Posted on 10/12/2010 1:12:46 AM PDT by Cindy
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October 11, 2010
North Carolina Muslim Admits Working with al Qaeda: "Proud to be an American Traitor" [Full text] ****Jawa Report Exclusive****
I think we can quit with the speculation about where he went and why Update by Rusty: The full text of Khan's story can be found at the end of this post.
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Posted at 02:59 PM ET, 07/29/2011
“Bombmaking materials allegedly found in soldier’s motel correspond with al-Qaeda recipe”
By Jason Ukman
SNIPPET: “The bombmaking materials that were allegedly discovered in the motel room of Pfc. Naser Abdo, the soldier accused of plotting an attack near Fort Hood, Tex., correspond with a list of bombmaking “ingredients” published last year in an al-Qaeda magazine.
The ingredients were listed in an article that appeared last year in Inspire, the English-language magazine of al-Qaeda’s Yemen-based affiliate. That same article, titled “Make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom,” was found in Abdo’s backpack, along with items including wires, gunpowder and a pressure cooker, according to an affidavit filed Friday in federal court in Waco.
Inspire is believed to be produced by Samir Khan...”
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007412.html
01 August 2011
“Inspire 6 is out”
SNIPPET: “This one comes complete with explosives instructions and email addresses for Sheikh Anwar. Thanks Samir!”
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http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007411.html
“White Trash Jihad Reflux”
August 1, 2011
SNIPPET: “Zentmyer had to create a new Facebook account after he posted a link to the latest issue of Inspire magazine on his previous Wall and had his account terminated as a result.
Poor Devin.
He does have quite a few friends. His new account was announced at Shariah4USA...”
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http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007397.html
“’White Trash Jihad’”
July 13, 2011
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http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/white-trash-jihad-the-man-behind-shariah4usa/
“White Trash Jihad: The Man Behind Shariah4USA
Devin Zentmyer of Illinois wants an end to American Democracy”
by Patrick Poole
July 11, 2011
“Salafist preacher and Internet activist indicted in Germany”
September 13, 2011
SNIPPET: “Ibrahim Abou-Nagie, a salafi/jihadi preacher very active online, has been indicted in Cologne, Germany. Abou-Nagie, together with Abu Dujana of Bonn, operate as Die Wahre Religion (The True Religion). They are cited in multiple cases including those of the now-deceased Bekkay Harrach, and more recently Robert M. (arrested with an associate attempting to enter Britain whilst in possession of jihadist materials including Inspire magazine), not to mention Arid Uka, the Frankfurt shooter:”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2757099/posts?page=80
H/T: twitter.com/#!/intelwire/status/118776305285210112
azelin.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/inspire-magazine-7.pdf
aljahad.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11364
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http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5680.htm
September 27, 2011
Special Dispatch No.4169
“Inspire 7 – American Jihadi Samir Khan: ‘A Powerful Media Production is as Hard-Hitting as an Operation in America’”
SNIPPET: “In an article in the seventh issue of Inspire, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s English-language magazine, U.S.-born Samir Khan hails Al-Qaeda’s “media jihad” as a component in the war against the U.S. that is of equal importance to actual attacks on it. Khan asserts that Al-Qaeda has won the preliminary stages of the battle for the hearts and minds of Muslims, thus ensuring that the organization’s ideology will live on. One of the reasons for this victory, he explains, lies in the fact that the West and the media present Al-Qaeda’s ideology as nothing but terrorism, whereas the organization’s creed is that of Islam, a fact that earns it the support of Muslims.
Khan concludes the article by listing the four key elements which enable Al-Qaeda to win the media war: the technological savvy of Al-Qaeda’s media operatives, the U.S.’s failure to respond to Al-Qaeda’s propaganda, the U.S.’s media “blunders” which damage its image in Muslim public opinion, and the general suspicion in which Muslims view the U.S.”
Awlaki is dead and so is Samir Khan.
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“Thread: Awlaki is dead...”
