California Muslims Arrested for Terrorism

LOS ANGELES — Four Southern California men have been charged with plotting to kill Americans overseas and in the United States by joining al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, federal officials said Monday.

The defendants were arrested for plotting to bomb government facilities and public places after federal authorities uncovered their plans to engage in “violent jihad,” FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said.

According to a federal complaint unsealed Monday during their initial appearances, Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, introduced two other California men to the radical Islamist doctrine of Anwar al-Awlaki, a deceased al-Qaeda leader.

“If I’m gonna do that, I’m gonna take out a whole base. Might as well make it, like, big, ya know..”

The two, Ralph Deleon, 23, and Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales, 21, converted to Islam in 2010 and began engaging with Kabir and others online in discussions about jihad, including posting radical content to Facebook and expressing extremist views in comments.

In one online conversation, Santana told an FBI undercover agent that he wanted to commit jihad and expressed interest in a jihadist training camp in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

The complaint also alleges the men went to a shooting range several times, including a Sept. 10, 2012, trip in which Deleon told a confidential FBI source that he wanted to be on the front lines overseas and use C-4, an explosive, in an attack. Santana agreed.

“I wanna do C-4s if I could put one of these trucks right here with my, with that. Just drive into, like, the baddest military base,” Santana said, according to the complaint, adding that he wanted to use a large quantity of the explosive.

“If I’m gonna do that, I’m gonna take out a whole base. Might as well make it, like, big, ya know,” Santana said.

At the shooting range that day, both Santana and Deleon said they were excited about the rewards for becoming a shaheed, Arabic for martyr, according to the complaint.

Authorities allege Kabir travelled to Afghanistan and communicated with Santana and Deleon so he could arrange for their travel to join him and meet with his contacts for terror organizations. They later recruited 21-year-old Arifeen David Gojali.

It wasn’t immediately known if any of the men has an attorney. The FBI didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.

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PS by Jack

One of the men was a Mexican national, who was awaiting his citizenship papers. If convicted, the defendants each face a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison, but more likely they will get a middle term of sentence of 7 years with 1/3 time off for good behavior and be out in less than 5 years.

I wonder who these guys voted for in the last election? I think I know…

List of terrorists in USA keeps growing…

As you scan thru the following arrests for terrorist activities take note the names, and that their average age is between 18-35. If you were looking for a pattern what have your learned? Well, if you were the bosses in TSA, then you have learned to focus on searching elderly white ladies and babies for IED’s. Someone with half a brain might have a different idea who we should be looking at.

Date Target Description Arrest location Suspect(s) Status

December 22, 2001 American Airlines 63 A man was put into custody after attempting to detonate a shoe bomb.[1] Paris to Miami Richard Colvin Reid Serving a life sentence without parole

[2] May 8, 2002 A man was arrested after returning from Pakistan for allegedly attempting to build a dirty bomb.

[3] Chicago, Illinois Jos Padilla Sentenced to 17 years in prison

[4] September 2002 A group of six Yemeni-Americans were arrested for allegedly providing material support for al-Qaeda and running a terrorist cell in Buffalo

[5] Buffalo, New York Lackawanna Six Each sentenced to 10 years of prison or less

[6] March 13, 2003 Brooklyn Bridge A man was arrested and accused of giving aid to al-Qaeda and attempting to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge

[7] Columbus, Ohio Iyman Faris Sentenced to 20 years in Prison

[8] June 2003 Eleven members of the Virginia Jihad Network were arrested and accused of training for holy war around the globe.

[9] Northern Virginia Ali al-Timimi, Ali Asad Chandia, et al. All sentenced to 20 or less years in prison

[10] August 2004 New York Stock Exchange, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Security in the United States was put on high alert after a plot surfaces. to destroy the New York Stock Exchange and other financial institutions in New Jersey and Washington.

[11] United Kingdom Dhiren Barot Sentenced to life in prison

[12] August 28, 2004 Herald Square subway system Two men were arrested after attempting to bomb the New York subway system on the day before the 2004 Republican National Convention

[13] New York, New York Shahawar Matin Siraj and James Elshafay Sentenced to 30 years in prison

[14] August 2004 Pakistani diplomat Two men were arrested at an Albany mosque after attempting to gain possession of a shoulder-fired grenade launcher to assassinate a Pakistani diplomat.

[15] Albany, New York Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain Both sentenced to 15 years in prison

[16] [edit] Bush administration (Second term)Date Target Description Arrest location Suspect(s) Status June 2005 A man and his father were arrested after lying to the FBI about involvement in a jihadist camp in Pakistan.

[17] Lodi, California Hamid and Umer Hayat Hamid was sentenced to 24 years in prison

[18] August 2005 Los Angeles-area military bases, synagogues and other places Four men running an Islamic prison gang were arrested after allegedly attempting to destroy Los Angeles-area places.[19] Los Angeles, California Kevin James, et al. James sentenced to 16 years in prison

[20] December 2005 Williams Natural Gas (Wyoming), Transcontinental Pipeline, Standard Oil refinery A man was arrested on suspicion that he had plans to destroy several sites.

[21] Pennsylvania Michael Curtis Reynolds Sentenced to 30 years in prison

[22] February 2006 Troops in Iraq, Toledo, Ohio citizens Three men were arrested for allegedly planning to build bombs for use by terrorists in Iraq.

[23] Toledo, Ohio Mohammad Zaki Amawi, et al. Amawi was sentenced to 20 years in prison, the others 13 and 8 years, respectively.

