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New York: Anti-Muslim KKK Terrorist Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison – FBI

Ku Klux Klan (KKK) terrorist plotter Eric J. Feight was sentenced to 8 years in prison on December 16, 2015, for providing material support to terrorists in a Ku Klux Klan plot to kill Muslim-Americans in the Albany, New York area. The anti-Muslim terrorist Eric J. Feight sought to modify an industrial-grade radiation device intended to be used to kill Muslims in the Albany area. He assisted KKK terrorist Glendon Scott Crawford by designing and building a remote initiation unit to allow the radiation device to be activated from a distance.

The terrorist was arrested in June 19, 2013. As the Albany Times Union reported at the time: “they never actually obtained a radiation source and the device was not fully constructed, officials said.”

As previously reported by R.E.A.L., Eric J. Feight’s co-conspirator, KKK terrorist Glendon Scott Crawford was convicted in August 2015. His co-conspirator faces prison sentencing of 25 years to life, and also plotted an attack on the New York Governor’s Mansion, as previously reported.

The FBI reported on the sentencing of Ku Klux Klan terrorist plotter Eric J. Feight:

WASHINGTON—Eric J. Feight, 55, of Hudson, New York, was sentenced today to serve 97 months in prison for providing material support to terrorists.

The sentence was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian of the Northern District of New York and Special Agent in Charge Andrew W. Vale of the FBI’s Albany, New York, Division.

Feight pleaded guilty on Jan. 22, 2014, and admitted to helping Glendon Scott Crawford modify an industrial-grade radiation device intended to be used to kill Muslims in the Albany area. Feight also admitted he assisted Crawford by designing and building a remote initiation unit to allow the radiation device to be activated from a distance. Both men were arrested following an extensive federal investigation. Crawford, a self-proclaimed Ku Klux Klan (KKK) member, sought financial support for his plot from the KKK, and he and Feight later met with individuals they believed to be KKK financiers to advance their scheme to kill innocent Americans. Those individuals were actually FBI agents posing as businessmen connected to the KKK who were willing to support the scheme.

“Eric Feight aided Glendon Scott Crawford in altering a dispersal device to target unsuspecting Muslim Americans with lethal doses of radiation,” said Assistant Attorney General Carlin. “Feight and Crawford’s abominable plot to harm innocent Americans was thwarted thanks to the tireless efforts of law enforcement. The National Security Division’s highest priority continues to be combatting terrorism, and we remain ready to identify, disrupt and prevent terrorist threats, both domestically and internationally.”

“The sentence today highlights both the dangers we face when hatred and bigotry beget domestic terrorism and violent extremism, and our commitment to holding those who commit such crimes accountable,” said U.S. Attorney Hartunian. “No American—of any background—should have to live in fear of this kind of attack. This case illustrates the importance of vigilance by community members and an immediate, comprehensive investigation by our Albany FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, which thwarted the diabolical plan Feight supported. We must continue to counter messages of hate by empowering communities and emphasizing the inclusion on which our nation was founded—with local, state and federal law enforcement ready to stop any who refuse to heed that call.”

“Today’s sentencing is the result of the incredible efforts of our Joint Terrorism Task Force and the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” said Special Agent in Charge Vale. “While we enjoy today’s success, it is important that we continue to gain the strongest possible understanding to allow us to better assess the terrorism threat and identify those who would go beyond hateful rhetoric and extremist views to commit violent, criminal acts.”

This case was investigated by the Albany FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephen C. Green and Richard Belliss of the Northern District of New York, and Trial Attorney Joseph Kaster of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.

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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) stands in support of our universal human rights for all, and we stand in defiance against those, including terrorist and hate groups, which seek to attack such universal human rights, dignity, and security for all.

We cannot support human rights, if we also do not reject those who seek to rob our brothers and sisters in humanity of their lives and security, which are also our universal human rights.

American ISIS: Baltimore Man Arrested for ISIS Involvement, Instructed to “Cause Destruction” in USA

The FBI has charged a Baltimore, Maryland area man, Mohamed Yousef Elshinawy, with plotting with ISIS to commit a terrorist attack in the United States.

American ISIS: Mohamed Yousef Elshinawy of Maryland - Arrested for Supporting ISIS Terror Group (Source: WUSA9) — American ISIS: Mohamed Yousef Elshinawy of Maryland – Arrested for Supporting ISIS Terror Group (Source: WUSA9)

He was charged in U.S. District court in Baltimore with “attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, obstruction of agency proceedings, and making false statements and falsifying or concealing material facts.” Details of his ISIS activity are described in the criminal complaint. He reportedly used a social media account “Egyptt in USA” (with two ts).

The FBI said Elshinawy was instructed by ISIS to “cause destruction” or to conduct a terrorist attack in the United States. He allegedly pretended to sell printers on eBay to mask payments coming from a suspected ISIS operative. Elshinawy received the payments through Western Union and PayPal, authorities said.

NBC reports Mohamad Elshinawy allegedly pledged his allegiance to ISIS and said his “soul was over there with the jihadists,” according to the FBI.

