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2016 The turth is the gold of today
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Jailed jihadi freed, becomes FBI informant
Matt Zapotosky
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nObama Ordered Cleansing of DHS Terrorist Connections In 2009, an Islamist planned to kill 290 civilians on a Christmas Day flight from Europe to Detroit. Fortunately, the bomb material concealed in Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's underwear failed to detonate after alert passengers subdued and detained him. At that time, nObama condemned the intelligence community, declaring, "This was not a failure to collect intelligence, it was a failure to integrate and understand the intelligence that we already had." In the latest report from DHS whistleblower Philip Haney, just before the "underwear bomber" incident, he was "ordered by my superiors at the Department of Homeland Security to delete or modify several hundred records of individuals tied to designated Islamist terror groups like Hamas from the important federal database, the Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS). These types of records are the basis for any ability to 'connect dots'. ... Even worse, going forward, my colleagues and I were prohibited from entering pertinent information into the database. ... [T]he type of information that the nObama administration ordered removed from travel and national security databases was the kind of information that, if properly assessed, could have prevented subsequent domestic Islamist attacks like the ones committed by Faisal Shahzad (May 2010), Detroit 'honor killing' perpetrator Rahim A. Alfetlawi (2011); Amine El Khalifi, who plotted to blow up the U.S. Capitol (2012); Dzhokhar or Tamerlan Tsarnaev who conducted the Boston Marathon bombing (2013); Oklahoma beheading suspect Alton Nolen (2014); or the Muhammed Yusuf Abdulazeez attack (2015) killing five military personnel in Chattanooga Tennessee."
nObama Climate And Economy Lies... Haney also notes the 2015 San Bernardino attack, killing 14 and severely wounding 22 others, could have been thwarted had intelligence not been scrubbed.
This politically correct "cleansing" of references to Islamic terrorist ties from critical national security databases is not only reckless, but is reminiscent of the last Democrat president's obsession with keeping up PC appearances. In 1998, almost three years prior to the devastating 9/11 attack on our nation, then-Demo chief Bill Clinton, who had already declined to capture Osama bin Laden twice — and kill him twice — also refused an FBI field agent's efforts to open a case file on Arab nationals who were, curiously, training to fly commercial aircraft, but not training for takeoffs or landings. The stated reason for the case file denial was to avoid the appearance of any presumption of religious bias against Muslims.
-The Patriot Post
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A Chance to Defeat the 'Assault Weapon' Deception Despite Barack nObama and the Left's continued assault on the Second Amendment, gun rights advocates (a.k.a. those who cling to their guns) received some welcome news. And it's the kind of news that is certain to put many Democrats and those who hate the freedom to defend all other freedoms into panic mode.
We previously noted that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the state of Maryland's "assault weapons" ban, which had in effect prohibited some semiautomatic rifles and so-called high-capacity (read: standard-capacity) magazines. Following a 2-1 decision, the Appeals Court sent the case back to the U.S. District Court with instructions to apply "strict scrutiny."
If the U.S. District Court follows those instructions, then it will almost certainly have to delve into the meaning of the term "assault weapon" and what constitutes a firearm being in "common use," per previous Supreme Court rulings. This is what has anti-gun groups in a state of fear; that the truth about assault weapons may be exposed.
For starters, the term "assault weapon" is often confused with the term "assault rifle." Prior to 1989, the term "assault weapon" was unheard of, but anti-gun publicists started using the term to expand the category of "assault rifles." For the most part, they succeeded in lying to the American public in order to scare them. Who would need an "assault weapon," after all?
An assault rifle is a firearm that has the capability of firing fully automatic, or in other words by holding the trigger, it will continue to fire. Machine guns and the military's M4A1 carbine (which can fire a three-round "burst") fall into this category and are severely limited for being sold to the public — as in next to no one owns them. So-called "assault weapons" are not fully automatic; they are semiautomatic. That means only one round can be fired each time the trigger is pulled. The AR-15, pistols, revolvers and most hunting and sport rifles fall into this category, and all are popular among the public. -The Patriot Post
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WHICH WAY TO ALEXANDRIA?
