ACT for America

[Excerpt:  "All this is just further proof that Al-Awalki has now surpassed Osama bin Laden as the world's most influential Islamic jihadist. He's American born, fluent in English and media savvy: a perfect storm that has enabled him to act as a pied piper in recruiting young Western Muslims." ]

Federal prosecutors this week announced two different terrorism cases involving American citizens who converted to Islam and were allegedly plotting acts of violent jihad.

In one case, a Virginia man was charged with trying to travel to Somalia to join forces with Al Shabab, an Al Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group that the US has designated a terrorist organization.

In the second, Alaska resident Paul Rockwood pleaded guilty to assembling a hit list of 15 targets for assassination or bomb attacks of those within the US who had desecrated Islam. He has agreed to serve an eight-year prison sentence.

[Excerpt:  "According to court documents, Rockwood was living in Virginia when he converted to Islam around the beginning of 2002. Shortly after converting, he began following the teachings of cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who is known for promoting violent Jihad ideology.

Prosecutors say while studying of al-Awlaki's teachings, Rockwood developed a "personal conviction that it was his religious responsibility to exact revenge by death on anyone who desecrated Islam."]

[Excerpt:  "The Muslim American Society has been informed that the sale of the convent will not take place."]

I just received word that the board voted NO. There will be no mosque in Midland. The Saint Margaret Mary Church will not be converted into a Muslim Brotherhood project.

NYC Councilman Oddo confirmed the NO vote by the Board of Trustees.

News just broke that the Catholic Church has reversed and and canceled the sale of the convent in Midland Beach to AMS.

Amen.

This is now a textbook case on how to fight Islamic supremacists.

[Excerpt:  "The court affidavit indicates that in a series of interviews with federal law enforcement, Chesser allegedly discussed in detail how he has maintained several online profiles dedicated to extremist jihad propaganda. These profiles were allegedly used by Chesser to post pro-jihad messages and videos online."]

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Zachary Adam Chesser, 20, of Fairfax County, Va., was arrested today on charges that he provided material support to Al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization.

Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Shawn Henry, Assistant Director in Charge (ADIC) of the FBI's Washington Field Office, made the announcement after Chesser was arrested and the charging documents were made public.

"This case exposes the disturbing reality that extreme radicalization can happen anywhere, including Northern Virginia," said U.S. Attorney MacBride. "This young man is accused of seeking to join Al-Shabaab, a brutal terrorist organization with ties to Al-Qa'ida. These allegations underscore the need for continued vigilance against homegrown terror threats."