBI said the North Carolina company reported the attempts to purchase phenol, a chemical that can be used to make the explosive trinitrophenol, also known as TNP, or picric acid. Aldawsari falsely told the supplier he was associated with a university and wanted the phenol for "off-campus, personal research," according to court records. But frustrated by questions, Aldawsari canceled his order and later e-mailed himself instructions for producing phenol. Prosecutors said that in December 2010, he successfully purchased concentrated nitric and sulfuric acids that are combined to make TNP.
“As alleged in the complaint, Aldawsari purchased ingredients to construct an explosive device and was actively researching potential targets in the United States. Thanks to the efforts of many agents, analysts and prosecutors, this plot was thwarted before it could advance further,” said Assistant Attorney General Kris. “This case serves as another reminder of the need for continued vigilance both at home and abroad.”
Aldawsari is expected to appear in federal court in Lubbock on Friday morning. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.

[NormanPride]

Dude's psycho. Bush was the best thing to happen to the Saudis since... well, the other Bush.

[delhalew]

Got to love nutters on loan via scholarship. We don't have enough crazy ****s of our own.

[Jammin']

The FBI's affidavit said he considered using infant dolls to hide explosives and was possibly targeting a nightclub with a backpack filled with explosives.

He was targeting:
1. dams in colorado and california,
2. President Bush's house and
3. a nightclub

I hate techno too but you only get one chance at a jihad, so why a nightclub?

[NormanPride]

That bitch two nights ago was totally leading him on. **** that ho.

[Mjcpr]

He thought there were WMD's there.

[MR2-Sooner86]

http://a57.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/World/397/224/saudi.jpg

Just looking at him you know he's f*cked up.

[delhalew]

That bitch two nights ago was totally leading him on. **** that ho.

:D

[Aldebaran]

Clearly a talented little ****. It's too bad he didn't dedicate his life to something constructive.


Related: Targeting discoteques is so 80's.

[sappstuf]

Wait.. He left Saudia Arabia to go to Lubbock?

[Aldebaran]

Just like Leach leaving OU as an OC to be the HC at Tech.... A lateral move at best.




Is is OK to compare a pirate to a terrorist here?

[C&CDean]

I wonder if the FBI could have done all that spying on his *** without the Patriot Act?

[Aldebaran]

Not without good lingere and a pair of hand cuffs. And people say I never long for the past.

[KantoSooner]

He was targeting:
1. dams in colorado and california,
2. President Bush's house and
3. a nightclub

I hate techno too but you only get one chance at a jihad, so why a nightclub?

I'm just guessing here, but nightclubs seem to fascinate young men from the Islamic world. Most of them have been isolated from women most of their lives and have no idea what a real woman is like to talk to, much less flirt with or more. They are, many times, completely without the means, material or personal, to interact with women on anything like a normal, healthy level and move into adulthood as pathetic, frustrated, perma-virgins.
This, combined with a stilted, medieval cultural superstructure, results in a sort of virgin/whore complex on steroids.
A nightclub thus represents a sort of sodom and gomorrah/promised land all in one. It being this sort of symbol, and then watching men from the hated 'West' entering the place when they feel so conflicted, it is no wonder that these 'people' find it necessary to focus a part of their rage on what is such a potent reminder of their own impotence and fear.

[Jammin']

I'm just guessing here, but nightclubs seem to fascinate young men from the Islamic world. Most of them have been isolated from women most of their lives and have no idea what a real woman is like to talk to, much less flirt with or more. They are, many times, completely without the means, material or personal, to interact with women on anything like a normal, healthy level and move into adulthood as pathetic, frustrated, perma-virgins.
This, combined with a stilted, medieval cultural superstructure, results in a sort of virgin/whore complex on steroids.
A nightclub thus represents a sort of sodom and gomorrah/promised land all in one. It being this sort of symbol, and then watching men from the hated 'West' entering the place when they feel so conflicted, it is no wonder that these 'people' find it necessary to focus a part of their rage on what is such a potent reminder of their own impotence and fear.

I hope someone is watching sam closely.

[yermom]

there they go with the WMDs again

was he making a dirty bomb? sarin, what?