NBC reports that the FBI reported and declared a “love of jihad.”

NBC states: “An address listed in a search warrant for Elshinawy’s Edgewood home in Harford County shows he lives about two minutes from the U.S. Army’s Aberdeen Proving Ground.”

R.E.A.L. determined that a user “Egyptt in USA” was using PalTalk for meetings.

The U.S. Justice Department reports:

Mohamed Elshinawy, 30, of Edgewood, Maryland, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, on a federal criminal complaint charging him with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization; obstruction of agency proceedings; and making false statements and falsifying or concealing material facts. Elshinawy will have his initial appearance today at 2:45 p.m. EST before U.S. Magistrate Judge Beth P. Gesner of the District of Maryland in Baltimore.

The criminal complaint was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein of the District of Maryland and Special Agent in Charge Kevin Perkins of the FBI’s Baltimore Division.

“According to the allegations in the complaint, Mohamed Elshinawy received money he believed was provided by ISIL in order to conduct an attack on U.S. soil,” said Assistant Attorney General Carlin. “When confronted by the FBI, he lied in order to conceal his support for ISIL and the steps he took to provide material support to the deadly foreign terrorist organization. He will now be held accountable for these crimes. The National Security Division’s highest priority is counterterrorism and we will continue to pursue and disrupt those who seek to provide material support to ISIL.”

“This case demonstrates how terrorists exploit modern technology to inculcate sympathizers and build hidden networks, but federal agents and prosecutors are working tirelessly and using every available lawful tool to disrupt their evil schemes,” said U.S. Attorney Rosenstein. “The affidavit alleges that Mr. Elshinawy initially told the FBI that he was defrauding the terrorists, but further investigation showed that Mr. Elshinawy was supporting the terrorists and misleading the FBI.”

The affidavit filed in federal court alleges that in June 2015, the FBI became aware of an individual located in Egypt who was attempting to send money to the United States, possibly for nefarious purposes. The investigation revealed that on June 28, 2015, that individual wire transferred $1,000 to Elshinawy. The FBI interviewed Elshinawy on July 17, 2015. The affidavit alleges that Elshinawy first claimed that his mother had sent him the money, and then that the money was to purchase an iPhone for a friend. Later, he admitted that a childhood friend had contacted him a few months earlier to connect him, through social media, with an unidentified member of ISIL (referred to in the complaint as the “unidentified ISIL operative”). Elshinawy began communicating with the unidentified ISIL operative through a method of communication used by ISIL. The defendant also admitted that he understood the individual in Egypt who wire transferred the money on June 28, 2015, also to be an ISIL operative (referred to in the complaint as the “Egyptian ISIL operative”).

Elshinawy said that he had received a total of $4,000 in two payments –$1,000 through Western Union and $3,000 through PayPal – and that the ISIL operative instructed Elshinawy to use the monies for “operational purposes,” which Elshinawy understood to mean causing destruction or conducting a terrorist attack in the United States. Elshinawy stated that ISIL instructed him that if he ever came under surveillance by law enforcement, he should stop whatever activities he was doing in connection with executing an attack. Elshinawy claimed, however, that he never intended to carry out an attack and was only trying to get money from ISIL.

The affidavit further alleges that during a second interview with the FBI on July 20, 2015, Elshinawy stated emphatically that he received no other funds from ISIL other than the $4,000 he had previously disclosed. Later, however, Elshinawy said that he remembered receiving another payment of $1,200 from ISIL through PayPal, from the same unidentified ISIL operative, by order of a man in Syria. In this instance, Elshinawy explained that in order to receive the transfers from the unidentified ISIL operative, he engaged in a scheme by which he pretended to sell printers on eBay that would serve as a cover for the payments he received from ISIL.

A review of PayPal records indicates that Elshinawy allegedly concealed at least $3,500 of $7,700 that he received from ISIL operatives through his PayPal account between March and June 2015, specifically, $1,500 on March 23; $1,000 on April 16; $1,000 on May 1; $3,000 on May 14; and $1,200 on June 7. In total, Elshinawy allegedly received at least $8,700 from individuals he understood to be associated with ISIL.

According to the affidavit, Elshinawy used social media, multiple email accounts and “pay as you go” phones subscribed to him under various aliases to communicate with the individuals he understood to be associated with ISIL.

The social media communications between Elshinawy and his childhood friend were in Arabic, and many contained jihadist rhetoric found in ISIL- and other terrorist-related propaganda.

The investigation revealed that on Feb. 17, 2015, Elshinawy pledged his allegiance to ISIL and asked his childhood friend to deliver his message of loyalty. He stated that he was a soldier of the state, a common reference to ISIL, but temporarily away. Elshinawy also stated that his soul was over there with the jihadists and that every time he saw the news, he smiled. At the time of this conversation, ISIL recently had conducted a series of attacks and gained territory in Iraq. On Feb. 16, 2015, a video was publicly released showing the execution of 21 Egyptian nationals in Libya by ISIL extremists.