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http://www.wbtv.com/story/15586296/former-charlotte-man-killed-in-yemin-drone-attack
“Former Charlotte man killed in Yemen drone attack”
Posted: Sep 30, 2011 6:28 AM PDT
Updated: Sep 30, 2011 8:03 AM PDT
Video Gallery
SNIPPET: “SANAA, Yemen (WBTV) - A Charlotte man who ran the al-Qaida newsletter from Yemen was killed in a drone attack that also took out a prominent cleric Friday.
Khan, from Charlotte, just published a new issue of al-Qaeda’s online magazine earlier this week. WBTV was the first to report about Khan in 2008 and at the time Khan began criticizing WBTV.
In addition to Khan, the U.S. airstrike Friday also killed American-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.
Khan, who was 22-years-old in 2008, was of Pakistani heritage from Charlotte who produced “Inspire,” an English-language Web magazine which spread al-Qaida ideology and promoted attacks against U.S. targets, even running articles on how to put together explosives.
Khan was living in Yemen and his main article in the latest issue dealt with American media.
In an earlier issue, Khan wrote that he had moved to Yemen and joined al-Qaida’s fighters, pledging to “wage jihad for the rest of our lives.””
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http://www.investigativeproject.org/3209/breaking-news-awlaki-samir-khan-reportedly-dead
Breaking News: Awlaki, Samir Khan Reportedly Dead
IPT News
September 30, 2011
American-born al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was killed Friday by a U.S. airstrike in Yemen, administration officials say.
Awlaki, 40, was among the terrorist group’s most charismatic figures, expanding al-Qaida’s violent theology to a new pool of potential recruits by speaking and writing in English. He also was tied to a series of attacks, including the Fort Hood massacre and the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day 2009. An Associated Press dispatch calls the strike “the biggest U.S. success in hitting al-Qaida’s leadership since the May killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.”
He was the most visible figure in al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, an al-Qaida affiliate considered the most dangerous and capable of carrying out terrorist attacks.
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http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/09/yemen_claims_aqap_cl.php
“Yemen claims AQAP cleric Anwar al Awlaki ‘killed’ in airstrike”
By BILL ROGGIO
September 30, 2011
http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2011/09/yemeni_jihadi_claims_anwar_al.php
“Yemeni jihadi claims Anwar al Awlaki, Samir Khar killed in US strike”
By BILL ROGGIO
September 30, 2011 1:32 PM
SNIPPET: “A poster at the al Qaeda-linked al-Fida’ forum who claims to be a Yemeni jihadi stated that American jihadists Anwar al Awlaki and Samir Khan, the editor of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Inspire magazine, were indeed killed.”
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http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/209597.php
September 30, 2011
“**STICKY**
American Traitor Anwar al-Awlaki Killed in Yemen!
Upd: SAMIR KHAN, Threatened Rusty’s Family, Dead!
Obama Confirms, Awlaki DEAD
Now with More Cowbell, M.C. Hammer
Online Jihadis Confirm: Samir Khan Dead!”
twitter.com/#!/AP/status/119879780588994561
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AL_AWLAKI_MOSQUE?SITE=AP
Sep 30, 4:59 PM EDT
“Relief, anger at mosque where al-Awlaki preached”
By MATTHEW BARAKAT
Associated Press
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) —
SNIPPET: “Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center is among the largest and most influential mosques on the East Coast, but has been stung by its associations with al-Awlaki and other targets in the U.S. fight against terrorism. Two of the Sept. 11 hijackers worshipped there briefly when al-Awlaki was imam. Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan, the suspect in the Fort Hood, Texas shootings that left 13 dead in 2009, attended services there occasionally.”
SNIPPET: “The Sept. 11 hijackers who worshipped at Dar al-Hijrah, Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi, met al-Awlaki earlier in San Diego, where he was imam at al-Ribat al-Islami mosque.”
