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Ohio: Muslim charged with plotting jihad massacre in Cleveland wanted to behead Trump’s children

Feb 14, 2019 9:00 am By Robert Spencer

His statements about Trump show that after Abdur Raheem Rafeeq gets out of prison, he has a bright future ahead of him as a Democratic Congressman.

“Man who allegedly planned Cleveland terror attack indicted for threatening to kill Trump and family,” by Drew Scofield, 23ABCNews, February 13, 2019:

A Maple Heights, Ohio man who was previously indicted on federal charges for allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Cleveland last summer has now been charged with additional crimes, including threatening to kill President Donald Trump and his family.

The new indictment supersedes the previous one from January that charged Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts, 49, with attempting to provide material support to al-Qaida….

Pitts is a U.S. citizen who uses the aliases Abdur Raheem Rafeeq and Salah ad-Deen Osama Waleed. Authorities said they learned about Pitts in January 2017 following comments he posted on photographs of a possible jihad training camp, according to court documents….

According to the indictment, in June 2018, Pitts threatened to kidnap the president and cut off his head and hands. He also allegedly threatened Trump’s family. The indictment states Pitts said he would, “Kill his kids. Kill his daughter, son-in-law. Kill ‘em all. He (the president) come out ‘cause you start killing his kids, chop their heads off… you send his kids back.”

The false statements to law enforcement charges came down because authorities say Pitts allegedly lied to the FBI about not having knowledge of a planned terrorist attack on Cleveland last year. Pitts also allegedly denied talking with an undercover agent who he believed was a member of al-Qaida.

Authorities say Pitts talked extensively about his plans to carry out an attack with an undercover agent he believed was an al-Qaida “brother.”

“I’m trying to figure out something that would shake them up on the Fourth of July,” Pitts said. “What would hit them at their core? Blow up in the, have a bomb blow up in the Fourth of July parade.”

According to authorities, Pitts said he wanted to park a van loaded with explosives somewhere in downtown Cleveland.

During the undercover operation, Pitts turned over a cellphone to the agent that contained photos and videos of reconnaissance of possible target areas in Cleveland.

Pitts claimed he would “take targets such as St. John’s Cathedral off the map,” according to authorities. Pitts also allegedly discussed giving remote control toy cars armed with explosives to children of military uniform members.

When authorities said they reminded Pitts that his plan would kill people, he responded that he didn’t have any regrets or care.

Authorities said Pitts told them, “And I’m gonna be downtown when the – when the thing go off. I’m gonna be somewhere cuz I wanna see it go off.”

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Filed Under: American jihadis, converts to Islam, Featured, Jihad in the U.S. Tagged With: Abdur Raheem Rafeeq, Cleveland, Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts, Ohio, Salah ad-Deen Osama Waleed


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  1. Michael Copeland says

    Feb 14, 2019 at 9:16 am

    He wanted to perform cleansing of filth:
    “kaffir y’allatif (sic)… the worst word that can ever be written … a sign of infidelity, disbelief, filth, a sign of dirt.”
    Sheikh Feiz Mohammed, Australian-born Arab
    https://www.newenglishreview.org/Miscellaneous/Dispatches_-_Undercover_Mosque/

  2. rubiconcrest says

    Feb 14, 2019 at 9:53 am

    We must start writing editors to demand more from our news. Articles such as this Bakersfield news outlet piece leave out far too much. Jihad watch, thanks to Robert and the many other fine contributors as well as those writing comments, have taught us to see beyond the headlines and understand the motivations of men such Pitts. The ‘prayer bump’ on his forehead for example tells us much about this man. He obviously prays a lot and therefore it begs the question how a devout Muslim can plan the horrific actions he was planning? We at Jihad Watch of course know all to well where he got these ideas. It is high time that the news media began asking more questions.

  3. mortimer says

    Feb 14, 2019 at 10:03 am

    Abdur Raheem Rafeeq (alias Pitts) planned to blow up the Roman Catholic St. John’s Cathedral in downtown Cleveland.

    Pope Francis should swing by the jail to explain the peaceful teachings of Islam to Abdur Raheem Rafeeq.

    (sarc/off)

  4. James Lincoln says

    Feb 14, 2019 at 10:59 am

    Pres. Trump should respond to the threats by Abdur Raheem Rafeeq – inspired by Islam – publicly in a very big way.

    Take the boxing gloves off Pres. Trump – publicly expose Islam !!!

    Both you and your family have been severely threatened !!!

  5. PRCS says

    Feb 14, 2019 at 11:57 am

    All religions are BELIEFS.

    Some are benign and provide followers with spiritual comfort.

    Islam is not benign. It is sinister; teaching hatred of ALL other religions, the subjugation of and violence against “filthy unbelievers”.