[24] April 2006 Washington D.C.-area buildings Two men from the U.S. state of Georgia, were arrested after videotaping Washington-area buildings and sending the tapes to a London based jihadist website.

[25] Toronto, Ontario Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee Ahmed sentenced to 13 years in prison, Sadequee sentenced to 17.

[26] June 2006 Sears Tower and FBI offices Seven men were arrested after allegedly plotting to bomb Sears Tower and FBI offices.

[27] Miami, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia Narseal Batiste, et al. Five of the men were convicted. Batiste was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

[28] July 2006 Port Authority Trans-Hudson train tunnels A man was arrested after allegedly attempting to bomb New York train tunnels and flood the financial district.

[29] New York, New York Assem Hammoud May 7, 2007 Fort Dix Six men were arrested after attempting an attack on the Fort Dix military base.

[30] Fort Dix, New Jersey Dritan Duka, et al. Four of the men received life sentences, one man received five years in prison and the other received 33

[31] June 3, 2007 John F. Kennedy International Airport Four men were arrested in New York after a plot is revealed to bomb the fuel line of JFK airport.

[32] New York, New York Abdul Kadir, et al.
[edit] Obama administration (First term)Date Target Description Arrest location Suspect(s) Status May 20, 2009 New York City Synagogues/ U.S. Military Aircraft Four men were arrested in New York after a plot is revealed to blow up two synagogues and shoot down a U.S. Military Aircraft.

[33] New York, New York James Cromitie, et al. September 19, 2009 New York Subway System Zazi, a native of Afghanistan who lived in Colorado, was arrested and convicted of plotting to bomb the NYC Subway system. He was trained by al-Qaeda in Pakistan. 5 others were also indicted on related charges. ”

[34] New York City, NY Najibullah Zazi, et al. September 24, 2009 Dallas skyscraper A 19 year old was arrested on charges that he intended to bomb a downtown Dallas skyscraper.

[35] Dallas, Texas Hosam Maher Husein Smadi October 16, 2009 Various overseas targets Colleen LaRose, also known as JihadJane and Fatima LaRose, is an American citizen charged with terrorism-related crimes, including conspiracy to commit murder and providing material support to terrorists. Lars Vilks was a named target in response to drawings of the Prophet Muhammad.

[36] Philadelphia, PA Colleen LaRose, et al. December 25, 2009 Northwest Airlines Flight 253 A man was arrested after Delta Airlines passengers jumped him to avoid his detonating an explosive device above the city of Detroit.

[37] Detroit, Michigan Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab May 1, 2010 Times Square A Pakistani American who attempted the May 1, 2010, Times Square car bombing. He was arrested after he had boarded Emirates Flight 202 to Dubai. On June 21, 2010, in Federal District Court in Manhattan he confessed to 10 counts arising from the bombing attempt.

[38] New York City, NY Faisal Shahzad October 27, 2010 Arlington Cemetery (WMATA station) A Pakistani-born Virginia man was arrested and accused of casing Washington-area subway stations in what he thought was an al-Qaeda plot to bomb and kill commuters.

[39] Arlington, VA Farooque Ahmed September 28, 2011 The Pentagon, United States Capitol Building Rezwan Ferdaus is a U.S. citizen, born and raised in Massachusetts, of Bangladeshi descent,[3] who was arrested by the FBI on September 28, 2011, for allegedly plotting to attack The Pentagon and United States Capitol with remote-controlled model aircraft packed with explosives.[4] He was also charged with supporting al-Qaeda and plotting attacks on U.S. soldiers abroad, by making IED detonators.

[40] Washington, D.C. Rezwan Ferdaus January 7, 2012 Tampa, FL, various targets Sami Osmakac is a man who allegedly plotted an attack, to avenge what he felt were wrongs done to Muslims, in the area around Tampa, Florida.[1][2] Osmakac, an Albanian from Kosovo and a naturalized US citizen, was arrested January 7, 2012, for the alleged attack plan, which involved bombing nightclubs, detonating a car bomb, using an assault rifle, wearing an explosive belt in a crowded area, and taking hostages.

[41] Tampa, FL Sami Osmakac February 17, 2012 United States Capitol A Moroccan man who was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegedly plotting to carry out a suicide bombing on the United States Capitol. El Khalifi thought he was working with al-Qaeda operatives, but was actually in contact with undercover FBI agents. He was sentenced to prison for 30 years in September 2012.

[42] Washington, D.C. Amine El Khalifi August 10, 2012 Wainwright Building On the morning of August 10, 2012, several St. Louis television and radio outlets received an e-mail from a person who said they were going to bomb the Wainwright State Office Building in downtown St. Louis. The e-mailer was taken into custody and is currently charged with attempt to commit mass-murder and attempt to commit a terrorist act.

[43] St. Louis, Missouri Mark Anthony Grady October 17, 2012 New York Federal Reserve A Bangladeshi man was charged with trying to blow up the Federal Reserve building in New York. While Nafis believed he had the blessing of al-Qaeda and was acting on behalf of the terrorist group, he has no known ties, according to federal officials.

[44] New York City, NY Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis

[edit] Obama administration (Second term)[edit] References[edit] GeneralList Of Foiled Terrorist Plots Since 9/11, wcbstv.com, 2007-06-03, Retrieved on 2008-01-13
U.S. Thwarts 19 Terrorist Attacks Against America Since 9/11, The Heritage Foundation, 2007-11-13, Retrieved on 2009-12-30
Detroit Terror Plot Makes 28 Plots Foiled Since 9/11, The Heritage Foundation, 2009-12-26, Retrieved on 2009-12-30
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