My latest in PJ Media: Edward Schimenti of the Chicago suburb of Zion, Illinois, wants you to know that he’s “just a big teddy bear”: he said so during his sentencing hearing on Friday, when he got thirteen and a half years for aiding the Islamic State (ISIS) and joined the long and ever-lengthening list […]
Chicago: Muslim who trained at gym to ‘cut the neck’ of non-Muslims tells judge he’s ‘just a big teddy bear’
He may really be one. In planning to cut the necks of unbelievers, he believed he was fulfilling the command of Allah: “When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks” (Qur’an 47:4). Arising out of his piety and desire to be pleasing to his deity, his bloodlust could have been compatible with being in general […]
Illinois: Men convert to Islam, plot jihad mass murder, plan attack on Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago
The Chicago Tribune reported in March that “although the charges do not allege the two participated in any violence, Schimenti talked with the informant about future plans to attack Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, a short distance from his home.” Where did Joseph Jones and Edward Schimenti learn about Islam? Has their local mosque […]
Illinois: Men convert to Islam, plot jihad mass murder, plan attack on Chicago naval station
Where did Joseph Jones and Edward Schimenti learn about Islam? Has their local mosque been investigated? Why not? “Zion man sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for conspiring to assist ISIS,” by Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, March 3, 2021 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A north suburban man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 […]
Illinois: Men convert to Islam, plot jihad mass murder, talk of dropping gays from Sears Tower
Where did Joseph D. Jones and Edward Schimenti learn about Islam? Has their local mosque been investigated? Why not? “Two suburban men guilty of providing support to Islamic State,” by Jon Seidel, Chicago Sun-Times, June 20, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): The FBI descended on their north suburban home in a raid two […]
Chicago: Two Muslims held ISIS flag at park, spoke of throwing gays off Sears Tower
Where did they learn their understanding of Islam? Is their mosque being investigated? Why not? “2 suburban Chicago men arrested on terrorism charges,” AP, April 12, 2017: CHICAGO (AP) — Two suburban Chicago men who posed for photos holding a black Islamic State flag at a Lake Michigan beach park were arrested Wednesday on federal […]