Gun and Bomb Making Material Toting Muslim Thwarted From Terrorist Attack On US Soil

An AWOL soldier who had weapons stashed in a motel room near Fort Hood has admitted planning an attack on the Texas post, where 13 people died in 2009 in the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military installation, the Army said in an alert issued Thursday.

Pfc. Naser Abdo, a 21-year-old soldier granted conscientious objector status this year after he said his Muslim beliefs prevented him from fighting, was arrested Wednesday. Agents found firearms and "items that could be identified as bomb-making components, including gunpowder," in his motel room, according to FBI spokesman Erik Vasys.

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The Army alert sent via email and obtained by The Associated Press says Killeen police arrested Abdo after a tip from the owners of a gun shop and that he "was in possession of a large quantity of ammunition, weapons and a bomb inside a backpack."

Upon questioning, the alert says, he admitted planning an attack on Fort Hood.

Officials have not offered details about Abdo's possible intentions. The infantry soldier from Fort Campbell, Ky., whose hometown is Garland, Texas, applied for conscientious objector status last year. A military review board recommended this spring that he be separated from the Army.

The discharge was delayed after Abdo was charged with possessing child pornography. Fort Campbell civilian spokesman Bob Jenkins said Abdo "was fully aware that he was being investigated for possessing child pornography since November 2010." An Article 32 military hearing last month recommended he be court-martialed; he went absent without leave during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

Abdo told an AP reporter a week later that he was concerned about his safety and had considered purchasing a gun for protection, but had not yet done so.

The military's criminal investigation division, along with the federal Joint Terrorism Task Force, also investigated Abdo earlier this year after he was flagged for making unspecified anti-American comments while taking a language class in April, according to a U.S. official briefed on the investigation.
Abdo's arrest came after the owners of a local gun store — the same store where the 2009 Fort Hood shootings suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan bought a pistol used in the attack — called police, the Army's alert said.

Store clerk Greg Ebert said the man arrived at Guns Galore LLC by taxi Tuesday and bought 6 pounds of smokeless gunpowder, three boxes of shotgun ammunition and a magazine for a semi-automatic pistol, paying about $250. Ebert said he became concerned when the man asked questions indicating he didn't know much about the items.

"(We) felt uncomfortable with his overall demeanor and the fact he didn't know what the hell he was buying," Ebert said. "I thought it prudent to contact the local authorities, which I did."

Killeen police learned from the taxi company that Abdo had been picked up from a local motel and that he also had visited an Army surplus store where he paid cash for a uniform bearing Fort Hood unit patches, according to the Army alert.

this guys a muslim? wuh
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/unda...44306.html

also under charges of "possession of child porn"... clearly a screwed up individual and probably not that bright.

Much more afraid of people like Breivik that do a lot more than buy gunpowder. (and if this guys muslim, Breivik is definitely christian)

What makes you think he's not a muslim.....http://abcnews.go.com/US/muslim-soldier-hoping-avoid-deployment-faith-conflicts-service/story?id=11514381

Well he clearly isn't. That's your argument about Norway.

this guys a muslim? wuh
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/unda...44306.html

also under charges of "possession of child porn"... clearly a screwed up individual and probably not that bright.

(and if this guys muslim, Breivik is definitely christian)

What makes you think he's not a muslim.....http://abcnews.go.com/US/muslim-s...d=11514381

An Muslim soldier trying to avoid deployment to Afghanistan said his year in the Army has shown him that "no Muslim should serve in the U.S. military."

Pfc. Naser Abdo, 20, has filed for conscientious objector status, which would allow him to leave the Army without consequence, on the belief that his Muslim faith and one-time desire to serve his country can't be reconciled.

"A Muslim is not allowed to participate in an Islamicly unjust war," the Texan told ABCNews.com. "Any Muslim who knows his religion or maybe takes into account what his religion says can find out very clearly why he should not participate in the U.S. military."

Much more afraid of people like Breivik that do a lot more than buy gunpowder.

Good thing he was caught. Anders Behring Breivik was apparently planning his attack since 2002 and no one suspected a thing.

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A awol SOLIDER ( from the USA army ) A FARKING SOLDIER, that do not know anything about gunpowder or ammo... Holy ........

I really like to know what the army is teaching its peeps these days...

Well he clearly isn't. That's your argument about Norway.

Looks like an alert citizen may have helped prevent another Muslim terrorist attack in Texas.

Store clerk Greg Ebert said the man arrived at Guns Galore LLC by taxi Tuesday and bought 6 pounds of smokeless gunpowder, three boxes of shotgun ammunition and a magazine for a semi-automatic pistol, paying about $250. Ebert said he became concerned when the man asked questions indicating he didn't know much about the items.

Another bizarre ryu response, having nothing to do with the facts, and illustrating your utter inability to read..

He likely couldn't answer questions about the legitimate use of the gunpowder he was purchasing.

The military doesn't teach much about reloading small arms ammunition, since they don't do it.