Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari (Source: Randall County Sheriff's Department)Day two of testimonies continued in the trial of
22-year-old Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari. Aldawsari is being charged with attempted
use of a weapon of mass destruction.
Three individuals took the stand before the lunch break.
An FBI translator spoke on Aldawsari's journal entries in Arabic.
Two FBI Special Agents then took the stand. One went over
Aldawsari's academic record. His transcripts were shown to the court, showing
Aldawsari had received a 98 in a high school chemistry class back in Saudi
Arabia. However, he failed numerous times at Texas Tech, earning a GPA of 1.3.
An FBI agent also testified that Aldawsari's computer
searches also showed he searched numerous times for picric acid and phenol,
both highly explosive chemicals. It was also found that Aldawsari searched the
FBI's terrorist watch list just a day before his arrest.
Aldawsari's email interactions were also scrutinized on
the stand. One email was found that listed "Tyrant's House" under the
subject line. The body of the email contained the Dallas address of former
president George W. Bush.
A Lubbock based FBI Special Agent was the last to take
the stand Monday. He discussed the process agencies underwent to monitor
Aldawsari before his arrest.
The majority of the afternoon was spent reviewing
Aldawsari's journal entries. The overwhelming tone throughout the entries was
anti-American and a hatred for the infidels. Aldawsari mentions the
"blessed assault on New York and Washington" and said he "tasted
joy" on September 11th.
Court will resume Monday morning at nine.
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