[ April 24, 2024 ]
WKBW reported last Monday that a Muslim in Lackawanna, New York named Arafat Nagi “pleaded guilty today in federal court to a charge of attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization. In his plea, Nagi admitted he tried to support ISIL by personally traveling to Turkey in an effort to enter Syria and fight on behalf ISIS.” And the big news was that a Muslim had ratted him out: “Officials handling his case stated on August 28th, 2014, a community member told the FBI that Nagi talked about violent jihad to many people in the Lackawanna community and ‘it was common for Nagi to get into verbal complaints over his jihadi beliefs.’”
In a similar vein, the Buffalo News informs us that “the case against Arafat M. Nagi began more than three years ago, fueled by a tip from a community member upset about Nagi’s vocal support for violent jihad.”
So is the Muslim community in Lackawanna, New York “moderate,” patriotic and determined to cooperate with law enforcement officials to root all the jihadis and jihad sympathizers from its ranks?
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That cannot be concluded from the case of Arafat Nagi. This was a man who made his determination to commit jihad violence so obvious that Muslim community members had no choice but to act. WKBW continues: “The FBI’s further investigation uncovered Nagi pledged allegiance ro [sic] ISIS and group leader Abu Bakr al Bagdadi. Investigators say he traveled to Turkey on twice — in October 2012 and July 2014 — with the intent to meet ISIS members. Before traveling to Turkey, he bought ‘a large number of military combat items, including a tactical vest, army combat shirt, body armor, Shahada Flag, combat boots, backpack, burn kit, a hunting knife, machete and night vision goggles.’ Once in Turkey, he purchased a SIM card, activated a Turkish cell phone number, and Facebook-messaged other people who were prepared to help Nagi enter Syria to join ISIS.”
It gets worse: “The FBI raided his Lackawanna home back in 2015. The investigation into Nagi’s alleged involvement with ISIL was long and methodical and lasted several months. It began when the FBI says a grand jury subpoena connected a Yahoo e-mail account to the Lackawanna address. Nagi returned to the U.S. in September after being overseas for two months, and the FBI says his phone number was the same as the phone number used for the Yahoo account.”
And worse still, aside from all his jihad plotting, Nagi was (in accord with the Qur’an’s command to beat disobedient women) violent toward his daughter. “Lackawanna Police arrested Nagi in July 2013, on charges he threatened to kill his daughter. Police say a witness was with Nagi’s daughter when Nagi pulled up next to them and displayed a large knife. Nagi’s daughter ran inside her home and called 911. The witness told police Nagi stated he was going to shoot and behead his daughter. Nagi was charged, but it’s unclear what became of those charges.”
What indeed?
We hear a great deal about how the Muslim community in the U.S. rejects and abhors jihad violence, yet the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the most influential Muslim group in the U.S., routinely distributes fliers telling Muslims not to cooperate with law enforcement.
Only rarely do we hear about Muslims informing law enforcement about jihadis such as Arafat Nagi, and Nagi was making his jihad sentiments so blazingly obvious that he forced their hand: if they hadn’t informed on him, it would have cast suspicion on a larger segment of the community, since he was apparently telling anyone who would listen to him about how he was going to wage jihad against the Infidels.
Oh, and why wasn’t he under constant or at least regular surveillance after threatening to kill his daughter? Isn’t that a matter of concern to law enforcement? If law enforcement officials were allowed to study Islam as the motivating ideology of jihad terrorism, they might have surmised that his willingness to kill his daughter was a manifestation of adherence to Islam that could also suggest involvement in jihad activity. In that case, they might have caught him much sooner, even without the community’s whistle-blowing.
But of course, to draw such conclusions would have been “Islamophobic.” And so it goes, in our republic of willful ignorance.
Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and author of the New York Times bestsellers The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad. His new book is Confessions of an Islamophobe. Follow him on Twitter here. Like him on Facebook here.
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36 Comments
6 years ago
One out of thousands. Irrelevant. But, you can bet that leftists will throw this in your face daily.