NH.GOV: “Early historians record that in 1623, under the authority of an English land-grant, Captain John Mason, in conjunction with several others, sent David Thomson, a Scotsman, and Edward and Thomas Hilton, fish-merchants of London, with a number of other people in two divisions to establish a fishing colony in what is now New Hampshire, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River…Thus the settlement of New Hampshire did not happen because those who came here were persecuted out of England. The occasion, which is one of the great events in the annals of the English people, was one planned with much care and earnestness by the English crown and the English parliament. Here James the first began a colonization project which not only provided ships and provisions, but free land bestowed with but one important condition, that it remain always subject to English sovereignty. So it remained until the ‘War of the Revolution.’ Smith first named it ‘North Virginia’ but King James later revised this into ‘New England.’” -Fox News
NH.GOV: “Early historians record that in 1623, under the authority of an English land-grant, Captain John Mason, in conjunction with several others, sent David Thomson, a Scotsman, and Edward and Thomas Hilton, fish-merchants of London, with a number of other people in two divisions to establish a fishing colony in what is now New Hampshire, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River…Thus the settlement of New Hampshire did not happen because those who came here were persecuted out of England. The occasion, which is one of the great events in the annals of the English people, was one planned with much care and earnestness by the English crown and the English parliament. Here James the first began a colonization project which not only provided ships and provisions, but free land bestowed with but one important condition, that it remain always subject to English sovereignty. So it remained until the ‘War of the Revolution.’ Smith first named it ‘North Virginia’ but King James later revised this into ‘New England.’” -Fox News
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Rick Wells.
{constitutionrising.com} ~ nObama starts out this week’s attempt to coerce us into obedience with a compliment on America’s passion for innovation. A passion is a dangerous thing to have identified by this guy because it means he’s chosen it as a means of manipulation... He adds a few more flowery words about a “spirit of discovery” and entrepreneurship that “helps us meet any challenge and the table is set. He says, “One of the greatest challenges of our time is climate change.” Actually, one of the greatest challenges is preventing lying communist agitators from using the fraud of climate change as a tool to destroy our nation.” nObama brags, “Over the past seven years we’ve made historic investments” investments are taxpayer funded subsidies to green energy shill companies to raid the treasury. Any claim as to the price of their “clean” energy should include the cost of those subsidies. They never do; it’s a huge negative that nObama leaves out for obvious reasons. http://constitutionrising.com/archives/25824
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Hilly’s Gender is Irrelevant;
Her Stance on Israel Is Not
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.
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Judge Won’t Stop nObama Reckless Refugee Scheme
Rick Wells.
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Health care hikes for retirees in
Pentagon budget proposal
Patricia Kime
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M1 Abrams tank makes cameo in
Iranian-backed terror group's video
Edmund DeMarche
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Illegals Benefited From $750 Million
in nObamaCare Subsidies
Tiffany Gabbay
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Three billion dollars won’t fix leadership
failures on cybersecurity
Jeffrey Eisenach.
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Our next president’s challenge:
The unaccountable bureaucracy
John Yoo and Dean Reuter.
