Hameed Shehadeh, a U.S. citizen, has been charged with lying about things involving terrorism -- a trip he took to Pakistan, and his reasons for trying to join the U.S. Army.
Shehadeh is 21 and now lives in Hawaii. While living in New York, he traveled to Pakistan on a one-way ticket. But he was not allowed in. When Shehadeh went back to the U.S., police and the FBI questioned him many times about his trip. He said he had gone for a friend's wedding and a university visit. The charge says he meant to join the Taliban or a similar group.
Later, Shehadeh tried to join the U.S. Army. He was turned down because he did not tell about his trip to Pakistan. The charge says Shehadeh meant to go to Iraq with the Army, then desert and join Iraqi rebels.
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