Why would Bosnian Muslims get involved in plotting jihad terror activity? We have for years now been repeatedly assured that all the Muslims in and from Bosnia were moderates who loved America, and threatened with charges of “Islamophobia” if we even questioned that dogma. Those learned analysts have yet to explain the activities of these Bosnians and others like them.
Meanwhile, Facebook would do well to stop its jihad against counter-jihadists and keep better watch on activities like these.
More on this story. “Indictment: Bosnian immigrants plotted over Facebook,” by Jason Keyser, Associated Press, February 7, 2015:
CHICAGO (AP) – Six Bosnian immigrants accused of sending money and military equipment to extremist groups in Syria used Facebook, PayPal and other readily available services to communicate and transfer funds, according to a federal indictment.
All are charged with conspiring to provide and providing material support to groups designated by the U.S. as foreign terrorist organizations, including the Islamic State group and an al-Qaida-affiliated rebel group known as the Nusra Front.
The indictment unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis alleges they plotted by phone, Facebook and email; shared videos and photos related to their plans on social media sites; sent money via PayPal and Western Union; and shipped boxes of military gear through the U.S. Postal Service.
The defendants are accused of donating money themselves and, in some cases, collecting funds from others in the U.S. and sending the donations overseas. It says two of the defendants, a husband and wife in St. Louis, used some of the money to buy U.S. military uniforms, firearms accessories, tactical gear and other equipment from local businesses and ship it to intermediaries in Turkey and Saudi Arabia who forwarded the supplies to fighters in Syria and Iraq.
One of the suspects, Mediha Medy Salkicevic, a 34-year-old mother of four from the Chicago suburb of Schiller Park, appeared Saturday in federal court in Chicago. Wearing an orange jail uniform, she spoke only to confirm that she understood the charges. She appeared calm and smiled occasionally while consulting with her attorney.
Speaking to reporters afterward, defense attorney Andrea Gambino stressed that Salkicevic is considered innocent until proven guilty.
The indictment says the suspects used “coded language” in their communications over email and social media, using terms like “the beach” for places in Iraq and Syria.
But it says they also used terms such as brothers, lions, mujahids and shaheeds, or holy warriors and martyrs. Such language is commonly used among Islamic extremist groups and would seem likely to draw law enforcement scrutiny if posted openly on the Internet.
But terrorism financing expert Loretta Napoleoni said it’s a clever tactic to use such usual channels for communicating and sending money as long as the amounts are small, noting that so many people use them that it’s easy to “go below the radar.”
“That’s the easiest way to send money. … And frankly using the U.S. Postal Service is also a very good way not to be caught,” said Napoleoni, author of “The Islamist Phoenix.” ”There is so much stuff going through.”
The FBI arrested Salkicevic on Friday. If convicted, she could face up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000 on each charge. The case will be tried in Missouri, where several other defendants were arrested. A bond hearing Monday will determine whether Salkicevic travels there on her own or in custody.
The indictment alleges the conspiracy began no later than May 2013.
All six people who are charged are natives of Bosnia who were living in the U.S. legally. Three are naturalized citizens; the other three had either refugee or legal resident status, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
Besides Salkicevic, the indictment names Ramiz Zijad Hodzic, 40, his wife, Sedina Unkic Hodzic, 35, and Armin Harcevic, 37, all of St. Louis County; Nihad Rosic, 26, of Utica, New York; and Jasminka Ramic, 42 of Rockford, Illinois….
Georg says
Well that’s nothing compared to the Inquisition and Jim Crow. Get off your high horses.
Charli Main says
Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo, the Muslim cancer in the heart of Europe.
The illustrious Tony Blair, erstwhile PM of Britain has promised to fight tooth and nail to get Muslim Albania into the European Union.
Lee says
NATO and especially the USA spent $billions saving the Muslims of Bosnia and Kosovo by bombing the predominately Christian Yugoslavia in 1999 – killing (accidentally) more than 500 civilians.
Have Yugoslavians responded with suicide bombings, random murders, gang-rapes? No. Instead, Muslims celebrated 9/11 a mere 2 years after the West had fought for Muslims, and we still suffer their crimes. Time to get a clue.
