Terror Trends BulletinThe Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR), which is a Muslim Brotherhood front group that has been tied in documented reports to HAMAS and was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing trial, is now calling for leniency by the Feds in prosecuting 5 American Muslims who traveled to Pakistan to join the Jihad and receive terrorism training.
We are literally speechless.
Fortunately, the intrepid Pamela Geller is not…
Since September 11th 2001, Americans have been understandably apprehensive when it comes to airline safety, particularly when it comes to the behavior of passengers.
Many TTB readers may be aware of recent reports about what could have been a possible “dry run” on an AirTran airlines flight.
Over on American Thinker, John Leonard has done an excellent job of covering the reports circulating about that episode. Today, however, he took it a step further and provided a chronology of disturbing incidents on airliners which have not received enough attention. We urge our readers to view his latest work: “Terror Test Runs on Airlines?”
http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/12/terror_test_runs_on_airlines.html
There is mounting evidence that the global Jihadist insurgency is fully entrenched in the USA.
After the Fort Hood massacre news services seem divided between those hell-bent-for-leather on denying that it was a case of anything other than a persecuted loner “snapping” and those who proclaimed it the first “terrorist” attack on US soil since September 11th.
Both were wrong.
As we mentioned in our last posting, Fort Hood was an act of Jihad and that’s really all that matters:
Fort Hood it was hardly the first act of Jihad on US soil since September 11th. A few examples come to mind:
• The Anthrax Attacks (Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I do NOT buy the official line on these attacks, but that’s a posting for another time and place.)
• The DC “Sniper” Shootings (There is a great deal of evidence that John MOHAMMED carried out these attacks in the name of Allah.)
• The LAX Shooting at the El Al Ticket Counter
Note that it makes little difference if the perpetrators are members of a previously known terrorist organization (such as Al Qaeda) or were lone actors. Actually, it DOES make a difference. It is difficult to combat a shadowy organization like Al Qaeda, but it is far more difficult to combat lone wolf actors. Al Qaeda may be difficult to infiltrate and gather intelligence on, but how do we “infiltrate” a lone Jihadist?
This is symptomatic of a revolutionary Jihadist subculture metastasizing within the American Muslim community, especially within its mosques and organizations. This revolutionary subculture has produced an atmosphere in which Muslims are inspired to act violently. This is a very dangerous and volatile situation.
Over the last 12 months alone, we have been provided with a stack of evidence of the Jihadist insurgency inside America. Americans have largely ignored this evidence, or at least failed to “connect the dots.” Seemingly completely unrelated cases do in fact have common threads: they are acts of Jihad.
I decided to go back and research examples of Jihad in America over the last 12 months, roughly 1 December 2008 to 1 December 2009. Using the following sources, as well as Google, I have compiled this list of incidents, cases, actions, statements and plots which point to a Jihadist insurgency in our midst (Keep in mind that insurgencies are 80% civilizational/political and 20% violent/militant.):
Militant Islam Monitor
http://www.militantislammonitor.org/
Jihad Watch
Counterterrorism Blog
http://counterterrorismblog.org/
NEFA Foundation
The Investigative Project on Terrorism
http://www.investigativeproject.org
Shariah Finance Watch
http://www.investigativeproject
Free Republic
The list is compiled in reverse chronological order, meaning that the most recent items are listed first. We no doubt left out some cases. If any readers know of any cases that we left out, please comment and we will amend this posting. We think that all of these cases and incidents brought together on a single listing will prompt most readers to conclude that the magnitude of the threat we face inside the USA is greater than they previously believed.
