Hosam Maher Husein Smadi is a nineteen year old terrorist suspect accused of two counts of plotting a bomb in Dallas, Texas. He pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court. Authorities found him on an extremist chat site writing threats to bomb the Dallas airport and then a skyscraper. Undercover officers acted as members of al Qeada and contacted Smadi months before his arrest. He said,"I have decided to change the target. God willing, the strike will be certain and strong. It will shake the currently weak economy in the state and the American nation, because this bank is one of the largest banks in the city." After recieving a bomb from one of the undercover officers, or so he thought was a bomb, he drove into the parking ramp of a Wells Fargo skyscraper. Thinking that denoting the bomb would occur with a phone call he ended up calling authorities and was then arrested for attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. This could lead him to life in prison and a $250,000 fine. However, Smadi was found not guilty of connections with any terrorist group.
I was appalled that our country still lets thousands of foreigns into the U.S. that ultimately live here illegally. I believe we need to be more strict on admission especially after 9/11. This sounds like a very legitimate case. If authoritites found Smadi on a site created for terrorists then why would they think twice about believing he was one? After attempting to use weapons of mass destruction on the U.S. the young adult has to be screaming guilty. I am shocked that he plead not guilty for the situation. It is not safe to let suspects like him go. Us Americans need to increase our security. I believe this 19-year-old deserves to pay for his attempt at a terroist attack and definitely should not have been proven not guilty. He should still pay his time for the attempt and threats on the U.S.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/26/texas.terrorism.hearing/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
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