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News - Exclusive: "THE INSIDE STORY BEHIND THE AWLAKI ASSASSINATION" (SNIPPET: "SNIPPET: "U.S. intelligence officials, aware of other planned attacks, had arrested several Muslim American converts who returned here after "studying" in the Sudan. Most of their time was spent on terrorist training and learning from Awlaki and his advisors about the precepts of jihad and Islam. Intelligence officials believe that "hundreds" of American and European converts to Islam, along with other indigenous Muslims from Islamic countries, have trained with Awlaki, making many of them "ticking time bombs."" SNIPPET: "Intelligence gathered last year from Yemeni authorities and from debriefings with several American converts who returned to the United States after training with Awlaki, helped narrow Awlaki's location to a 100 square mile area." SNIPPET: "For example, he had an ex-wife living in Ireland..." SNIPPET: "Although the Yemen central government claims that it was in charge of the operation, the reality is that the United States acted independently.") (September 30, 2011)
WBTV.com: Sanaa, Yemen: "FORMER CHARLOTTE MAN KILLED IN YEMEN DRONE ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "In an earlier issue, Khan wrote that he had moved to Yemen and joined al-Qaida's fighters, pledging to "wage jihad for the rest of our lives."") (Updated September 30, 2011, 8:03 am PDT)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "YEMENI JIHADI CLAIMS ANWAR AL AWLAKI SAMIR KHAN KILLED IN U.S. STRIKE" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "A poster at the al Qaeda-linked al-Fida' forum who claims to be a Yemeni jihadi stated that American jihadists Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan, the editor of an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Inspire magazine, were indeed killed.") (September 30, 2011, 1:32 pm)
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5692.htm
October 4, 2011
Special Dispatch No.4177
“U.S. Islamic Group IONA’s Nurturing Of Al-Qaeda’s Samir Khan Connected to Tanzeem-E-Islami Pakistan”
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/10/07/2673163/us-state-dept-contacts-khan-family.html
“U.S. State Dept. contacts Khan family
Official offers parents condolences on death of al-Qaida propagandist.”
By Tim Funk
Posted: Friday, Oct. 07, 2011
SNIPPET: “An official from the U.S. State Department has called the Charlotte family of al-Qaida propagandist Samir Khan to offer the government’s condolences on his death in a U.S. drone attack last week in Yemen, according to a family spokesman.
“They were very apologetic (for not calling the family sooner) and offered condolences,” Jibril Hough said about the Thursday call from the State Department to Khan’s father, Zafar.”
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Previously...
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/10/05/2667226/the-familys-statement.html
“The Khan family’s statement, released Wednesday:”
(Posted October 5, 2011)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "ANWAR AL AWLAKI SHELTERED IN HOMES OF SENIOR ISLAH PARTY MEMBERS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "In this LWJ report that dispelled the rumors of the death of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula bomber Ibrahim Hassan Tali al Asiri, we noted that Anwar al Awlaki was sheltering in the home of a member of the Islah political party just before he was killed. This report in Al-Ahram Weekly states that Awlaki was staying at the homes of three different Islah part leaders. One of the homes belongs to none other than Islah party leader Abdul Majeed al Zindani. Also note how al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has integrated with the tribes and used the relationships to project power in the south.") (October 6, 2011)
MEMRITV.org - Video Clip No. 3133 - "British Islamist Anjem Choudary Eulogizes Anwar Al-Awlaki and Says: May the Call for Jihad Never Die" (The Internet, October 1, 2011 - 04:16)
GUARDIAN.co.uk: "AL-QAIDA CLERIC ANWAR AL-AWLAKI IS DEAD SAYS YEMEN Yemeni forces say they have killed US-born radical Muslim cleric, who has been linked to 9/11 and Fort Hood shootings" (SNIPPET: "The US-born civil engineer-turned radical Muslim cleric had been implicated in a botched attempt to bomb a US-bound plane in 2009. His internet sermons and his slick magazine Inspire had positioned him as a leading figure in the radical movement following the death in May of Osama bin Laden. Aged 40, he was young, eloquent, spoke English and Arabic and used Facebook and YouTube to exhort Muslims around the world to kill Americans.") (September 30, 2011, 04:53 EDT)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News - Exclusive: "THE INSIDE STORY BEHIND THE AWLAKI ASSASSINATION" (SNIPPET: "SNIPPET: "U.S. intelligence officials, aware of other planned attacks, had arrested several Muslim American converts who returned here after "studying" in the Sudan. Most of their time was spent on terrorist training and learning from Awlaki and his advisors about the precepts of jihad and Islam. Intelligence officials believe that "hundreds" of American and European converts to Islam, along with other indigenous Muslims from Islamic countries, have trained with Awlaki, making many of them "ticking time bombs."" SNIPPET: "Intelligence gathered last year from Yemeni authorities and from debriefings with several American converts who returned to the United States after training with Awlaki, helped narrow Awlaki's location to a 100 square mile area." SNIPPET: "For example, he had an ex-wife living in Ireland..." SNIPPET: "Although the Yemen central government claims that it was in charge of the operation, the reality is that the United States acted independently.") (September 30, 2011)