NOVEMBER 2009
Ten Indicted in Philadelphia in Case Involving Material Support for Jihadist Terrorist Group Hezbollah
http://philadelphia.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/ph112409.htm
Terrorism Charges Unsealed in Minnesota Against 8 Somali Members of Jihadist Terrorist Group al-Shabaab
http://minneapolis.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/mp112309.htm
Feds in New York Move to Seize Assets of Iran-tied Alavi Foundation
Nidal Malik Hasan Kills 13, Wounds 20 In Shooting Rampage at Fort Hood, Texas
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/fort-hood-shooting-army-doctor-leaves-12-dead/story?id=9007938
OCTOBER 2009
US Jails Al Qaeda Sleeper Agent (Ali al-Marri was previously held in brig at Charleston, SC Naval Station)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8333133.stm
Two Chicago Men Charged in Jihadist Terrorist Plot in Denmark
http://chicago.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/cg102709.htm
Eleven Members of Jihadist Group Arrested in Detroit; Imam Killed in Shootout with FBI (Luqman Ameen Abdullah Shot and Killed FBI Dog During Arrest)
http://detroit.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/de102809.htm
Boston Muslim Charged in Plot to Kill Shoppers, Troops
Three Ohio Residents Sentenced in Plot to Commit Terrorist Acts Against Americans Overseas
http://cleveland.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/cl102209.htm
Massachusetts Man Charged With Conspiracy to Provide Material Support for Terrorists
http://boston.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/bs102109a.htm
University of California-Irvine Files Complaint with Feds that Muslim Student Union Raised Money for Jihadist Terrorist organization HAMAS
http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/4119
SEPTEMBER 2009
Najibullah Zazi of Colorado Indicted in New York for Conspiracy to Use Explosives Against Persons or Property (Zazi had contact with Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan)
http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/4116
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/September/09-ag-1017.html
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/qns_qaeda_plotted_backpack_bombs_cBsiSRURqx71SFgx9xkL5L
Illinois Jihadist Arrested in Plot to Bomb Illinois Federal Building
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2447383520090924
Jordanian Muslim Arrested After Placing Inactive Bomb in Dallas High-Rise
http://dallas.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/dl092409.htm
Lebanese-born Swede Sentenced to Life in Prison for Oregon Terrorist Training Camp Plot
http://www.scribd.com/doc/20218721/Oussama-Abdullah-Kassir-Court-Sentencing
Three British Muslims Convicted In Plot to Bomb Airliners Bound for America (Plot could have killed 10,000)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8242238.stm
Apostate from Islam, Rifqa Bary, Flees Family After Her Father Threatens Her
http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/4072
AUGUST 2009
Member of Prison Islamist Group Sentenced to 70 Months for Plot to Kill Jews, Attack Military Bases
http://www.ocregister.com/news/samana-168436-months-carney.html
Atlanta Muslim, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, Convicted of Supporting Foreign Terrorist Organization (Supported Lashkar-e-Tayyiba which carried out Mumbai attack)
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/August/09-nsd-790.html
German Jihadists Describe Hatred of US as Reason for Terror Plot
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,642047,00.html
Yemeni Sheikh Pleads Guilty to Aiding HAMAS in New York Court
http://www.adl.org/main_Terrorism/tnews_yemeni_sheikh_40105.htm
JULY 2009
“Shoe Bomber” Richard Reid Sues to Resume Jihad From Prison
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203609204574317090690242698.html
The Odyssey of a Jihadist: From Long Island to Pakistan
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/23/nation/na-american-jihad23
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/07/the_al_qaeda_terrorist_from_lo_1.asp
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/30/robertson.al.qaeda.american/
Seven Charged in North Carolina for Terrorism (Plot to attack Marine Corps Base Quantico)
http://charlotte.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/2009/ce072709.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/28/AR2009072803193.html?hpid=topnews
American Al Qaeda Jihadist Sentenced to Life for Bush Assassination Plot
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/27/AR2009072701384.html
Hizb ut-Tahrir Jihadi Conference Held in Chicago
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/07/hizb_ut-tahrir_america_confere_1.php
JUNE 2009
New Jersey Muslim Convicted of Providing Material Support to Jihadist Terrorist Group Hezbollah
