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Australia: Muslim teen charged with Anzac Day jihad plot

Apr 24, 2016 8:43 pm By Robert Spencer

There is no hint in this article that this was a jihad terror plot, but there are several clues that give it away. One is that the teen was arrested in Auburn, a suburb in southwest Sydney with a high Muslim population.

Another comes from a different report, from ABC.net.au: “AFP Sydney state manager Commander Chris Sheehan praised the work of his colleagues and warned of the risks of online radicalisation. ‘In Australia and around the world, the age of people radicalised is getting younger, with online grooming tactics similar to those used by sexual predators.'” This talk of “online radicalisation” is generally only used in connection with jihadis, in line with the unshakeable assumption that they couldn’t possibly have been “radicalized” in their benign local mosques, and so it had to have happened online.

And in this report, Sheehan says: “A cohesive society and social inclusion is critical in driving a counter-narrative to extremist ideology.” “Social inclusion” is PC code for accepting Muslim immigrants, and the “extremist ideology” generally refers primarily to the jihad doctrine.

Also, who else would target Anzac Day?

But why must we constantly read tea leaves in this way in order to determine what is going on with the foremost threat to freedom in our time?

“Sydney teenager, 16, charged with alleged Anzac Day terror plot,” by Melissa Hills, 7News, April 25, 2016 (thanks to dumbledoresarmy):

UPDATE: Justice Minister Michael Keenan admits he’s concerned about Anzac Day services being the target of terror attacks following the arrest of a Sydney teenager.

“It’s very disturbing when Australians are out there commemorating what is a very important national day for us, some people would think that’s an appropriate time to target those services – I’m very worried about that,” he told ABC radio on Monday.

However, Australians should take comfort authorities have been effective in preventing possible attacks such as that allegedly planned by the 16-year-old, he said.

At a press conference Commissioner Andrew Scipione said officers had enough information to act over the threat and the boy was arrested near his Auburn home on Sunday.

The boy was was questioned extensively overnight and police say they believe the boy was acting alone.

It is believed he was planning some kind of attack in Sydney, no further details have been released.

The boy was taken to Auburn Police Station, where he was charged with one count of preparing or planning an act of terrorism, the offence carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment….

AFP State Manager Sydney Office, Commander Chris Sheehan, said family and friends are vital when it comes to connecting with those young people who may be susceptible to carry out criminal acts that attract significant penalties.

“A cohesive society and social inclusion is critical in driving a counter-narrative to extremist ideology,” he said….

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  1. Jerry says

    Apr 24, 2016 at 8:52 pm

    And this is why I fear muslim immigration, because too many of them are willing to support their faith’s violent agenda. No ideology can kill and destroy on its own, it’s the people who believe in those ideas that bring them to life. And the people that bring islam’s violent ideas to life are muslims. Their quasi-religious belief system is built on the idea that murder and oppression over the rights of others is a godly virtue. It’s not bigotry to say that I’m concerned about muslim immigration bringing this evil into my nation of birth. It’s simply a matter of honesty about the threat. If muslims truly believe that islam’s doctrine of murder and hate is not of allah then they should remove those errors from those teachings. If, however, they do think they are from allah then clearly that presents a threat to civilized people. Because the world knows the powerful influence religion has on the mind, islam is no exception. And we’re seeing the result of islam’s influence every day, multitudes are slaughtered and raped, and millions are on the run.

    If the universe could talk I wonder what it would say about us humans. Here we are with the benefit of hindsight and history to teach us, but still some think appeasing islamic barbarity is the way to go. As if we’ve learned nothing about the deadly consequences of allowing superstitious ignorance free reign. It boggles the mind. If only we could drape our stupidity behind a giant curtain in the sky. Let’s not allow anyone to see our stupendous folly, not even the mindless stars above or the cold vacuum of space.

  2. Angemon says

    Apr 24, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    blockquote>The boy was was questioned extensively overnight and police say they believe the boy was acting alone.

    I bet he was – just a “lone wolf” among all the other “lone wolves” in the pack…

    • dumbledoresarmy says

      Apr 24, 2016 at 10:25 pm

      I’d very much like to know whether his family home was searched from top to bottom. And the family car or cars. And any associated properties / business premises.

      I hope the arrest team, when they were sent in, took *sniffer dogs* and went over *every person* in the household, and over every inch of the house and yard, and cars, and any other premises (e.g if family or extended family own a restaurant, etc).