{aei.org} ~ As frontrunners in the Republican presidential primary campaign, Ted Cruz, Donald slump-Trump, and Marco Rubio will have the opportunity to explain how they will reignite the economy and protect our security while remaining true to constitutional principles... One area where they should agree is on blocking the growth of the federal government, designed by the Founders to exercise only limited, enumerated powers. It will not be simple to reverse the century-long evolution toward the large and unaccountable form of government that we call the administrative state. President Woodrow Wilson established its broad outlines to introduce more expertise and expel politics from lawmaking. According to the federal government itself, Washington, D.C. does not even have an authoritative list of all of its agencies. Nevertheless, they continue to put out thousands of new regulations a year, culminating in an administrative code that is 80,000 pages long with even more informal guidelines – far longer than the laws passed by Congress. http://www.aei.org/publication/our-next-presidents-challenge-the-unaccountable-bureaucracy/?utm_source=paramount&utm_medium=email&utm_content=AEITODAY&utm_campaign=021016
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New Proof slump-Trump Lied About Political consultant Begging Him for Job
Jeff Dunetz
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New Emails Show Hilly Clinton and Aides Had Classified Information on Non-Government Email Accounts
Judicial Watch
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{judicialwatch.org} ~ Judicial Watch today released nearly 70 pages of State Department records that show that former Secretary of State Hilly Clinton and her top aides, Deputy Chiefs of Staff Huma Abedin and Jake Sullivan, received and sent classified information on their non-state.gov email accounts... The documents, also available on the State Department website, were obtained in response to a court order from a May 5, 2015, lawsuit filed against the State Department (Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Department of State (No. 1:15-cv-00684)) after it failed to respond to a March 18 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking: All emails of official State Department business received or sent by former Deputy Chief of Staff Huma Abedin from January 1, 2009 through February 1, 2013 using a non-“state.gov” email address. The new documents show that Hilly Clinton used the clintonemail.com system to ask Huma Abedin also on a non-state.gov email account to print two March 2011 emails, which were sent from former British Prime Minister Tony Blair using the moniker “aclb” to Jake Sullivan on Sullivan’s non-state.gov email account. The nObama State Department redacted the Blair emails under Exemption (b)(1) which allows the withholding of classified material. The material is marked as being classified as “Foreign government information” and “foreign relations or foreign activities of the US, including confidential sources.” http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-new-emails-show-hillary-clinton-and-aides-had-classified-information-on-non-government-email-accounts/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Judicial%20Watch%20Tipsheet%20-%20Template%202%20(8)&utm_con.
Supreme Court puts nObama's
power plant regs on hold
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{foxnews.com} ~ A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday abruptly halted President nObama's controversial new power plant regulations... dealing a blow to the administration's sweeping plan to address global warming. In a 5-4 decision, the court halted enforcement of the plan until after legal challenges are resolved. The surprising move is a victory for the coalition of 27 mostly Republican-led states and industry opponents that call the regulations "an unprecedented power grab." By temporarily freezing the rule the high court's order signals that opponents have made a strong argument against the plan. A federal appeals court last month refused to put it on hold. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/02/09/supreme-court-puts-obamas-clean-power-plan-on-hold.html
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Jailed jihadi freed, becomes FBI informant
Matt Zapotosky
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"Morton not only endangered the lives of innocent people," prosecutors wrote, "but he also contributed to the destruction of the very freedoms on which our society is based."
"Morton not only endangered the lives of innocent people," prosecutors wrote, "but he also contributed to the destruction of the very freedoms on which our society is based."
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A federal judge in 2012 agreed that Morton deserved a harsh punishment, sentencing him to 11 1/2 years in prison. But less than three years later, the 37-year-old is out and being paid by the FBI, according to government records and an attorney who says Morton helped federal officials build a case against a client accused of trying to join the Islamic State.
A federal judge in 2012 agreed that Morton deserved a harsh punishment, sentencing him to 11 1/2 years in prison. But less than three years later, the 37-year-old is out and being paid by the FBI, according to government records and an attorney who says Morton helped federal officials build a case against a client accused of trying to join the Islamic State.
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Though police cooperators receiving sentencing breaks is hardly a novel practice, Morton's release is unusual in that, at least when he pleaded guilty, federal authorities billed him as particularly malevolent.
Though police cooperators receiving sentencing breaks is hardly a novel practice, Morton's release is unusual in that, at least when he pleaded guilty, federal authorities billed him as particularly malevolent.
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"We may never know all of those who were inspired to engage in terrorism because of Revolution Muslim, but the string of recent terrorism cases with ties to Morton's organization demonstrates the threat it posed to our national security," then-U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride said in a statement at the time.
"We may never know all of those who were inspired to engage in terrorism because of Revolution Muslim, but the string of recent terrorism cases with ties to Morton's organization demonstrates the threat it posed to our national security," then-U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride said in a statement at the time.