    The bottom line in all cases is BELIEF.

    Abdur Raheem Rafeeq, really, really BELIEVES what Islam teaches, and all other Muslims who really, really BELIEVE constitute a worldwide threat.

    Wake up, politicians.

    Wake up, journalists.

    Wake up, Pope.

  6. Debi Brand says

    Feb 14, 2019 at 4:27 pm

    “His statements about Trump show that after Abdur Raheem Rafeeq gets out of prison, he has a bright future ahead of him as a Democratic Congressman.”

    Indeed, Amen, very promising future rising star in the Democratic Party.

    How long must we wait to be graced with his glory demonstrated and strutted in and throughout the Halls of Congress?

  7. Debi Brand says

    Feb 14, 2019 at 5:00 pm

    “We will stand by our Muslim brothers and sisters.”

    (https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/02/bernie-sanders-on-muslim-rep-ilhan-omars-anti-semitic-tweets-we-will-stand-by-our-muslim-brothers-and-sisters”

    Bernie’s Brother, Abdur Raheem Rafeeq.

  8. Billy Chickens says

    Feb 14, 2019 at 6:42 pm

    See the filth Islam inspires. It inspires pure filth because it – Islam – is pure filth. Islam is obviously pure filth since it originated from filthy Lucifer appearing as St Gabriel the Archangel to filthy Muhammad. God, I hate Islam.

    • Dave says

      Feb 15, 2019 at 2:03 pm

      Yes Billy, Lucifer lied and said he was Gabriel. The thing is, where was the real Gabriel at that time? Why did he not intervene? Why did the Christian God not intervene? Who is Allah?
      I think the whole thing is a long running play. How else can the Bible prophesy what is going to happen? Is Allah really God? Why does God allow Lucifer to exist? You see, it is all a game.

  9. gravenimage says

    Feb 14, 2019 at 9:02 pm

    Ohio: Muslim charged with plotting jihad massacre in Cleveland wanted to behead Trump’s children
    ………………………

    Another pious thug.

    God, I hate Islam.

    • Bonnie loranger says

      Feb 15, 2019 at 12:24 pm

      Me too

    • Dave says

      Feb 15, 2019 at 1:52 pm

      Everyone in America should see this story, and then make up their minds about Islam.

  10. Terra Nova says

    Feb 15, 2019 at 6:42 am

    How come he is not a doctor , because doctors let the common people clean up their dirty works and kill people, so they stay the good guys, and I am Ali Bom-Bari.( sarc.) Anybody who treathens the President or other Americans should be thrown out immediately, And people who followed the Jihadi’s too.
    They all come back to our horrible countries whom they hate, but where they profit from tremendously.
    America is as crazy as Europe, you pamper them too in every way, with their thousands of groups, brotherhoods, who want money, money and once more money. That is why they exist.
    This is a very, very sic world which is going down, because you did nothing about it. Most citizens did not even open their mouths, its only because of Robert Spencer and the rest of Jihad Watch and a few fantastic commentators that have dared to open their mouths. But it will all come out, believe me.
    Vote for them in congress, get more of them, so you can have more voters.
    Christians, you religions don’t forbid you, if attacked that you have no right to defend yourselves, but you prefer to look away, that is easier. But the consequences are all yours. You got enslaved by the UN, Eu and now by the New World Order. Open your eyes !!! You hide about forgiveness. Forgiveness is a whole different thing. Your only hop is Trump, so instead of thinking in every different way how to impeach him, open your mouths, take back your free speech, in big numbers.
    In my country too, every day it is on TV, in newspapers, it is fed to us, how fantastic our governments are, how good the EU is, how good the UN is, etc., the lies are dripping of it, and if something gets to much attention in a case that is not good for them, they think of something else to get your attention and you keep falling for it, because you want to, it is easier, so after all you can always say, I DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING OF THIS. But you did and you do. The truth is the truth and the truth will be out, by God !!!The big wheel of Samsara is grinding.

  11. Terra Nova says

    Feb 15, 2019 at 6:46 am

    I am just watching a program about child sex offenders on TV. How come you know where all those people know where they live and what they do and you don’t know anything about killers, rapists etc. Why, pls tell me why, so I can understand.

  12. Singh the Sikh says

    Feb 15, 2019 at 8:14 am

    Beheading comes naturally to them

  13. infidel says

    Feb 15, 2019 at 10:25 am

    Oho .. the Dems will welcome this creature with open arms because he speaks what they have in their minds. Regardless, Trump chugs along courageously. No other President has been humiliated on a day2day basis in recent times by their own countrymen…and yet he ploughs on….fights for his people…. fights for the wall ….

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