Sunday, June 6, 2010

NYC: Two New Jersey Men Arrested at JFK Airport Sought to Kill Non-Muslims

NYC: Two New Jersey Men Arrested at JFK Airport
Sought to Kill Non-Muslims


Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.)
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/06/alessa-almonte/

In NYC's John F. Kennedy airport, two New Jersey men were arrested
and have been charged with planning terrorism. The initial reports
have indicated that the two men arrested, Mohamed Hamoud Alessa and
Carlos Eduardo Almonte, were planning to join terrorist groups in
Somalia, and were flying from JFK airport to Egypt en route to Somalia.
In Somalia, they planned to join the Al Shabaab, which has been linked
to Al-Qaeda. They planned to arrive in Cairo, Egypt, and then perhaps
take a boat to Somalia. They had previously been in Jordan in 2007, and
AP
reports
that they unsuccessfully tried to get to Iraq in the past.


The criminal
complaint
against them has been unsealed and released to the
press. In the criminal
complaint
, Mohamed Alessa sought to better accused Fort Hood
shooter Nidal Hasan
in killing American soldiers.


The accused Alessa and Almonte had been training in an "outdoor
facility in West Milford, New Jersey" and had been teaching military
tactics to an undercover law enforcement officer in Jersey City, New
Jersey. The accused repeatedly listened to and played recording of
American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki
"promoting violent jihad and martyrdom." Anwar al-Awlaki,
who is now believed to be in Yemen, has regularly praised terrorist
organizations and was in contact with the Fort Hood accused terrorist
Nidal Hasan. In addition, the accused reportedly also watched videos by
Adam Gadahn
(aka Azzam al-Amriki) praising Nidal Hasan.


Inspirations for Mohamed Alessa and Carlos Almonte to Kill  Non-Muslims: Anwar Al-Awlaki, Nidal Hassan, Adam Gadahn
Inspirations
for Mohamed Alessa and Carlos Almonte to Kill Non-Muslims: Anwar
Al-Awlaki, Nidal Hassan, Adam Gadahn

The criminal
complaint
also addresses the accused regularly discussing plans to
"wage violent jihad" and join "violent jihadist groups operating in
Somalia." In their discussions, they reportedly considered joining
various "violent jihadist groups that were operating in Somalia,
including Al-Shabaab, Hizbul Islam, and Ahlu Sunna wa'l Jama'a, " but
Almonte viewed that Al-Shabaab "is the main one... the main thing."


The criminal
complaint states
that "On November 29, 2009, in Jersey City, New
Jersey, in the presence of Almonte, Alessa stated, in part: "We'll start
doing killing here, if I can't do it over there." Alessa also
reportedly stated "A lot of people need to get killed, bro, swear to
God... I have to get a... assault rifle and just kill anyone that even
looks at me the wrong way, bro. Nah, I swear to God, bro. I wanna,
like - I'm not - my - my soul cannot rest until I shed blood. I wanna,
like, be the world's known terrorist... I swear to God." He also
reportedly stated: "I'm gonna get a gun.... I'll have more bodies on it -
than the - than the hairs on my beard. You know what I'm saying? It's
already enough, you don't worship Allah, so... that's a reason for you
to die... We're being pushed by every corner of the earth, yanni. They
only fear you when you have a gun and when you - when you start killing
them, and when you - when you take their head, and you go like this, and
you behead it on camera, and you - you have to be ruthless bro. I
swear to God, bro. Enough of this punk (expletive). It's that everyone
has to be ruthless to - with these people. We'll start doing killing
here, if I can't do it over there. I'm gonna get locked up in the
airport? Then you're gonna die here, then. That's how it is. Freaking
Major-Nidal-shaved-face-Palestinian-crazy guy; he's not better than
me. I'll do twice what he did."


According to
the complaint
, on November 30, 2009, Alessa instructed Almonte and
the FBI undercover agent on how to kill a guard with a knife, and then
Alessa told the FBI undercover agent "and whenever they think I'm
leaving, they always think I'm gonna come back, yanni. I leave this
time, God Willing, I never come back. I'll never see this crap hole.
Only way I would come back here is if I was in the land of jihad and the
leader ordered me to come back here and do something here. Ah, I love
that."


