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Michigan: Muslim amassed weapons, made pipe bombs, boasted of how easy it would be to mount jihad massacre in US

Oct 31, 2017 3:04 pm By Robert Spencer

His defense attorneys are trying to get this would-be jihad mass murderer freed on a technicality: Andrew Densemo and Colleen Fitzharris wrote: “All statements Mr. Ramadan made to the police about the videos and photos found on the hard drives are fruits of the illegal search and must be suppressed.”

Do they know what they are enabling? Do they care?

“Ypsilanti suspect linked to Islamic State group,” by Robert Snell, Detroit News, October 25, 2017 (thanks to Benedict):

Detroit — An Ypsilanti man arrested by the FBI’s counterterrorism team in August said he was an Islamic State supporter, admitting he made pipe bombs and watched terrorist propaganda videos, according to federal records obtained by The Detroit News.

Yousef Mohammad Ramadan also boasted that committing a terrorist attack in the United States is easy compared to overseas.

Search warrant records offer new insight into a counterterrorism investigation shrouded in secrecy and help explain why Ramadan was removed from a Royal Jordanian Airlines flight in August at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

The records also reveal Ramadan is at the center of the latest counter-terrorism investigation involving a Metro Detroit supporter of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS. His arrest in late August came days before terror suspect Sebastian Gregerson was sentenced to federal prison….

Ramadan, 28, has not been charged with a terrorism-related crime and the status of the investigation was unclear Wednesday. The filings came more than a month after the former security guard was indicted on two counts of knowingly possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number, a five-year felony….

Dozens of pages of search warrant records were filed in federal court Wednesday in a bid by Ramadan’s legal team to suppress evidence seized during the investigation and statements the man made while being questioned by investigators. His court-appointed lawyers allege Ramadan was assaulted by investigators and denied access to an attorney.

Ramadan was trying to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Airport to Amman, Jordan, on Aug. 15 with the ultimate destination of Israel, his lawyer wrote in a filing Wednesday. Before the plane could depart, investigators searched his checked baggage.

Inside, investigators found pepper spray, knives, a stun gun, black masks, two-way radios, a gas mask, a tactical vest and other items, according to a search warrant affidavit filed in federal court.

A secondary inspection uncovered numerous electronic devices, including laptops, iPhones and storage devices.

Investigators questioned Ramadan about the stun gun and other items found in the luggage.

“Ramadan could not give an answer and became very nervous,” FBI Special Agent Ryan Schanberger wrote in a search warrant affidavit.

Based on Ramadan’s response, investigators searched the electronic storage devices.

Investigators found videos of Ramadan shooting pistols and rifles, including a sniper rifle. They also found photos and videos of pipe bombs and propaganda videos and photos related to the Islamic State, including videos of fighters wearing black masks similar to those found in Ramadan’s luggage, according to Schanberger.

FBI agents showed Ramadan a photo obtained from one of his electronic devices. The photo showed what appeared to be a homemade, improvised explosive device, or pipe bomb, according to the filing.

“Ramadan stated that it was like a large firework that would make a loud bang when detonated, and that these items were sometimes used to throw at soldiers overseas,” the agent wrote.

Agents asked Ramadan how long it took to build the device.

“About one hour,” Ramadan said.

He immediately recanted, however, saying it would take one hour if he had all the components, according to the filing.

Ramadan said he made explosive devices for “educational purposes” while overseas and tested one by throwing it against a wall, according to the filing.

He acknowledged owning the items found in the luggage. Ramadan said he bought the items for personal protection and for making YouTube videos, court records show.

Ramadan had multiple YouTube channels. One, named “WB.88Guns,” contained seven videos posted between November 2016 and February 2017.

The videos show an individual shooting or handling various types of firearms, including a sniper rifle, according to the filing.

Five of the videos were shot outdoors in arid environments.

Ramadan told FBI agents he owned three weapons, including two rifles and a Glock pistol he had placed in a storage unit before arriving at the airport. Ramadan, however, did not disclose owning another pistol that was registered to him, the agent wrote.

Ramadan also was questioned about the Islamic State propaganda videos and photos found on his electronic devices.

“Ramadan stated that he likes and watches all aspects of combat footage,” the agent wrote. “He claimed that he does support ISIS’ goal of establishing … an Islamic State, but that he does not support their methods of violence to achieve that goal, instead preferring a peaceful approach to converting non-believers into the Muslim religion and/or forming an Islamic State.”