Tennessee Muslim Convert Kills One Soldier, Wounds Another Outside Little Rock Recruiting Office
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,523860,00.html
Ex-Georgia Tech Student Convicted on Terrorism Charges
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/10/georgia.terror.trial/index.html
MAY 2009
Texas Muslim Charity Officials Sentenced to 65 Years for Financing HAMAS Jihadist Terrorist Organization
http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/3965
New York Jihadist Plot to Target Synagogues Disrupted
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN21196807
Canadian from Somalia Living in Minneapolis Pleads Guilty to Aiding Al Qaeda
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN20537439
Five Miami Jihadists Convicted in Sears Tower Bombing Plot
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/12/5-of-Liberty-City-Six-convicted/UPI-24571242167557/
APRIL 2009
Three New Jersey Jihadists Sentenced to Life in Fort Dix Terrorist Plot
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/04/28/3-brothers-get-life-for-Fort-Dix-plot/UPI-64791240952231/
MARCH 2009
Somali-Americans Recruited for Al Qaeda-linked Group Says FBI
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aY6xgiUcNQX4&refer=us
FEBRUARY 2009
Ohio Jihadist Sentenced to 20 Years in Terror Bomb Plot
http://cincinnati.fbi.gov/doj/pressrel/2009/ci022609.htm
Muslim Television Channel Founder Charged With Beheading His Wife in Honor Killing
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,493645,00.html
FBI Director Warns of Terror Attacks on US Cities
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/23/AR2009022301850.html?
Lashkar-e-Taiba Mumbai Attackers Had Worldwide List of 320 Targets
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/19/mumbai-attacks-list-targets
Jailhouse Islam Convert Murders Philadelphia Police Officer
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=89177
JANUARY 2009
FBI Cuts Ties with Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Over HAMAS Ties
http://counterterrorismblog.org/2009/01/ipt_exclusive_fbi_cuts_off_cai.php
Terrorist Who Plotted to Bomb New York Targets in 1970s Released From Prison, Deported to Sudan
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=6722881
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=7005759
Chicago Cousins Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terrorism
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/January/09-nsd-041.html
DECEMBER 2008
Staten Island Satellite TV Operator Pleads Guilty to Supporting Hezbollah
http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/nyfo122308a.htm
Former University of South Florida Student Sentenced to 15 Years in Terrorism Case
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/dec/18/181912/ex-usf-student-mohamed-gets-xx-terrorism-case/
It is essential that we find out how extensive Nidal Malik Hasan’s ties to other Jihadists went. Of this there can be no doubt.
But we must refrain from entering into a debate on what amounts largely to semantics about whether or not the Fort Hood massacre was an act of “terrorism.”
We need to get away from focusing on the term “terrorism” anyway. Some folks still don’t consider the 1983 Beirut Barracks bombing by Hezbollah which killed 241 Marines, sailors and soldiers an act of terrorism because, by some widely regarded definitions, attacks on combatants cannot be termed “terrorism.”
The Fort Hood massacre and the attack on the Marine Barracks were acts of JIHAD.
The Jihadis themselves don’t refer to themselves as “terrorists.” But they most assuredly refer to themselves as “Jihadis.”
I say let them own that title. If one of them goes out on his own and shoots up a ticket counter at LAX, that is an act of Jihad, just as 9-11 was an act of Jihad.
This was never a war on “terrorism.”
We are at war with the Jihadists. They are waging Jihad against us and that takes many forms:
• Outright military confict (see Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs)
• Insurgency (See Iraq, Afghanistan, Algeria, Thailand, Philippines, Pakistan, India, Somalia, Yemen, and others)
• Terrorism (9-11, Subway bombings in Spain, Bombings in the UK, Mumbai, etc)
• Individual acts of violent Jihad (DC sniper, LAX shooting, perhaps (but not certain) Ft. Hood)
• Financial Jihad (zakat payments to Islamic charities which, by Islamic Shariah law, must fund Jihad, Sharia-Compliant Finance)
•Civilizational Jihad (peaceful methods, such as political influence operations (Muslim Bortherhood fronts such as CAIR, ISNA), mass immigration, lawfare, imposing Islamic customs on the West (insisting we play by their rules))
ALL OF THIS IS JIHAD. JIHAD IS THE KEY. WE SHOULD NOT GET WRAPPED UP IN TRYING TO CLASSIFY IT IN OUR OWN VERNACULAR. ORIENT ON THE ENEMY’S DOCTRINE AND LEARN HOW HE THINKS AND ACTS.
