This is indeed “judicial malfeasance of the highest order,” as is clear from the fact that Wright was obviously no fantasist engaged in “role-playing”: he was actually financing an Islamic State jihadi and actively plotting jihad murder stateside. But Leftists such as Justice David J. Barron tend not to see any jihad activity; when they look at cases such as that of Daoud Wright, all they see is the danger of “Islamophobia” that must be avoided at all costs. And so Wright will walk free years earlier than he should. What will he done? What is being done while he is prison to disabuse him of his jihadi beliefs? Why, nothing, of course. To attempt any such thing would be “Islamophobic.”
“ISIS Beheading Plotter’s Conviction Overturned by Obama-Appointed Judge,” by Pamela Geller, American Thinker, August 29, 2019:
Daoud Wright is a former Islamic State (ISIS) operative in Boston who was the ringleader of a plot to behead me. In December 2017, he was found guilty on five counts in this terrorist plot against me, which involved Wright maintaining close contact with and even financing a major American ISIS leader, Zulfi Hoxha. Yet late Wednesday afternoon, one of those convictions was overturned. Federal Appeals Court Justice David J. Barron said Wright “could have been simply been ‘role-playing’ with respect to following ISIS’s direction.”
Back when Wright was convicted, the jury didn’t think Wright was just “role-playing.” They brought the verdict in swiftly: according to WBUR, they “reached five verdicts in six hours.” Acting U.S. Attorney William Weinreb said: “Mr. Wright is a terrorist, an ISIS supporter and recruiter who intended to wage war against the United States by beheading people and killing Americans.”
Barron, in contrast, clearly has embraced the claim of the defense during the trial, that Wright was just a fat fantasist sitting in his mother’s basement playing video games and dreaming of glory. But in an extraordinary article that appeared in the left-wing Atlantic in January 2018 entitled “A New American Leader Rises in ISIS,” Seamus Hughes, Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, and Bennett Clifford revealed that a “shared interest in video games may have been one of the first things that brought Hoxha together with David Wright.” The video games were not an idle pastime:
Islamic State’s 2015 instructional manual for its Western supporters, “How to Survive in the West,” includes references to video games as a method of training to join the group. More importantly, it may have brought together Wright and Hoxha, who unlike Wright successfully followed through on his intentions to support the Islamic State using violence… During Wright’s trial, prosecutors argued that he used several video games, including Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and other titles to “virtually prepare” for jihad. His defense attorneys, however, painted Wright, who weighed over 400 pounds at the time of the conspiracy, as a “fat, failed loser” who used video games as a substitute for real-life violent activity, according to the trial transcript. Unfortunately, one can be both a gamer who veers towards violence and weigh in at 400 pounds of loneliness and isolation.
The “fat, failed loser” Wright also financed Hoxha’s flight to Syria to train with ISIS: “The court records show that prior to Hoxha’s departure, David Wright put him in touch with another American Islamic State supporter, his uncle Usaamah Rahim, and together they began helping Hoxha as he prepared to travel in the spring of 2015. The two men raised money for Hoxha’s plane ticket to Istanbul by selling Rahim’s laptop on Craigslist.”
Barron should have known all this and taken it into account. His ignoring it and vacating Wright’s ISIS conviction is judicial malfeasance of the highest order…
Read the rest here.
somehistory says
As the fat criminal enabled the terrorist, this “judge” enabled the fat criminal.
Years ago, many campaigned to have violence removed from television and movies, saying that it made children prone to use violence against their family, and others.
Now, there is a “judge”…appointed by the ‘o’ not a surprise…denying that the video games of islam violence caused this fat criminal to wish to behead Ms. Geller and others, but he was only “acting” out a “role”..only “playing” at being a murderer.
Well, he was just too fat to leave the basement, so he “hired” another to do the deeds he was unable to perform. He’s still guilty.
mortimer says
Judge Barron has revealed he has double standards and favors leniency when a terrorist is Muslim.
Leftards like him don’t want Americans to be safe from Islamic terrorism.
CRUSADER says
There is a huge problem with Justice, Prosecution, Incarceration
in USA — as clearly shown with what didn’t happen to Clintons and
Comey, but did happen to Flynn and Trump, etc…
Having, for instance, jihadi Ellison as Attorney General for Minnesota
isn’t boding well for cases getting little attention for prosecution!
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/28/keith-ellison-ilhan-omar-adultery-allegation/
somehistory says
If she did what has been claimed…using campaign funds to travel with her new fool…that is federal and out of ellison’s control. Of course, the feds would have to do their jobs.