Also on Feb. 17, 2015, the childhood friend told Elshinawy to seek God’s help and not tell anyone his plans for a terrorist attack. Elshinawy agreed and acknowledged that it is a crime in the United States. He further declared his allegiance to committing jihad.

The investigation also revealed that on April 27, 2015, Elshinawy told his brother that he had pledged allegiance to ISIL and that he had received money from ISIL and expected to receive even more. In further communications with his brother in May 2015, Elshinawy stated his desire to die as a martyr for the Islamic State (ISIL), and in August 2015, he directed his brother to take steps to conceal their communications and any communications with the childhood friend, because Elshinawy believed his relationship with ISIL had been compromised.

Elshinawy’s sentence will be determined by the court after review of factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal history, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violation. The maximum sentence of imprisonment for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization is 15 years; for obstruction of agency proceedings is eight years; and for making material false statements is eight years.

A criminal complaint is not a finding of guilt. An individual charged by complaint is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The case is being investigated by the FBI. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Manuelian of the District of Maryland, with the assistance of Trial Attorney John Gibbs of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.

Terrorist Fire Bomb Attack on Islamic Society of Coachella Valley Mosque

The FBI and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Department is investigating an arson attack, believed to be a terrorist fire bomb, which was set off on Friday December 11, 2015 at noon local time at the Islamic Society of Coachella Valley mosque, in California. The fire bomb damaged the front of the mosque’s lobby. No one was injured.

On December 12, 2015, KESQ News reported on that “Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says a person of interest” was being held in association with the attack on the mosque. The sheriff’s department called the fire bomb an intentional act, and was being investigated as a hate crime.

KESQ News reported: “Riverside County Jail Records show 23-year-old Carl James Dial Jr., was booked into the Indio jail at 1.46 a.m for several felony charges including arson and a hate crime. Dial is listed as a white male, from Palm Desert.”

On December 12, the New York Times reported: “Congregants at the Islamic Society of Coachella Valley had started arriving for 1 p.m. prayers when they heard a ‘loud boom’ shortly after noon, Reymundo Nour, the mosque’s acting imam, said. Soon, the front of the mosque erupted into flames. More than a dozen firefighters arrived within minutes and contained the fire to the lobby, although there was smoke damage throughout the building, officials said. No one was injured.” Details are limited on this incident. Other reports suggested there was a significant number of Yemeni-American worshipers going to the mosque.

Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz released the following statements:

After the attack: “I am deeply concerned about the Islamic Society of the Coachella Valley Mosque going up in flames. I call for a thorough investigation to this arson as a possible hate crime and to bring the perpetrators to justice. I will continue to closely monitor the fire, the possible criminal investigation, and the safety of the members of the mosque. Our faith in humanity will not be intimidated and we stand together against any form violence towards the innocent.”

During the investigation: “One suspect is in custody. The investigation is ongoing. I have been on the phone with federal and local law enforcement agencies and faith leaders to ensure peace and security for the innocent. I’m very thankful for the rapid and professional manner the ATF, FBI, Sherrif’s Department, and Cal Fire have responded and investigated the arson attack as a possible hate crime.”

AP reported that: “John Dial told NBC News he saw his son carrying a backpack on Friday and he assumed he was going to class at a local college. He said his son struggled socially. ‘He was caught up in social media. Social media has produced people like my son, without person-to-person contact,’ the father said. ‘I believe he was lacking in social skills.’ ”

Another relative of the man arrested for the terrorist attack stated on Facebook: “I am not trying to defend him…I know his actions were reprehensible .But he, in no way, ever mentioned or even gave off the impression that he would do something like this. He was disturbed and depressed. There are no words to describe how sorry we are that this happened.” “He is ill. He needs help. And I’m not saying this because “hes white”. Im saying this because I’ve seen it. He desperately needs mental help.”

As R.E.A.L. stated when we first heard of this attack, “Terrorist hate is ALWAYS wrong.”

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American ISIS – Minneapolis – Khaalid Adam Abdulkadir Arrested

On December 11, 2015, another man linked to the Minneapolis, Minnesota area American ISIS gang, Khaalid Adam Abdulkadir, was arrested today for making Twitter threats to kill Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents after an American ISIS terror suspect Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame was arrested on December 10.

Khaalid Adam Abdulkadir made threats on Twitter to kill FBI agents, if American ISIS terror suspects were not released from custody. Reports state a detention hearing was scheduled for December 16. He will be held by U.S. Marshals until that court date.

The complaint also alleges Abdulkadir was in touch with two other former Minneapolis men who authorities say have become online recruiters. According to direct messages Twitter provided to investigators, Abdulkadir asked a man who goes by the name Mujahid Miski for advice on how to get to Syria.

