FBI: Muslim GI Found With Bomb Makings Near Ft. Hood

By Associated Press
An AWOL Soldier who was granted conscientious objector status is facing federal charges in connection with bomb-making materials found in his motel room near Fort Hood, Texas, where a radicalized Muslim Army major killed 13 and wounded 32 nearly two years ago.

Pfc. Naser Abdo, 21, was arrested Wednesday at a hotel where he was staying. Abdo had gone AWOL on July 4 from Fort Campbell, Ky., where he was facing charges of possessing child pornography, according to reports.
FBI spokesman Erik Vasys told The Associated Press today that Abdo will be charged with possessing bomb-making components.

"I would emphasize that any threat that Abdo posed is now over," he told the AP. "Suffice it to say we're looking into all aspects of Mr. Abdo's life to determine his motivations and intentions."
According to various reports, Killeen police arrested Abdo after receiving a call from a local gun shop owner who was suspicious of a man asking about .40-caliber ammunition, bought three boxes of 12-gauge ammo and a magazine for a pistol.
CNN reported the customer then took a cab to a surplus store and allegedly bought a military uniform.
Fort Hood on Nov. 5, 2009, was the site of carnage after Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire on a room full of Soldiers at the post. Witnesses say Hasan shouted “Alahu Akbar!” just before he drew a semi-automatic pistol and began firing. Hasan wounded one civilian police officer responding to the attack but was stopped when a second officer shot him five times, paralyzing him from the chest down, according to witnesses.
Hasan was arraigned only last week on 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 of attempted murder.
Abdo first made news about a year ago when he applied for conscientious objector status, reportedly to avoid deploying to Afghanistan. Already in the Army a year by then, he claimed that his military experience taught him that “no Muslim should serve in the U.S. Military.”

In an interview with ABC News last August, he claimed he entered the Army believing he would be protecting Islamic freedoms in Iraq and Afghanistan; that would make him a good Muslim, he said.
But he found was losing touch with his Muslim community and questioned if he was ready to die.
“I came to the conclusion that I wasn't ready to die and meet God,” he said.
He was granted conscientious objector status ultimately, but the Army also recommended he be discharged. His separation from the Army was delayed, according to reports, because he was being charged with possessing child porn.