Harlem Suarez
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“We will destroy America and divide it into two. We will raise our black (ISIS) flag on top of your White House and any president on duty,” says Harlem Suarez, 23, most likely a recent convert to Islam.
A Florida man described by the FBI as an Islamic State sympathizer who hoped to mount attacks on U.S. soil was charged Tuesday with plotting to detonate a nail-filled backpack bomb on a Florida beach.A criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday charges 23-year-old Harlem Suarez of Key West with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in the U.S. Authorities say Suarez came to the FBI’s attention through his Facebook posts praising the Islamic State group and containing extremist rhetoric.
In April, Suarez allegedly posted, “Be a warrior, learn how to cut your enemies head and then burn down the body learn how to be the new future of the world Caliphate” – a reference the Islamic State goal of building a regional fundamentalist entity.The FBI says he later added a request “from any brother. How to make a bomb send me a video or something, what do I need to make it.” Suarez made his first court appearance Tuesday in Miami and was being held without bail. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had a lawyer.
Put him so far back in the fucking cell they gotta pipe him the food.
ReplyDeleteNothing like keeping a low profile.....
ReplyDeleteDoesn't sound much like a terrorist mastermind, does he? He could easily have found a copy of TM 31-210, the Army's Improvised Munitions Handbook technical manual, (everyone should have a copy) online. "Kitchen Improvised Plastic Explosives" is another useful one.
ReplyDeleteIsn't anyone concerned about our locking people up for things they haven't yet done? I know when it's about gun owners and their rights, you're all about that. But doesn't this bother you too?
ReplyDeleteIsn't anyone concerned about our locking people up for things they haven't yet done?
DeleteIf it's true, as as reported here, that he had actually constructed a bomb, then he has already committed a crime, and having told an FBI informant that he'd planned to detonate it on a crowded beach doesn't help him, either.
I'm bothered by this. I've always had concerns over "conspiracy to commit..." charges. Kind of like solicitation charges:
DeleteLet me get this straight. You're not arresting him for paying someone to have sex with him... You're arresting him for wanting to pay someone to have sex with him.
Thanks TS, I think we agree on this.
DeleteThe problem with this example, while I understand the idea is that once concrete steps are taking towards the completing the act it now goes beyond the idea of desire. An extreme example is say an individual has the desire to make meth, no crime yet, but say he researches how to do it and then gets all of the supplies to do it, then it becomes a different situation as while he still hasn't made the meth, but if you take steps 1-5 odds are you are going to take step 6. the desire means nothing but it's in acting on that desire that crimes begin
Delete"The complaint goes on to say an FBI confidential source made contact with Suarez. Both allegedly first spoke via private message, then eventually the two met in person five times.
ReplyDeleteOne of those meetings, according to the report, took place at a Homestead motel, where they recorded an ISIS recruitment video."
"During another meeting, the complaint shows they discussed plans to bury a backpack bomb in a public beach."
"Suarez also allegedly purchased an AK-47 online and it was to be shipped to a Key West pawn shop for pick up. When he went to pick it up, he incorrectly filed paperwork and could not take it, according to official documents.
A pawn shop employee doesn't believe the rifle was sent to his store, but said pawn shops and gun stores in the area communicated once alerted about Suarez by authorities."
"It appears Suarez's plot came to a halt on July 27 when he entered an undercover agent's car to obtain what he believed was an explosive device. Officials arrested him after leaving the vehicle and neighbors later watched in shock as authorities raided his home."
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Family-of-Alleged-ISIS-Sympathizer-Says-Allegations-Not-True-319592131.html
It looks like it was a bit more than just a Facebook post. And it at least appears that they have justification for arrest. And he'll be in front of a judge next week it appears.
But, what about all the others who are arrested under the Patriot Act before they actually do anything?
DeleteBut, what about all the others who are arrested under the Patriot Act before they actually do anything?
DeleteSo now that you've found yourself forced to acknowledge that Suarez may indeed have committed serious crimes, it's suddenly, "Forget about him--what about all those other (unnamed) people?"
As usual, sarge comes through with more information than Mike provides. Thanks, sarge. This looks like a good bust.
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