Four accused of plotting attacks on U.S. bases

Drunky McThuggerton Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:10 am

BY JOHN ASBURY jasbury@pe.com
Published: 19 November 2012 10:16 PM

The FBI has arrested four Southern California men accused of providing support to al-Qaida and the Taliban in a plot to carry out attacks on American soldiers in Afghanistan.
"The various conversations detail the defendants' plans to travel overseas to attend terrorist training, as well as to kill American soldiers and others," the FBI detailed in a statement released Monday night.
The four men — each charged with five felony counts, including the bombing of government facilities and conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure Americans using weapons of mass destruction — appeared in federal court Monday afternoon, Nov. 19.
They are: Soheil Omar Kabir, 34, a Pomona man who is an American citizen from Afghanistan; Ralph Deleon, 23, an Ontario man who was born in the Philippines; Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales, 21, an Upland man who was born in Mexico and whose was U.S. citizenship was pending; and Arifeen David Gojali, 21, of Riverside.
Three of the men — Deleon, Gojali and Santana — were arrested Friday by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. Kabir was arrested in Afghanistan. The details of their arrests were unavailable Monday.
FBI officials in a federal complaint said Kabir introduced Deleon and Santana in 2010 to radical Islamic doctrine and violent extremist materials. The three men followed the essays of the now-deceased al-Qaida leader Anwar Al-Awlaqi, who led terrorist operations in the Arabian Peninsula.
Federal authorities in the complaint said Kabir traveled overseas in December and again to Afghanistan in June, where he arranged to meet with Santana and Deleon. The federal complaint said Kabir told Santana and Deleon he was working with terrorist organizations and he would wait for them to arrive in Afghanistan to begin training.
Santana and Deleon told the plot to a confidential informant working for the FBI, according to the complaint. The informant said they planned to go to Afghanistan to launch "a violent jihad," according to FBI officials.
According to the complaint, Santana told the FBI informant that he had experience with firearms and wanted to become a sniper. Deleon said "he wanted to be on the front lines with a second choice of explosives."
In September, Deleon and Santana recruited Gojali to travel overseas to launch their jihadist attack, according to the complaint. The three men were planning to meet Kabir in Afghanistan for terrorist training. They had made flight arrangements and documentation for international travel.
In order to make the trip, the men raised money and discussed various cover stories and code words to conceal their plot while traveling abroad, according to the FBI complaint. They also trained in Southern California shooting ranges and paintball courses to prepare for their attack, the complaint said.
Santana and Deleon are set to return to court Monday, Nov. 26.
If convicted, they face a maximum sentence of 15 years in federal prison.

Drunky McThuggerton Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:10 am

they coming for cray next...hahaha

Forum Gawd Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:23 am

These dudes probably got caught talking about it online... your fucked cray...

Drunky McThuggerton Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:34 am

Inland Empire men used social media in terror plot, FBI says

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/southern-california-men-al-qaeda-taliban-plot-social-media.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=649324

Two of the men charged in Southern California with plotting to join Al Qaeda and the Taliban allegedly posted terrorist videos on Facebook and communicated via Skype, federal authorities said Monday night.

In all, four men with Southern California ties were charged in the international terrorist plot that authorities say stretched from the Inland Empire to Afghanistan.

Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, a former Pomona resident, allegedly left the United States last year and traveled to Afghanistan in July to set up terrorist training with Al Qaeda and Taliban members, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday in federal court.

Kabir is accused of converting Ontario resident Ralph Deleon, 23, and Upland resident Alejandro Santana, 21, to "radical and violent Islamic doctrine," according to the complaint, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Riverside. The men allegedly sought to target Americans.

Santana and Kabir allegedly posted terrorist audio and video files on the Facebook pages and communicated via Skype when Kabir was overseas, federal authorities said in the complaint.

Kabir, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Afghanistan, served in the Air Force from 2000 to 2001, according to court records filed with the complaint. The records did not specify why Kabir spent only a year in the service.

A portion of the case rests on a confidential source who befriended Santana and Deleon and wore a recording device.

The source was paid more than $250,000 by the federal government in October and received unspecified "immigration benefits," according to a footnote in the complaint. The source was previously convicted of trafficking in pseudoephedrine.

"At various times," the complaint alleged, "Santana and Deleon discussed their preferred roles in committing violent jihad," according to the complaint. Santana allegedly said he wanted to be a sniper, and Deleon said he wanted to be on the "front lines."

The men allegedly went to shooting ranges, where they practiced firing semiautomatic weapons, according to the complaint.

In September, Santana and DeLeon recruited Riverside resident Arifeen David Gojali, 23, to travel overseas with them and join Kabir for terrorist training, according to federal authorities. Gojali is a U.S. citizen.

Santana, Gojali and Deleon were apprehended Friday by authorities with the Join Terrorism Task Force. They appeared appeared before a magistrate Monday in federal court in Riverside.

Kabir was apprehended by authorities in Afghanistan. The investigation is ongoing. If convicted, the men face up to 15 years in federal prison.

Forum Gawd Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:54 am

DontxTrip wrote:
Inland Empire men used social media in terror plot, FBI says

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/southern-california-men-al-qaeda-taliban-plot-social-media.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=649324

Two of the men charged in Southern California with plotting to join Al Qaeda and the Taliban allegedly posted terrorist videos on Facebook and communicated via Skype, federal authorities said Monday night.

In all, four men with Southern California ties were charged in the international terrorist plot that authorities say stretched from the Inland Empire to Afghanistan.

Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, a former Pomona resident, allegedly left the United States last year and traveled to Afghanistan in July to set up terrorist training with Al Qaeda and Taliban members, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday in federal court.

Kabir is accused of converting Ontario resident Ralph Deleon, 23, and Upland resident Alejandro Santana, 21, to "radical and violent Islamic doctrine," according to the complaint, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Riverside. The men allegedly sought to target Americans.

Santana and Kabir allegedly posted terrorist audio and video files on the Facebook pages and communicated via Skype when Kabir was overseas, federal authorities said in the complaint.

Kabir, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Afghanistan, served in the Air Force from 2000 to 2001, according to court records filed with the complaint. The records did not specify why Kabir spent only a year in the service.

A portion of the case rests on a confidential source who befriended Santana and Deleon and wore a recording device.

The source was paid more than $250,000 by the federal government in October and received unspecified "immigration benefits," according to a footnote in the complaint. The source was previously convicted of trafficking in pseudoephedrine.

"At various times," the complaint alleged, "Santana and Deleon discussed their preferred roles in committing violent jihad," according to the complaint. Santana allegedly said he wanted to be a sniper, and Deleon said he wanted to be on the "front lines."

The men allegedly went to shooting ranges, where they practiced firing semiautomatic weapons, according to the complaint.

In September, Santana and DeLeon recruited Riverside resident Arifeen David Gojali, 23, to travel overseas with them and join Kabir for terrorist training, according to federal authorities. Gojali is a U.S. citizen.

Santana, Gojali and Deleon were apprehended Friday by authorities with the Join Terrorism Task Force. They appeared appeared before a magistrate Monday in federal court in Riverside.

Kabir was apprehended by authorities in Afghanistan. The investigation is ongoing. If convicted, the men face up to 15 years in federal prison.

My point exactly they made some videos lol... lol at converting an ontario man into extreme islamic doctrine! I didnt know there was different doctrine last time i checked they all have the same quran lol.... Some just dont practice everything it teaches because even they know its crap but their pride in their heritage prevents them from letting it all go ... lol...