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Missouri Woman Arrested For Threatening FBI Agents, Others on ISIS-Linked Social Media
PJ Media ^ | February 19, 2016 | Debra Heine

Posted on 02/19/2016 4:26:15 PM PST by jazusamo

A Southwest Missouri woman said to be a "well known person in the ISIS Twitter scene ," was arrested on Thursday after making threats to FBI agents, and posting personal information about them, as well as United States Army, Navy, Air Force and State Department employees on social media. She also posted a threatening photo of President Obama and tweeted that a female media personality "would be better off without her head."

According to the complaint affidavit, Safya Roe Yassin, 38, of Buffalo, Missouri, maintained dozens of Twitter and Facebook accounts where she posted pro-Islamic State propaganda and threatening messages. Yassin was charged with "communicating threats of violence over the Internet." According to George Washington University's Program On Extremism, Yassin went by "Muslimah" on one of her twitter accounts.

Via The Springfield News Ledger:

Federal investigators say Yassin made a post on Twitter in August with the names, cities and phone numbers of two FBI agents under the words "Wanted to kill." According to the affidavit in the case, the threat originated with a Twitter account associated with ISIL, the Islamist militant group.

A criminal complaint in the case says in January the FBI had identified 97 Twitter account IDs as likely being used by Yassin to post content in support of ISIL. The complaint says Yassin posted another tweet in August saying, "The West thinks that caging Muslims will stop 'terrorism' ... but they will be finding out soon, it only increases the attacks against them."

The complaint says Yassin first got on the FBI's radar in January 2015 when someone called the FBI to make a complaint about her. The caller told authorities Yassin had become convinced ISIL was going to save the world, according to the complaint. The caller also later told authorities he or she did not believe Yassin was a danger, the complaint says.

Via KY3, here's a sample of the threats mentioned in the FBI agent's affidavit:

"On August 24, 2015, and under the banner 'We are the hackers of the Islamic State,' Yassin retweeted the personal identifiable information of two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents with the statement 'Wanted to kill,'" according to an FBI agent in a court document. "Numerous other tweets and retweets posted by Yassin . . . include: (a) a link containing photographs, addresses, other contact information, and even credit card information of United States Army, Navy and State Department employees (1 29); (b) a Tweet that a media personality "would be better off without her head" (l) 33); and, (c) a link in a retweet that lists the town of residence and phone number for approximately 150 United States Air Force personnel with the following quote: 'Rejoice, O supporters of the Caliphate State, with the dissemination of the information to be delivered to lone wolves,' God said: 'And slay them wherever you may come upon them.'"

One of the threatening tweets detailed in the FBI agent's affidavit depicted President Obama.

"On or about July 29, 2015, Twitter account 3276959443 . . . posted a photo along with the text '#Soon.' The photo is an altered version of a popular photo. The original photo comes from the film 'North By Northwest' and depicted Cary Grant running in a field from an airplane. The version in the tweet had replaced Cary Grant's face with President Obama's face and had replaced the airplane with a military drone. As altered, the image depicts President Obama running from a drone strike."

Yassin will remain in federal custody until her hearing which is scheduled for Feb. 23 at 3 p.m.



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Missouri; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: fbi; german; isis; missouri; safyaroeyassin; terrorthreats
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That's one scary looking nutcase.
1 posted on 02/19/2016 4:26:16 PM PST by jazusamo
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Someone stole her lips.
She has NO LIPS!!
2 posted on 02/19/2016 4:27:15 PM PST by cloudmountain
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To: jazusamo

She’s got Islam coming out of her...wherever.


3 posted on 02/19/2016 4:28:13 PM PST by ecomcon
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To: jazusamo

“Guilty”!


4 posted on 02/19/2016 4:30:14 PM PST by Signalman
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To: jazusamo

That North by Northwest photo actually sounds kinda funny


5 posted on 02/19/2016 4:31:45 PM PST by digger48
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To: jazusamo

I will enthusiastically be following her career in federal prison.


6 posted on 02/19/2016 4:34:32 PM PST by Salvavida (The restoration of the U.S.A. starts with filling the pews at every Bible-believing church.)
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"Guilty"

Oooooh I don't know . . . put her in a burka and she'd be pretty hot in a sharia kind of way.

7 posted on 02/19/2016 4:35:17 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: jazusamo

Isn’t that Bruce Jenner’s sister?


8 posted on 02/19/2016 4:36:14 PM PST by antidisestablishment (If Washington was judged with the same standard as Sodom, it would not exist.)
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To: digger48

Yep, it is and took awhile to find it. :)

http://www.freakingnews.com/Obama-in-North-by-Northwest-Pictures-122753.asp


9 posted on 02/19/2016 4:36:31 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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She's got those theater shooter James Holmes eyes!

Leni

10 posted on 02/19/2016 4:36:58 PM PST by MinuteGal
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To: cloudmountain

Maybe her ‘allah’ will grant her teeth. Quack, quack.


11 posted on 02/19/2016 4:37:27 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: jazusamo
From the features in the photo, the story might well fit within this other story.

Anti-Semitic campaign tracking Jews, warns of 'Jewish terror' [Berlin, Germany]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3399017/posts


12 posted on 02/19/2016 4:38:50 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in "Idiocracy")
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She does, just has a few marbles missing.


13 posted on 02/19/2016 4:40:47 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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I see someone like that on the street, I cross to the other sidewalk.


14 posted on 02/19/2016 4:41:15 PM PST by Flick Lives (One should not attend even the end of the world without a good breakfast. -- Heinlein)
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They must have cracked and Anroid phone to get that info


15 posted on 02/19/2016 4:43:30 PM PST by big'ol_freeper (Trump: "Planned Parenthood does wonderful things")
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Please bump the Freepathon or click above to donate or become a monthly donor!

16 posted on 02/19/2016 4:43:41 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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17 posted on 02/19/2016 4:45:40 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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She looks thicker than two short planks.


18 posted on 02/19/2016 4:55:05 PM PST by Farmer Dean
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Ha! Right on, haven’t heard that for some time.


19 posted on 02/19/2016 5:00:29 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: cloudmountain

Chicken lips and tombstone eyes. What’s not to love?


20 posted on 02/19/2016 5:06:57 PM PST by donozark (Bernie Sanders:I was commie when commie wasn't koo-ol!)
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