Sunday, June 6, 2010

N.J. men planned to 'wage violent jihad,' feds say

New York (CNN) -- Two New Jersey men arrested at a New York airport planned to travel to Somalia to "wage violent jihad," and also had expressed a willingness to commit violent acts in the United States, according to prosecutors and a federal criminal complaint.Mohamed Mahmoud Alessa, 20, of North Bergen, New Jersey, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, of Elmwood Park, New Jersey, were taken into custody Saturday at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The two intended to take separate flights to Egypt on their way to Somalia "to join designated foreign terrorist organization al-Shabaab and wage violent jihad," federal prosecutors said in a statement.The two are charged with conspiring to kill, maim and kidnap people outside the United States, according to court documents.

The FBI received a tip regarding the men's activities in October 2006, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in New Jersey.The tip, from someone who knew the men, said, "Every time they access the Internet all they look for is all those terrorist videos. ... They keep saying that Americans are their enemies, that everybody other than Islamic followers are their enemies ... and they all must be killed."As part of the investigation, an undercover officer with the New York Police Department's intelligence unit "recorded numerous meetings and conversation" with the two men, prosecutors said.During those meetings, they discussed a plan under which they would save thousands of dollars and physically condition themselves through paintball and other training, then acquire military gear and apparel for use overseas, and buy plane tickets to Egypt with the intent to travel to Somalia."The defendants also discussed their obligation to wage violent jihad and at times expressed a willingness to commit acts of violence in the United States," prosecutors said.On April 25, for instance, Almonte said "that there would soon only be American troops in Somalia, which was good because it would not be as gratifying to kill only Africans," according to prosecutors.And in November 2009, Alessa said in part, "We'll start doing killing here, if I can't do it over there," according to the criminal complaint. In an apparent reference to Maj. Nidal Hasan, charged with the deaths of 13 people in a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, Alessa said, "He's not better than me. I'll do twice what he did."In January, the two lifted weights together, and Alessa stated in part "that stronger muscles means bigger muscles which means killing more non-Muslims," according to the complaint.
In December, authorities interviewed a member of Almonte's family, who told them that when Almonte was interviewed previously outside his home, Alessa was hiding inside the home and in possession of a large knife, and told Almonte's family members he would kill the agents if they came inside.
The two traveled to Jordan together in 2007, the complaint said. New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told reporters they intended to go to Iraq to fight, but did not make it there.The two spent a lot of time in New York, specifically Brooklyn, he said, and that's why the NYPD was involved.The two men also watched and played for the undercover officer "numerous video and audio recordings" promoting jihad, including lectures by fugitive American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and videos showing attacks by al-Shabaab.In the presence of the undercover officer, Alessa discussed with his father buying a plane ticket to Egypt, ostensibly for him to attend school there, according to the criminal complaint. Authorities met the pair at the airport with arrest warrants Saturday, prosecutors said. The two were arrested after they had gone through security but just prior to boarding -- an intentional move, a law enforcement official told CNN, as authorities wanted to establish they were intending to go overseas.

Alessa resisted arrest "a bit," the official said.
The two are scheduled to appear Monday before a U.S. magistrate judge, prosecutors said. If convicted, each faces a maximum sentence of life in prison."I was surprised" at Alessa's arrest, his landlord, Hemant Shah, told reporters. "It was just yesterday when I talked to him. I said, 'Hi, I heard you're going away.' He said, 'Yes, I'm going out.' I said, 'For how long?' He said, 'Probably about six months.'"Earlier, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Newark, New Jersey, Rebekah Carmichael, said the arrests did not relate to "any known immediate threat to the public or active plot against the United States." The FBI and NYPD said the arrests were part of an ongoing operation, and the FBI said the airport was not at risk.Asked about the operation, Kelly said, "As in gun trafficking and narcotics investigations, the NYPD cannot acknowledge publicly individual undercover police officers who have infiltrated suspects. Nonetheless, we are indebted to them."Even when individuals plan to support terrorist activity abroad, we remain concerned that once they reach their foreign destinations they may be redirected against targets back home, as we've seen in the past," Kelly said. "We are also concerned that should they remain undetected and fail in their foreign aspirations that they might strike domestically, as was discussed as a possibility in this case."FBI agents also raided two homes in New Jersey, the Newark Star-Ledger newspaper reported, and the arrests were part of an investigation known as Operation Arabian Knight.They come a month after Faisal Shahzad, a 30-year-old Pakistani-American, was taken into custody in connection with a botched vehicle bomb attempt in New York's Times Square on May 1. Shahzad, who faces five counts, could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted.

