A federal judge today sentenced a Jordanian national who tried to blow up a downtown Dallas skyscraper to 24 years in prison, mostly rejecting defense claims that he was mentally ill and unduly influenced by law enforcement agents.
| That's all they had? Didn't they read the al-Qaeda manual on how to twist the legal processes of the infidels? |
Hosam "Sam" Smadi faced up to 30 years in prison under a plea agreement accepted by U.S. District Judge Barbara Lynn. He will be deported to Jordan once he serves his time.
"I can't for the life of me figure out what moved you in this direction," the judge said in delivering the sentence.
| His religious beliefs? Start with the simplest explanation and work from there, your honor. |
"You got some encouragement along the way," she added, referring to FBI agents' interactions with Smadi, "but your actions were yours."
| The FBI didn't encourage him to do something he was dead set against doing ... |
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