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Ireland: Muslim told Jihad Jane he was a “devoted jihadist”

Nov 28, 2014 3:36 am By Robert Spencer

Ali Charaf DamacheJihad Jane, meanwhile, was plotting to murder the cartoonist Lars Vilks for daring to draw Muhammad. Apparently both Jihad Jane in Pennsylvania and Charaf Damache in Ireland misunderstood Islam and jihad in the same way, as having something to do with killing those they considered to have insulted Muhammad. How very odd!

“Charaf Damache told ‘Jihad Jane’ he was ‘a devoted jihadist,’” Irish Times, November 25, 2014:

The High Court in Dublin has heard that a man wanted by the US on terrorism charges contacted a woman online telling her he was “a devoted jihadist”.

Ali Charaf Damache (49), an Algerian-born Irish citizen, previously with an address in Waterford, is wanted by the US authorities in connection with an alleged conspiracy to provide support to terrorists.

The charges relate to one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and one count of attempted identity theft to facilitate an act of international terrorism.

It is the second time his extradition case has been heard – earlier this month Mr Damache won an appeal at the Supreme Court for a judicial review of the DPP’s decision not to prosecute him in Ireland.

The Supreme Court also indicated the case should proceed before a judge other than Mr Justice John Edwards who previously heard the extradition case and had refused leave for judicial review.

Mr Damache appeared before the High Court today where the recently appointed judge Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly began hearing his case.

Opening the case Ms Cathleen Noctor for the Attorney General said a diplomatic letter from the US embassy in Dublin was issued on January 11th, 2013, seeking the surrender of Mr Damache aka “theblackflag”, who is wanted to stand trial for terrorism related offences in Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

The court was told he contacted a Pennsylvania woman called Colleen La Rose, who called herself “Jihad Jane” online, saying he was “a devoted jihadist” living in Ireland.

It is alleged he arranged for her to travel to the Netherlands and Ireland so she could “avoid further scrutiny in the US” and gave her spiritual guidance.

The court was also told he planned to form a terrorist cell and wanted go to Pakistan for military and explosives training.

Women were not allowed travel alone into Pakistan for training and the court was told Mr Damache was to get men to accompany them to get them into the country.

If convicted in the US, he could face up to 45 years in jail, a term his lawyers say would be “a lot more” than could be imposed here.

Mícheál P O’Higgins SC for Damache told the court aspects of US sentencing “are fundamentally flawed”.

Reading from a affidavit of UCD academic Professor Ian O’Donnell, counsel told the court “US sentencing remains guideline centric”.

After the DPP decided in March 2011 not to prosecute him in Ireland, the US sought his extradition in 2012. He has been in custody since, pending the outcome of the extraction matter.

Mr Damache, who has been living in Ireland for more than 10 years, is wanted on charges alleging conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and attempted identity theft to facilitate an act of international terrorism.

The US alleges Mr Damache conspired with American woman Colleen LaRose, who used the online name Jihad Jane, and others to create a terror cell in Europe.

LaRose was sentenced last January to 10 years in prison after being convicted of planning to murder Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who had depicted the head of the Muslim prophet Mohammad on a dog….

“The Muslim prophet Mohammad…” The Irish Times is one of the few mainstream media outlets to use this simple and clear designation. Most simply call him “the prophet Muhammad,” as if we were all Muslims and he was everyone’s prophet. On what basis was this near-universal editorial decision made? Mainstream media outlets would never dare refer to “our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” so why this phrase “the prophet Muhammad” that only Muslim believers use?

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  1. duh_swami says

    Nov 28, 2014 at 4:40 am

    and gave her spiritual guidance.

    I wonder what that consisted of? Never mind, I don’t really want to know.

  2. Colin says

    Nov 28, 2014 at 5:08 am

    The term Liberal has acquired poisonous connotations since liberals began defending and protecting people among us who hold extremist views and even put these views into violent practice. The are liberal enough to enable extremists but not liberal enough to support people who object to and oppose extremists. So for example hate preachers wander our streets protected whereas protesters are mobbed by so called anti fascists groups.