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The exact details of Morton's release remain murky. A person familiar with the case, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss court matters that largely remain secret, said prosecutors sought to reduce his sentence because they believed he had been reformed and he had cooperated fully with investigators.
The exact details of Morton's release remain murky. A person familiar with the case, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss court matters that largely remain secret, said prosecutors sought to reduce his sentence because they believed he had been reformed and he had cooperated fully with investigators.
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MacBride, who stepped down as U.S. attorney in late 2013 for a job in the private sector, said in a statement that he wasn't aware that the government had pushed for Morton's early release.
MacBride, who stepped down as U.S. attorney in late 2013 for a job in the private sector, said in a statement that he wasn't aware that the government had pushed for Morton's early release.
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"I presume that they only did it because he offered substantial assistance to the FBI in other investigations," MacBride said. He said that although reductions in such cases were uncommon, they had happened in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia in 2006 for three defendants who attended terrorist training camps, then helped in other cases.
"I presume that they only did it because he offered substantial assistance to the FBI in other investigations," MacBride said. He said that although reductions in such cases were uncommon, they had happened in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia in 2006 for three defendants who attended terrorist training camps, then helped in other cases.
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Muslim leaders have long criticized the FBI's use of informants and its sometimes aggressive approach to keeping tabs on Islamic communities. Four U.S. Muslims alleged in a recent lawsuit that their names were put on the no-fly list as part of a heavy-handed effort to coerce them to work on the FBI's behalf. (That suit was dismissed late last year, but the men were taken off the no-fly list). The New York City Police Department agreed this year to settle lawsuits that alleged that Muslims were investigated and targeted for surveillance without good reason - agreeing to pay $2 million in attorney fees while admitting no wrongdoing.
Muslim leaders have long criticized the FBI's use of informants and its sometimes aggressive approach to keeping tabs on Islamic communities. Four U.S. Muslims alleged in a recent lawsuit that their names were put on the no-fly list as part of a heavy-handed effort to coerce them to work on the FBI's behalf. (That suit was dismissed late last year, but the men were taken off the no-fly list). The New York City Police Department agreed this year to settle lawsuits that alleged that Muslims were investigated and targeted for surveillance without good reason - agreeing to pay $2 million in attorney fees while admitting no wrongdoing.
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Information about Morton's release and work as an informant spilled into public view Jan. 27, when he was identified by an alias in open court by an attorney for a man in Woodbridge, Virginia, who was charged last month with helping a friend try to join the Islamic State.
Information about Morton's release and work as an informant spilled into public view Jan. 27, when he was identified by an alias in open court by an attorney for a man in Woodbridge, Virginia, who was charged last month with helping a friend try to join the Islamic State.
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The attorney, Ashraf Nubani, said a man named Younus Abdullah, who had ties to the Revolution Muslim website, was a government informant in the case against his client, Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan, 25. "Younus Abdullah" or "Younus Abdullah Muhammad" are aliases that Morton has long used.
The attorney, Ashraf Nubani, said a man named Younus Abdullah, who had ties to the Revolution Muslim website, was a government informant in the case against his client, Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan, 25. "Younus Abdullah" or "Younus Abdullah Muhammad" are aliases that Morton has long used.
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Efforts to locate Morton, a father of two who has a master's degree from Columbia University, were unsuccessful. The Bureau of Prisons website indicates that he was released in February 2015, and he appears to have announced it on the website islampolicy.com.
Efforts to locate Morton, a father of two who has a master's degree from Columbia University, were unsuccessful. The Bureau of Prisons website indicates that he was released in February 2015, and he appears to have announced it on the website islampolicy.com.
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"While I am no doubt bewildered by the prospects of facing the currents of American society, labeled American al-Qaida, I do want to remain cognizant that this opportunity to be a freeman, a husband, a father, and citizen comes from Allah alone," the islampolicy.com statement said.