      I hope they looked under his parents’ bed and in the wardrobe and in the broom cupboard and under the kitchen sink. And in his *sisters* rooms, too, if he has sisters.

      I hope they searched every member of the family from the skin out and went over them with sniffer dogs from head to toe; dogs trained to detect both explosives, or precursor chemicals to same, *and* illegal drugs.

      I hope that each individual member of the family and extended family was questioned, very thoroughly, *separately*, being given no opportunity to confabulate beforehand and that each person after being questioned was held separately so as to have no way of communicating with those yet to be questioned and ‘briefing’ them on what questions were being asked. Elementary police procedures.

      Because, nasty suspicious person that I am, I refuse to believe that his family didn’t have a clue. A 16 year old doesn’t normally have a driver’s licence, here in Australia, so wherever he needed to go, if he were going to a mosque that was more than a comfortable walk away, he was being driven by somebody.

      And if there is a mosque, or mosques, that he or *any* other family member has ever attended, then that mosque should be getting searched *now*.

      • JMB says

        Apr 25, 2016 at 5:51 pm

        First comment I will make is that both the NSW Police and the Australian Federal Police are not stupid, they know what is going on, however they are constrained by the forces of political correctness including the stupid belief from the very top that Muslims are just like us, the religion of peace etc and all the other lies we are fed.
        Next comment; By way of explanation, ANZAC day is Australia’s remembrance day, it is taken very seriously by all level of traditional Australian society, it is almost 100% white but does include Greeks and Poles etc who were on our side against the Nazis. The public parades now include veterans from the current Middle East conflicts. Yes, ANZAC day would be an ideal terror target by Australia’s Islamic scum.
        Final Comment. Auburn is one of many former white working class suburbs in Sydney’s west and south west which have been taken over by Muslim immigrants. Mosques dominate the skyline, women in their medieval robes dominate the streetscape. Violent crime rules the night. These people come to Australia to escape their Middle east or North African hell holes but they simply just bring their ways here with them.

        As for the young offender, he does face life imprisonment under our terror laws, a better choice would to be to give the boy life and deport his whole extended family to his grandfathers country of origin.

        • Peggy says

          Apr 25, 2016 at 9:59 pm

          The end of the procession included all allies who fought in 1st and 2nd world war which includes most of Europe. Russia has a particularly large representation in Melbourne while some like Serbs have a much smaller group.
          I mention the two because the two were always allies and now are treated like enemy because of Islam. For some reason we have started including the Turks as well. Cannot understand why and how our RSL has allowed this when Gallipoli is such a difficult thing to remember.
          I didn’t think including enemies in the march was ever going to happen.
          I hope that our government doesn’t submit to Islam so much that we will see members of IS in the march too. If Turkey is there what’s going to stop the others?

        • Angemon says

          Apr 26, 2016 at 11:51 am

          Huh, you know that after WWII there was this thing called “the Cold War”, right?

        • JMB says

          Apr 25, 2016 at 10:49 pm

          Reply to Peggy;
          Turkey is a very interesting one, we (Australia) have a major monument named Anzac Cove near Galipolli in modern day Turkey where a major commemoration is held each year on Anzac Day as well as being a place of pilgrimage for many Australians. We are on good terms with Turkey and try and remember the sacrifices made by both sides in that terrible campaign. I see no problems with this at present, BUT;
          1, With the rise of militant Islam, just how long will or can we be on good terms with Turkey, or is this (be very nice to Turkey) just another part of the big plan to support Turkeys application to join the E.U?
          2, Are we just being too accommodating with Islam? Is it part of the push to make our Anzac Day service “more inclusive” as in bowing down to minorities in what is essentially a white Anglo Australian remembrance ceremony?
          3, I have very mixed feelings about former enemies taking part in the march or wreath laying ceremonies. Basically this should be for high diplomacy only, it is not appropriate on Anzac Day.
          4, Anzac Day ceremonies should definitely NOT be used to promote multiculturalism.
          5, Anzac Day is all about remembering those servicemen who died in the defense of this nation and it’s allies. If newcomers, Muslims in particular can not accept this and respect this they do not belong here.

        • Peggy says

          Apr 26, 2016 at 12:52 am

          5, Anzac Day is all about remembering those servicemen who died in the defense of this nation and it’s allies. If newcomers, Muslims in particular can not accept this and respect this they do not belong here.

