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‘ISIS-Supporting’ Airline Mechanic Pleads Guilty to Sabotaging Plane – Feds
News Wars ^ | 12/19/19 | Dan Lyman

Posted on 12/19/2019 4:22:14 PM PST by Enlightened1

Man called for Allah to use 'divine powers' to harm non-Muslims, investigators say

An airline mechanic described by federal prosecutors as a possible ‘ISIS supporter’ has pleaded guilty to sabotaging an American Airlines flight in Miami earlier this year.

Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, 60, admits he attempted to destroy an airplane with 150 passengers on board as part of a plea agreement to avoid a potential 20-year prison sentence, according to the Miami Herald.

“I do admit the guilt,” Alani reportedly said through an Arabic interpreter in federal court.

Investigators discovered a number of troubling links between Alani and Islamic extremism.

 

“Prosecutors said Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani allegedly displayed support for ISIS by making statements about wishing Allah would use ‘divine powers’ to harm non-Muslims and sharing ISIS videos on his cellphone — which he allowed the FBI to search. One of the videos showed a person being shot in the head, according to prosecutors,” Fox News reported in September.

“Federal investigators said they also learned that Alani lied about taking a trip to Iraq in March to visit his brother and also sent $700 to someone in Iraq. Alani allegedly told an American Airlines co-worker in June his brother was kidnapped and became a member of the terrorist organization.”

Alani told agents he had an “evil side” during his arrest and claimed he intentionally disabled the aircraft’s navigation system because he was upset about “stalled union contract negotiations with the airline,” the Herald reports.

When investigators asked Alani if he would feel comfortable with his own family flying on a jet with a disabled navigation system, Alani said, “No.”

Alani now faces up to three years in prison, according to a joint recommendation by his defense lawyer and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

(Excerpt) Read more at newswars.com ...


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KEYWORDS: airline; guilty; isis; mechanic; terrorism; wot

1 posted on 12/19/2019 4:22:14 PM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

Who in the world would hire such a person as an aircraft mechanic, anyway? I can just hear it: “It does not matter if I tighten the bolts. The plane will fly if Allah wills it.”


2 posted on 12/19/2019 4:25:21 PM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Enlightened1

Just three years.

wouldn’t have offered an plea deal, this guy should have been tried and convicted and then placed in the aryan section of the prison.


3 posted on 12/19/2019 4:26:32 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

“Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, 60, admits he attempted to destroy an airplane with 150 passengers on board as part of a plea agreement to avoid a potential 20-year prison sentence, according to the Miami Herald.”

Wow, then why not reduce Richard Reid’s sentence to time served?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Reid


4 posted on 12/19/2019 4:30:31 PM PST by treetopsandroofs
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To: Enlightened1
Alani now faces up to three years in prison

What?!

5 posted on 12/19/2019 4:41:51 PM PST by Salvey
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To: Enlightened1

Citizenship status? Meanwhile what are Trump associates facing?


6 posted on 12/19/2019 4:46:51 PM PST by xp38
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To: Salvey

He should be facing a term of 20 minutes at the end of a rope.


7 posted on 12/19/2019 4:49:08 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Enlightened1

“Alani now faces up to three years in prison, according to a joint recommendation by his defense lawyer...”

His defense lawyer? I assume provided at no charge by CAIR.

The death penalty is the appropriate sentence,


8 posted on 12/19/2019 4:51:49 PM PST by Captain7seas (UN EXIT!)
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To: Enlightened1

Why are we letting these murderous mtroglodytes-from-hell infiltrate our country, government, businesses, society, military etc?


9 posted on 12/19/2019 4:53:38 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Enlightened1

I haven’t flown since this incident, and don’t plan on doing so anytime soon.


10 posted on 12/19/2019 4:55:40 PM PST by JPJones (More Tariffs, less income tax.)
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To: Enlightened1; COUNTrecount; Nowhere Man; FightThePower!; C. Edmund Wright; jacob allen; ...

At no point in history has any government ever wanted its people to be defenseless for any good reason ~ nully's son

The biggest killer of mankind

Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!

To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you must threaten to report me to the Mods if I don't add you to the list...

Look at it another way. Two million chicken nuggets are produced and shipped. A dozen of them in different locations are found with glass or plastic in them.
All two million are recalled by the factory.

Two million moslems are allowed into the USA. A dozen or more, in different locations will kill you...

3 posted on 10/03/2016 7:45:28 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (HANDGUNS; You don’t need it until you need it. And when you need it you NEED IT”)

11 posted on 12/19/2019 5:05:15 PM PST by null and void (The government wants to disarm us after 243 yrs 'cuz they plan to do things we would shoot them for!)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

This is trumps fault for creating so many damned jobs!


12 posted on 12/19/2019 6:07:24 PM PST by Delta 21 (Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true.... ~~ Donald J. Trump)
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To: null and void

Hmmmm


13 posted on 12/19/2019 6:07:55 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: treetopsandroofs

I am fine for short sentences for such crimes- short life sentences. 90 days to give enough time for an appeal.


14 posted on 12/19/2019 6:25:12 PM PST by arthurus (V\|/:/:;:'l'\,/-:<)
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To: arthurus

Diversity is our strength. Prepare for thousands of other diversity candidates driving buses, trains, building bridges; anything that requires a sense of responsibility for the safety of the public.


15 posted on 12/19/2019 6:31:52 PM PST by Vehmgericht
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