  3. Zebo says

    Nov 28, 2014 at 6:01 am

    Damache and Jihad Jane “missunderstood” islam
    the same way mohammed missunderstood islam.

  4. peter weber says

    Nov 28, 2014 at 7:45 am

    I live in Ireland since many years. Irish politicians love the Muslims, love the Fakestinians and hate Israel. I am not astonished … The last years I see more and more Muslims in cities like Dublin and Cork …

    • laoch says

      Nov 28, 2014 at 11:43 am

      I am sorry to say as an Irish person that you are right Irish politicians love the Muslims. As do the media and a lot of people are against Israel. But there is a silent number of people who don’t wont the Islamzation of your country and love Israel. But there are a large number of Muslims now in ever town in Ireland and many of the women wear the Naqabe. But i have see this to in America and especially in New York. Its the wast politicians that are letting them all in. Still when when Muslim rape gangs start going around in Ireland as they are in England you will see a see change in people attitudes .

      • Darren says

        Nov 28, 2014 at 1:44 pm

        That’s sad to hear, as an American who has many ancestors who were Irish I hate seeing the homeland they fled from after the English decided to take their land under assault yet again.

      • Wide Awake says

        Nov 28, 2014 at 3:48 pm

        That change in Ireland Irish attitudes towards Muslims started quite some time ago and it is I think getting chillier with every passing day. At 50,000 or thereabouts I imagine that these creepy enforcers of the caliphate will soon start to make serious demands. Muslim crime and general disrespect for Ireland and its infidel population does not and will not be reported as long as delusional thinking about the “harmless” mosques and madrassas is government policy. The country is already being decimated by the EU pc experiment and its multi cult required accommodations. As goes Britain so goes Ireland – just a little bit behind.

        • Somber Watch says

          Nov 28, 2014 at 5:41 pm

          The EU weakened nationalism and patriotism and diluted the populations of member states. Meanwhile the brainwashed Muslims top up at their local mosques daily. Cowards and degenerates that they are, Muslims try to build up the courage to push their unbelievable luck so far – a bit further. The center may not hold too much longer for the God forsaken Islam. Or the enabling EU for that matter.

  5. Jay Boo says

    Nov 28, 2014 at 8:18 am

    In reference to that last paragraph beginning with, “The Muslim prophet Mohammad…”
    The liberal media should be reminded that they should never use “the prophet Muhammad,” or “the Prophet” (capital ‘P’) unless they are mocking the claim of Muhammad being a prophet with sarcasm.

    • TH says

      Nov 28, 2014 at 3:00 pm

      Mahommad is a self-proclaimed false or psuedo prophet. Could a real prophet be a bandit, a warmonger, a pedophile and a sex maniac? As for his supposed prophecies, they came to him a la carte, just on the nick of time to justify some barbarity he was engaging in.

  6. Salah says

    Nov 28, 2014 at 8:21 am

    “..so why this phrase “the prophet Muhammad” that only Muslim believers use?”

    Money and Fear. (the carrot and the stick.)

    • Alarmed Pig Farmer says

      Nov 28, 2014 at 3:42 pm

      The revered Tim Russert of NBC used to refer to him as “the Holy Prophet Mohammed.” Never heard this great news entertainer utter the titular “our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” when discussing Christianity, but maybe I missed that broadcast.

  7. Tradewinds says

    Nov 28, 2014 at 8:30 am

    Why are there Muslims in Ireland? What business do Mohammedans have in Eire? It’s disgusting. Is there any place besides Antarctica that’s Muslim/Islam free?

    • zebo says

      Nov 28, 2014 at 9:06 am

      The reason why muslims are not in antarctica?
      There is nothing muslims can parasitize from-that’s why they are not there.

      Built something of value,some infrastructure,something that can be conquered and subjugated and the muslim will appear.But in antarctica there aren’t even little girls that can be gang raped or forced to prostitution.
      As long as there is nothing to exploit no muslim will come.
      But i’m pretty sure as soon as antarctica establish a civilized community and structure muslims will try to flood the continent to play their same old same old game.

