▁Catholic ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁West wood ▁up ▁until ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁when ▁he ▁transferred ▁to ▁St ought on ▁High ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Boston ▁with ▁a ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁Computer ▁Science . ▁ ▁Tra vel ▁to ▁Pakistan , ▁Y emen ▁and ▁Ira q ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁receive ▁terror ist ▁training ▁and ▁enter ▁Afghan istan ▁to ▁fight ▁American ▁forces ▁alongside ▁the ▁Tal ib an . ▁His ▁plan ▁failed ▁and ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁US ▁officials , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Ab ous am ra ▁and ▁Me h anna ▁discussed ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁killing ▁a ▁US ▁executive ▁branch ▁official . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁the ▁tri o ▁discussed ▁launch ing ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁a ▁US ▁m all , ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁Washington ▁sni per ▁shoot ings . ▁They ▁back ed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁after ▁failing ▁to ▁get ▁hold ▁of ▁automatic ▁weapons . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁US ▁court ▁documents , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Ab ous am ra ▁and ▁Me h anna ▁went ▁to ▁Y emen ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁terror ist ▁training ▁camp ▁there . ▁Ab ous am ra ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁Fall uj ah ▁in ▁Ira q ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁fighting ▁US ▁troops ▁there . ▁After ▁about ▁two ▁weeks ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁Ab ous am