Bomb suspect to classmate: 'I hate Americans'

Portland, Ore. - The Somali-born university student met with an undercover FBI agent in August at a Portland hotel and told him he had found the perfect location for a terrorist attack: the city's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Mohamed Osman Mohamud told the agent that he had dreamed of carrying out an attack for years (Snip) The case is the latest in a string of alleged terrorist plots by U.S. citizens or residents, including one at Times Square.