Man Charged With Shopping Mall Bomb Plot

AP Via Guardian UK ^ | Friday December 8, 2006 | MIKE ROBINSON

[absalom01]

CHICAGO (AP) - A man was arrested Friday by federal agents on charges of planning to set off hand grenades in garbage cans at a shopping mall. Derrick Shareef, 22, of Rockford, was arrested when he met with an undercover agent in a parking lot to trade a set of stereo speakers for four hand grenades and a handgun. Federal officials said he planned to set off four hand grenades in garbage cans at the CherryVale shopping mall in Rockford, about 90 miles northwest of Chicago. He was charged with one count of attempting to damage or destroy a building by fire or explosion and one count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. Federal officials said that in September, Shareef became acquainted with a witness who was cooperating with the FBI and confided to him that he wanted to commit acts of ``violent jihad,'' as well as other crimes.

[Pete]

I read the whole affidavit on Smoking Gun. This guy was definitely a practicing Muslim (he mentions his Mosque and also uses several Islamic phrases) who wanted to commit terrorist acts against the United States. The attack he was planning was definitely terrorism, including a goodbye Martyr video.

From the sound of it, he was a lone wolf. For example, to get the money to buy the grenades, he was first going to ask his sister. He ends up trading a pair of stereo speakers. Not exactly a well-oiled machine when it comes to planning.

[Natural Law]

Derrick Shareef.... as in "Shareef don't like it, Rock the Casbah"?

Sounds like another ROP terrorist to me.

[longhorn too]

I hate to say it but people are not going to wake up until one of these guys/gals succeed.

[moonman]

They must be some great speakers to get 4 handgrenades and a handgun in a trade.

[LIConFem]

" IT IS PURE UNADULTRATED HATE OF AMERICA THAT MADE HIM WANT TO DO THIS!!!!"

He doesn't hate America, but I think he's got some sort of grudge against garbage cans.

[alecqss]

7th imam probably. Whoever arrested him is brazenly committing an act of hateful racial profiling and must be sued.

[absalom01]

Remember, when it comes to criminals, we only catch the dumb ones.

The next guy may not try to buy hand grenades from an undercover cop...

[angcat]

LOL

Rock the casbah...

[ErnBatavia]

people are not going to wake up until one of these guys/gals succeed.

And then they'll forget soon enough...example: "The Empire State"; see how they vote.

[pandoraou812]

Its a shame but I think you are exactly right. People need to wake up and fast before we have another tragedy.

[absalom01]

Update to Smoking Gun's copy of this mope's affadavit. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1208061shareef1.html Some money quotes... Shareef is quoted telling the FBI source, "I probably would have eventually ended up stabbing the shit outta some Jews or something. Just stabbing them niggers with a steak knife...Because during that war with Hezbollah, man, I had already started to look at synagogues out here..."

[absalom01]

Let's try this with formatting..

Update to Smoking Gun's copy of this mope's affadavit. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1208061shareef1.html

Some money quotes...

Shareef is quoted telling the FBI source, "I probably would have eventually ended up stabbing the shit outta some Jews or something. Just stabbing them niggers with a steak knife...Because during that war with Hezbollah, man, I had already started to look at synagogues out here..."

[absalom01]

5 meter kill radius would be pretty awful in a crowded shopping mall...

[RetiredArmy]

Dang. I missed that important issue. :-)

[6SJ7]

'Violent jihad', eh? As opposed to what, peaceful jihad?

[Made In The USA]

There's an amazing blindness to what is happening with the religion of pieces. You don't have to dig deep to see incredible violence occurring in the name of islam, yet no one seems care.

They will probably hit us again, and again, and again until we finally begin to actually fight this war to WIN it.

[absalom01]

You know, for moderates.

[Charlespg]

Derrick Shareef, 22,

Dammed Mennonites aways causing trouble and raising hell. (/s)

[CDHart]

A Muslim. I'm shocked - just shocked! NOT!

Carolyn

[Digger]

Oh please Bush, Congress just keep allowing more Muslims into the country. Tell us again GW that the process should be stepped up & Islam is a religion of peace.