John Smith says
While Albanian muslims are scum, saying that Yugoslavia existed in 1999 is dead wrong. Also “yugoslav” is not a real nationality, it is about as real as “bosniak”. The Yugoslav government is at fault for the Kosovo situation of today, because they accepted Albanian refugees that were fleeing from their communist dictator. The US certainly is at fault for bombing Serbia over Kosovo, but the Serbian and Montenegrin invasion of Croatia was an illegal war of agression.
Yugoslavia stopped existing when Croatia and Slovenia broke off. Speaking of Croatia, they fought a 2 year war against Bosnian muslims.
Peggy says
You would do well to find out what really happened. It was Croatia which started the mess by smuggling arms through Hungarian border in preparation for secession. They brought out all their old Ustasha signs and that frightened the living daylight out of Serbs living in that area. It is those Serbs which rose against the Independent Croatia not Serbia.
In Bosnia there were areas where Serbs allowed Crotians to escape their Bosnian Muslim enemy and even treated the wounded. In some other areas they were enemies. It was a reall mess back then.
Serbs remebered those days of WW2 when Ustasha exterminated 700,00 of Serbs, Jews and Gypsies in Jasenovac concentration camp and since Croatian took out thsoe same relics again and started chanting the same threats naturally this time they were not going to lie down and die.
So It was Croatia who started the war there, not Serbia. They were well prepared before they declared independence.
Lee says
@John Smith: “saying that Yugoslavia existed in 1999 is dead wrong” – in fact the ‘Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’ was formed in 1992 (only reconstituted as the ‘State Union of Serbia and Montenegro’ in 2003 before breaking up in 2006). Milosevic was ‘President of Yugoslavia’ from 1997-2000. Please research before wasting time.
Remember, the issue is: the West *saved Muslims* by *bombing and killing NON-Muslims*.
Muslims responded by cheering 9/11, and continuing to demonize and attack the West today. By contrast, Yugoslavians have NEVER even sought revenge for being bombed.
Lesson: Muslims are not just completely morally corrupted, but they are at WAR WITH US. It doesn’t matter what we do for them, or who we kill to save their lives, they will ALWAYS be at war with us until they inflict an Islamic State on us. This is their “divine” ideology.
M S case says
Isn’t it time to stop this madness. Come on politicians wake up………I’ll do my part
An old saying…..You can’t have my gun till I run out of bullets….Well we must have ran out of bullets and now are just going to lie down and wait.
jewdog says
Facebook needs a special site for Muslims. It would allow them to show their hostility by “hating” other members; there could even be categories like “behead”, “amputate” and “burn”. Special sound effects could be added to simulate screams of pain, war cries, explosions, or chants of Allahu al Akbar. One could have “companions”, as well as different kinds of enemies: heretics, hypocrites, apostates and infidels. One could pronounce “takfir” on a friend who would then become an enemy. Non-Muslims could join as “dhimmis” for a small surcharge.
Ayatrollah says
Sounds like a game I would want to play. Shariah law could be the rule book. As long as you could show a ruling it would be in play. Like, I take a school of your dhimmi girl population hostage and sell them for X points, rolling dice to see how successful I am.
Angemon says
You know what to do: kick them back to Bosnia.
Myxlplik says
Serbs in R.S. have to be laughing their asses off about this, because they are our problem now :).
Peggy says
That’s exactly why RS has to be left alone. It is the only refuge for Serbs.
Muslims and Croatians say that RS was made on genocide and they are right.l Genocide against the Serbs. Where else were those expelled Serbs going to go? They had to leave Sarajevo and many other places or die.
The sad thing is that false history is still being taught in western schools. Serbs are still labelled as barbaric and agressors and shows are made with Serbs as the bad guys. There are no Serbs butchering Americans, Brits or French because of western agression against them but there are Muslims doing exactly that as thanks for their help and support.
Yes, Serbs of RS are laughing their asses off and rightly so.
Peggy says
That’s exactly why RS has to be left alone. It is the only refuge for Serbs.
Muslims and Croatians say that RS was made on genocide and they are right. Genocide against the Serbs. Where else were those expelled Serbs going to go? They had to leave Sarajevo and many other places or die.
The sad thing is that false history is still being taught in western schools. Serbs are still labelled as barbaric and aggressors and shows are made with Serbs as the bad guys. There are no Serbs butchering Americans, Brits or French because of western aggression against them but there are Muslims doing exactly that as thanks for their help and support.
Yes, Serbs of RS are laughing their asses off and rightly so.