WBTV.com: Sanaa, Yemen: "FORMER CHARLOTTE MAN KILLED IN YEMEN DRONE ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "In an earlier issue, Khan wrote that he had moved to Yemen and joined al-Qaida's fighters, pledging to "wage jihad for the rest of our lives."") (Updated September 30, 2011, 8:03 am PDT)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "YEMENI JIHADI CLAIMS ANWAR AL AWLAKI SAMIR KHAN KILLED IN U.S. STRIKE" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "A poster at the al Qaeda-linked al-Fida' forum who claims to be a Yemeni jihadi stated that American jihadists Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan, the editor of an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Inspire magazine, were indeed killed.") (September 30, 2011, 1:32 pm)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17p857qkJWY
“Debra Burlingame Talks About Apology To Samir Khan’s Family”
(Added October 14, 2011)
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www.fbi.gov/washingtondc/press-releases/2012/leader-of-revolution-muslim-pleads-guilty-to-using-internet-to-solicit-murder-and-encourage-violent-extremism
“Leader of Revolution Muslim Pleads Guilty to Using Internet to Solicit Murder and Encourage Violent Extremism”
U.S. Attorney’s Office
February 09, 2012
Eastern District of Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, VA—Jesse Curtis Morton, aka Younus Abdullah Muhammed, 33, of New York City, pleaded guilty today to using his position as a leader of Revolution Muslim Organization’s Internet sites to conspire to solicit murder, make threatening communications, and use the Internet to place others in fear.
Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office; and Raymond W. Kelly, New York City Police Commissioner, made the announcement after the plea was accepted by U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady.
Morton faces a maximum penalty five years in prison for each of the three charges when he is sentenced on May 18, 2012.
“Jesse Morton operated Revolution Muslim to radicalize those who saw and heard his materials online and to incite them to engage in violence against those they believed to be enemies of Islam,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “We may never know all of those who were inspired to engage in terrorism because of Revolution Muslim, but the string of recent terrorism cases with ties to Morton’s organization demonstrates the threat it posed to our national security. We’re grateful to the FBI, NYPD, and their law enforcement partners throughout the world who made today’s conviction possible.”
“Individuals such as Morton who encourage violence and create fear over the Internet are a danger to our society and to the freedoms we enjoy as citizens,” said Assistant Director in Charge McJunkin. “Today’s plea, and other recent cases of those associated with Morton’s organization, demonstrate the widespread nature of this danger. Together with our partner law enforcement agencies, and with the assistance of the community, the FBI will continue to pursue those who promulgate violent extremism and promote the radicalization of others.”
“Fortunately, NYPD Intelligence Division detectives were in a position to learn exactly how Morton used the Internet to conspire to solicit murder, and how he encouraged others to solicit the murder of an artist whose material he deemed offensive,” said Police Commissioner Kelly. “This important plea resulted because the NYPD’s monitoring of Morton’s activities, combined with the investigative and prosecutorial expertise of the FBI and the U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia, made for a strong case, in addition to a strong partnership.”
According to a statement of facts filed with his plea agreement, Morton founded Revolution Muslim in December 2007 and created various online forums that contained postings and information supportive of violent extremism. Morton and his associates used the organization’s websites to encourage Muslims to engage in violence against those they believed to be enemies of Islam and to support Osama bin Laden, Anwar Al-Awlaki, al Qaeda, the Taliban, and others espousing violence. They posted messages in support of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the November 2009 killings at Ft. Hood and attacks and future threats against Jewish organizations, among others.