[VeeJay]

http://a57.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/World/397/224/saudi.jpg

Just looking at him you know he's f*cked up.

A tablecloth would go a long way to hiding that natty-assed hair.

[C&CDean]

A tablecloth would go a long way to hiding that natty-assed hair.

A bullet about an inch-and-a-half below his forehead scar would go a lot further.

[BOOMERBRADLEY]

A bullet about an inch-and-a-half below his forehead scar would go a lot further.

Dean wins

[yankee]

I wonder if the FBI could have done all that spying on his *** without the Patriot Act?

Rhetorical question? I don't know the FBI's procedures...were they allowed to do all this spying BECAUSE of the Patriot Act?

[AlboSooner]

The FBI was tipped by a chemical company when the terrorist tried to purchase bomb-making chemicals. So the FBI does what the FBI has done for a loooong time, and catch this guy. The FBI rarely fails when tipped like this. I have no doubt that if the FBI is properly tipped, they'll do a great job. From the plans this terrorist had, looks like the FBI prevented a 9/11.

[BudSooner]

A bullet about an inch-and-a-half below his forehead scar would go a lot further.BS, gotta go with the Columbian necktie and save that round for putting dinner on the table.




:D

[SoonerKnight]

I wonder if the FBI could have done all that spying on his *** without the Patriot Act?

Yes!

[King Crimson]

if the patriot act was legit "they" wouldn't have had to make the name a consumer friendly acronym.

the pick and choose/partisan attitudes about civil liberties continues to amaze me.

bent into tomorrow about the 2nd amendment but hey, surveillance is great?

[C&CDean]

if the patriot act was legit "they" wouldn't have had to make the name a consumer friendly acronym.

the pick and choose/partisan attitudes about civil liberties continues to amaze me.

bent into tomorrow about the 2nd amendment but hey, surveillance is great?

Dude, settle down. I asked a question that I thought someone who spends all their hours researching big government might know. Thought maybe someone would know. I wasn't endorsing or bashing the PA. To me, the PA is a neutral thing. IDGAF about it one way or the other. Kinda like Phil Collins. Meh. Who cares?

[The Profit]

I'm not going to debate the Patriot Act. Some parts of it are good, and some parts of it violate the Constitution of the United States. In this case, though, it appears the Patriot Act had absolutely nothing to do with the apprehension of the subject. It sounds more like a display of good old common sense by someone at the chemical company and someone from the shipping company.

[King Crimson]

Phil Collins sucks. and Genesis sucks, too. even before Phil and Peter Gabriel.

sorry howzit.

[yermom]

i'm surprised you didn't mix in the Outfield while you were at it :D

[pphilfran]

Phil Collins sucks. and Genesis sucks, too. even before Phil and Peter Gabriel.

sorry howzit.

You missed one...

bc33hYdaYtg

[King Crimson]

i'm surprised you didn't mix in the Outfield while you were at it :D


You missed one...

bc33hYdaYtg

the outfield i save for Moore HS grads, camaro-tops, kicking the snot out of Granada, and MTV Reagan clowners.

that Bruford/Adrian Belew is not even the real King Crimson....

[picasso]

Ah yes, The Outfield.:D

[King Crimson]

Ah yes, The Outfield.:D

Josie's on a vacation far away....

[King Crimson]

Ah yes, The Outfield.:D

ah yes, the wolverines....

[picasso]

Spring, 1987. Was not a great time for music.

[picasso]

ah yes, the wolverines....

Ah yes, Gentleman Jack!!!

[sooneron]

Rhetorical question? I don't know the FBI's procedures...were they allowed to do all this spying BECAUSE of the Patriot Act?

Barely anything to do with it. He was turned in by a chemical company that he was trying to buy bomb stuff from.

[sooneron]

Spring, 1987. Was not a great time for music.

Outfield was more 1985. YWIA:texan:

[Jammin']

Spring, 1987. Was not a great time for music.

U2's "Joshua Tree"
The Cure's "Kiss Me...."
Public Enemies "Yo Bum Rush the Show"
Ozzy "Tribute to Randy Rhodes"
Motley Crue's "Girls, Girls, Girls"
DJ Jazzy Jeff's "Girls ain't nothing but trouble"
Whitesnakes self titled
and of course
Bruce Willis "Return of Bruno"

Something for everyone.