Minneapolis KTSP news reporter Lindsey Brown managed to obtain a screen shot of the threatening posts by Khaalid Adam Abdulkadir, which included threats such as:

— “More brother get locked up the cops body they will find on the floor body’s dropping fast #kill them F B I and f*** as judge”

— “F*** them F.B.I. I’m kill them FEDS for take my brothers”

In April 2015, a previous American ISIS terror suspect made a Twitter threat to kill the U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

All people are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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American ISIS – New Jersey Man Confesses ISIS Terror Conspiracy

On December 10, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice reports that American ISIS recruit Nader Saadeh from Rutherford, New Jersey, has confessed to conspiring to support the ISIS terrorist organization. The FBI has also reported that: “Nader Saadeh said that ISIL’s execution of a captured Jordanian Air Force pilot by burning him alive and the murders of several staff members of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris earlier this year were justified.” He sought to recruit an army of American ISIS terrorists. IBD reported: “Perhaps most chilling, the radicalization of the Saadeh boys appears to have had the blessing of their Jordanian father, who had been deported from the U.S. along with Saadeh’s mother after “sustaining criminal convictions.” The FBI says the father advised one of his sons to ‘delete everything off his phone’ to avoid federal authorities detecting their plans.”

The U.S. Department of Justice states:

A former resident of Bergen County, New Jersey, today admitted that he conspired to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey and Special Agent in Charge Richard M. Frankel of the FBI’s Newark Division.

Nader Saadeh, 20, a former resident of Rutherford, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton of the District of New Jersey in Newark to an information charging him with one count of conspiring with others to provide material support to ISIL. He remains detained without bail.

“Nader Saadeh conspired with others, including his brother, to travel to Syria to join ISIL,” said Assistant Attorney General Carlin. “Counterterrorism is the National Security Division’s highest priority and we will continue to hold accountable those who seek to provide material support to designated foreign terrorist organizations.”

“Nader Saadeh is the last of the three defendants charged in the District of New Jersey in this case to admit his role in trying to provide material support to a known terrorist organization,” said U.S. Attorney Fishman. “ISIL is intent on threatening the safety of Americans here and abroad, and we and our law enforcement partners are just as intent on stopping them.”

“Today in the District Court of New Jersey Nader Saadeh admitted he conspired to provide material to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),” said Special Agent in Charge Frankel. “He is one of three New Jersey men who conspired to travel overseas to join ISIL but were stopped by the outstanding work of the Newark FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. I ask the citizens of New Jersey to remain vigilant and contact the FBI if they see or hear something suspicious.”

On August 10, 2015, the FBI previously reported on:

A former resident of Bergen County, New Jersey, was arrested this morning for allegedly conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.

The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey and Special Agent in Charge Richard M. Frankel of the FBI’s Newark, New Jersey, Division.

Nader Saadeh, 20, a former resident of Rutherford, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with conspiring with other individuals in New Jersey and New York to provide material support to ISIL and with attempting to provide material support to ISIL. He is scheduled to appear at 1:30 p.m. EDT before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor of the District of New Jersey.

According to documents filed in this case:

The FBI and the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) have been investigating a group of individuals from New York and New Jersey who have allegedly conspired to provide material support to ISIL. Nader Saadeh lived in Rutherford until leaving the country on May 5, 2015, allegedly to join ISIL. Nader Saadeh’s brother, Alaa Saadeh, was a resident of West New York, New Jersey, until he was arrested on June 29, 2015, and charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIL, aiding and abetting an attempt to provide material support to ISIL and witness tampering. Samuel Rahamin Topaz was a resident of Fort Lee, New Jersey, until he was arrested on June 17, 2015, and charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIL. Conspirator 1 (CC-1) was a Queens, New York, resident until he was arrested in New York on June 13, 2015, on terrorism charges.

Between 2012 and 2013, Nader Saadeh sent CC-1 electronic messages expressing his hatred for the United States and desire to form a small army that would include their friends. On July 1, 2014, the day ISIL’s leader declared an Islamic caliphate in Syria and Iraq, Nader Saadeh posted images of ISIL’s flag and the flag of the Islamic caliphate on his Facebook page.

According to an informant who was close to him for years, by April 2015, Nader Saadeh had become a radicalized supporter of ISIL who was preparing to travel overseas with other individuals. In addition, Nader Saadeh said that ISIL’s execution of a captured Jordanian Air Force pilot by burning him alive and the murders of several staff members of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris earlier this year were justified.

During the investigation, the FBI obtained computer files showing that Nader Saadeh viewed ISIL propaganda videos and researched the availability of flights to Turkey, which borders Syria, where ISIL claims to control territory. The FBI also obtained electronic messages sent to Nader Saadeh on April 21, 2015, by family members living overseas, including his mother, who pleaded for him not to join ISIL.

On May 5, 2015, Nader Saadeh traveled overseas via John F. Kennedy International Airport, allegedly in order to join ISIL. On his way to the airport, while accompanied by Alaa Saadeh and CC-1, he said that he, Alaa Saadeh, CC-1 and Topaz had plans to reunite overseas within a few weeks.

On the day of his arrest, Topaz told the FBI that he agreed with Nader Saadeh, CC-1 and Alaa Saadeh to travel to join ISIL. In addition, Alaa Saadeh told the FBI in a post-arrest interview that he, Nader Saadeh and Topaz all watched ISIL propaganda videos together and discussed going overseas to join ISIL. Alaa Saadeh also stated that the night before Nader Saadeh left for Jordan, CC-1 provided Nader Saadeh with the name and number of an ISIL contact near the Turkey/Syria border who would facilitate his travel to ISIL-controlled territory.