Through his online forums, Morton conspired with Zachary Chesser, of Fairfax County, Va., and others to solicit the murder of an artist tied to the “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” movement in May 2010, including posting online a magazine that included the artist in a hit list for violent extremists to take out and a message from Anwar Al-Awlaki that explicitly called for the artist’s assassination. In justifying these actions, Morton posted online a speech of his asserting that “Islam’s position is that those that insult the Prophet may be killed” and exhorting his listeners to fight the “disbelievers near you.”
In addition, Morton admitted through his statement of facts that he aided Chesser in taking repeated steps in April 2010 to encourage violent extremists to attack the writers of South Park for an episode that featured Muhammad in a bear suit, including highlighting their residence and urging online readers to “pay them a visit.” Among the steps they took were posting on multiple occasions speeches by Anwar Al-Awlaki, which explained the Islamic justification for killing those who insult or defame Muhammad. Morton worked with Chesser to draft a message for the website regarding the South Park threats, including a quote from Osama bin Laden that “If there is no check in the freedom of your words, then let your hearts be open to the freedom of our actions.” Morton and Chesser posted the final version of this statement on various extremist online forums, and Chesser told Morton that he expected the statement would “scare the kuffar.” Kuffar is an Arabic term, referring to an unbeliever, or disbeliever, in Islam.
Chesser was arrested on July 21, 2010, charged with providing material support to al Shabaab and later also pleaded guilty to communicating threats and soliciting violent extremists to desensitize law enforcement. Four days after Chesser’s arrest, Morton fled to Morocco, where he resided until his arrest on U.S. charges on May 26, 2011.
In his statement of facts, Morton admitted that the Revolution Muslim websites contained the writings of and/or contributed to the radicalization of individuals who were inclined to engage in violence, including the following:
Samir Khan, previously of Charlotte, N.C., before moving to Yemen in 2009, was authorized by Morton to post materials on Revolution Muslim, and Morton provided Khan with two articles for the first two online editions of Jihad Recollections, an online magazine dedicated to violent extremism. In July 2010, Morton posted the first edition of Inspire magazine, an English-language magazine supporting al Qaeda that Morton believed to be the product of Khan. The magazine included an eight-page article titled “Make a bomb in the kitchen of Your Mom,” with detailed instructions regarding the construction of an explosive device.
Bilal Zaheer Ahmad, of the United Kingdom, was provided the password to Revolution Muslim by Morton and given permission to post messages. In November 2010, Ahmad praised Roshonara Choundhry for attempting to kill a British member of parliament over his support for the Iraq war and posted a list of 383 members of parliament who had voted for the Iraq war, along with suggestions on how to get in to see them and a link to a store selling a weapon similar to that used in Choundhry’s attack. Ahmad told Morton that the purpose of the post was to “make those MPs fearful.”
Abdel Hameed Shehedah, a former resident of Staten Island, N.Y., who was charged in October 2010 of making false statements involving his alleged attempt to travel to Pakistan to join a fighting group such as the Taliban. The statement of facts states that Shehedah attended Revolution Muslim meetings, made his website, civiljihad.com, a feeder site for Revolution Muslim and eventually arranged for all visitors to his website be routed automatically to Revolution Muslim.com.
Rezwan Ferdaus, of Ashland, Mass., was charged in September 2011 with plotting to attack the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol using large remote controlled aircraft filled with C-4 plastic explosives. The statement of facts states that in February 2010, Ferdaus e-mailed Morton asking for counsel regarding his duties as a Muslim and whether martyrdom operations were proper practice. Morton replied that martyrdom operations must be judged by intention but can have “enormous benfits (sic) in a war of attrition.”
Colleen R. LaRose, aka “Jihad Jane,” of Montgomery County, Pa., was charged in March 2010 with a variety of terrorism-related offenses, including plotting to kill Lars Vilks, a Swedish cartoonist who has been the subject of several murder threats based on his artwork depicting Muhammad. According to the statement of facts, Morton notified Sheikh Abdullah Faisal, a Muslim cleric convicted in the United Kingdom of soliciting murder, that LaRose was a subscriber to Revolution Muslim YouTube accounts.
Antonio Benjamin Martinez, of Baltimore, Md., was arrested and charged with plotting to bomb a military recruiting station in December 2010. The statement of facts states that one month prior to his arrest, Martinez viewed a video of Osama bin Laden and multiple terror training camp video clips on the Revolution Muslim website.
