In reference to the immolation of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh: “[It is] an eye for an eye.”Channel 4 News, “Senior female ISIS agent unmasked and traced to Seattle,” April 28, 2015, http://www.channel4.com/news/female-isis-women-girl-umm-waqqas-unmasked-seattle.

“Woohoo so happy about Paris shooting. Die in your rage Muslim killings French.” (Tweet)CEP, “ISIS Supporters & Other Extremists Respond to Paris Terror Attack,” Storify, January 2015, https://storify.com/CEP/isis-supporters-respond-to-paris-terror-attack.

“We will go and purchase one handgun … then go and shoot one police officer. Boom. … Then, we will take his gun, bullets and bulletproof vest … then, we will do the same with a couple of others. Then we will go to the FBI headquarters, kill the FBI people.”Catherine Shoichet, Ed Payne, and Ray Sanchez, “3 men try to join ISIS: here's what we know,” CNN, February 26, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/26/us/new-york-terror-plot-suspects/.

Defending the Peshawar school massacre: “We attacked the school as it was the army’s camp area and their training centre. If it was not an army camp then what were a brigadier and his soldiers doing there? We are at war with the army - if they kill us and our people… in fake encounters we will also kill them. Our men attacked the school and killed children of army personnel - not civilians. They asked about their identity before killing them. These people will always be our target and we will kill them in the streets, markets, everywhere. If the army knows our situation - then we also know theirs. Army camps everywhere are our targets.” (Video)Chris Hughes, “Pakistan Taliban warlord behind Peshawar school massacre vows MORE children will be slaughtered,” Mirror (London), January 5, 2015, http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/pakistan-taliban-warlord-behind-peshawar-4923148.

In reference to the Peshawar school massacre: “Were our children not children? Even if the US or NATO comes we are ready to fight them. We only obey Sharia. We will do something which will make you forget the Peshawar attack.”(Video)Chris Hughes, “Pakistan Taliban warlord behind Peshawar school massacre vows MORE children will be slaughtered,” Mirror (London), January 5, 2015, http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/pakistan-taliban-warlord-behind-peshawar-4923148.

“Congratulations to you, the Nation of Islam, for this revenge that has soothed our pain. Congratulations to you for these brave men have blown off the dust of disgrace and lit the torch of glory in the darkness of defeat and agony.”“Al-Qaeda in Yemen Claims Attack on Charlie Hebdo,” Maggie Michael, The Daily Star, January 14, 2015, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/World/2015/Jan-14/284052-al-qaeda-in-yemen-claims-responsibility-for-paris-attack.ashx.

“As for the blessed Battle of Paris, we...claim responsibility for this operation as vengeance for the Messenger of God.” “Al-Qaeda Claims French Attack, Derides Paris Rally,” Sami Aboudi, Reuters, January 14, 2015, http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/14/us-france-shooting-aqap-idUSKBN0KN0VO20150114.

“We have warned you before about the consequences of these deeds that your government collude with under the pretext of freedom of press' or 'freedom of ideas'. Sheikh Usama bin Laden warned you before: 'If there is no check on the freedom of your words, then let your heart be open to the freedom of our actions. Stop your insults on our Prophet and sanctities. Stop spilling our blood. Leave our lands. Quit plundering our resources.”Jessica Best, “Charlie Hebdo Paris attacks: Al-Qaeda chilling video claims responsibility for ‘Blessed Battle of Paris,’” The Mirror, January 14, 2015, http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/charlie-hebdo-paris-attacks-al-qaeda-4976154.

“There is no doubt that immigration is better than living under the rule of the disbelievers, but one should take into consideration the matter of affliction. Meaning, is it more afflicting for an individual to wage individual jihad in a Western country in which he resides than immigrating for jihad to fight on one of the front lines?”“Al-Qaeda Calls for Lone Wolf Attacks in Canada,” Stewart Bell, Leader-Post, January 21, 2015, http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Qaida+calls+lone+wolf+attacks+Canada/10746835/story.html.

Saidakhmetov tells his informant of his plans if he cannot get to Syria: “It is legal in America to carry a gun. I will just go and buy a machine gun, AK-47, go out and shoot all police.”Phillip Swarts, “3 arrested in N.Y, Florida, in plot to join Islamic State,” Washington Times, February 25, 2015, http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/akhror-saidakhmetov/.