According to the dallasobserver.com:
For Trying to Blow Up Fountain Place, Hosam Smadi's Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison
According to documents filed, on September 24, 2009, Smadi knowingly took possession of a truck that contained a weapon of mass destruction, specifically a destructive device or bomb. The truck with the bomb inside was a vehicle borne improvised explosive device. Smadi believed that this was an active weapon of mass destruction, and while it was inert when Smadi took possession of it, it was a readily-convertible weapon of mass destruction.
Smadi knowingly drove the truck containing the bomb to Fountain Place, a 60-story public office building located at 1445 Ross Avenue in Dallas, and parked it in the public parking garage under the building. After parking the truck, Smadi activated a timer connected to the device, locked the truck, and walked away. Smadi walked out of the parking garage, crossed the street and got into a car with an undercover law enforcement agent. They drove a safe distance away and prepared to watch the explosion. Smadi, who believed the bomb would explode and cause extensive damage, used a cell phone to remotely activate the device.
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One blogger wrote:
He's getting off way too light. He deserves the death penalty for parking what he thought was a live truck bomb and then finding a good spot to watch it explode, taking down an office tower with thousands of innocent civilians inside. He'll be 44-years-old and still dangerous when he gets out. Hopefully he'll say the wrong thing to someone in the slammer.
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WTF? Only 24 years in prison and deportation for attempting to blow up a skyscraper in Dallas, Texas. Hosam Smadi will be just like the terrorist released from Guantanamo Bay, in 2034 he will be able to join the other jihadists who want to destroy America.
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To read the full article go to:
http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/10/for_trying_to_blow_up_fountain.php
