In an interview with ABC News:

“[ISIS has] proven time and time again to put Islamic law as the priority and the establishment of an Islamic state as the goal.”Lee Ferran, “American Wannabe ISIS Fighter Donald Morgan Gets 20 Years in Prison,” ABC News, May 13, 2015, http://abcnews.go.com/International/american-wannabe-isis-fighter-donald-morgan-20-years/story?id=31009777.

Message to an alleged co-conspirator, a radical Islamic cleric in Jamaica:

“Deactivated my Twitter till i leave for sham [greater Syria]…. don’t want to draw attention of the kuffar [non-believers] and it mess my plans and they take my pass port and i get stuck here.”“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, April 3, 2015, http://media.philly.com/documents/KeonnaThomasComplaint.pdf.

“If we truly knew the realities … we all would be rushing to join our brothers in the front lines pray ALLAH accept us as shuhada [martyrs].”(Tweet)“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, April 3, 2015, http://media.philly.com/documents/KeonnaThomasComplaint.pdf.

“May Allah Ta Ala [God] give victory to the Muj [violent kihadi fighters] & destroy the kuffar&munabfiqeen [infidels & hypocrites] Ameen.”(Tweet)“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, April 3, 2015, http://media.philly.com/documents/KeonnaThomasComplaint.pdf.

“When you’re a mujahid [violent jihadi fighter] your death becomes a wedding. #HoorAlAyn [pleasures in paradise].”(Tweet)“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, April 3, 2015, http://media.philly.com/documents/KeonnaThomasComplaint.pdf.

“Only thing I’m jealous of is when I see the smiles of shuhadaa [martyrs].”(Tweet)“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, April 3, 2015, http://media.philly.com/documents/KeonnaThomasComplaint.pdf.

“I see why the mujahideen [violent jihadi fighters] Sacrifice Dunya [life on earth] for Akhirah [the after life] theres no comparison.”(Tweet)“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, April 3, 2015, http://media.philly.com/documents/KeonnaThomasComplaint.pdf.

Message to an alleged co-conspirator, a Minnesotan jihadist based in Somalia:

“I have moves to make so I will be spending less time on here….”“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, April 3, 2015, http://media.philly.com/documents/KeonnaThomasComplaint.pdf.

Message to an alleged co-conspirator, a Minnesotan jihadist based in Somalia:

“Plan to leave the land of kufr [non-believers].” “[S]peaking here [online] about certain things is not … wise.”“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, April 3, 2015, http://media.philly.com/documents/KeonnaThomasComplaint.pdf.

“The U.S. doesn’t like black Muslims.”“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, January 16, 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/03/17/nyregion/criminal-complaint-against-mr-pugh.html.