Virginia Jihadist Who Tried to Assassinate President Bush Says His Life Sentence Is Too Harsh

From Jihad Watch:

Virginia jihadist who tried to murder President Bush says his life sentence is too harsh


Ahmed Abu Ali was valedictorian in 1999 of the Islamic Saudi Academy in Northern Virginia. Apparently he misunderstood all their instruction about how Islam is a Religion of Peace.



Courtroom Jihad, tying up Infidel time and resources: "Terrorist to appeals court: life term is too harsh," by Larry O'Dell for The Associated Press, December 9 (thanks to Weasel Zippers):



RICHMOND, Va. -- The life prison term given to a U.S. man who joined al-Quaida and plotted to assassinate then-President George W. Bush was unreasonably harsh when compared to sentences in comparable terrorism cases, the man's lawyer told a federal appeals court Thursday.

A government attorney countered that U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee properly concluded that Ahmed Abu Ali's case was unique and that his lack of remorse demonstrated that he would be a danger to others if ever released from prison.



A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from both sides before taking Abu Ali's request for a new sentencing hearing under advisement. The court usually takes a few weeks to rule.



Abu Ali was born in Houston and grew up in the Washington suburb of Falls Church, where he was valedictorian of a private Islamic high school. He joined al-Qaida while attending college in Saudi Arabia and discussed numerous potential terrorist attacks, including a plot to assassinate Bush, and planned to establish a sleeper cell in the United States....



Campbell said the likelihood that Abu Ali would remain dangerous after a release was "a grave concern" that the judge had a right to consider at sentencing.





Uh, yeah.

Posted by Robert on December 10, 2010 10:14 AM