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New York Muslim pledged allegiance to the Islamic State

Sep 19, 2015 3:29 pm By Robert Spencer

But…but…John Kerry and David Cameron and Bill O’Reilly and the U.S. Catholic bishops and so many other unimpeachable authorities all assure us that the Islamic State has nothing — nothing! — to do with Islam! How did Ali Saleh become a misunderstander of the noble Religion of Peace? I trust that Kerry and Fr. Dwight Longenecker and Pope Francis and Boris Johnson are on their way to visit Ali Saleh in jail as soon as possible, so that they can explain to him the true, peaceful Islam.

Brooklyn College students making the Islamic State one-finger sign
Brooklyn College students making the one-finger sign that signifies allegiance to the Islamic State

An update on this story. “FBI: New York man tried to help and join Islamic State group,” by Jake Pearson, Associated Press, September 17, 2015 10:17 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — A man was arrested Thursday on charges he tried to help the Islamic State group, using Twitter to espouse support for the terrorist organization while attempting multiple failed trips to join fighters in Syria and Yemen.

Between September 2014 and last month, Ali Saleh stopped at airports in New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Indianapolis, according to unsealed court papers. The 22-year-old Saleh was interviewed by federal agents at an Amtrak train station in Cleveland while en route to Toronto before he was finally arrested in Queens, according to the papers.

“Lets be clear the Muslims in the khilafah (caliphate) need help, the one who is capable to go over and help the Muslims must go and help,” Saleh posted on a Twitter account investigators believe he controlled in August 2014, when he booked a reservation to Turkey, a common point of entry to Syria, according to a criminal complaint.

That trip was thwarted after his parents took away his passport, the court papers show….

In the criminal complaint, FBI Special Agent Bret C. Luhmann wrote that Saleh told investigators in interviews before his arrest that he developed an interest in the Islamic State group and the war in Syria in 2013 and had sworn an oath of allegiance to the group.

But during one such interview in a hotel in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in July, Saleh told law enforcement agents he wanted to go to Yemen to join Sunni fighters near the city of Yafa, and he wouldn’t join terrorist groups such as al-Qaida or the IS group, Luhmann wrote.

Weeks later, after returning to New York, Saleh posted from a Twitter account “an audio message entitled, ‘Come and join the Caliphate,'” Luhmann wrote.

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  1. jihad3tracker says

    Sep 19, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    GO TO PAM’S BLOG —- WWW DOT PAMELAGELLER DOT COM —- AND FIND HER CURRENT POST ABOUT A BILL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO LIMIT IMMIGRATION HERE IN THE U.S.

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    Very simple essence of what to write, in large type font so they cannot miss seeing it:

    THE “REFUGEES” ARE ACTUALLY AN IMMENSE POPULATION TRANSFER OF POTENTIALLY UNLIMITED SIZE. EUROPE CANNOT HANDLE THIS — IT WILL SINK UNDER A WELFARE AND HEALTH CRISIS.

    DO NOT LET THE SAME THING HAPPEN HERE. READ ROBERT SPENCER’S POST “THE HIJRAH INTO EUROPE” AT HIS BLOG, WWW DOT JIHADWATCH DOT ORG.

    Then direct them to the black bar at JW’s homepage top (“About Robert Spencer”) for his credentials as an expert on Islam. And if you want to include other relevant posts, please do so. GET THESE CLUELESS CAPITOL HILL PEOPLE ON BOARD WITH SAVING US FROM EUROPE’S GOODBYE.

    • jihad3tracker says

      Sep 19, 2015 at 4:00 pm

      I forgot one extremely valuable video to help those you contact understand why “the peaceful refugee” becomes “the lone wolf terrorist” —–

      GO TO DAVID WOOD’S SITE WWW DOT ANSWERINGMUSLIMS DOT COM. Find his brilliant “The Jihad Triangle” in the search box. 4:57 seconds of astonishing lucid reasoning. SEND A LINK ON YOUTUBE WITH YOUR FAXES.

      ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL to help compassionate but pathetically ignorant Americans on Capitol Hill realize what we will encounter in a coming reign of slaughter as “recruiters” persuade thousands of young men newly arrived here to mobilize.

    • Shane says

      Sep 20, 2015 at 10:32 am

      Support Donald Trump as he has a great immigration reform plan! Ted Cruz is an acceptable guy to support too, but who we really need as our next president is Allen West!

      TRUMP’s IMMIGRATION REFORM PLAN THAT WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN – https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/immigration-reform

    • Shane says

      Sep 20, 2015 at 10:49 am

      Any immigration bill that Obama supports would be no good for America. We need fewer immigrants and a better quality of immigrant. We need to reduce chain immigration and stop immigration from Muslim countries. Support Donald Trump!

      Go to http://www.numbersusa.com to send free faxes about immigration to your Congress people and the president. Border security and deporting illegal aliens will help improve our country from Islamic jihad.

  2. Jaladhi says

    Sep 19, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    Kerry, Obama, O’Reilly, catholic bishops, etc, are all suffering with a false moral superiority syndrome, a result of following the religion of political correctness,and because of that they can’t call Islam an evil religion and by doing so they will come down to our level. Morons!!