[KC//CRIMSON]

U2's "Joshua Tree"
The Cure's "Kiss Me...."
Public Enemies "Yo Bum Rush the Show"
Ozzy "Tribute to Randy Rhodes"
Motley Crue's "Girls, Girls, Girls"
DJ Jazzy Jeff's "Girls ain't nothing but trouble"
Whitesnakes self titled
and of course
Bruce Willis "Return of Bruno"

Something for everyone.


YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE?! YOU'RE IN THE JUNGLE, BABY! YOU'RE GONNA DIE!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l1300T-aclc/SVWZ_x3lweI/AAAAAAAAADw/ySk2tDF8zio/s320/guns_n_roses_-_appetite_for_destruction.jpg

[King Crimson]

more like PE nation of millions...

[Jammin']

more like PE nation of millions...

That was 88. Don't **** with me on PE.


ON Edit: GnR was in July, the post said "spring 87".

[King Crimson]

PE crazy, crazy PE....
i think maybe you can get Chuck D. and Flav don't believe the hype.....

[Jammin']

Making crazy loowies for the shoppin spree

crimson you're cold lampin with flavor.

[KC//CRIMSON]

Yeah!! Boyeeeeeeee!!!!!

[Jammin']

No Kidding: I'm listening to Sportsradio 610 WIP out of Phillie and then just went to break playing Bring the Noise. Nice timing.

[picasso]

Outfield was more 1985. YWIA:texan:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangin%27

[sooneron]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangin%27

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_Deep

No one thinks of Bangin' when they think of the outfield.:rolleyes:

And Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me was released in the summer, as it was Memorial Day. NO ONE South of the I80 corridor considers Memorial Day in the spring! :P

[StoopTroup]

I wonder if the FBI could have done all that spying on his *** without the Patriot Act?

I believe Rumsfeld and a good number of folks have said things were covered prior to the Patriot Act. Per Big Don...."The World is a better place today". No mention the TPA.

[picasso]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_Deep

No one thinks of Bangin' when they think of the outfield.:rolleyes:



I do because a freakin' guy on my Legion baseball team played it all the time!

[StoopTroup]

How hard is it to track a guy from the Middle East on a Visa and find out if he's here to build a bomb?

[yermom]

1) do you know how many there are?

2) why do we even let internationals come here just for school?

[NormanPride]

To take our jobs, duh.

[Jammin']

And Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me was released in the summer, as it was Memorial Day. NO ONE South of the I80 corridor considers Memorial Day in the spring! :P

Wiki defines spring to be Mar, April, May. If I pushed it with my list it would be the inclusion of several albums released in Jan and Feb. Kiss me.

[The Profit]

I do because a freakin' guy on my Legion baseball team played it all the time!



Where did you play Legion ball?

[sooneron]

I do because a freakin' guy on my Legion baseball team played it all the time!

Well, he sucked. He probably hooks his drives, too.

[King Crimson]

i shudder to think what the filler tracks on Bangin' are like. i suppose they sounded hot driving up and down Shields with tops and Sedgefield jean shorts, though.

[King Crimson]

oulucas has negged me here, big fan of Phil Collins i guess.

[picasso]

i shudder to think what the filler tracks on Bangin' are like. i suppose they sounded hot driving up and down Shields with tops and Sedgefield jean shorts, though.

Heh! There was one hit and on the b side there was a good song that was vocalized by the guitarist, not the high pitched lead singer.

The Legion team I played on was in Cleveland, Okla. Good times. Kinda.

[picasso]

Of course Christopher may be right. The dude coulda been still crankin' out their '85 album. That's even worse.

[The Profit]

oulucas has negged me here, big fan of Phil Collins i guess.




I would consider that a badge of courage.

[King Crimson]

Of course Christopher may be right. The dude coulda been still crankin' out their '85 album. That's even worse.

when i used to work at Sound Warehouse on Lindsey i'm pretty sure i sold him a copy of Play Deep .

:texan: