There has been an accusation for a bomb plot in Dalas, Texas. A 19 year old Jordanian was was arrested Thursday beause of a violent posts on an extremist chat site. Federal officials said Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, who entered the United States illegally and lived in Texas, attempted to set off an explosive. It was attached to a car at the base of the Fountain Place office tower, which is 60 stories high. The police had been reading his posts on the site for quite a while, before they arrested Smadi yesterday. "Smadi was discovered by the FBI within an online group of extremists," the affidavit says. "Among many others in the group who espoused and endorsed violence, Smadi stood out, based on his vehement intention to actually conduct terror attacks in the United States." Officers that had weant undercover got in touch with Smadi, pretending to be part of the Al Qaeda. After many months of investigation, they knew that Smadi was a threat. Smadi had planned on bombing the Dallas-Forth Worth Airport, before deciding to hit the Fountain Place tower. Smadi was quoted on saying that he was "a soldier of Osama bin Laden." The undercover agents got Smadi to drive a truck that he thought had a bomb in it into the bottom of the tower. The agents then caught him. Smadi is scheduled to make his first court appearance in front of a federal magistrate judge Friday in Dallas. He is being charged for attempting to use weapons of mass destrution, which will make him see a life sentence in prison and a 250,000 fine.
I feel quite relieved to see something like this be stopped. Had this bombing occured, the number of people hat would have died would have been huge. I think that it is very important for agents to be able to see every chat room or conversations because things like this could happen everyday and security is very important to have.
Friday, September 25, 2009
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Like Andrew, I am very relieved that this was prevented. Although, I disagree and can't see how the FBI can moderate every chat room looking for terror suspects and other threats to security. There is also a question of privacy that would create many conflicts with many people. This would cause so much grief for the government while they are busy with other important matters.
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