Yet another convert to Islam somehow gets the crazy idea that his new religion of peace calls upon him to do violence to unbelievers. Authorities worldwide remain resolutely incurious about this frequently recurring phenomenon.
“More charges against teen for ISIS-inspired plot show threat to Chicago may have been more serious,” by Chuck Goudie, Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner, WLS, November 30, 2022:
CHICAGO (WLS) — There are more serious charges against a Maine teenager who’s accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired attack on a mosque in Chicago.
Xavier Pelkey, 19, is now charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, along with the possession of unregistered destructive devices.
According to an FBI search warrant obtained by the I-Team, Pelkey planned to separate worshipers at a Chicago Shia mosque then kill all the adults.
Investigators cited statements from other teenagers allegedly involved in the plot, evidence that Pelkey planned to bring guns and ammunition to Chicago in addition to the explosive devices.
The homemade bombs, according to court records, were cooked up and concocted out of easily purchased items. That is the new ISIS MO: use what you have and can find to maim and kill.
According to federal law enforcement, Pelkey’s home in rural Maine was bomb central.
Months ago the teenager allegedly had an intricate ISIS-inspired plot with associates in Kentucky and Illinois and targets included churches, mosques and synagogues in Chicago.
Initially, in Maine federal court, Pelkey was charged with simple crimes: possession of explosive devices.
But this month he was indicted on terrorism related charges. Wednesday, he went before a federal judge and pleaded not guilty.
The superseding indictment from a few weeks ago may indicate that this was a more serious threat to Chicago than first thought….
wpm says
Of course the MSM has very little or no coverage of this ,just get out the rubber stamp he will be label in long run mental ill loner .Move along nothing to see here, who bankrolled him, who help a 19 year old pick targets, who payed for his living expenses in Chicago ?How was. he going to do all this by himself carry out separating worshipers at a large mosque ?Who was his Imman in “rural Maine” what does the leadership in that Mosque think of his actions?
tedrick says
I remember when I converted to Catholicism when I was a young man. I was never pressured by the Church or never had the urge to go out and kill non-Catholics, Atheists, Catholics of a different persuasion (if that’s such a thing) or anyone.
It’s an aspect of this religion that those in power overlook and ignore that you become a Muslim and you have to injure and/or kill your fellow human being as part of its supremacist initiation.
No other religion has this as far as I’m aware.
Alkflaeda says
Strange to say, converting to a Protestant denomination from agnosticism doesn’t result in being issued with a Kalashnikov either… mind you, what’s the betting that some idiot will claim that this would-be perpetrator simply hadn’t yet purged his consciousness from pre-conversion Islamophobia-induced misperceptions of his peaceful new faith?
tim gallagher says
Spot on, tedrick. Only islam, at least among the religions that are still in existence these days, has this murderous violence as part of it. As you say, becoming any type of Christian would result in a person being told to shun violence. I’m certain that becoming a Buddhist would be exactly the same. This violence in islam is enough for it to be condemned along with many other evil aspects of the religion – child brides, honour killings, etc.
Scotsman48 says
islam is in very shape and form a Fascist Religious Cult followed by morons who are the spawn of Satan.
A main tenet within islam is revenge.
A main tenet within Christianity, Buddhism etc is forgiveness and love.
One wants to kill everybody and the others call for understanding of others.
Take yer pick.
Alkflaeda says
The definition of a prophet is supposed to be a person who speaks for God to the people. In which case, where Islam is concerned, what kind of god…. not one worthy of the worship of any sane person, that’s for sure.