6 years ago
Reply to
Pray Hard
when they can get freebies , breed and get all they want why go jihad ? That’s how “moderate” Muslims think.
As long as the Longest running Lie “Islam has nothing to with terrorism/jihad” continue the infiltration and stealth subversion will continue.
Its upto every patriot who wants to defend their country by sharing info like this http://bit.ly/2rF8pfo
6 years ago
Reply to
Suresh
“moderate muslim”-no such animal as the left would want us to believe. A muslim is a muslim and what the F is good about a muslim? ISIS, Hezbollah, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Taliban, Al Queda, Boko Harem, mujahadeen, Qanun,… what do they all have in common? Pisslam-they’re all f-ing muslims!
“Allah is the great deceiver”, don’t ever forget this.
F pisslam.
6 years ago
Reply to
Dagonet
Even if there are “moderate” muslims, they are still very dangerous. That’s because they are carriers of the islam virus. As more and more muslims come into the country, some will gravitate towards politics. These “moderate” muslims will pretty much always vote for their co-religionists.
It’s a slow takeover. Any individual bombings/shootings, as bad as they are, are nothing like the slow takeover that will be happening.
6 years ago
6 years ago
Reply to
AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
Well, talking to the f b i, will make you a victim, no matter who or what you are.
6 years ago
Exactly how many dozens or hundreds of Muslims turned in the jihadi? The number is unclear from the article, because only one Muslim “turncoat” is mentioned despite all the Muslims who reportedly had heard his rantings.
6 years ago
If there are any muslims who fled to America to be allowed not to be murdered for any infraction of sharia. now is a good time to start to protect yourselves from other muslims. The great evil that is America is another “arabian nights” myth, as any one who pays the slightest attention to reality notices. Trying to turn America into another islamic hell on earth is really stupid.
6 years ago
As if muslum terrorism is the only evil the muslums bring to whatever country they infest.
6 years ago
I saw a youtube video of an iman in a meeting hall with a mob of mussies.. He was going on about cutting a thiefs hand off as being the best punishment.. Then asked for a show of hands if they agreed with him…About 10 of the obvious plants shot their hands up and everyone else was looking around to see and then slowly putting up their hands.. I often wonder what would happen if a few didn’t…Mob mentality at work
6 years ago
Yes we can’t have moderate Muslims doing the right thing. If it spreads it will hurt Pam’s bottom line { financial that is] Just looking at Pam’s donate link- ä diamond membership $1,000 per month.
Do we have any diamond members here? I could learn to hate just about anyone for that sort of money.
That sort of money pays for 1/30th of Pam’s security costs.
Well worth it,like Trump, she’s the last person we’d want to see become a martyr. OK second last to be pedantic.
6 years ago
Reply to
Ed Nantes
Poor old Ed!! Still trying? How about you say something original and useful instead of the usual leftard trash that you spew forth? OOPs I just remembered that leftard clones CANNOT be original. My condolences. It must be terrible to need to think that you are so right when it is all of those like you who ARE the problem. Try to see the BIG picture here as the muslim waves crash over the EU. Will you convert? Of course you will unless you already are muslim as leftards are gutless and under sharia will be the second (after Jews) targeted.
6 years ago
Reply to
Michelle
Michelle
Original? You seem to have a program the takes all the hackneyed phrases from previous posts by Achmed and Izzy etc and randomly mixes them together Without really bothering about meaning:
“leftard clones ” how original is that?
Poor old Ed , Achmed’s done that one to death.
So tell me what you don’t agree with? Does Pam have a diamond donation membership at $ 1000/ month [? are you on that one?
Does Pam spend $30,000/month on security as reported?
Do you think Muslims should not report jihadists?
So there,easy questions, a few yes or no’s. Show us some clear original alt right thinking.
Speaking of waves crashing, it seems to be a favourite American past time, [ worrying about it ,that is]
if you will recall there was mass panic when Orson Welles had them thinking that Martians were invading { god I hope the first flight to Mars doesn’t erect a Mission Accomplished banner there]
And then Mc Carthy [ a 50s Pam] had you all hiding under school desks because”The Russians are coming’ Have they arrived yet,apart from Mr Trump’s campaign HQ that is?
