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Houston: Muslim “refugee” pleads guilty to trying to bomb malls for the Islamic State

Oct 17, 2016 10:25 pm By Robert Spencer

The solution? President Hillary Clinton is going to increase Muslim immigration by 550%. What could possibly go wrong?

Omar Faraj Saeed al Hardan

“Iraqi refugee living in Houston pleads guilty to trying to help ISIS,” CBS News, October 17, 2016:

HOUSTON — An Iraqi refugee who authorities say wanted to set off bombs at two Houston malls pleaded guilty Monday to trying to help the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan admitted as part of his plea deal that he pledged his loyalty to ISIS in November 2014 and almost immediately trained to use tactical weapons, including an AK-47. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison when he is sentenced Jan. 17 on a charge of attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

The 24-year-old came to Houston from Iraq in 2009. Beginning in June 2014, Al Hardan developed a relationship with a confidential informant, discussing hopes to travel overseas to fight with ISIS, according to authorities.

Homeland Security Special Agent Herman Wittliff testified days after Al Hardan’s indictment in January that the suspect had been learning how to make electronic transmitters that could be used to detonate explosives. Wittliff said Al Hardan hoped to bomb two Houston malls, including the popular Galleria mall, and wanted use cellphones — a collection of which were found in his apartment – to detonate the devices.

He also made numerous statements about his plans to travel to Syria and fight alongside ISIS and become a martyr, CBS affiliate KHOU reported.

“I want to blow myself up. I want to travel with the Mujahidin. I want to travel to be with those who are against America. I am against America,” Al Hardan wrote, according to KHOU.

An FBI statement at the time assured that Al Hardan never had an “active or planned plot targeting a specific location in Houston or elsewhere.”

Prosecutors alleged Al Hardan was coordinating efforts with another Iraqi refugee living in California, Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, and that the two men discussed getting weapons training and eventually sneaking into Syria to fight alongside ISIS….

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  1. JawsV says

    Oct 17, 2016 at 10:34 pm

    The greatest Trojan Horse of all time, letting the Muslims into Europe, America and Canada.

  2. David says

    Oct 17, 2016 at 10:50 pm

    Islam is a mental illness!

  3. Buford says

    Oct 17, 2016 at 10:58 pm

    Hillary wants to increase Muslim immigration by 550% wonderful look for terrorism to go up 500%
    or more only a dam fool will vote for this demonic beast

  4. Matt Proctor says

    Oct 17, 2016 at 11:18 pm

    well I shop online so go ahead

  5. Islam the religion of killers says

    Oct 17, 2016 at 11:30 pm

    It would take a mall being blown to pieces and lots of people killed to shock the Hillary voters to vote with their brains ….

  6. davej says

    Oct 17, 2016 at 11:36 pm

    “I want to blow myself up”. Well that would be fine, laudable really, but they all want to do it at the mall or the airport or on the train, while killing as many infidels as possible.

    People like this are Satanically possessed, they have become walking zombies. It really is a mental illness that separates them from their own humanity. Sad and pitiable but not something we should have to put up with.

    Please Hillary, no more Omars, Ahmeds or Muhameds. We have far too many already.

  7. gravenimage says

    Oct 17, 2016 at 11:49 pm

    Houston: Muslim “refugee” pleads guilty to trying to bomb malls for the Islamic State
    ………………………..

    This is what the Muslim “refugees” we are bringing in are like…

  8. davej says

    Oct 17, 2016 at 11:58 pm

    Most popular baby boy name (again) in Britain: one of the 14 different spellings of Muhammed. A distant second: Oliver.

    Almost 8000 more native Muhammeds so far this year, not counting the imports.

    What a wonderful world it will be.

  9. Charli Main says

    Oct 18, 2016 at 4:35 am

    I want to travel to be with those who are against America. I am against America,”

    These Muslim shyte all hate America and the West, but they all want to come and live in the West. These vermin NEVER go to live with their Muslim brothers in the 60 + other ” Muslim” countries in the world.

  10. Angemon says

    Oct 18, 2016 at 9:57 am

    “I want to blow myself up. I want to travel with the Mujahidin. I want to travel to be with those who are against America. I am against America,” Al Hardan wrote, according to KHOU.

    And somehow, this anti-American feeling was not picked up during his screening.

    • Charli Main says

      Oct 18, 2016 at 4:01 pm

      To save time and resources only potentially dangerous immigrants like the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jews need to be carefully screened.
      Muslims, as members of the religion of peace, can be fast tracked as they present no threat to the USA and its citizens.

  11. Florida Jim says

    Oct 18, 2016 at 10:17 am

    When a group of people emigrate to a nation and start bombing or beheading the people who welcomed them it is time to ship them out. Has any single mosque, Imam or CAIR fraud ever outed anyone ? I think not it is time for us to out them and ship therm home to wherever hellhole they came from.They are spreading everywhere and soon will control not only cities but Sates and then it is too late, ask Holland or France.

  12. Kumi Ho says

    Oct 18, 2016 at 10:29 am

    Why the 20 year sentence, Texas, why not just a rope and his family charged a fee to removing his body.

  13. Jake says

    Oct 18, 2016 at 12:17 pm

    He and his imam should be executed. The penalty should be the same for the conspiracy as it is for the act. Don’t forget to deport their families. What ever they have, we don’t need. It is time to treat this as a war.

  14. Michael Johnson says

    Oct 18, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    Republican and Democrat need to take a look I’m not just blaming one party I’m holding all of Washington DC accountable for what occurs in our country both parties are responsible for our national security

  15. Mahendra Singh says

    Oct 19, 2016 at 1:44 am

    Sounds like a very innocent fantasy of every child.

    On a serious note it appears every Muslim is a potential jihadi.
    Islam was spread thru extreme terror.

    Example: Every Bakreed (Idd uz Zoha) there is ritual slaughter of a
    sheep or other animal every member of the household, even kids, is required to
    watch the act and the animal’s painful death. This was intentionally mandated so that
    the Muslim kid grows up devoid of any compassion.

    In contrast, when Buddha saw his cousin shoot an arrow on a bird, he got hold of
    the bird and nursed it to health, after which he released it. But the pity is Mohammad
    is ranked on par with Buddha.

  16. Joe says

    Oct 19, 2016 at 5:42 pm

    1400 years of historic experience with a death and war cult called Islam, yet our politicians have learned? NOTHING! ZERO! NADA!

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