Jose Pimental, of New York City, was arrested and charged in November 2011 in connection with a plot to build and use a bomb to assassinate members of the U.S. military returning from active duty in Afghanistan. According to the statement of facts, Pimental contacted Morton saying that he was a big fan of Revolution Muslim, and that Morton recommended that Pimentel stay away from an individual because “there is high probability that he is working for the FBI.”
Mohamed Hamoud Alessa and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, both of New Jersey, were arrested in June 2010 on their way to Somalia to join a terrorist organization to kill individuals whose beliefs and practices did not accord with their ideology. The statement of facts states that both Alessa and Almonte were associates of Morton’s within the Revolution Muslim organization, and Morton was interviewed by investigators from the New York City Police Department on the day of their arrest.
This investigation is being conducted by the FBI’s Washington Field Office and the New York Police Department’s Intelligence Division. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gordon D. Kromberg and Karen L. Dunn of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia and Trial Attorney John T. Gibbs of the Counterterrorism Section in the National Security Division are prosecuting the case on behalf of the United States.
A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia at www.usdoj.gov/usao/vae. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at www.vaed.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov.
jihadology.net/2012/05/14/al-mala%E1%B8%A5im-media-presents-a-new-pamphlet-from-al-qaidah-in-the-arabian-peninsulas-samir-khan-expectations-full/
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www.investigativeproject.org/3578/samir-khan-releases-advice-for-mujahideen
For The Record - The IPT Blog
“Samir Khan Releases Advice for Mujahideen”
by IPT News • May 15, 2012 at 4:57 pm
SNIPPET: “Jihadi forums have released a new guide with practical advice for aspiring mujahideen, posthumously attributed to former al-Qaida propagandist Samir Khan.”
“It’s Not Just Newspapers: Circulation Tanks at Al-Qaeda’s Magazine, ‘Inspire’”
JUN 18 2012, 6:24 PM ET
A look at the short life of a dead jihadi.
http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6713.htm
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September 28, 2012
Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No.886
“The Life And Legacy Of American Al-Qaeda Online Jihad Pioneer Samir Khan – Editor Of Al-Qaeda Magazine ‘Inspire’ And A Driving Force Behind Al-Qaeda’s Push For ‘Lone-Wolf’ Terror Attacks In West”
By: Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow*
SNIPPET: “Samir Khan, 1985-2011: Born In Saudi Arabia, Raised In N.Y., Martyred In Yemen”
SNIPPET: “Samir Khan’s Legacy
Following Khan’s death, online jihadi activists and AQAP members eulogized him; there also have been, and continue to be, arrests of would-be “lone-wolf” jihadis with copies of Inspire.”
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www.fbi.gov/portland/press-releases/2013/oregon-resident-convicted-in-plot-to-bomb-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony
Oregon Resident Convicted in Plot to Bomb Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
U.S. Department of Justice
January 31, 2013
Office of Public Affairs
PORTLAND, OR—After a 14-day trial, Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 21, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia and resident of Corvallis, Oregon, was convicted today by a federal jury in the District of Oregon of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives) in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at an annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland.
At sentencing, Mohamud faces a maximum statutory sentence of life in prison. Mohamud was arrested on November 26, 2010, after he attempted to detonate what he believed to be an explosives-laden van that was parked near the tree lighting ceremony in Portland. The arrest was the culmination of a long-term undercover operation, during which Mohamud was monitored closely for months as his bomb plot developed. The device was in fact inert, and the public was never in danger from the device.
“When an individual concocts a plan to commit mass violence—and is determined to follow through—law enforcement has an obligation to take action to protect the public. Today’s verdict shows that they will be held to account,” said Lisa Monaco, Assistant Attorney General for National Security. “I applaud all those who worked so diligently to thwart this plot and ensure no one was harmed.”
“This trial provided a rare glimpse into the techniques al Qaeda employs to radicalize home-grown extremists. With the verdict today, the jury has held this defendant accountable,” said Amanda Marshall, U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon. “I thank the dedicated professionals in the law enforcement and intelligence communities who were responsible for this successful outcome. I look forward to our continued work with Muslim Communities in Oregon who are committed to ensuring that all young people are safe from extremists who seek to radicalize others to engage in violence.”