Each count in the complaint carries a maximum of potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

American ISIS – Akron, Ohio Indicted for Terror Solicitation of Murder

An American ISIS recruit from Akron, Ohio, Terrence J. McNeil, has been indicted for soliciting the murder of U.S. military personnel and posting specific personal information on and photographs of 100 U.S. service members to assist in targeting them for terrorist attacks in the United States, specifically calling for the beheading of such Americans.

American ISIS terror plotter McNeil claimed it was his religious duty to promote murder, stating: “O Brothers in America, know that the jihad against the crusaders is not limited to the lands of the Khilafah, it is a world-wide jihad and their war is not just a war against the Islamic State, it is a war against Islam…Know that it is wajib (translated to “necessary”) for you to kill these kuffar! and now we have made it easy for you by giving you addresses, all you need to do is take the final step, so what are you waiting for? Kill them in their own lands, behead them in their own homes, stab them to death as they walk their streets thinking that they are safe…”

On December, 8, 2015, the FBI reported that:

A six-count indictment was filed today charging an Akron, Ohio, man for soliciting the murder of members of the U.S. military.

Terrence J. McNeil, 25, was indicted on three counts of solicitation of a crime of violence and three counts of threatening military personnel. He was arrested on Nov. 12, 2015, on federal charges that he solicited the murder of members of the U.S. military.

The charge was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach of the Northern District of Ohio and Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony of the FBI’s Cleveland Division.

“According to the indictment, Terrence McNeil solicited the murder of members of our military by disseminating ISIL’s violent rhetoric, circulating detailed U.S. military personnel information and explicitly calling for the killing of American service members in their homes and communities,” said Assistant Attorney General Carlin. “ISIL and its followers continue to use social media in an attempt to incite violence around the world, including in the United States. The National Security Division’s highest priority is counterterrorism and we will use all of our tools to disrupt threats and acts of violence against our military members and their families.”

On November 15, 2015, the FBI reported that:

An Akron, Ohio, man was arrested today on federal charges that he solicited the murder of members of the U.S. military.

Terrence J. McNeil, 25, appeared in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Ohio after being charged with one count of solicitation of a crime of violence.

The charge was announced by Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach of the Northern District of Ohio and Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony of the FBI’s Cleveland Division.

“According to the allegations in the complaint, Terrence McNeil solicited the murder of members of our military by disseminating ISIL’s violent rhetoric, circulating detailed U.S. military personnel information, and explicitly calling for the killing of American service members in their homes and communities,” said Assistant Attorney General Carlin. “ISIL and its followers continue to use social media in an attempt to incite violence around the world, including in the United States. The National Security Division’s highest priority is counterterrorism and we will use all of our tools to disrupt threats and acts of violence against our military members and their families.”

“As this nation honors our veterans, we must make clear that we will not tolerate threats of violence against our service members,’ said U.S. Attorney Dettelbach. “This defendant is charged with urging harm to our men and women in uniform and will now answer for those threats.”

“While we aggressively defend First Amendment rights, the individual arrested went far beyond free speech by reposting names and addresses of 100 U.S. service members, all with the intent to have them killed,” said Special Agent in Charge Anthony. “We will remain vigilant in our efforts to stop those who wish to support these despicable acts.”

According to an affidavit filed in the case:

McNeil professed his support on social media on numerous occasions for the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.

On or about Sept. 24, 2015, using a Tumblr account, McNeil reblogged a file with the banner “Islamic State Hacking Division,” followed by “Target: United States Military” and “Leak: Addresses of 100 U.S. Military Personnel.”

The file type is a .gif file, which allows multiple still images to be looped in one file, with a timed delay between each image. The text of the first file reads “O Brothers in America, know that the jihad against the crusaders is not limited to the lands of the Khilafah, it is a world-wide jihad and their war is not just a war against the Islamic State, it is a war against Islam…Know that it is wajib (translated to “necessary”) for you to kill these kuffar! and now we have made it easy for you by giving you addresses, all you need to do is take the final step, so what are you waiting for? Kill them in their own lands, behead them in their own homes, stab them to death as they walk their streets thinking that they are safe…”

The file then loops several dozen photographs, purportedly of U.S. military personnel, along with their respective name, address and military branch.

The final image looped is a picture of a handgun and a knife with text that reads “…and kill them wherever you find them…”

A charge is not evidence of guilt. It is the government’s burden to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, and a defendant is presumed innocent until that time.

The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in Cleveland. This case is being prosecuted by U.S. Attorney’s Office

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Illinois – American ISIS Recruit – Jonas Edmonds Pleads Guilty

American ISIS terrorist Jonas Edmonds planned to be dressed as a U.S. Army soldier when he attacked the United States.

