Ohio man allegedly linked to assassination plot against former President George W. Bush – By Jordan Laird, Kevin Johnson, Josh Meyer (USA Today) / May 24, 2022
Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab, an Iraqi national living in Columbus, Ohio, was arrested following a long-running investigation, according to court documents.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Iraqi national allegedly linked to a bizarre plot to assassinate former President George W. Bush appeared in court Tuesday after his arrest hours earlier by FBI terrorism task force agents as part of yearlong investigation.
Shihab Ahmed Shihab Shihab, 52, who has lived in Columbus, Ohio, and Indianapolis since arriving in the U.S. in 2020, allegedly pursued a plan to smuggle operatives affiliated with the Islamic State terrorist group into the country to murder the former president, according to court documents.
Bush was never in any jeopardy, two law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
“President Bush has all the confidence in the world in the United States Secret Service and our law enforcement and intelligence communities,” Freddy Ford, Bush’s chief of staff, said in a written statement.
