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THE JORDAN BOMBING PLOT In hotel in Amman , Jordan ; the border between Jordan and Israel ; Mount Nebo , a Christian holy site; and a site on the Jordan River where John The Baptist is said to have Baptized Jesus . These locations were chosen to target tourists from the United States and Israel . The most active participant was a Boston Taxi driver named Raed Hijazi . On November 30 , 1999 , Jordanian intelligence intercepted a call between Abu Zubaydah , the leader of the plot, and Khadr Abu Hoshar , a Palestinian militant. In the conversation, Zubaydah stated, "The time for training is over." Sensing that the attack was imminent, Jordanian police arrested Hoshar and 15 others on December 12 , 1999 . The authorities put 28 suspects on trial. 22 of them were quickly found guilty. Six of them, including Hijazi, were Sentenced To Death . Zubaydah was sentenced to death in absentia. LAX BOMBING PLOT A man named Ahmed Ressam , an Algerian living in Canada , planned to bomb LAX in Los Angeles, California , United States . He was arrested at the United States- Canada border in Port Angeles, Washington after crossing by ferry on December 14 , 1999 . Customs officials then found Nitroglycerin and four timing devices concealed in a spare tire well of his automobile. He and three other Algerians stood trial for the crime. Ressam began cooperating with investigators in 2001 . On July 27 , 2005 , he was sentenced to 22 years in prison. Abu Zubdayah seems to have been tangentially involved in approving for this attack as well. THE USS SULLIVANS ATTACK PLOT In Yemen , members of the group planned to bomb USS ''The Sullivans'' with a boat laden with explosives. Militants deployed a bomb-laden boat on January 3 , 2000 , but the over-loaded bomb boat sank before detonating. Richard A Clarke , in his book '' Against All Enemies '', says that at the time, no law enforcement agency in the world knew about this plot; it seems to be good luck alone that foiled the attack. AFTERMATH After the attack on ''The Sullivans'' failed, al-Qaida tried the same type of attack a second time. They Successfully Bombed USS ''Cole'' on October 12 , 2000 . While in prison, Ressam revealed that al-Qaida Sleeper Cell s existed within the United States. This information was included in the famous Presidential Daily Briefing delivered to President Bush on August 6 , 2001 , entitled " Bin Ladin Determined To Strike In US ". |
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