          ================================
          This is exactly my point about allowing Turkey to march. They were the enemy then and are still the enemy. What exactly has turned Turkey into a friend? Even if we are friends now the march is for Australian soldiers, past and present and allies. This means allies from all the wars Australia was involved in and up till today Turkey has not fought on our side. Until they do, I would not allow them to march. It’s disrespectful to the soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Would they approve?

        • JMB says

          Apr 26, 2016 at 4:04 am

          Yes Peggy, I agree completely.

      • Angemon says

        Apr 26, 2016 at 11:49 am

        +1

  3. Infidel from Down Under says

    Apr 24, 2016 at 9:05 pm

    Our leaders like in many other countries today too often go to great lengths to distance incidents like this from the real source of the problem – Islam and the Holy Koran.It can be traced all the way back directly to Mohammad the Prophet himself

    But ‘No ,nothing to do with religion or where someone prays’ is the common response especially from the apologists of the left

    Like yeah sure thing,say it enough times and they will start believing it themselves

    • Lanya LaPunta says

      Apr 25, 2016 at 7:45 am

      Why are the government of most, if not all, Western nations going to great lengths to protect terrorists and mohammedans (by definition, all terrorists). And, doing little to nothing to protect their own taxpaying citizens?

      Moreover, why do people refer to the allies of the mohammedans as “leftist”, “apologists”, and the list goes on. Why not call them what they truly are: Islamophiliacs?

  4. No Fear says

    Apr 24, 2016 at 9:19 pm

    I grew up in Auburn, right near the house of ex NSW Premier Jack Lang in Adderley St. In the 1960s it was a pleasant leafy suburb. Now it is an Islamic cesspit full of Halal signs. I hate going there now. I am not surprised by news of an arrest.

    • JMB says

      Apr 25, 2016 at 5:54 pm

      Yes, we had family connections there once upon a time, but no more. As soon as you here the nightly litany of crime on the TV news and you hear suburb names such as Auburn or Lakemba you instinctively know that one of the offender’s names will be Muhammad.

    • Peggy says

      Apr 26, 2016 at 12:54 am

      You must feel like you’ve lost your own history. If you have grandchildren can you take them to see where you grew up and still feel the connection? So sad.

  5. dumbledoresarmy says

    Apr 24, 2016 at 10:31 pm

    According to one of the news reports, ‘NSW Premier Mike Baird said people should not be deterred from attending Anzac Day events.”

    We weren’t, either. I read this report when I got up this morning and it didn’t stop me from attending the 8.30 am commemoration event at the local RSL in our suburb.

    Another report had a bit more from Premier Baird, “‘Premier Mike Baird has called the alleged terror plot “disturbing” but says we must be resilient and attend an Anzac Day event.”

    Ah yes, ‘resilient’. How about “defiant”?? That would have been better.

    Here’s a thought: next Anzac Day Aussie patriots should turn up at ANZAC services, ceremonies and marches wearing T-shirts and waving banners proclaiming “Lan Astaslem” (“I will NOT Submit”). Upon which, the Islamophiles in our press and among our Authorities would fall into fits of hysterics and wring their hands and bleat “Islamophobia!!”

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 25, 2016 at 10:19 pm

      Hear, hear, DDA!

      I hope all patriotic Aussies and Kiwis feel the same!

      • JMB says

        Apr 26, 2016 at 12:41 am

        I almost get the feeling that there is already an element of defiance in our continued support of Anzac Day, after all it is one of the few occasions remaining where real Australians can gather in large numbers and wave the flag and be proud of what this nation has been all about.

  6. Mike says

    Apr 24, 2016 at 10:54 pm

    Radicalized online? Are you sure about that Commander Sheehan? More likely he was a devout Muslim who attended Auburn mosque

    • Peggy says

      Apr 25, 2016 at 10:03 pm

      What about his parents? What role did the play in his upbringing?
      When he was put through the program of deradicalization how come the parents were not reporting that it wasn’t working?
      I am sick and tired of our media blaming the internet. Why is it that the internet only has such a bad influence on the Muslims?

