New York (CNN) -- The mother of one of the two New Jersey men arrested last week at a New York airport allegedly on their way to fight with an al Qaeda-affiliated group in Somalia says the two men are guilty of stupidity -- but not of the sinister plan described by authorities. 

"Anything makes him angry. But he's not a terrorist; he's a stupid kid," Nadia Alessa said of her U.S.-born son, Mahmood. 

Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20, of North Bergen, New Jersey, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, of Elmwood Park, New Jersey, are charged with one count each of conspiracy to kill, maim and murder persons outside of the United States, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. 

The men, who were taken into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 5, intended to take separate flights to Egypt on their way to Somalia "to join designated foreign terrorist organization Al-Shabaab and wage violent jihad," according to federal prosecutors. 

The criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Newark alleges that in 2007, Alessa and Almonte traveled together to Jordan, where they intended to enter Iraq to commit violence against U.S. troops there. 

Nadia Alessa told CNN that her son went to 16 or 17 psychiatrists for what she called "anger management issues" that surfaced when he was a boy. He lived at his parents well-kept home, where his angry outbursts were common. 

However, she said, he wasn't particularly religious. "He slept late. If he was devout, he would make his prayers on time. He didn't," she said. 
Who is being charged?
For what?
Where were they planning to do it?
Were they both religious?
How do we know that?
How did she know he wasn't religious?
Does she agree that her son is a terrorist?
What does she think he is, then?
Did he get angry easily?
Did he see anyone about anger management?
How many people?
Were his parents divorced?
Abusive?
Do we know of anything wrong with his home life?
What is his name?
His mother's name?
The other man's name?
When did they try to go join an al Qaeda group?
What is the group's name?
two New Jersey men
two New Jersey men
conspiracy to kill, maim and murder persons outside of the United States
conspiracy to kill, maim and murder persons outside of the United States
fight with an al Qaeda-affiliated group in Somalia
fight with an al Qaeda-affiliated group in Somalia
no
he wasn't particularly religious
His mother
Nadia Alessa told CNN that her son went to 16 or 17 psychiatrists for what she called "anger management issues" that surfaced when he was a boy. He lived at his parents well-kept home, where his angry outbursts were common. 
If he was devout, he would make his prayers on time
If he was devout, he would make his prayers on time
No
But he's not a terrorist; he's a stupid kid," 
a stupid kid
he's a stupid kid
yes
Anything makes him angry.
yes
16 or 17 psychiatrists for what she called "anger management issues"
16 or 17 psychiatrists
16 or 17 psychiatrists
no
 He lived at his parents well-kept home,
unknown
unknown
no
He lived at his parents well-kept home, where his angry outbursts were common. 
Mohamed Mahmood Alessa
Mohamed Mahmood Alessa
Nadia Alessa
Nadia Alessa
Carlos Eduardo Almonte
 Carlos Eduardo Almonte
2007
2007
Al-Shabaab
Al-Shabaab 