Now everyone is becoming doomsday preppers because “The Mooslems are coming”
6 years ago
Reply to
Ed Nantes
Actually, “Preppers” are trying to prepare for any disaster, including the collapse of the nation wide electrical system, which is susceptible to damage from EMP’S. Educate YOURSELF & READ “One Second Later”.
6 years ago
Reply to
teachersaide
What does edie have to worry about? It is incarcerated for its pedophile crimes. Three hots and a cot. And, limited filtered internet access.
6 years ago
Reply to
teachersaide
Well thank you for the welcome to Prepperland.. Good to be prepared.. Personally I’m preparing for Earth to collide with Mars. A much harder job.
But when you are in the Prepperverse, please pass on my thanks fort he ocassional hour of amusement during quiet times on cable TV.. And.. Mr Heinz says he is also grateful for the sales of Baked Beans.
You may also have to speak to those preppers. These seem to all arm themselves against sharing with ordinary Americans not Muslims.- An oversight?
6 years ago
Reply to
Ed Nantes
No, it’s poor little edie the pedophile … locked up in prison … notice how it always has limited time… Poor little edie .. all imprisoned for it’s pedophile crime. I do enjoy watching you humiliate yourself, time after time, after time. Poor little edie the pedophile.
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohammedan
Achmed, I welcome thoughtful, literate comments. If you ever feel one coming on, please post it.
6 years ago
Reply to
Ed Nantes
Why do you continue to humiliate yourself, by attempting to address your social and intellectual betters? You poor little pedophile thing. I see that the prison officials have broadened your filtered internet access time. You are such an inferior. That may not be what you seek. However, it is the truth.
6 years ago
Reply to
Ed Nantes
6 years ago
Reply to
Ed Nantes
At this rate Ed, You won’t ever have to worry about muslim scum policing their own
6 years ago
That picture? Is that his daughter?
6 years ago
Probably one sect vs another…
6 years ago
Let’s be grateful for this man’s daughter, who was brave and knowledgeable enough to call 911 and to the unnamed community member. If this member’s details are kept confidential, so that s/he is not placed in danger from other jihadis, more might indeed come forward.
6 years ago
It;s worth reading up on Evangelical Dominionism as pushed by the Christian Reconstructionist Movement
They propose Biblical law with capital punishment for law breakers. That is capital punishment for Rape, kidnapping and murder, but also for the following Homosexuality, unchastity before marriage , Juvenile delinquency, and adultery.
Criminals would be burnt at the stake , stoned or hanged , depending on the crime… in public. Of course, i hardly need to say they are American, But i somehow can see a similarity to the ideas of ISIS in there.
We may have to be careful of Americans migrating lest they ring these ideas into our societies.
Ted Cruz apparently had”some connection And Mitt Rooney says God told him directly to run for POTUS { so God is not omnipotent] and as God also told Scott walker , Ted Cruz, Rick Perry Herman Cain, Rick Santorum ,Sarah Palin and of course Donald Trump [ There you go , I had thought it was Putin that decided not God
But it does demonstrate that God finds it harder to stick with a choice than the Donald.
We must hope that God is feeling better come next election………………. Oh no , what if God decides to tell Putin to run as POTUS.. what God wants , God gets. And he won’t take no BIrther nonsense from no one, no how.