  7. notaluvvie says

    Apr 25, 2016 at 6:05 am

    Isn’t it amazing how the mus-slimes use those under 18 in western societies knowing full well they will be treated as children and there will be no come back on the parents of the “community”. It all fell apart last October when 15 year old Farhad Jabar Khalil Mohammad murdered a NSW police department employee and was in turn shot by New South Wales police. Oops, once they’re dead you can name them or in this case, it. That stopped the really brave gutless mus-slimes behind the plan in their tracks. Aren’t they so brave? However the good old gutless politicians and media have not had the parents stating how sorry they were or in any way being contrite. They’re probably happy he’s with his 72 goats.

  8. simpleton1 says

    Apr 25, 2016 at 8:25 am

    Perhaps these young terrorists need to learn about politics so as to ““A cohesive society and social inclusion is critical in driving a counter-narrative to extremist ideology.” Get them into politics, their very own party.
    Australian Muslim Party will solve the problem
    An abbreviated transcript of the video 1minute 48 seconds November 2015

    ” …christian and democratic parties…a lot of parties out there to pacifically to oppose islam and muslims
    …..yet muslims do not have any official representation…., would be beneficial for both Australians and Australian muslims. to have a party and a platform to express themselves….
    any thing with muslims, some people will just oppose it ,…..by certain groups….
    We still need some …organisation to respond accordingly….
    some muslim countries have been at war, for many years whether Afghanistan Iraq Palestine Chechnya Burma….. Wars in muslim countries for many years, not a new thing. [Is he inferring that he wants to represent those muslims too?]

    As a muslim my faith what islam teaches only thing to go by…. strictly strictly strictly forbids killing any innocent lives whether muslims lives have been taken have been taken as well. taken any innocent lives in retailation or what ever the reason may be, is forbidden

    What is correct response from the West to the latest [Paris] incident
    Could your party ever support an invasion of a muslim country? for example
    .
    ,
    No lets look at how well that has worked in the past.
    Aghanistan did not work out so well
    Iraq… in the mess we are in right now
    Would I support what has never worked in the past
    No I wouldn’t

    Sydney Morning Herald November 2015 has an article on this proposed Australian Muslim Party with that video.
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australian-muslim-party-aims-to-contest-federal-and-state-elections-20151116-gl0app.html

    I am sure the government has plenty of money to fund this party, and then matched by some other foreign sources.

    The new leader Diaa Mohamed claims to be a muslim first, and an Australian second.

    • gravenimage says

      Apr 25, 2016 at 10:22 pm

      Uh huh. The idea that a Muslim party in Australia would lessen “radicalization” is either meretricious or naive in the extreme.

      All such a party would do would be to add to the stealth Jihad.

      • Peggy says

        Apr 26, 2016 at 1:00 am

        They are already part of our politics. We have a Muslim MP in Sydney and a deputy Mayor too. They are using our system to get into government. Soon enough there will be more of them as members of parliament.
        There are areas in Melbourne which a majority Muslim so it won’t be long before another MP is elected in Melbourne.
        I am so afraid for the next generations.

  9. melancholy observer says

    Apr 25, 2016 at 9:02 am

    Yes Auburn was the home of our great popular leader and state premier Jack Lang who would literally roll in his grave if he could see what had happened to his beloved suburb and electorate. In the 1930’s people used to shout ‘Lang is right’ now the call is more likely to be ‘down with Israel ‘ or ‘Isis is right’ How times have changed!

  10. marble says

    Apr 25, 2016 at 9:43 am

    Those who open the doors to natural enemies, those “who hate our freedoms,” and those who give the door openers their orders know very well what they are doing. The Shadow Government hates our freedoms and is inviting a militaristic people to battle a disarmed population. An informed and patriotic populace gets in the way of “World Order,” maintaining what they will be left of the human domain.

  11. gravenimage says

    Apr 25, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    Australia: Muslim teen charged with Anzac Day jihad plot
    ……………………

    Damn barbarian. I hope he is deported–along with his family, if they were involved.

    • Peggy says

      Apr 25, 2016 at 10:07 pm

      He’s a minor so he will only get juvenile detention, if that.
      Muslims are smart. They use teenagers becaue they know that teenagers will get lighter sentences, if any, but they can be just as deadly as adults.
      I don’t believe even for a moment that this turd was acting alone. He was used by others and I also believe that his parents know who they are.
      I would push the parents to talk.

      • gravenimage says

        Apr 26, 2016 at 12:08 am

        It’s just the same in the States.

        This is one reason–besides ushering their youth into savagery–that Muslims so often use minors to carry out “Honor Killings”, or at least have them confess to it.

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