Daniel Joseph Maldonado (also Daniel Aljughaifi) is a U.S. citizen who, on February 15, 2007 in Houston, Texas, was charged with "training from a foreign terrorist organization and conspiring to use an explosive device outside the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. " He was 28 years old at the time of his arrest. [1]
Early life
Maldonado grew up in Newton and later Pelham, New Hampshire, lived in Houston from August 2005 to November 2005, before moving to Cairo, Egypt. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. [2] Daniel Joseph Maldonado, a former Houston resident who converted to Islam and admitted training with terrorists, was sentenced July 20, 2007 to 10 years in prison and given a $1,000 fine. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Maldonado, 28, pleaded guilty in April to training with al-Qaida in East Africa. He is the first American charged with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction and receiving a military-type training from a foreign terrorist organization in Somalia, although the charge is incorrect. He trained with al-Qaida in Somalia, but didn't have any access to weapons of mass destruction. The second charge carried a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and a fine up to $250,000.
Charges
In the charges, it was alleged he took part in training at camps near Kismayo and Jilib in Somalia, where members of Al-Qaeda were present, though he was not accused of being a member of Al Qaeda directly. Kismayo or Kismayu (Kismaayo كيسمايو; Chisimaio is a Port Jilib (other names Gilib, Gelib, Jillib, Jillio) is a town in Somalia, with an estimated population of approximately 45000 Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The He had gone to Somalia in December 2006 to assist the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) in their war against the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia, and its ally, Ethiopia; a war which the ICU declared as a jihad. The Islamic Courts Union ( ICU, Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga Arabic: اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية Ittihād al-mahākim The Transitional Federal Government (TFG of the Somali Republic ( Dowladda federaalka kumeelgaarka) is the present internationally recognized government of Somalia NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Jihad (جهاد ʤɪhæːd an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. [3] He had been extradited by Kenyan authorities after he fled there. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south In the charges, Maldonado was said to be willing to become a suicide bomber if he became wounded. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons [1]
References
- ^ a b "US Citizen Charged with Training to Fight Jihad in Somalia", 2007-02-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Retrieved on 2007-02-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols
- ^ Lozano, Juan A. (2007-02-21). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Texas judge holds terror suspect without bond. Associated Press.
- ^ "Somali hardliner calls for foreign jihadists", The Observer, 2007-02-16. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Retrieved on 2007-02-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols
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