Dutch Iraqi Charged in Anti-U.S. Plot
From Times Wire Reports
The United States has charged a Dutch citizen with conspiring to kill Americans in Iraq, the Justice Department said.
Iraqi-born Wasem Delaema, 32, was arrested in May during a raid on his home in the Dutch city of Amersfoort. U.S. authorities have asked the Dutch government to extradite him.
Among the charges is conspiracy to kill Americans overseas. U.S. authorities allege that Delaema was one of several men calling themselves the Fighters of Fallouja who plotted attacks near that Iraqi city in October 2003.
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