"While I am no doubt bewildered by the prospects of facing the currents of American society, labeled American al-Qaida, I do want to remain cognizant that this opportunity to be a freeman, a husband, a father, and citizen comes from Allah alone," the islampolicy.com statement said.
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Morton did not return email and Facebook messages seeking comment. His father declined to comment, and his attorney and other family members did not respond to phone messages. The person familiar with the case noted that his release from prison was not tied directly to Elhassan's case.
Morton did not return email and Facebook messages seeking comment. His father declined to comment, and his attorney and other family members did not respond to phone messages. The person familiar with the case noted that his release from prison was not tied directly to Elhassan's case.
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Morton pleaded guilty in 2012 to conspiring to solicit murder, making threatening communications and using the Internet to place others in fear. In announcing his plea, federal authorities said his website helped radicalize people across the world, and he had contact with some who had specific, violent plots in mind. For example, he worked with Zachary Chesser - an Oakton High School graduate who tried to join an al-Qaida-linked terrorist group in Somalia - to promote attacks on the writers of "South Park," according to his plea. He also was in touch with Rezwan Ferdaus, who admitted to plotting to attack the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol, and with Jose Pimentel, who was arrested in a plot to kill members of the U.S. military returning from active duty in Afghanistan.
Morton pleaded guilty in 2012 to conspiring to solicit murder, making threatening communications and using the Internet to place others in fear. In announcing his plea, federal authorities said his website helped radicalize people across the world, and he had contact with some who had specific, violent plots in mind. For example, he worked with Zachary Chesser - an Oakton High School graduate who tried to join an al-Qaida-linked terrorist group in Somalia - to promote attacks on the writers of "South Park," according to his plea. He also was in touch with Rezwan Ferdaus, who admitted to plotting to attack the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol, and with Jose Pimentel, who was arrested in a plot to kill members of the U.S. military returning from active duty in Afghanistan.
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Morton's attorney at the time asserted that many of Morton's postings, while potentially offensive, were not threatening or illegal. For his part, Morton apologized and noted that he could be "an asset in promoting peace once I am free."
Morton's attorney at the time asserted that many of Morton's postings, while potentially offensive, were not threatening or illegal. For his part, Morton apologized and noted that he could be "an asset in promoting peace once I am free."
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"I continue to participate enthusiastically and honestly during the debriefing process, and I can honestly tell you that I have reformed and that were you to let me go today, I would work diligently and with similar passion to correct the mistakes I have made," he said, according to a transcript of his June 2012 sentencing hearing.
"I continue to participate enthusiastically and honestly during the debriefing process, and I can honestly tell you that I have reformed and that were you to let me go today, I would work diligently and with similar passion to correct the mistakes I have made," he said, according to a transcript of his June 2012 sentencing hearing.
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U.S. District Judge Liam O'Grady ultimately sentenced him to 11 1/2 years in prison. A sealed document appears in the case in June 2013, according to the court's docket, but there was more activity - including a secret hearing - the following year.
U.S. District Judge Liam O'Grady ultimately sentenced him to 11 1/2 years in prison. A sealed document appears in the case in June 2013, according to the court's docket, but there was more activity - including a secret hearing - the following year.
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Officials with the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia declined to comment.
Officials with the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia declined to comment.
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Federal agents arrested Elhassan and another man, Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, last month, charging Farrokh with trying to provide material support to terrorists and Elhassan with aiding that plot. They alleged that Farrokh intended to travel to Syria and join the Islamic State; he was arrested at Richmond International Airport, where his journey allegedly was supposed to begin.
Federal agents arrested Elhassan and another man, Joseph Hassan Farrokh, 28, last month, charging Farrokh with trying to provide material support to terrorists and Elhassan with aiding that plot. They alleged that Farrokh intended to travel to Syria and join the Islamic State; he was arrested at Richmond International Airport, where his journey allegedly was supposed to begin.
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Elhassan, federal authorities alleged, knew of Farrokh's plot, gave him a ride to Richmond and lied to FBI agents who questioned him after Farrokh's arrest. According to an affidavit in the case, federal agents knew about the men's whereabouts because they were unknowingly working with three government informants to help facilitate the plot.
