An American Muslim student found guilty of belonging to al-Qaeda and plotting to kill U.S. President George W. Bush has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Prosecutors had asked for a life sentence for Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, 25. But U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee said the sentence was sufficient punishment.
He pointed out that Abu Ali’s actions “did not result in one single actual victim.That fact must be taken into account.”
Abu Ali was raised in the Virginia town of Falls Church, the son of a Jordanian father.
The Saudis arrested him in June 2003 as he was attending an Islamic university.
He gave the Saudis a statement, claiming he joined al-Qaeda and wanted to establish a cell in the U.S. He also said he had discussed a plot to assassinate Bush.
The jury saw a videotaped confession Abu Ali gave to the Saudis in which he said he joined al-Qaeda because he hated the United States for its support of Israel.
But Abu Ali claimed that officials in Saudi Arabia tortured him to extract a false confession.
Defence lawyers plan to appeal the sentence.
I know that? Saudi Authorities? “might” use torture,? but I think he might be guilty, just a? gut feeling.?
From now own, I would like to keep score of good things vs. bad things happening to us all over the world (even though the outcome is known, but its fun 
)
Us 0, them? 1?
That guy is in deep shit!