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2 Virginia men arrested on terrorism charges (R.O.P.)
Associated Press ^ | Jan 16, 2016 4:25 PM EST

Posted on 01/16/2016 2:32:10 PM PST by Olog-hai

A Virginia man who was allegedly attempting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and a man accused of helping him have been arrested.

Prosecutors said in a statement Saturday that 28-year-old Joseph Hassan Farrokh was arrested Friday at the airport in Richmond, Virginia. Officials said his ultimate destination was Syria. Officials also arrested 25-year-old Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan, who they say drove Farrokh to Richmond. Both men are from Woodbridge, Virginia.

Farrokh, a U.S. citizen born in Pennsylvania, has been charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Elhassan, a legal permanent U.S. resident originally from Sudan, has been charged with helping Farrokh. They are scheduled to make their first appearance in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday. Prosecutors said that if convicted, Farrokh and Elhassan each face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. ...

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Syria; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: isil; isis; richmond; rop
Headline calling them “Virginia men” is trying to make them sound like those imaginary “right-wing Christian terrorists”, of course.
1 posted on 01/16/2016 2:32:10 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Patrick Henry, and George Mason? Oops. Nevermind. It’s muslims.


2 posted on 01/16/2016 2:35:11 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (Cruz 2016)
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To: Olog-hai

There is steam rising...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQKVS9iejAg


3 posted on 01/16/2016 2:35:27 PM PST by soycd
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Yep, they will say they are “Virginia men” but never “Muslim men” who were going overseas...

Not unlike how black teenage mobs or criminals are never referred to as “black teens” or “black young men”, but just “teenagers”. Sheesh, you would swear that it is Eddie Haskel and Lumpy who are playing practical jokes at the shopping mall.


4 posted on 01/16/2016 2:38:25 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Olog-hai
Both men are from Woodbridge, Virginia.

I'm sure all those Saudi-funded mosques in Northern Virginia had nothing to do with this.

5 posted on 01/16/2016 3:14:08 PM PST by palmer (Net "neutrality" = Obama turning the internet over to foreign enemies)
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To: Olog-hai

Mennonites from the Shenandoah Valley perhaps? /sarc


6 posted on 01/16/2016 3:40:49 PM PST by Qiviut (In Islam you have to die for Allah. The God I worship died for me. [Franklin Graham])
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Typical moozlums...typical. They just aren’t happy unless they are murdering someone.


7 posted on 01/16/2016 4:32:07 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Olog-hai
Yep. The occupation media pushing their narrative. More info here:

Virginia man arrested after alleged attempt to join Isis in Syria
8 posted on 01/16/2016 4:40:52 PM PST by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media. #2ndAmendmentMatters)
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