6 years ago
Reply to
Ed Nantes
Well, honeychile, give me a link showing me one instance of actual bodily harm committed by the wishful thinking Evangelical Dominionists. We have thousands of witnessed reports–and videos of public beheadings, hands removed, stonings, burnings, floggings, some committed by children under coercion from the Islamic State, some ordered by the governments of our Muslim allies. You appear to have a problem distinguishing between words and deeds, Reality and fantasy. Liberals do. And yes, I use words like distinguishing and psittacine in everyday language. My daddy taught me right ! Now as to PG asking for donations—-you think you’ve hit the jackpot, dished the dirt, found her Achilles heel. Well, laddie, if you actually read the main rags online, you would find they are all cash strapped. WND claim they have laid off researchers, ask for help. Our Times, Telegraph (have 2 tier membership paywalls ), even that liberal szzte , the Guardian, ask for donations instead of a pay wall, the illustrious IBT and Economist give me 3 free articles, then cut off. Now someone like you will never earn a fatwah–why would they bother ? so you will never actually know how much armed security PG would need. The Charlie Hebdo survivors, Salman Rushdie still need security. They don’t pay for it themselves. I notice you ask questions—you never answer them . Not much original thought there ? btw , how did “washing your eyes with disinfectant ” work ? (This site is so disgusting, folks ) We are so repetitive, beneath your exalted attention, yet here you are again. Bored with your little playmates, school out for half term ? Awww.
6 years ago
Reply to
Erica Ling
Erica [ Heather?] , thank yá’ll mighty well for that fine Southern welcome. The more sincere considering you don’t know whether I am black of white.
Perhaps you are right ,when a religious sect proposes what is pretty much Sharia, we should wait till they kill a few people before we worry
After all America might possibly not end up as fundamentalist Christian version of a caliphate.
I see you missed out Jimmy Swaggart and the Bakkers, And well a whole mess more of them
Enough to make you durn near lose yer faith in Christainity, or those who ask for donations.
BTW as a loyal follower { diamond?] what is the tax position on donations? Are they Tax fee if Pam is a registered charity. Or are they classed as { declared?] income derived from her publishing business?
6 years ago
Reply to
Ed Nantes
A horticulturist –clever ! A Liatris Spicata often pops up on these sites. I actually address my own as honey chile, (usually sarcastically ) so no racial profiling involved, or even regional culture. (the joys of multiculturalism —Uncle Remus was a favourite read ) As Izzy could tell you, I am a card carrying Atheist, certainly apostate, owe allegiance to no cult, but will happily denounce any and all which try to interfere with MY freedoms. I don’t pay, even the IBT. I am on the emailing lists of dozens of blogs, news sites- there must be thousands more—–all begging for donations. Have you researched the tax status re. donations to them quite as assiduously ? PG should be flattered at all this attention.
6 years ago
“…root jihadi sympathizers from it’s ranks?” I don’t think so. There is no F-ing reason for any pisslamist to be on western soil (H-, there’s no reason for pisslam to exist). There’s no reason for pisslamists to be here, they have S-hole countries that are their own. They leave these countries behind, countries that are everything that pisslam is, why do they do this? If they don’t like their countries then change them. They leave these countries that is everything that pisslam is but they do NOT leave pisslam behind, why do they do this? WTF do they come here and not leave pisslam behind, why do they not assimilate unless they want to (eventually) live here under pisslam? “Allah is the great deceiver”, don’t you forget it.
This POS was going to shoot and behead his own daughter, how the F- can anyone tell me that this POS is NOT sub-human? How the F- is pisslam good for this nation? How the F- can anyone be proud to be a pisslamist, how the F- can you follow/worship this S-?
F- pisslam.
6 years ago
CONTINUAL CHAOS & LAW enforcement seems clueless & equally important LEADERLESS!
YET the MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD agenda is PRINTED & BEING CAREFULLY FOLLOWED & IMPLEMENTED & Our leaders cannot even ISLAMIC TEACHINGS as being the ISSUES?
We cannot hope to win if we stubbornly refuse to even NAME the ENEMY!
6 years ago
Well, Nagi is clearly a mental deficient, and the Jihad community got their best ‘bang-for-their-buck’ by throwing him under the bus. He wasn’t going to be much help in combat. Now, they can point to Nagi and say, “See, we are peace-loving Muslims!”
Thank you, Robert Spencer!
6 years ago
So according to the story, a SINGLE community member spoke out and provided a tip against him. What about all the others, did they just silently ignore or agree with him and his views?