    I think these guys are truly delusional and have no moral integrity, honesty, and ethics !! One has to be delusional if he can’t see the truth staring right into his eyes!!

    • Shane says

      Sep 20, 2015 at 10:52 am

      You forgot to mention how bad this current Pope is who is encouraging the West to take in these mostly Muslim refugees. I agree that the USA should take in a lot of the non-Muslim refugees, but let rich Muslim countries like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE take in the bulk of the Muslim immigrants.

  3. Treva Harper says

    Sep 19, 2015 at 5:09 pm

    Catholic charities (and several other “christian” charities) get paid by our government to resettle refugees from all over the world. They have become money making machines instead of a faith organization, that is why they are betraying the security of Americans who have to live with these Muslims of questionable backgrounds!

    https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2014/04/27/catholic-charities-brings-refugees-to-south-jersey-find-out-who-is-coming-to-your-statecity/

  4. Oliver says

    Sep 19, 2015 at 5:16 pm

    What I do not understand- in this and other cases– let these pieces of horse sh– go; just keep them from returning.

    as to the refugees-let them go and fight for their country.

    In Syria there are probably dozens of different groups to join- from Assad’s army and its allies-Hezbollah and Iran; the ISIS; Al queida ( and probably numerous offshoots and factions ), The Free Syrian Army; etc. ad infinitum; ad nauseum.

    They should all go and kill each other; get reinforcements– and they should get killed also.

    • Lia Wissing says

      Sep 20, 2015 at 4:41 am

      While I do have sympathy with the Syrians, it seems that very few of the migrants are actually Syrians .

      • Oliver says

        Sep 21, 2015 at 6:18 pm

        And for the very few that are Syrians- why aren’t they willing to fight for their country, with the terrorist group of their choice? (All sides, in my view, are terrorists).

  5. mortimer says

    Sep 19, 2015 at 5:20 pm

    Islam has nothing to do with Islam!!! Or so we are to believe according to most of Western POOH-BAHS!

    Moreover, Caliph Al Baghdad, who is the Isis chief and the caliph of the Islamic State, is the first Islamic Studies PhD from a Muslim background who has no idea about Islam.

    It’s time for the willful ignorance about the JIHAD DOCTRINE TO END!

  6. Angemon says

    Sep 19, 2015 at 6:31 pm

    In the criminal complaint, FBI Special Agent Bret C. Luhmann wrote that Saleh told investigators in interviews before his arrest that he developed an interest in the Islamic State group and the war in Syria in 2013 and had sworn an oath of allegiance to the group.

    If he’s American, charge him with treason.

  7. Wellington says

    Sep 19, 2015 at 6:53 pm

    Best to just assume that all in the photo above are fifth columnists. On an even larger note, there’s no upside for liberty to any Muslim being in America. No upside at all.

  8. Jay Boo says

    Sep 19, 2015 at 8:19 pm

    The Stinky Finger ideology is backwards

    If you do not believe me,
    Just tip-toe into a nearby mosque and carefully watch.
    You will see Muslims to the left and Muslims to the right doing their prayer “duty”.

    But, take note because Muslims always wash (before) they do their ‘duty’, not after like you and me. Ooooh! stinky poo.
    So if you wish to appease when a Muslim smiles and offers you his ASA’s after he prays, go ahead and smile, but never, never — SHAKE.

    • Oliver says

      Sep 21, 2015 at 6:21 pm

      recently-like a month or so ago, a leading Muslim theologian ( although, personally, I think the two words in the same sentence, next to each other is an oxymoron) said that it is permissible, as per the Koran, to use toilet paper.

      Only a century plus after the civilized world.

  9. Gary says

    Sep 19, 2015 at 11:21 pm

    This is farther proof that Islam has no tolerance for anything or anyone but muslims, nor seeks to assimilate with any other culture.

    Deport the fools!

    But no… Sadly, the “Tolerant West” would never think of such.. intolerance.

  10. Western Canadian says

    Sep 19, 2015 at 11:44 pm

    Yes, the looks of joy on their faces, and they hold up ONE finger to show the world just how high they can count!!

    islam (RTC), created by and continues to create absolute morons.

  11. Shmooviyet says

    Sep 20, 2015 at 1:45 pm

    Thought the title of this article had a typo, with no ‘s’ at the end of ‘Muslim’…
    The majority of these guys are accustomed to dealing with pleasant, helpful, multi-culti types who go along with everything they demand. They’ve not dealt with the majority of Americans who are want peace but will only be pushed so far.
    That one-finger salute always brings up unpleasant images, as evidenced by Jay Boo’s post on 9/19 at 8:19. Ewww.

  12. medaber_emet says

    Sep 21, 2015 at 3:04 am

    Ho god when i see those devils i am getting so furious
    its not good for my well being i might get a heart attack
    america should take them all put them on ships and send them to Saudi Arabia

  13. bodhiden says

    Sep 21, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    Really, white Americans are so ignorant. And lazy. Our leaders both political and religious are such fools. I don’t know how we tolerate it. The kids who support ISIS let them go, but don’t let them back in!

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