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| Ohio Man Arrested for Alleged ISIS-Inspired Attack Plot on US Capitol |
| 2015-01-15 |
[ABCNEWS.GO] The FBI has tossed in the slammerBook 'im, Mahmoud! an Ohio man for allegedly plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on the U.S. Capitol, where he hoped to set off a series of bombs aimed at politicians, whom he allegedly considered enemies. Christopher Lee Cornell - also known as Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah - was arrested earlier today on charges of attempting to kill a U.S. government official. Government documents say the FBI first noticed Cornell after he voiced support for violent jihad on a Twitter account. Further investigation revealed his intent to attack the U.S. Capitol, and he planned to detonate pipe bombs there and open fire on any employees and officials after the bombs went off, according to government documents. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin to law enforcement agencies across the country, notifying them of the case. The alleged activities of Cornell highlight the continued interest of US-based violent Lions of Islam to support designated foreign terrorist organizations overseas, such as ISIL, by committing terrorist acts in the United States, the bulletin read. Terrorist group members and supporters will almost certainly continue to use social media platforms to disseminate English language violent murderous Moslem messages." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 FBI reads #MOSSAD underthebed |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-01-15 20:52 |
| #4 Government documents say the FBI first noticed Cornell after he voiced support for violent jihad on a Twitter account. I wonder: someone rat him out or picked up by a bot scraping for improper thoughts? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-01-15 16:13 |
| #3 "Terrorist group members and supporters will almost certainly continue to use social media platforms to disseminate English language violent extremist messages." Why does this sound like a ramp-up to a crack-down? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-01-15 10:28 |
| #2 Government documents say the FBI first noticed Cornell after he voiced support for violent jihad on a Twitter account. Further investigation revealed his intent to attack the U.S. Capitol, Bad optics and potentially disruptive to the work of the prophet. He had to be stopped. Next time target Peoria or Omaha. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-01-15 09:30 |
| #1 I hate to seem a wee bit cynical, but this arrest seems terribly convenient in terms of the 'See, we are on guard' factor. |
| Posted by: jimk 2015-01-15 09:23 |