IT’S JIHAD.
Tarek Mehanna, who grew up just outside Boston, has been in hot water with the FBI for a few years now.
First he lied to the FBI about the whereabouts of a terrorist suspect who is now serving 10 years in federal prison.
Now he finds himself in even worse trouble because he and a couple of pals evidently sought terrorist training in Pakistan but couldn’t seem to find a crew that would accept them.
What the article below does not mention is the fact that Jihadist groups overseas are becoming wary of American Jihadi candidates because they fear infiltration. (The first article linked below makes it appear that Mehanna and company were simply incompetent in their quest to join the Jihad. This is misleading, bad journalism.)
Of course, if you listen to the local Muslim community in Boston, they would have you believe that Mehanna was just an all-American kid and would never get involved in anything having to do with Jihad.
Then how did he end up involved with a guy who will be sitting in federal prison on a terrorist-related conviction in the first place?
Or does this qualify as “all-American” activity according to Mehanna’s friends, family and associates???
Here is a more incisive article on this case:
Jim Kouri has just posted a new report about a cell of Jihadists in Ohio who have now been sentenced to prison for plotting to attack Americans overseas.
To anyone who has been paying any attention at all, there has been a disturbing increase in the number of Jihadist plots within our borders. This Ohio plot is actually old news and doesn’t fall into the category of the recently uncovered plots, such as those in Illinois, Texas, Massachusetts, and elsewhere.
In the case of this Ohio cell, the article linked below exposes some real weaknesses in the “law enforcement” approach to fighting Jihad.
The sentences for these plots seem ridiculously lenient. I am not familiar with how federal sentences work, but if there is even a chance that these enemies of America could be released early based on good behavior or some other mechanism, this is not justice and shows just how stupid the idea of using law enforcement to fight Jihad is. If you plot to commit Jihadist terrorism against the US, you should either be sentenced to death or you should spend the rest of your life making little rocks out of big rocks…
Speaking of death sentences, why in the world weren’t the US citizens involved in this plot not tried and convicted of TREASON?
What should worry us most about this is the old saying attributed to an Irish Republican Army terrorist:
“We only have to get lucky once. You have to be lucky every time.”
How long before one of these Jihadist plots succeeds?
We all owe a huge debt of thanks to our intelligence and law enforcement agencies for holding the line up to this point.
Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, who reportedly studied jihad with an Islamic scholar in Yemen, shot Private William Long and Private Quinton I. Ezeagwula. Long died from his wounds.
Will these two soldiers killed/wounded by the Jihadist in Little Rock get Purple Heart awards?
That might be a question with national policy implications in terms of Obama’s nomenclature for the war formerly known as “on terrorism” and now known as “overseas contingency operations.”
Little Rock isn’t overseas and the perpetrator might be regarded as a “criminal” and not the enemy that he is.
Given the new parameters of the Obama administration, would the slain soldier and wounded soldier be eligible for Purple Hearts? Had the two soldiers been standing in front of the recruiting office and been slain/wounded in an armed robbery, they certainly would not be eligible for Purple Hearts.
If the Obama administration views Jihadist terrorism as a law enforcement issue, as they claim, would these two soldiers be eligible for Purple Hearts? And, if they do receive Purple Hearts, isn’t that a tacit acknowledgement that they were in fact not involved in a crime but in an action in which they were killed/wounded by enemy fire?
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