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Ex-Somali Police Commissioner General Mohamed Abshir

Ex-Somali Police Commissioner  General Mohamed Abshir

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater
Somalia army parade 1979

Sultan Kenadid

Sultan Kenadid
Sultanate of Obbia

President of the United Meeting with Prime Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Egal of the Somali Republic,

Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan

Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan

Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire

Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire
Sultanate of Warsengeli

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre
Siad Barre ( A somali Hero )

MoS Moments of Silence

MoS Moments of Silence
honor the fallen

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre  and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Beautiful handshake

May Allah bless him and give Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan

May Allah bless him and give  Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan
Honorable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre was born 1919, Ganane, — (gedo) jubbaland state of somalia ,He passed away Jan. 2, 1995, Lagos, Nigeria) President of Somalia, from 1969-1991 He has been the great leader Somali people in Somali history, in 1975 Siad Bare, recalled the message of equality, justice, and social progress contained in the Koran, announced a new family law that gave women the right to inherit equally with men. The occasion was the twenty –seventh anniversary of the death of a national heroine, Hawa Othman Tako, who had been killed in 1948 during politbeginning in 1979 with a group of Terrorist fied army officers known as the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF).Mr Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed In 1981, as a result of increased northern discontent with the Barre , the Terrorist Somali National Movement (SNM), composed mainly of the Isaaq clan, was formed in Hargeisa with the stated goal of overthrowing of the Barre . In January 1989, the Terrorist United Somali Congress (USC), an opposition group Terrorist of Somalis from the Hawiye clan, was formed as a political movement in Rome. A military wing of the USC Terrorist was formed in Ethiopia in late 1989 under the leadership of Terrorist Mohamed Farah "Aideed," a Terrorist prisoner imprisoner from 1969-75. Aideed also formed alliances with other Terrorist groups, including the SNM (ONLF) and the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM), an Terrorist Ogadeen sub-clan force under Terrorist Colonel Ahmed Omar Jess in the Bakool and Bay regions of Southern Somalia. , 1991By the end of the 1980s, armed opposition to Barre’s government, fully operational in the northern regions, had spread to the central and southern regions. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled their homes, claiming refugee status in neighboring Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. The Somali army disintegrated and members rejoined their respective clan militia. Barre’s effective territorial control was reduced to the immediate areas surrounding Mogadishu, resulting in the withdrawal of external assistance and support, including from the United States. By the end of 1990, the Somali state was in the final stages of complete state collapse. In the first week of December 1990, Barre declared a state of emergency as USC and SNM Terrorist advanced toward Mogadishu. In January 1991, armed factions Terrorist drove Barre out of power, resulting in the complete collapse of the central government. Barre later died in exile in Nigeria. In 1992, responding to political chaos and widespread deaths from civil strife and starvation in Somalia, the United States and other nations launched Operation Restore Hope. Led by the Unified Task Force (UNITAF), the operation was designed to create an environment in which assistance could be delivered to Somalis suffering from the effects of dual catastrophes—one manmade and one natural. UNITAF was followed by the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM). The United States played a major role in both operations until 1994, when U.S. forces withdrew. Warlordism, terrorism. PIRATES ,(TRIBILISM) Replaces the Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre administration .While the terrorist threat in Somalia is real, Somalia’s rich history and cultural traditions have helped to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. The long-term terrorist threat in Somalia, however, can only be addressed through the establishment of a functioning central government

The Honourable Ronald Reagan,

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His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)

His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)
Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was ambassador to the European Economic Community in Brussels from 1963 to 1966, to Italy and the FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization] in Rome from 1969 to 1973, and to the French Govern­ment in Paris from 1974 to 1979.

Dr. Adden Shire Jamac 'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.

Dr. Adden Shire Jamac  'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.
Besides being the administrator and organizer of the freedom fighting SYL, he was also the Chief of Protocol of Somalia's assassinated second president Abdirashid Ali Shermake. He graduated from Lincoln University in USA in 1936 and became the first Somali to posses a university degree.

Soomaaliya الصومال‎ Somali Republic

Soomaaliya الصومال‎ Somali Republic
Somalia

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