“We are pretty strong. Yes, yes. In every state like I said. We’re in Texas. We’re in Ohio. We’re in New York City. We’re in Washington, D.C. We’re in every single state you can name, just about.”Tricia Macke, Amy Wagner, Jody Barr, and Lisa Hutson, “Terror suspect Christopher Cornell: ‘I’m so dedicated that I risked my whole life’,” Fox 19 Now, March 9, 2015, http://www.fox19.com/story/28284966/cornell-the-planned-attack-against-the-united-states-capitol-the-event-in-which-i-planned-was-but-a-reaction-to-the-continued-american-aggression.

“…we should raise jihad in America. We should form our own groups and alliances with the Islamic State. When I say groups, I mean what would you call sleeper cells.”Tricia Macke, Amy Wagner, Jody Barr, and Lisa Hutson, “Terror suspect Christopher Cornell: ‘I’m so dedicated that I risked my whole life’,” Fox 19 Now, March 9, 2015, http://www.fox19.com/story/28284966/cornell-the-planned-attack-against-the-united-states-capitol-the-event-in-which-i-planned-was-but-a-reaction-to-the-continued-american-aggression.

“… I would have unleashed more bullets on the Senate and the House of Representatives members, and I would have attacked the Israeli embassy and various other buildings full of Kafir [nonbelievers] who want to wage war against us Muslims.”Tricia Macke, Amy Wagner, Jody Barr, and Lisa Hutson, “Terror suspect Christopher Cornell: ‘I’m so dedicated that I risked my whole life’,” Fox 19 Now, March 9, 2015, http://www.fox19.com/story/28284966/cornell-the-planned-attack-against-the-united-states-capitol-the-event-in-which-i-planned-was-but-a-reaction-to-the-continued-american-aggression.

“I believe we should meet up and make our own group in alliance with the Islamic State here and plan operations ourselves.”“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, January 14, 2015, http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/01/15/cornell_complaint.pdf.

“…we already got a thumbs up from the Brothers over there and Anwar al Awlaki before his martyrdom and many others.”“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, January 14, 2015, http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/01/15/cornell_complaint.pdf.

“I believe that we should just wage jihad under our own orders and plan attacks and everything.”“Criminal Complaint,” United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, January 14, 2015, http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/01/15/cornell_complaint.pdf.

In an interview with ABC News:

“I would not classify myself as a radical, but by western definition I would be classified as a radical. I just consider myself to be a practicing Muslim.”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.

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.