Virginia man accused of trying to go to Somalia to join terror group

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Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) -- A 20-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested Wednesday, accused of attempting to travel to Somalia to join the designated terrorist group Al-Shabaab.

According to a court documents, Zachary Adam Chesser also had exchanged e-mails with Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, whose name has been linked to an attack and an attempted attack in the United States.

Chesser allegedly tried to fly to Uganda and then on to Somalia on July 10. According to an affidavit, he tried to take his infant son with him, telling his wife it was part of his "cover" to make it less likely anyone would suspect he was trying to go to Somalia to join Al-Shabaab.

Chesser had been on the FBI's radar previously and was questioned in 2009 about his Internet postings and e-mail communications with al-Awlaki. U.S. officials revealed at some point they began court-ordered electronic surveillance of Chesser.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/21/virginia.al.shabaab.arrest/index.html

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1. Was it the wife who turned him in?

Because I am sincerely impressed she let him live.

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2. My guess is she had no say in the matter...

Wives or indentured servants to these religious nuts have no say in anything! Now she could have been the one who turned him in but I highly doubt it as this guy was being watched already if we can believe the media reports.