“I am a Mujahid [jihadist]. I am a sword against the oppressor and a shield for the oppressed. I will use the talents and skills given to me by Allah to establish and defend the Islamic States.”“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.
“It’s calling! I can smell it’s perfume! Allah!!!” (Facebook post)“UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSHUA VAN HAFTEN,” United States District Court District for the Western District of Wisconsin, October 28, 2014, http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/04/09/van_haften_complaint_signed.pdf.
“…their cursed secular laws are worse than the laws of Islam, and they want to say Shari’ah is worse than their secular laws. A bunch of morons sucking melons.” (Facebook post)
“If the goddam Americans and sons of satan, Israeil (sic) wanna mutilate the dead, shit, we get an eye for an eye fool. Grow a set of nuts! Climb that fuckin tree and getcha some.” (Facebook post)“UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSHUA VAN HAFTEN,” United States District Court District for the Western District of Wisconsin, October 28, 2014, http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/04/09/van_haften_complaint_signed.pdf.
“it’s all good Craig…I figured I would meet people b/c of my sheer knowledge about things & it’d be all good, brothers would help me, give me money, facilitate in getting me to Iraq to help take over Baghdad.” (Text message)“UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOSHUA VAN HAFTEN,” United States District Court District for the Western District of Wisconsin, October 28, 2014, http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/04/09/van_haften_complaint_signed.pdf.
“If your sole focus has become defaming groups that have fought for islam since before you were born then you need to slow down. #AQ #Taliban” (Tweet)preeingmostly_, Twitter Post, August 3, 2015, 8:38 a.m, https://twitter.com/preeingmostly_/status/628228408292548608.
“You call Muslims terrorists think you need to start looking closer to home. UK & usa biggest terrorists” (Tweet)Ibrahim Anderson, Twitter post, August 2, 2015, 3:15 a.m., https://twitter.com/abumoieay/status/627784835407417344.
“I want my face on FBI’s top 12 most wanted. Because that means I’m doing something right.”Sharon Bernstein, “Would-be California militant is schizophrenic, lawyer says,” Reuters, December 3, 2014, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/03/us-usa-security-syria-idUSKCN0JH2NB20141203.
In response to the Ask.fm question, “If you could have any question answered, what would it be?”:
“[H]ow do you bring america to its knees?”“United States of America v. Nicholas Michael Teausant,” U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, March 17, 2014, http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-edca/legacy/2014/03/17/Teausant%20Complaint%20.pdf.
“[Anyone know where I can get the] ‘lone Mujahid pocket pook’ #alqaeda #jihadist #jihad #islamicpride #muslim #mashallah #islam #allah #AllahuAkbar #thelonemujahid.”(Instagram post)“United States of America v. Nicholas Michael Teausant,” U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, March 17, 2014, http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/usao-edca/legacy/2014/03/17/Teausant%20Complaint%20.pdf.
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.
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