I retired from USAF and moved to KCMO in ’14….never heard about this at the time….didn’t fit the “religion of peace” narrative, I guess
Me either. The Kansas City Red Star doesn’t allow that kind of reporting in it’s daily indoctrination. I’m sincerely hoping they don’t survive bankruptcy.
From the link:
All that may be, but the “extremists ideologies” to which he fell prey were ready to hand in his new religion. Where did this convert to Islam (who has also called himself Ali Talib Muhammad and Rami Talib) learn about his new religion? From whom? How many other American converts were taught by the same people? Where are they now? Generally media reports about jihad plotters tell us that they were “radicalized on the Internet.” These reports never explain why the supposedly peaceful Islam that these Muslims presumably learned at the local mosque was unable to withstand the appeal of the allegedly twisted and hijacked online version.
Let us keep in mind that one reason they might be silent on who radicalized this guy is because the FBI might have been the people doing the radicalizing.
According to the affidavit, the investigation began when the FBI became aware (through multiple confidential sources) of Hester’s social media posts, in which he expressed animus towards the U.S. and suggested an adherence to radical Islamic ideology and a propensity for violence. Hester used several online aliases, including “Mohammed Junaid Al Amreeki,” “Junaid Muhammad,” “Rabbani Junaid Muhammad,” “Rami Talib” and “Ali Talib Muhammad.”
On Oct. 3, 2016, Hester was arrested by Columbia police officers after an incident in the parking lot of a grocery store. Hester, who appeared to be in an argument with his wife, threw a folded pocket knife through a plate-glass window near the entrance of the store. When store employees confronted Hester, he assumed an aggressive stance and forcefully placed his hand into the diaper bag he was carrying in a manner that appeared to be reaching for a weapon. Police officers later recovered a 9mm handgun from the diaper bag. Hester was in custody until Oct. 13, 2016, when he was released on bond and placed on electronic monitoring.
On Oct. 15, 2016, two days after Hester’s release on bond, an FBI employee using an undercover identity contacted Hester by private message. The FBI employee had accepted a friend request from Hester the day before Hester was arrested for the grocery store incident. They continued to communicate via social media, text and an encrypted messaging app, the affidavit says, during which Hester presented himself as a security threat, stating, for example, that the U.S. government should be “overthrown,” and suggesting “hitting” the government “hard,” while noting that it would not be “a one man job.” Hester identified categories of potential targets for attack and said he wanted a “global jihad.” Hester stated that he was trying to find like-minded people to help. When the undercover employee mentioned “brothers,” Hester said he wanted to meet them.
Hester then established that he would act on the statements he made online. In early November 2016, the affidavit says, Hester made arrangements with the undercover employee – whom he never met in person – to meet with “one of the brothers.” The undercover employee arranged this meeting with another undercover FBI employee.
During a January 31 meeting, the undercover employee provided Hester with a list of items to purchase, including 9-volt batteries, duct tape, copper wire and roofing nails. The undercover employee implied that these items would be used to make bombs, the affidavit says, stating that those materials are needed “to make … things … to bring some kind of destruction.” Hester allegedly responded by stating: “I’m just ready to help. I’m ready to help any way I can.” When the undercover employee stated that what they were planning was “going to bring them to their knees … and then they gonna know to fear Allah,” Hester expressed his anticipation by stating: “I can’t wait. I can’t wait.”
It goes on.
This is a standard pattern. Find a disgruntled idiot. Lure them into a terrorist plot. And then make quota. Hester was a violent thug who probably was going to hurt someone sooner or later. But would he have come up with the idea of the terrorist attack and the alleged support of ISIS, if it weren’t for those helpful undercover employees?
I note in this story that ISIS wasn’t actually supported, Hester made no serious progress towards a terrorist attack, there’s FBI fingerprints all over the alleged radicalization, and no evidence to support Hester had any exposure to Islam outside of the internet and the FBI’s undercover employees. It’s very thin grounds for blaming Islam.
I retired from USAF and moved to KCMO in ’14….never heard about this at the time….didn’t fit the “religion of peace” narrative, I guess
Me either. The Kansas City Red Star doesn’t allow that kind of reporting in it’s daily indoctrination. I’m sincerely hoping they don’t survive bankruptcy.
From the link:
Let us keep in mind that one reason they might be silent on who radicalized this guy is because the FBI might have been the people doing the radicalizing.
It goes on.
This is a standard pattern. Find a disgruntled idiot. Lure them into a terrorist plot. And then make quota. Hester was a violent thug who probably was going to hurt someone sooner or later. But would he have come up with the idea of the terrorist attack and the alleged support of ISIS, if it weren’t for those helpful undercover employees?
I note in this story that ISIS wasn’t actually supported, Hester made no serious progress towards a terrorist attack, there’s FBI fingerprints all over the alleged radicalization, and no evidence to support Hester had any exposure to Islam outside of the internet and the FBI’s undercover employees. It’s very thin grounds for blaming Islam.