“The verdict returned in the Mohamed Mohamud case highlights the difficult but important work that FBI employees do every day. Whether an employee is an undercover agent or analyst or technician—each has a role to play in keeping our community safe while at the same time respecting the freedoms that make this country strong. Indeed, in this country everyone has a right to live, work and worship freely and without fear. FBI employees—in Oregon and around the world—find strength in preserving and protecting these core values,” said Gregory Fowler, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Portland Division.
According to court documents and evidence presented by the government at trial, in February 2009, Mohamud began communicating via e-mail with Samir Khan, a now-deceased al Qaeda terrorist who published Jihad Recollections, an online magazine that advocated violent jihad, and who also published Inspire, the official magazine of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Between February and August 2009, Mohamed exchanged approximately 150 e-mails with Khan. Mohamud wrote several articles for Jihad Recollections that were published under assumed names.
In August 2009, according to evidence presented at trial, Mohamud was in e-mail contact with Amro Al-Ali, a Saudi national who was in Yemen at the time and is today in custody in Saudi Arabia for terrorism offenses. Al-Ali sent Mohamud detailed e-mails designed to facilitate Mohamud’s travel to Yemen to train for violent jihad. In December 2009, while Al-Ali was in the northwest frontier province of Pakistan, Mohamud and Al-Ali discussed the possibility of Mohamud traveling to Pakistan to join Al-Ali in terrorist activities. Mohamud responded to Al-Ali in an e-mail: “yes, that would be wonderful, just tell me what I need to do.” Al-Ali referred Mohamud to a second associate overseas and provided Mohamud with a name and e-mail address to facilitate the process.
In the following months, Mohamud made several unsuccessful attempts to contact Al-Ali’s associate. Ultimately, an FBI undercover operative contacted Mohamud via e-mail under the guise of being an associate of Al-Ali’s. Mohamud and the FBI undercover operative agreed to meet in Portland in July 2010. At the meeting, Mohamud told the FBI undercover operative he had written articles that were published in Jihad Recollections. Mohamud also said that he wanted to become “operational.” Asked what he meant by “operational,” Mohamud said he wanted to put an explosion together but needed help.
According to evidence presented at trial, at a meeting in August 2010, Mohamud told undercover FBI operatives he had been thinking of committing violent jihad since the age of 15. Mohamud then told the undercover FBI operatives that he had identified a potential target for a bomb: the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square on November 26, 2010. The undercover FBI operatives cautioned Mohamud several times about the seriousness of this plan, noting there would be many people at the event, including children, and emphasized that Mohamud could abandon his attack plans at any time with no shame. Mohamud indicated the deaths would be justified and that he would not mind carrying out a suicide attack on the crowd.
According to evidence presented at trial, in the ensuing months Mohamud continued to express his interest in carrying out the attack and worked on logistics. On November 4, 2010, Mohamud and the undercover FBI operatives traveled to a remote location in Lincoln County, Oregon, where they detonated a bomb concealed in a backpack as a trial run for the upcoming attack. During the drive back to Corvallis, Mohamud was asked if he was capable of looking at all the bodies of those who would be killed during the explosion. In response, Mohamud noted, “I want whoever is attending that event to be, to leave either dead or injured.” Mohamud later recorded a video of himself, with the assistance of the undercover FBI operatives, in which he read a statement that offered his rationale for his bomb attack.
On November 18, 2010, undercover FBI operatives picked up Mohamud to travel to Portland to finalize the details of the attack. On November 26, 2010, just hours before the planned attack, Mohamud examined the 1,800 pound bomb in the van and remarked that it was “beautiful.” Later that day, Mohamud was arrested after he attempted to remotely detonate the inert vehicle bomb parked near the Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
This case was investigated by the FBI, with assistance from the Oregon State Police, the Corvallis Police Department, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and the Portland Police Bureau. The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ethan D. Knight and Pamala Holsinger from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon. Trial Attorney Jolie F. Zimmerman, from the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, is assisting.
