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NY: Muslim pizzeria owner admits to recruiting for the Islamic State

Dec 18, 2015 11:56 am By Robert Spencer

One large pie with IED’s, please. Mufid Elfgeeh owned a pizzeria in Rochester. If his customers knew or cared that he was Muslim, they assumed he was “moderate.” And he was. Until he wasn’t.

Mufid Elfgeeh

“New York pizza parlor owner admits to recruiting for ISIS,” by Julian Hattem, The Hill, December 17, 2015:

The owner of a Rochester, N.Y., pizza parlor pleaded guilty on Thursday to trying to recruit people to join Islamic extremists in the Middle East.

The man, 31-year-old Mufid Elfgeeh, used the Internet to find potential supporters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), send them propaganda and support their efforts to join the extremist group in Syria, officials alleged.

To spread his message, Elfgeeh used a combination of three Twitter accounts, 23 Facebook accounts and one WhatsApp account, which he used to seek out funding and support radical fighters, according to details in his plea agreement.

From late 2013 to early 2014, Elfgeeh. a naturalized U.S. citizen from Yemen, began communicating with two people who appeared willing to travel to Syria and join the jihadist fight.

Among other steps, Elfgeeh connected the two people with overseas contacts and bought them a laptop computer and a high-definition camera to use on their journey. He also gave one of the travelers $1,000 in cash to buy two handguns, and paid money so that one of the two people could obtain a copy of his birth certificate.

Unbeknownst to Elfgeeh, both people were cooperating with the FBI.

In other cases, Elfgeeh sent $600 to someone in Yemen to help them get into Syria, and communicated with different groups of fighters in Syria to get them to join ISIS….

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  1. Angemon says

    Dec 18, 2015 at 12:10 pm

    Elfgeeh. a naturalized U.S. citizen from Yemen

    Strip him of his citizenship and parachute him over Yemen. Or accuse and judge him for treason.

  2. Aron says

    Dec 18, 2015 at 12:14 pm

    MICHAEL MOORONS- WE ARE ALL PIZZAMEN

    On Twitter, Elfgeeh was effusive in his anti-American ramblings, according to an affidavit from FBI Special Agent Albert Zenner. In one tweet, Elfgeeh wrote that al Qaeda “said it loud and clear; we are fighting the American hegemony over the Earth and the people.”

    Elfgeeh told one area recruit that he would likely be part of a “core group of specially trained military personnel” because the man had weapons and heavy machinery experience with the Jordanian army.

    The other Rochester-area recruit, Elfgeeh envisioned, would likely “operate a cannon, act as a sniper and/or build bombs,” according to the 18-page plea agreement.

    n his plea, Elfgeeh indicated that he once said that

    “a person who helps or sponsors a fighter to engage in violent jihad obtains the same religious rewards from Allah as the fighter himself.”

    Rochester terrorist Mufid Elfgeeh guilty of recruiting for ISIS
    http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2015/12/17/alleged-terrorist-scheduled-plea-mufid-elfgeeh/77471906/

    • ekbano says

      Dec 19, 2015 at 9:21 pm

      Isn’t it lovely? Paradise by proxy. If you are too miserable to do a bit of jihad on your own (I got to makes these pizzas, otherwise…), you can get some other arsehole to do the killing and dying, and reap the rewards. Does he share the 72 virgins of the “rent-a-martyr”? Gosh, Mo sure was the king of pimps.

  3. Jay Boo says

    Dec 18, 2015 at 12:25 pm

    But, Muslims denounce terrorism, sort of.
    In the mosques Muslims learn that they are far supreme above all others. Yet, after an attack Muslim leaders denounce any connection with Muslims behaving as if they are supreme above all others.

    Denouncing terrorism against infidels would have more credence if it occurred in the mosques on a regular basis rather than (CYA) after the fact in the news media.

    • underbed cat says

      Dec 18, 2015 at 10:31 pm

      But the Qbook has commands to excuse and preform jihad to conquer the infidels, Judism and Christianity. So what the imams say,( all terror islamic groups) are pretty much from the documents. haddiths. ..suddenly Hilliary who has denied it, is speaking.So without understanding the doctrines. it just isn’t just isis, it’s the terror groups that arise from the religion of war. So Republicans get to study before speaking so Hilliary dosen/t upstage your knowledge. Stay away from the language that will be used by Hilliary to defeat you, with the ususal Republicans only think war,, that is part and it has to be precise, but as important is understanding the enemy and his doctrine…as the previous (not MB) could tell you….hopefully you know them.

  4. Islam_Macht_Frei says

    Dec 18, 2015 at 12:56 pm

    If I ever see a joint advertizing “Halal” – I skip it, no matter how hungry I am or inconvenient it may be…

    • sile Draper says

      Dec 18, 2015 at 1:58 pm

      Don’t knowingly buy anything marked ‘halal’ or from certain countries.

      • ekbano says

        Dec 19, 2015 at 9:35 pm

        It is high time that ALL right thinking kaffirs worldwide boycot halaal food diligently. Churches must remind their flocks that we are commanded NOT to eat food offered to other gods. Kosher is fine. Christians follow the god of the jews: YHWH. No conflict there. The god of islam is NOT the same as that of jews and christians, although the mohomedans would try and have you believe it is so. We should start a movement that promotes boycotting muslim buisnesses. How much more coriander can you stomache?

      • ekbano says

        Dec 19, 2015 at 9:39 pm

        Boycott All halaal products. Christians and jews are commanded not to eat food offered to other gods.Kosher is good. We serve the god of the jews. Not the foreign moon god Allah.

  5. red rose says

    Dec 18, 2015 at 1:07 pm

    The problem is Muslims think they are too smart and sometimes they are because our government and this administration allows them to get away with everything; even when they commit crimes/murders, this administration and the left accuse the American people are being racist and bigots.

    Its time for the American people to wake up, and stop this madness from taking over our country! We must stand together – unite by all peaceful religions, and destroy Islam!

  6. underbed cat says

    Dec 18, 2015 at 1:13 pm

    Pizza, cheese and sausage, green pepper, onions…..oh boy he is in trouble, misdirection if the name of….shocking he was recuiting, shocking.

    • Islam_Macht_Frei says

      Dec 18, 2015 at 3:21 pm

      Just don’t ask for pepperoni, sausage, ham or bacon…..

      • Mahendra Singh says

        Dec 18, 2015 at 7:49 pm

        Why would one go then for a pizza which excludes all pork products.
        On top of this probably the guy does not see beer, too.

      • Mahendra Singh says

        Dec 18, 2015 at 7:50 pm

        Why would one go then for a pizza which excludes all pork products.
        On top of this probably the guy does not sell beer, too.

  7. kaffir geoff says

    Dec 18, 2015 at 2:19 pm

    Doesn’t pepperoni have pork in it? What a crappy pizzeria that must have been.

  8. duh_swami says

    Dec 18, 2015 at 3:08 pm

    Hmm…I wonder if he uses ‘secret’ ingredients that kufrfar costomers don’t know about because they are secret…

    • ekbano says

      Dec 19, 2015 at 9:41 pm

      Halaal pizza: jew blood.and coriander.

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