Brian Hoff says
The FEC cannot do anything as they need 4 member out of the 6 member board to do anything.
gravenimage says
Does “Brian hoff”–really, “DefenderofIslam”–have a problem with his coreligionists plotting to behead us? Not so he says, notice.
Angemon says
The same way, I suspect, David J. Barron is role-playing with respect to upholding the law… I mean, he’s the man behind the “Drone Memo”…
mortimer says
Yes, he’s role-playing that he is upholding the rule of law. He is letting Islamic terrorists off the hook.
Judges like Barron are emboldening the Islamic terrorists. Barron doesn’t care if Americans are in danger.
Barron thinks the Islamic crocodile will eat him last.
mike says
this makes a point do the crime and the judges will let you go. JUST WHAT THE left wants no laws until they effect them
gravenimage says
Boston: ISIS Beheading Plotter’s Conviction Overturned by Obama-Appointed Judge
………………….
Just *sickening* miscarriage of justice.
mortimer says
Total agreement with mike: “THE left wants no laws until they effect them”.
The Left is using Muslims to harass and intimidate traditional Americans. The Left wants to create chaos as an excuse for draconian change.
Don McKellar says
Obamajudges are his destructive legacy. They view their opinions and fantasies above the Constitution — their leftist political agenda over the will of the American people. They have done everything they can to block Donald Trump’s America and Americans first agenda, and have been responsible for enormous amounts of human suffering and death and millions upon millions of taxpayer dollars squandered.
CRUSADER says
Somebody needs to be hit with a SMOOTHIE !
She Hit Me With a Smoothie Scene – “Patriots Day“
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q3lyjJ6NQrQ
smooth lee says
At 400lbs, he’s a walking, breathing WMD simply because he’d be able to crush you if fell on you.
Walter Sieruk says
This wicked decision made by an Obama appoint judge is a very strong reminder that during the summer month of August in the year of 2010 I had attended a lecture in a church about the subject of Islam. The guest speaker was a man who in times past was a Muslim and a Hezbollah member as well as an Iranian citizen. Now he’s Christian and an American citizen. After the lecture, during the question and answer part, he was asked “Is Obama a Muslim?” The speaker replied that “I don’t know if he is a Muslim but his deception is Islamic.” Then he added about Obama “Whenever he talks he sounds just like a Muslim.” Moreover the guest speaker further said about Obama “He is going to hurt this country.”
As just explained that lecture was hold in the year 2010 and since then Obama had ,indeed, hurt America by and through his words , actions , politics and polices .
Walter Sieruk says
The possible damage and harm done by that Obama appointed judge further confirms the information contained in the book written by the scholar on Islam and Islamic terrorism Jamie Glazov , which has the title of JIHADIST PSYCHOPATH on page 9, the reader is informed that “America’s suicidal disposition in the terror war reached a crisis level under Obama when American officials actually started seeking advice and direction from precisely those forces seeking to destroy the country …With Obama in the White House , therefore ,the enemy was in effect , advising Americans and formulating their policy on how to promote their cause.”
This is an absurdly of madness. This reveals the Obama was, as President, far worse than grossly incompetent, Obama was traitorous to both the American people a as well as to the United State of America. Obama was therefore an affront and disgrace to the office of Chief Executive in the White House
Therefore, the former President Obama in his Islamic subversion of America is not even limited to being a traitor to The USA but in his insidious he way and is dangerous to all the other nations of the West.
CRUSADER says
Meanwhile…in Boston….
STRAIGHT PRIDE PARADE “news coverage”….
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rDO42A9QQe0
jca reid says
The culprit needs beheading & this judge removed from Office! If a KKK member had done it….would he get let off? Dystopia & Newspeak are really taking over when the ‘intelligentsia cannot distinguish between what should be done..
underbed cat says
Curious what is the definition of “could have been simply role playing with respect to following Isis direction.” would mean for this Judge.
Playing a role at isis direction, making contacts to attempt an beheading is the same thing. Thinking back to the trip Obama made to Egypt to meet with the Muslim Brotherhood and gave his approval knowing most do not know the role of the MB to destroy western civilization. Later to the United Nations with the 57 Islamic ruled countries he understood and almost agreed to their struggles, as if a brother. He did not meet with the President of Egypt, Later the statement given to the countries of the United Nations,”the future does not belong to those who slander the Prophet of Islam..proves to me all judges need to be advised what the enemy quotes and the goals of sedition so they are not fooled by their operational techniques. Much is hidden from view or knowledge who the real promoters of global law of Islam to be implemented worldwide and the left’s collusion to legalize 1618 in the United States. The seen and unseen power of influence, eight years to seduce the youth of the country to remain clueless and the unseen continues.