The U.S. Department of Justice reported on December 10, 2015 that American ISIS terrorist Jonas Edmonds, from Aurora, Illinois, pleaded guilty” to federal charges involving conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization in the Middle East. According to the plea agreement, Jonas Edmonds intended to carry out an act of terrorism in the United States after Hasan Edmonds had departed for the Middle East. Specifically, in March 2015, the cousins devised a plan for Jonas Edmonds to carry out an armed attack at the U.S. Army National Guard base in Joliet, Illinois, during which time Hasan Edmonds was a member of the Army National Guard and had been training at the Joliet installation. According to the plea agreement, the plan called for Hasan Edmonds to provide military uniforms for Jonas Edmonds to wear during the attack, as well as a list of officers for Jonas Edmonds to kill.”

Jonas Edmonds and his cousin, Army National Guard Specialist Hasan Edmonds, were recruited by the ISIS terrorist organization to commit acts of terror.

As previously reported, “Jonas Edmonds asked the FBI undercover employee to assist in the attack and explained that they would use Hasan Edmonds’ uniforms and the information he supplied about how to access the installation and target officers for attack.”

As the New Yorker also reported on their case, Jonas Edmonds wrote “about ‘bring[ing] the pain to them here,’ maximizing ‘damage and mayhem,’ and ‘something like the brother in Paris did.’ ”

Illinois: American ISIS Pleaded Guilty on December 10, 2015 to U.S. Terrorist Plot — Illinois: American ISIS Terror Recruit Jason Edwards Pleaded Guilty on December 10, 2015 to U.S. Terrorist Plot

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Time for Politicians to Stop Politicizing Terror Investigation

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) urges politicians and political groups to refrain from their plethora of political comments about the ongoing terrorist investigation of the San Bernardino attack.

In San Bernardino, California, five days ago, over 30 Americans were gunned down in broad daylight, and their Christmas party was rigged with bombs to blow up, which was intended to kill many, many more people. There has been a lot of talk about many issues, but certainly not enough about the Americans who were killed and the many more who are still injured right now. Some people who were shot remained hospitalized Monday. They represented African-American, Asian American, Hispanic American, white Americans, young, old, mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, daughters. They are snapshot of our American family of diversity in every way.

American Victims of San Bernardino December 2 Terrorist Attack by ISIS Supporters

Like so many other attempted and completed terrorist attacks, the only reason the blood bath was not significantly worse, was because the terrorists’ bombs didn’t work. We need sober and responsible minds to grasp the significance of this. In the meantime, this is an ongoing federal terrorist investigation being led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). If there is anyone who should be speaking out from our government on this terrorist attack, it should be the designated agent of the FBI. Period.

Not every politician of every party, every governor, mayor, and political activist group. Not every political pundit. We have had numerous political people speaking precipitously on this, both during the actual attack, immediately afterwards, and while the investigation is ongoing. Candidly, a lot of political people from every political group have made a lot of foolish comments that at some point they are going to regret, and which certainly have been unnecessary.

As we are just finishing burying the American dead, now is not the time to “politicize” an ongoing terrorist investigation. The political parties could be doing something constructive. They could be planning events to help the victims. They could be having marches and events positive to demonstrate that we will not be terrorized by ISIS in America or anywhere else. But now is not the time for this ridiculous and shameful political in-fighting among Americans. It is disgraceful and shameful, and dishonors the great United States of America.

Our politicians and political pundits need to shut up for a bit, while the facts on the case are actually learned. We also would urge President Obama to use his office to provide statements, when he actually has something to say, as it is important for the public to have confidence in the federal government terrorist investigation. A terrorist investigation is not a bully pulpit for political talk and pressure. It is wrong and inappropriate, especially on Sunday, as Americans were grieving their lost loved ones. The struggle against terrorists has no place as a mud-throwing political debate, when we have dead fellow American citizens who have just been buried.

Because it is the nature of people to want to “do something,” in response to the outrage, many people have issued their opinions. We still have a free country, and we all have the right to our opinions, even the misguided, uninformed, and incorrect opinions.

But let us please remember, we still have an ongoing terrorist investigation going on. We are learning new information, and significant new information every day.

If we really want “do something,” there are things we can do. There are fundraising charities for the victims of the San Bernardino terrorist attack. There is research and education we can do about those involved in the attacks. There is information on different terrorist threats that we face from totally different extremists and anti-human rights groups to also be concerned about. There are those who are speaking to reject the extremist and anti-human rights ideology of the ISIS terrorist group. There is plenty of constructive things to do and talk about.

But we need to not lose sight that it was ISIS supporting terrorists who gunned down over 30 Americans on December 2. Not the Democrats, not the Republicans, not the political pundits, and not lobbying groups. The anti-human rights enemies who killed and wounded our fellow Americans were the ISIS supporting terrorists. Let’s not forget that THEY are the enemy – not each other.

R.E.A.L. will not comment and dignify such the inappropriate and shameful political comments made during this terrorist attack and while our fellow Americans were grieving their buried loved ones, by acknowledging such political comments, during this time and during this initial terrorist investigation. R.E.A.L. will make only one statement regarding such totally inappropriate political commentary:

Shame on you — all of you.

We too have opinions, but we would rather focus on the facts, on the investigation, and our necessary imperative to support human rights.

