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A US MAN has been arrested for allegedly plotting an attack on Congress inspired by Islamic State jihadists, according to the Justice Department and the FBI.
Christopher Cornell, 20, was taken into custody yesterday after he purchased two semi-automatic weapons and 600 rounds of ammunition in the US state of Ohio, according to a criminal complaint.
The Justice Department said he was charged “with attempting to kill officers and employees of the United States” and possession of a firearm to carry out violent acts.
According to the complaint, Cornell had opened a Twitter account under the pseudonym Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah, where he posted messages supporting Islamic State militants.
The Washington Post said he does not appear to have any formal backing from overseas.
Rather, according to an affidavit in support of the criminal complaint, he indicated that by conducting an attack he would be “fulfilling the directives” of violent jihadists.
He is accused of sending messages to an informant from the Federal Bureau of Investigations outlining his plans.
“I believe that we should just wage jihad under our own orders and plan attacks and everything,” he told the informant, according to the complaint.
Attacks
He also said he planned to launch several attacks and wanted to target US officials in Washington.
In autumn of last year an informant began cooperating with the FBI as a way to obtain favorable treatment in an unrelated criminal case and agreed to provide information about a person using the name Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah – Cornell’s alias on Twitter, the Post said.
“He considered the members of Congress as enemies and that he intended to conduct on attack on the US Capitol,” the complaint said.
According to the FBI document, he said he planned to “build, plant and detonate pipe bombs at and near the US Capitol, then use firearms to shoot and kill employees and officials.”
Cornell had been under surveillance by the FBI since August 2014.
This week, Cornell allegedly made final plans to go to Washington and set off bombs. Cornell purchased two semiautomatic rifles and about 600 rounds of ammunition in Ohio before he was arrested by FBI agents, according to the affidavit.
FBI
The arrest comes in the wake of deadly attacks in and around Paris last week by Islamist gunmen that killed 17 people.
The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security applauded the FBI for the arrest and said it was launching investigations the wider scourge of homegrown terrorism.
“These terrorists are intent on attacking our country and are attempting to convince Americans at home to radicalize, embrace their perverse world view and commit acts of violence,” head of the committee Michael McCaul said in a statement.
The Republican from Texas said the committee had launched two “full-blown investigations” to look at how the government is fighting domestic threats and how it is protecting itself against “gaps in our defenses in order to keep terrorists out of the United States.”
The Islamic State group, which controls large swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria, has called for Muslims around the world to kill citizens of countries fighting the group, including the United States.
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Growing a beard and posting your support for ISIS on twitter is not the best way to fly under the radar.
True but he’s a yank
It looks more like extended bum fluff than a beard.
Just like many of the other terrorists that have posed in front of cameras for Western main stream media fear mongering news reports. The wardrobe department certainly needs to improve itself.
https://shareverythingworld.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/wahid_2942025b.jpg
Brainwashed idiot…or its just Islam
Now there’s a lad that’d benefit from a make-over…
Every lunatic coming out of the woodwork.
This is a can of worms that’s going to be difficult to close…
Frank.is this guy an actor?
No, but he fronted Soundgarden & Audioslave for years.
What moon landings?
Alan b_Another FIB chump terrorist.
U.S. Capitol Terror Plot: What You Need to Know About Christopher Lee Cornell Arrest.
Couldn’t find his FB or Twitter account. Must be black ops…. (!)
Look under “Frank Spencer”
I don’t get it Frank. Watched that video twice. Seems like a standard sting operation to me using an informant.
What’s the big plot/false flag here? Care to elaborate? Or have your masters not written the official script yet?
This is what happens when you can’t get a woman!
The US should criminalise beards. The only people who have them are diddlers, terrorists and hipsters. That way they could arrest them before they do any harm.
What about hillbillies?
And the Amish
Imagine how dangerous they would be if you went to try to enforce a ban.
@Stephen
Brilliant haha
Great way to disguise himself and not raise any suspicion judging by that photo! Looks mentally unhinged..
Can Muslims trim their unibrow or is that forbidden as well?
Islam almost strikes again!!!!
Correction: Terrorism almost strikes again.
Islam is peace. This guy is a maniacal psychopath.
Islam is ‘submission’.
I would argue with Rep. Michael McCaul that this issue is less to do with ISIS or “domestic terror threats” and more about gun control. Does the fact that, a clearly mentally unhinged individual was able to purchase 2 semi-automatic weapons and 600 rounds of ammo not worry him more?!
Proper gun control is straight forward. Make sure you have a steady stance with both feet on the ground then squeeze the trigger gently.
All the jihadist just have to wait for few years and do nothing, Americans with be killing themselves with their own guns…
The lads on Duck Dynasty better be careful.
Russell brand is disguise for his new show
Ming the Merciless up to his old tricks again
Well done to the FBI – great work.
Male an example of this nutter and put him away for life if found guilty.
ZZ Top have let themselves go!
Bloody disgrace to the name!
I hope his love of Imbecile State is going to give him some comfort in prison where he’s going to get unmerciful beatings for the rest of his life.
Smooth operator , yeah he is a smooth operator
See,what Murica is going to have to do here is just kill everybody and start over again. Then they can be sure that no one is bad.
Anyone under surveillance either domestic or foreign needs to be questioned or detained. The situation is blighted with failure but prevention is better than the cure.
They didn’t allow this attack to happen because he looks too western and his name is not Ali, Kasim, Jahmir or Mohammad. Hold this guy for one of the mass shootings in a school, shopping mall etc.
It looks like the fear mongering and false flags is set to go into over drive.
“Islamic State says publication of new cartoon was an ‘extremely stupid’ act”
Frank – honest question maybe you’ll answer it? Is there any event that happens that you believe isn’t a false flag op?
Neil: Come on guys, I don’t think we should let this experience bring us down. After all, what’s so wrong with dirty clothes anyway?
Rick: Yeah! you know, what they say – dirty pants, clean botty.
Mike: Dirty duvet, dirty mind.
Vyvyan: Yeah – my knickers are so old, it’s only the stubborn understains that are holding them together.
Another radicalised young man.
Angry at:
Isreali oppression of his people? No.
Abject poverty,lack of education and opportunities in his Middle eastern country of origin?
No.
But there must be some reason,something in common with all those other young men.What could it be? Quite the puzzle for sure.
Could be just a low achiever looking for a sense of superiority and higher purchase.
*Make (why would Autocorrect choose Male over Make???!!!)
Time to confront all these lunatics. A new website was launched in Ireland to launch a jihad against these radicals. You may see the full lecture delivered at WIT here http://jihad.info/videos/islam-jihad-and-terrorism-lecture.html
So if he was going to blow stuff up where is the materials fot the bomb? Nice of the fella to cooperate what was his crime and was there a back ground check done on this man was it illegal to buy the guns and that amount of ammo? So they arrested him on suspicion of going to carry out an attack not in the process is this the minority report or what everyone keep your thoughts to yourself or you could be next!
Yes keep your thoughts to yourself Shane because you sound like you are making excuses for a terrorist wannabe caught red handed.
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