Category: moslems & jihadis

Minnesota Heads Off ‘Mass Casualty Attack’ Planned for ‘the Next 24 Hours’

How many Americans are aware of how active jihadis have been in this country of late? In New York, Ahmed al Jabali went into a barber shop to get his beard trimmed and ended up stabbing the Jewish barber with his own barber’s scissors, explaining that it was his “right as a Muslim to punish Jews.” In Kentucky, Mirsad Ramic has just been “convicted of providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, known as ISIS; conspiracy to support the organization; and receiving military training.” In Georgia, Aliakbar Mohammed Amin threatened to murder both President Trump and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

And now, it looks as if Mohamed Adan Mohamed, a young resident of the left’s brave, new, multicultural Mankato, Minn., was stopped just in the nick of time. A special agent with the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said that “there were strong indicators that Mohamed was preparing to conduct some sort of attack (Mass Casualty Event) in the next twenty-four hours.” Mohamed Adan Mohamed was stopped, but what is being done to prevent others in the future from plotting jihad massacres of the kind that he wanted to perpetrate? Nothing whatsoever, of course.

Minnesota’s Alpha News reported Wednesday that “the Blue Earth County Attorney’s Office has filed felony charges against Mohamed Adan Mohamed after he allegedly stole $2,150 worth of firearm magazines and made a threatening, anti-American post on social media.” The social media posts were the first indication that this was much more than just a shoplifting case.

Mohamed, who is 24, behaved suspiciously from the beginning. He “entered a Mankato store last week wearing a COVID mask, gloves, a green stocking cap, and a heavy winter coat.” It’s getting warmer these days, even in Mankato, and so Mohamed’s attire gave the impression that he had something to hide or was himself intending to hide items he shoplifted. And indeed, he “reportedly began selecting high-priced items such as body armor, bear spray, and 9mm firearm magazines without checking prices. As such, the business became suspicious.” With good reason.

While he was in the store, Mohamed also spoke to store employees about “an AR-style rifle he claimed to possess.” Then he left with “approximately $2,150 worth of products,” for which he had not paid. Store security officers tried to stop him, but Mohamed Adan Mohamed got into a car and sped away, “nearly [running] over a person” in the process.

Mohamed had been in such a hurry to get out of the store that he “reportedly left behind a list that he referred to as he selected products.” These included a “Survival Gear List,” which included a “sleeping bag, lighters, 8 magazines, knives, pepper spray, a ‘6-mag chest right,’ bows and arrows.” In line with this, Mohamed “had stolen eight magazines” among the other items he purloined from the store.

All this took place against the backdrop of the fact that Mohamed recently put up a series of social media posts “featuring ammunition and guns.” One showed Mohamed himself “pointing an assault rifle at the camera and included the hashtag ‘#deathtoamerikkan&israelliImperialism.’”

No one has faced the implications of the fact that America is now home to large numbers of people who wish death to it, but they’ll have to be faced sooner or later. In the meantime, it appears that Mohamed was stopped from carrying out an imminent jihad attack, and for that, we can all be grateful. He has since been charged with “one count of felony theft and one count of felony threats of violence,” and his bail has been set at a million bucks “with no conditions, or $500,000 with conditions.”

Historian and journalist Daniel Greenfield asks the salient question: “How soon until Dems and the media make Mohamed their new martyr and we get sad updates about how much he’s suffering accompanied by cries of ‘due process’ and ‘freedom of speech’?”

In another age, this might have seemed like an absurd question, for no one could have imagined that the Democrats would go that far. But if they can attempt to make heroes out of the likes of Mahmoud Khalil and Kilmar Abrego Garcia, then why not Mohamed Adan Mohamed? Screaming “Death to America” is the surest path these days to becoming a hero to leftists. Watch for much more of it.

Get out of my country, Mahmoud Khalil

Though I have always done my best to comprehend the arguments of my political opponents, I simply can’t wrap my head around the contention that the United States has any responsibility to hand permanent residency or citizenship, the greatest gift we offer, to an America-hating terror fanboy like Mahmoud Khalil.

There are millions of deserving people around the world dying to come here who would respect our laws and culture and become productive, peaceful citizens. People are always going on about how our immigration policy should focus on newcomers with skills. Wouldn’t it be better if we attracted foreigners who would make good Americans? At least let’s offer citizenship to those running from illiberal, violent philosophies not those trying to import them, like Khalil. He offers this country nothing of value.

I grew up around immigrants who had defected from communist nations. These were the most patriotic people I have ever known. They worked their asses off to build a life from the ground up. This brat—who somehow was allowed to come here on a student visa—is leading an insurrection at an Ivy league school. All he’s done as a guest here is make this country a lesser place.

This is not a First Amendment issue. No one has written a law abridging his right to free expression or claimed that visitors can’t speak their mind. No one is banning pro-Hamas protests. The country is lousy with them. But nowhere in the Constitution are we compelled to give citizenship to foreigners who support Islamists or any kind of terrorism. Green cards offer the highest level of protection before citizenship, yes, but they are still part of the vetting process. If we would refuse a visa to someone championing a terrorist group that murders Americans, we should have the right to revoke immigration status for the very same reason at any point.

And, anyway, Khalil lied on his visa application and broke the deal he made with the United States.

From my piece in the Examiner:

The Hamas-affiliated Council on American-Islamic Relations noted that Khalil “is a lawful permanent resident of our nation who has not been charged with or convicted of a single crime.”

So what?

You don’t need to be convicted of a crime to lose your immigration status.
The immigration card system exists so that newcomers can be properly vetted.
To become a citizen, you must exhibit “good moral character,” a criterion that Khalil doesn’t come close to meeting by any objective standard.
Just obey the law, pay taxes, and stay out of trouble.
Orchestrating and participating in harassment, vandalism, bigotry, and civil unrest at a once-esteemed Ivy League university falls under the label of “trouble.”

Then again, according to 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(4)(B), Khalil’s permanent residency can also be denied or revoked if he “endorses or espouses terrorist activity or persuades others to endorse or espouse terrorist activity or support a terrorist organization.” (My italics.)

Khalil, who came here initially on a student visa, does little else. The CUAD brags about fighting for the “total eradication of Western civilization” and explicitly advocates “global intifada” and “armed resistance” by Hamas, an organization designated a terrorist group by the U.S. Justice Department. As the New York Times reported last year, the group was “openly supporting militant groups fighting Israel and rescinding an apology it made after one of its members said the school was lucky he wasn’t out killing Zionists.” (Me again.)