| A federal judge has set convicted terrorist Ahmed Ressam's sentencing for February 17th, 2005. The Algerian national was caught smuggling explosives into the United States through Port Angeles in December 1999. Ressam was convicted in April 2001 of nine charges, including terrorist conspiracy. Investigators describe the case as a foiled plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport at the turn of the millennium. Ressam had faced up to 130 years in prison but he has cut a deal with the Justice Department. He is cooperating with authorities in exchange for a 27-year prison sentence. |