Elhassan, federal authorities alleged, knew of Farrokh's plot, gave him a ride to Richmond and lied to FBI agents who questioned him after Farrokh's arrest. According to an affidavit in the case, federal agents knew about the men's whereabouts because they were unknowingly working with three government informants to help facilitate the plot.
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Farrokh, a U.S. citizen born in Pennsylvania, was recently married and has a baby on the way, authorities have said. Elhassan, who came to the United States from Sudan and has a green card, was attending Northern Virginia Community College and working intermittently as a cab driver before his arrest, family members and friends have said.
Farrokh, a U.S. citizen born in Pennsylvania, was recently married and has a baby on the way, authorities have said. Elhassan, who came to the United States from Sudan and has a green card, was attending Northern Virginia Community College and working intermittently as a cab driver before his arrest, family members and friends have said.
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Morton, or Younus Abdullah, is described in the affidavit only as "CHS #3," someone who had been convicted of criminal offenses and received a sentence reduction for his cooperation. He was paid more than $10,000 by the FBI, according to the affidavit.
Morton, or Younus Abdullah, is described in the affidavit only as "CHS #3," someone who had been convicted of criminal offenses and received a sentence reduction for his cooperation. He was paid more than $10,000 by the FBI, according to the affidavit.
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When Nubani, Elhassan's attorney, first invoked the name "Younus Abdullah" in federal court, Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis Fitzpatrick quickly objected, saying Nubani's assertion was "total speculation." A judge struck the name from the record. Later in the hearing, Nubani referenced the Revolution Muslim site.
When Nubani, Elhassan's attorney, first invoked the name "Younus Abdullah" in federal court, Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis Fitzpatrick quickly objected, saying Nubani's assertion was "total speculation." A judge struck the name from the record. Later in the hearing, Nubani referenced the Revolution Muslim site.
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In a conversation later with a reporter, Nubani said his client was able to identify Morton, whom he knew as Younus Abdullah, as "CHS #3" because the law enforcement affidavit details their interactions.
In a conversation later with a reporter, Nubani said his client was able to identify Morton, whom he knew as Younus Abdullah, as "CHS #3" because the law enforcement affidavit details their interactions.
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The affidavit alleges Elhassan introduced Farrokh to CHS #3, a man whom Elhassan believed to be someone who maintained connections with "individuals engaged in jihad outside the United States." It alleges that Farrokh asked for help getting to Syria, and Farrokh was soon set up with two other government informants, one of whom he believed to be an Islamic State facilitator.
The affidavit alleges Elhassan introduced Farrokh to CHS #3, a man whom Elhassan believed to be someone who maintained connections with "individuals engaged in jihad outside the United States." It alleges that Farrokh asked for help getting to Syria, and Farrokh was soon set up with two other government informants, one of whom he believed to be an Islamic State facilitator.
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Joe Flood, an attorney for Farrokh, declined to comment.
Joe Flood, an attorney for Farrokh, declined to comment.
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Nubani said Elhassan knew Morton as someone who had been "oppressed by the government" and that is why he introduced him to Farrokh. He said he did not know the specifics of how Elhassan and Morton met. Nubani said Elhassan, like many other Muslims in the country, was caught up in a government-manufactured plot meant to convince the U.S. public that the FBI was working to keep them safe.
Nubani said Elhassan knew Morton as someone who had been "oppressed by the government" and that is why he introduced him to Farrokh. He said he did not know the specifics of how Elhassan and Morton met. Nubani said Elhassan, like many other Muslims in the country, was caught up in a government-manufactured plot meant to convince the U.S. public that the FBI was working to keep them safe.
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In reality, Nubani said, the government's informants "controlled every aspect" of the purported plot involving Elhassan and Farrokh.
In reality, Nubani said, the government's informants "controlled every aspect" of the purported plot involving Elhassan and Farrokh.
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"There was no danger to anyone, at any time," he said.
"There was no danger to anyone, at any time," he said.
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