The complaint
also reveals
Alessa talking to Almonte and the FBI undercover agent
about saving up money for the trip to Somalia. The complaint
indicates
that the duo planned to fly to Cairo, Egypt, and then
considered various options on getting to Somalia, including taking a
boat from Egypt to Somalia. During the discussion on funds saved for
the Somalia trip, Alessa reportedly told Almonte and the FBI undercover
agent that about stealing equipment, saying "you get your weapons when
you get there... and then, you kill non-Muslims and you take the spoils
of war. The leader gets them (referring to weapons), and distributes it
amongst the ranks. Best life."


The duo frequently worked out, and according
to the complaint
"Alessa stated [on January 3, 2010] that stronger
muscles mean bigger muscles which means killing more non-Muslims." On
the same date, they listened to another lecture from Anwar al-Awlaki who
"emphasized that an individual need not rely on others or have a leader
in order to wage violent jihad."


According
to the complaint
, on January 17, 2010, Alessa providing instruction
to Almonte and the FBI Undercover Agent regarding: "(1) how they should
love believers of Islam and hate non-Muslims; (2) the enemies of Allah,
specifically: (a) the devil; (b) one's self; (c) non-believers; (d)
hypocrites; (e) Jews; and (f) Christians; and (3) the importance of
waging violent jihad."


THe FBI had been watching the accused for 4 years, and according
to the criminal complaint
, "On October 9, 2006, a member of the
public ('Individual 1') who knows the DEFENDANTS sent a tip through the
FBI'S website concerning the activities of the DEFENDANTS. In that
electronic message, Individual 1 stated" 'every time they (referring to
the DEFENDANTS) access the Internet all they look for is all those
terrorist videos about the Islam holly [sic] war and where they kill US
soldiers and other terrible things... They keep saying that Americans
are their enemies, that everybody other than Islamic followers are their
enemies.. and they all must be killed."


The complaint
also stated
that a family member told law enforcement that the
accused "watched a video on the computer about suicide vest bombs."


Criminal Complaint


-- Criminal
complaint against Mohamed Mahmood Alessa and Carlos Eduardo Almonte


List of media reports:


--
New Jersey Star-Ledger: Two N.J. men arrested at JFK airport before
boarding plane to join Islamist terrorist group, authorities say


-- New
Jersey Star-Ledger reports:
"Mohamed Hamoud Alessa, 20, of North
Bergen, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 26, of Elmwood Park were apprehended
at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens before they could
board separate flights to Egypt, where they were to start journeys to
Somalia"

-- "Officials said the suspects were not planning an imminent attack in
the New Jersey-New York area but were believed to be joining with the
terrorist fight against Americans in Somalia."

-- "Authorities said the men planned to wage jihad as part of a
Somalia-based Islamist terror group called al Shabaab, an organization
of several thousand fighters spread through Somalia’s southern region.
Al Shabaab, whose full Arabic name means 'Mujahideen Youth Movement,'
has had ties to al Qaeda since 2007, according to national security
experts."


-- New
Jersey Star-Ledger: N.J. suspect charged in terror case told neighbors
he'd be away on trip for six months


-- New
Jersey Star-Ledger: Federal authorities charge 2 men from N.J. with
pursuing dream of 'holy war' in Somalia


--- Star-Ledger:
"Also according to the complaint, Alessa said he wanted to be more
successful at waging jihad than the Fort Hood shooter. 'He's not better
than me. I'll do twice what he did.'"

--- "He also said he would start his holy war in the United States if he
couldn't get overseas and then hauntingly foreshadowed his own
apprehension. "We'll start doing (killing) here, if I can't do it over
there. I'm gonna get locked up in the airport? Then you're gonna die
here, then.'"


--- AFP:
Two charged with terror plot against Americans abroad


---- FBI Samuel Robinson: "The defendants discussed in substance and in
part, violent jihadist groups operating in Somalia"


-- NY
Times: 2 New Jersey Men Arrested on Terrorism Charges


-- Cliffview
Pilot: "Locals charged with joining 'holy war' versus U.S."


-- FOX
News: Feds Unseal Terror Charges Against 2 NJ Men


--- NY
Daily News report

--- AP:
NYPD: 2 NJ terror suspects had tried to go to Iraq


-- CBS
TV News Video


Stock Photo of Somalia Jihadists (ABDIRASHID ABDULLE/AFP/Getty  Images)
Stock Photo of Somalia Jihadists (ABDIRASHID
ABDULLE/AFP/Getty Images)

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