Most of all, we urge the real leaders of America within the human rights and the justice communities, to use their influence to promote the causes of human rights, justice, and dignity in their own ways, so that we hear of no more victims from the supporters of this anti-human rights terrorist group.

R.E.A.L. will continue our focus in defiance of the anti-human rights ISIS terrorist group, the ongoing investigation, and the shared cause of our universal human rights, which such enemies of human rights as ISIS seeks to disrupt and destroy.

We must not let them succeed.

American ISIS Supporters Committed San Bernardino Terrorist Attack

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L) has received multiple reports from news and law enforcement sources indicating a link between the December 2, 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack and the ISIS terrorist group. After receiving repeated confirmation from multiple sources, we must recognize that the bloody San Bernardino terrorist attack has been the first “successful” act of terror on the United States homeland by supporters of the ISIS terrorist group.

R.E.A.L. calls for an organized and honest discussion of the current challenges of ISIS to people around the world, as well as American ISIS recruits. R.E.A.L. calls for a renewed awareness among human rights groups on the importance of the “War of Ideas” in supporting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Americans and by all people as a tool to defy the extremist and terrorist ideologies that reject anti-human rights ideologies, defying human rights, human dignity, and human life/security. In response to this terrorist attack on America, we call for the American people to make a public stand of defiance in support of Universal Human Rights on Thursday, December 10, Human Rights Day.

On December 2, 2015, American ISIS supporters and terrorists Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik attacked the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, shooting San Bernardino county workers, resulting in 14 killed and 17 wounded. They also reportedly unsuccessfully tried to develop a remote control bomb detonator for IED bombs.

American ISIS Supporters and Terrorists Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik attacked the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, shooting San Bernardino county workers, resulting in 14 killed and 17 wounded

On December 4, 2015, news media reported that 27 year old woman terrorist Tashfeen Malik “posted to Facebook pledging allegiance to Islamic State militant group (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before carrying out the mass shooting with her husband.” This was followed by a confirmation by Associated Press on December 4 in an interview with a Facebook executive, who stated that terrorist Tashfeen Malik posted support to ISIS on Facebook, during the San Bernardino terrorist attack. This commitment to ISIS by terrorist Tashfeen Malik to ISIS was also in interviews with FBI officials by the New York Times and by Reuters.

On December 5, 2015, the official ISIS terrorist group Al-Bayan”radio station” took credit for their San Bernardino terrorist attack as an act of “supporters” of ISIS, as reported by CNN, CBS, and other news media.

As Rita Katz of SITE Intelligence also reported on December 4, 2015, ISIS “official” social media accounts were full of celebrations over the San Bernardino terrorist attack, “posting images, threats, and warning against the US.”

As R.E.A.L first reported on Twitter and Facebook on December 4, 2015, the ISIS affiliated “Amaq News Agency” claimed that the San Bernardino terrorist attack was performed by supporters of ISIS. The Amaq News agency claimed (rough translation from Arabic): “The depths of the agency: attacked two supporters of the Islamic state in the center of the city of San Bernardino in California. And fired weapons inside the center, causing the death of 14 people and wounded 17 others, and then fled, before they were killed later after an exchange of fire with US police who chased them for several hours. The strikers are a couple of Pakistani origin, with the attack comes after days of statements by US officials that the United States is far from “terrorist attacks.” The operation comes after Paris bloody attacks carried out by fighters of State on 13 November last year, which claimed the lives of dozens, and after a martyrdom operation on the presidential security amid the Tunisian capital.”

By the end of the day on December 4, 2015, the FBI announced that it was investigating the San Bernardino killings as a “terrorist” attack, leading a federal terrorism investigation.

Given the rapid report on the December 2, 2015 San Bernardino, California terrorist attack, Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L) has provided most of our reports on Twitter.

There are additional reports being circulated today also regarding links to an extremist cleric in Pakistan. As more reports are confirmed, R.E.A.L. will update this report.

It is vitally important for Americans to note that ISIS terrorist group is not Islam, as they claim. As documented by R.E.A.L., this can be seen by the Muslims in American and around the world who publicly reject the ideology and the actions of the ISIS terrorist group.

As documented by R.E.A.L, it can also been seen in the ISIS terrorist group history of mass murder against Muslims around the world, blowing up mosques, killing Muslim children, women, and men of all ages and in nations around the world. The ISIS terrorist war on Muslims clearly demonstrates how they do not represent other Muslims.

San Bernardino Terrorist Attack Victims

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) has begun to get names of the victims of the December 2, 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. This posting will be updated as new information on victims is released.

The victims killed included: Tin Nguyen, 31; Larry Daniel Kaufman, 42; Nicholas Thalasinos, 52; Juan Espinoza, 50; Shannon Johnson, 45; Bennetta Bet-Badal, 46; Aurora Godoy, 26; Isaac Amanios, 60; Harry Bowman, 46; Yvette Velasco, 27; Sierra Clayborn, 27; Robert Adams, 40; Damian Meins, 58; Michael Wetzel, 37.