Investigators told Ramadan that watching violent ISIS videos could prompt him to commit a violent act.

“Ramadan responded by saying that if he ever wanted to commit an attack he certainly would not have to travel overseas to do it,” the agent wrote. “Ramadan stated that he would do it in the United States as it would be much easier to accomplish than overseas.

“Ramadan stated that even if his weapons were confiscated, he could simply buy more weapons off the street…,” the agent added. “Ramadan further stated that a domestic attack would still be viewed and praised as a huge victory by ISIS.”…

On Aug. 23, a federal magistrate judge approved a search warrant for the storage unit. Agents raided the storage unit that day and found two rifles, a handgun, components of an AR-15 rifle and two semi-automatic handguns.

Investigators also found ammunition, fireworks and a homemade silencer, according to the court filing.

The search of electronic devices found in the luggage was warrantless and investigators lacked suspicion, his defense lawyers Andrew Densemo and Colleen Fitzharris wrote in a filing Wednesday.

“All statements Mr. Ramadan made to the police about the videos and photos found on the hard drives are fruits of the illegal search and must be suppressed,” they wrote.

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  1. Jaladhi says

    Oct 31, 2017 at 3:15 pm

    Peaceful Muslims following the religion of peace at work!! Do you mind!(sarc. off)

  2. Papa Whiskey says

    Oct 31, 2017 at 3:24 pm

    Do they care?

    Lynne Stewart didn’t. (She was the Blind Sheik’s lawyer, who ran courier for him.)

  3. underbed cat says

    Oct 31, 2017 at 3:32 pm

    Ramadan supporter of the creation of islam doctrine sharia state, as are the mosques that teach the “book” where all the commands come from and where they get the idea it is pious to act….which we call terrorism. I hope that his claims of a false arrest are untrue so that they can hold him and stop any future action of his possible plans. Michigan hard to believe the methods of migrations were not understood.

  4. Krazy Kafir says

    Oct 31, 2017 at 3:52 pm

    They’re lawyers. So many don’t care about anything other than getting their clients off of whatever charge is laid. Just like Hillary.

  5. Paul N Silas says

    Oct 31, 2017 at 4:26 pm

    Just another “good old boy” with his gun ( and bomb) collection. I certain that he was just going hunting.

    Now what/who he was going to hunt is another question?

  6. I wonder about leftists says

    Oct 31, 2017 at 5:41 pm

    Those lawyers who immediately go for the case of muslims, should be disbarred, they don’t keep to the laws of the land, so why should the people? People, you just let this all go? Incredible.
    Just heard about the guy who drove his truck into the people, again 8 people dead, 11 wounded.
    Are you opening your mouth when one of your family gets killed, in one way or another?

  7. Guy Forester says

    Oct 31, 2017 at 7:01 pm

    You know, I agree. We violated the rights of this guy to engage in Jihad and to become a martyr. I recommend that we contact the Israeli government and let them know that we have decided to let Mr. R continue his trip to Israel. Let us make sure that all of his gear, videos, and pictures go with him. I am sure he will be warmly welcomed at the airport by Mossad, Shin Beit, the Frontier Police, and IDF. Maybe they will all sit down together over a nice cup of coffee or tea for a little chat. What do you think?

  8. Eric says

    Oct 31, 2017 at 11:54 pm

    Why were Ramadans weapons not discovered in the baggage search when he entered the airport?

    Eric

  9. Debi Brand says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 2:13 am

    “….he filings came more than a month after the former security guard was indicted ….”

    One wonders, if, perchance, these devotees to Allah and thus the same to IS have not noted, as did Orlando shooter, Omar Siddiqui Mateen, and others, the vocation of a Security Guard nicely lends itself to opportunities of jihad.

  10. Anti Jihad says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 7:01 am

    What I could say, Muslim children should attack their parents using a stone. They are responsible for teaching the stories.

  11. WhisperinPints says

    Nov 1, 2017 at 9:56 am

    “preferring a peaceful approach to converting non-believers into the Muslim religion and/or forming an Islamic State.”

    In Islam, Taqiya or taqiyya is a precautionary dissimulation or denial of religious belief and practice in the face of persecution. Another term for this concept, kitmān, has a more specific meaning of dissimulation by silence or omission.

    In other words, lying to further the goal of islam, is not just acceptable, it is admirable in muslim eyes. Get a rope.

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