      • duh_swami says

        Nov 28, 2014 at 9:28 am

        They stay away from Pigmy headhunters in the Congo as well. The reason is poison darts. There is nothing a Mahoundian hates more than getting stuck in the neck with a poison dart. It really ruins their day…

        • zebo says

          Nov 28, 2014 at 10:14 am

          At least there are two places left(congo/antarctica) where someone can escape after muslims takeover of europe.

    • Darren says

      Nov 28, 2014 at 1:47 pm

      You think after having to deal with the English leading programs against the Irish for centuries that the Irish would say never again. Hopefully Ireland fights back.

      • Darren says

        Nov 28, 2014 at 1:49 pm

        pogroms i mean.

    • TH says

      Nov 28, 2014 at 2:55 pm

      If the Irish government had any sense it would simply deprive him of citizenship and expell him.

    • TH says

      Nov 28, 2014 at 2:57 pm

      Ireland like the rest of Europe has been feeding on politically correct jargon for a long time. As for the IRA, they are extreme left and therefore probably in agreement with jihadis.

    • Alarmed Pig Farmer says

      Nov 28, 2014 at 3:13 pm

      Au contraire. The Irish invented modern day terrorism thanks to the IRA.

      Wrong. Terrorism goes way back. A few examples would be the terror campaign of Lenin and his Bolshevik pals, which included lots of bombs exploding in crowded places. Back in the heyday of the Holy Prophet Mohammed and his Companions, Allah proclaimed I shall terrorize the Infidels</b and the Holy Prophet correctly noted I have been made victorious by terror, and that was 1,400 years before the IRA imitated Lenin and the Holy Prophet.

      • OMG says

        Nov 28, 2014 at 3:34 pm

        No need to get narky. You ignored my reference to modern day, I never said invented terrorism that would be dumb, I said modern day and referenced the history of the first ever car bomb. I think for a veteran poster you might’ve made the error.

    • David Young says

      Nov 28, 2014 at 3:57 pm

      Antarctic free of muslims? Have you seen a penguin lately? They wear the full, black body covering!

  8. gail griffin says

    Nov 28, 2014 at 2:51 pm

    Ugly in their souls and I have notice most of them are ugly in their faces. Just plain ugly is what you need to be a jihadist and yet the little western raised girls are running over there to marry these ugly guys, Ha Ha, if god is pissed at you he will give you what you ask for . Go girls.

  9. TH says

    Nov 28, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    If the Irish government had any sense it would simply deprive him of citizenship and expell him.

  10. Alarmed Pig Farmer says

    Nov 28, 2014 at 3:08 pm

    Ain’t no such thing as Luck of the Dumbasses
    They say Luck of the Irish. As an Iro-American, let me say that there ain’t no luck for the Irish when they go ahaid and take a big wet gurgling sheet in their own pants, and then keep on doing it. Mass importation of Moslems has no discernable benefit, but it does incur a terrible cost. You hang out with trash, you don’t come out clean. But for God’s sake when you import Moslems and then pay them free money for being Moslems, you get what you deserve, Ireland.

  11. gravenimage says

    Nov 28, 2014 at 11:28 pm

    Mícheál P O’Higgins SC for Damache told the court aspects of US sentencing “are fundamentally flawed”.

    Reading from a affidavit of UCD academic Professor Ian O’Donnell, counsel told the court “US sentencing remains guideline centric”.
    …………………………….

    In other words, the mean ol’ Americans might actually go ahead and actually prosecute this foul Jihadist. Oh, the humanity! sarc/off

  12. More Irish says

    Nov 29, 2014 at 4:00 am

    The EU has shagged out Ireland. At the current rate of incursion and immigration from Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East it should take about a generation for the “Old Irish” to be found sitting on the sidelines as the “New Irish” fight it out for the newly usurped territory. The dept of stupidity across the board is so withering its paralyzing.

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