American Victims Killed in San Bernardino Terrorist Attack - December 2, 2015 — American Victims Killed in San Bernardino Terrorist Attack – December 2, 2015

Tin Nguyen

Tin Nguyen – a 31 year old Vietnamese-born woman from Santa Ana who was a food inspector. She stopped by the Christmas party. She was planning to be married in 2017.

Larry Daniel Kaufman

Larry Daniel Kaufman – a 42 year old man who ran the center’s coffee shop and trained the developmentally disabled clients who worked with him, and who proudly wore rainbow earrings for gay pride.

Nicholas Thalasinos

Nicholas Thalasinos – a 52 year old man restaurant inspector, who was a Messianic Jew. He was a scholar and religious. He was defiant to extremist views, including ISIS. He received a death threat the day before he was murdered, and reported had a heated debate with Syed Farook two weeks before the attack, as reported in another posting.

Juan Espinoza

Juan Espinoza – a 50 year old man from Highland, who worked as an inspector for the county health department. Juan Espinoza is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son. Another report describes Juan C. Espinoza as the director of Riverside County Transportation & Land Management Agency.

Shannon Johnson

Shannon Johnson – a 45 year old man from Los Angeles, he worked as an environmental health specialist with San Bernardino County’s public health department for nearly 11 years, according to his LinkedIn page. Johnson said he was in charge of food safety, recreational health and housing.

Bennetta Bet-Badal

Bennetta Bet-Badal – a 46 year old woman from Rialto; she worked as an inspector for the San Bernardino County Health Department. Bennetta Bet-badal was born in Iran in 1969, and fled to the United States when she was 18 to escape the persecution of Christians following the Iranian Revolution. She settled in California and married Arlen Verdehyou, a police officer, and they had three children. Her friends created a “Benneta Betbadal Memorial Fund.”

Aurora Godoy

Aurora Godoy – a 26 year old from San Jacinto. She was a wife and mother of an infant son. Her aunt, Rebecca Godoy made a statement on Facebook: “Yesterday in the shootings in San Bernardino many families were affected. Ours was one of them. We will keep her flame alive so that her young son does not forget his special mother.” Those who cared about Aurora Godoy and her family created a GoFundMe web page to get community financial help for the family to help cover their funeral costs, and assist them in the aftermath of this tragedy.

Isaac Amanios

Isaac Amanios – a 60 year old man from Fontana, was a health inspector for San Bernardino County. He leaves behind his wife, Hiwet Gebreslassie, and three adult children. He was the cousin of Nat Berhe, a Fontana native who’s a safety for the New York Giants.

Harry Bowman

Harry Bowman – a 46 year old man from Upland, who had just started on his job as a statistical analyst with San Bernardino County’s environmental health services on September 19, 2015. He had two teenage daughters. He was a native of York, Pennsylvania. He had just received a Christmas present from his mother, which sat on the doorstep. He never made it home.

Yvette Velasco

Yvette Velasco – a 27 year old woman from Fontana, who was a an environmental health specialist for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health. Her family released a statement: “Yvette was an intelligent, motivated, and beautiful young woman, who was full of life and loved by all who knew her. We are devastated about what happened, and are still processing this nightmare. We ask that you please respect our family’s privacy in order to grieve our loss. Yvette is survived by her parents, Robert and Marie Velasco, and her three sisters, Adriana, Erica, and Genevieve. Please pray for our family and the other families who have lost a loved one as a result of this terrible tragedy.”

Sierra Clayborn

Sierra Clayborn – a 27 year old woman from Moreno Valley, who worked as an environmental health specialist for San Bernardino County. She was a graduate of University of California, Riverside. Like many others around the world, Sierra Clayborn added the French flag to her Facebook profile soon after the terrorist attack in Paris on November 13. How could she know that she too would be a victim just barely over two weeks later?

Sierra Clayborn Defiantly Stood for Human Rights and Dignity of Paris Terrorist Victims

Robert Adams

Robert Adams – a 40 year old man from Yucaipa, leaves behind his wife, Summer, and his daughter, Savannah. Robert Adams was an environmental health specialist for the San Bernardino County Health Department. Friends and supporters of Robert Adams created a GoFundMe web page to raise funds to help his family.

Damian Meins

Damian Meins – a 58 year old man of San Pedro, who had only been working for San Bernardino County for a short time. He previously worked for a physical education teacher at St. Catherine’s School in Riverside. Damian Meins was also an Extended Care Coordinator at St. Catherine of Alexandria School in Riverside, where he also helped kids create Christmas art projects and religious murals. Damian Meins received a Community Recognition Award for his work in Riverside, which was based on “compassion, courage, forgiveness, generosity, humility, inclusiveness, integrity, kindness, respect and service.”

Michael Wetzel

Michael Wetzel – a 37 year old man from Lake Arrowhead, who worked as the supervising environmental health specialist for San Bernardino County. He leaves behind a wife and six children. His friends created a YouCaring crowdfunding page in order to help his family, where you can also see his entire family. “So many prayers needed,” Wetzel’s wife wrote in a Facebook post on Wednesday afternoon. They were an active part of the Church of the Woods in Lake Arrowhead.