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New Jersey Muslim charged with plotting to support the Islamic State

Jun 20, 2015 4:40 pm By Robert Spencer

Samuel-Rahamin-Topaz“Topaz told investigators who executed a search warrant on his home Wednesday that he sympathized with the Islamic State group and its activity, that he watched Islamic State videos that depicted beheadings and that he agreed with the three co-conspirators to travel abroad to join the Islamic State.” Where does Topaz go to mosque? Has anyone investigated what they’re teaching there? Or does everyone take for granted that the mosques have nothing whatsoever to do with this jihad activity?

“New Jersey man charged with plotting to support terror group,” Associated Press, June 18, 2015:

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man was charged Thursday with conspiring with three other men to provide material support to the Islamic State terror group.

Samuel Rahamin Topaz, of Fort Lee, was charged Thursday with conspiring to travel overseas to join the terror group. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine upon conviction.

The 21-year-old Topaz was arrested at his home and made an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Newark on Thursday and was held without bail, the U.S. attorney’s office said. Topaz’s attorney, Borce Martinoski, said Topaz will plead not guilty.

According to the criminal complaint released Thursday, Topaz told investigators who executed a search warrant on his home Wednesday that he sympathized with the Islamic State group and its activity, that he watched Islamic State videos that depicted beheadings and that he agreed with the three co-conspirators to travel abroad to join the Islamic State.

The complaint alleges Topaz had numerous meetings and exchanged numerous text messages and phone calls with the three, referred to as CC-1, CC-2 and CC-3. The description of CC-2 matches that of 20-year-old Munther Omar Saleh, a New York City college student who was arrested this month and charged with conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

The New York man is alleged to have made online postings supporting the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris and saying “AQ,” believed to refer to Al-Qaeda, “could be getting too moderate.” The criminal complaint against Topaz alleges the two men discussed going abroad to join the Islamic State.

The complaint against Saleh alleges he was planning an attack in New York and searched the Internet for information about pressure cooker bombs and city landmarks and tourist attractions….

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  1. Michael Copeland says

    Jun 20, 2015 at 5:10 pm

    We all know that Islam is the world’s worst-taught subject.
    It has appalling teachers and hopeless students.
    The message is forever being hijacked, radicalised, politicised, warped, twisted, distorted, perverted, misunderstood, and wrongly interpreted.
    Obviously the mosques need far more financial assistance from the West.
    http://libertygb.org.uk/v1/index.php/news-libertygb/6418-tony-blair-we-seem-blind

    • abad says

      Jun 20, 2015 at 5:23 pm

      Islam caters to the lowest common denominator. It is at the very bottom of the religious evolutionary ladder.

      • Shane says

        Jun 21, 2015 at 9:57 am

        Yes, Islam appeals to murderers, rapists, and pedophiles; people who are filled with hatred for one group or another.

  2. Angemon says

    Jun 20, 2015 at 6:25 pm

    The complaint against Saleh alleges he was planning an attack in New York and searched the Internet for information about pressure cooker bombs and city landmarks and tourist attractions….

    Sounds like the kind of person Al Sharpton would gladly stand by…

  3. mortimer says

    Jun 20, 2015 at 8:04 pm

    The FBI should put an agent in every mosque.

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