- FBI statement on conviction
"According to court documents and evidence presented by the government at trial, in February 2009, Mohamud began communicating via e-mail with Samir Khan, a now-deceased al Qaeda terrorist who published Jihad Recollections, an online magazine that advocated violent jihad, and who also published Inspire, the official magazine of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Between February and August 2009, Mohamed exchanged approximately 150 e-mails with Khan. Mohamud wrote several articles for Jihad Recollections that were published under assumed names.
In August 2009, according to evidence presented at trial, Mohamud was in e-mail contact with Amro Al-Ali, a Saudi national who was in Yemen at the time and is today in custody in Saudi Arabia for terrorism offenses. Al-Ali sent Mohamud detailed e-mails designed to facilitate Mohamud’s travel to Yemen to train for violent jihad. In December 2009, while Al-Ali was in the northwest frontier province of Pakistan, Mohamud and Al-Ali discussed the possibility of Mohamud traveling to Pakistan to join Al-Ali in terrorist activities. Mohamud responded to Al-Ali in an e-mail: “yes, that would be wonderful, just tell me what I need to do.” Al-Ali referred Mohamud to a second associate overseas and provided Mohamud with a name and e-mail address to facilitate the process."
Additional Note:
Samir Khan is dead.
Further reading:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/jihadrecollections/index
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/samirkhan/index
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2605821/posts
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http://www.investigativeproject.org/3901/jury-rejects-entrapment-defense-in-portland-plot
For The Record - The IPT Blog
“Jury Rejects Entrapment Defense in Portland Plot”
by IPT News • Feb 1, 2013 at 12:52 pm
SNIPPET: “Mohamud was arrested inside a parked car as thousands of people gathered in Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square for an annual Christmas tree lighting. He pressed buttons he thought would trigger an 1,800-pound truck bomb nearer to the crowd. But FBI agents controlled the bomb’s construction and ensured it was inert.
FBI agents were drawn to him after Mohamud wrote four articles for Jihad Recollections, an online magazine, and posted on other jihadi web sites. In addition, before he tried repeatedly to go to Yemen for training in jihad, prosecutors said.
And the bombing wasn’t their idea. During his first meeting with an FBI undercover agent, Mohamud rejected non-violent ideas, choosing instead to serve “the cause of radical, violent Islamic jihad,” prosecutors said. Mohamud said that he wanted to “wage war.” He told the undercover he wanted to be “operational,” explaining he wanted to build a bomb.
Islamist activists and others have criticized sting operations like the Mohamud case, accusing the FBI of manufacturing terrorists who otherwise would pose no risk. That defense has not been persuasive in court.”
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "JIHADISTS PLANNED TO ATTACK LUTON TA BASE USING REMOTE CONTROLLED CAR PACKED WITH EXPLOSIVES Four British jihadists planned to bomb a Territorial Army base by driving a remote controlled car packed with explosives under its gate" by Tom Whitehead (SNIPPET: "The al-Qaeda inspired terror cell, from Luton, also discussed attacking MI5, buying guns or driving a 4X4 car into crowded places, Woolwich Crown Court heard. Ringleader Zahid Iqbal, 31, helped organise for Jihadists to travel to Pakistan for extremism training overseas through an al-Qaeda contact he had there known as "Modern Sleeve". But the cell decided to plan an attack in the UK after Iqbal lost contact with his secret contact in Spring 2011, Max Hill QC prosecuting, said.") (April 15, 2013 3:00 pm BST) (Read More…)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "MEN APPLEARED IN COURT CHARGED WITH PLOTTING TO ATTACK TERRITORIAL ARMY WITH MODEL CAR" by Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "Zahid Iqbal, 30, Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, 24, Syed Hussain, 21, and Umar Arshad, 23, are accused of preparing acts of terrorism and possessing documents useful for terrorism." SNIPPET: "The men had allegedly downloaded six issues of the al-Qaeda magazine Inspire which included the recipe, "How to Make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom" by the al-Qaeda Chef, described as "practical instructions on how to make a viable improvised explosive device." Other documents found in their possession included 44 Ways to Support Jihad by the former al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, while two of them had a document called 21 Techniques of Silent Killing and a third man had a copy of the Explosives Course 2.") (April 30, 2012 7:08 pm BST) (Read More…)
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