“No, my, my goal since when I called you is ah, ah, you know I just want to meet Allah because I know that…the Akhira [afterlife] that is better than this Dunya [Worldly life] and, uhm, since Jihad is a way out and it’s a way to be with Allah and to get out of this Dunya [Worldly life], you know, maybe to be, to be amongst the company of the righteous and because it’s… in this era right now and…it’s not something random and I’ve already gave my Bay’ [Allegiance] so it’s not a random vigilante attack. It is what it is and I have my bases covered.”“Criminal Complaint,” U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, June 12, 2015, http://wpri.com/read-criminal-complaint-against-nicholas-rovinski/.
Usaamah Abdullah Rahim, Conversation with Wright, June 2, 2015
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