Afghan national charged with Election Day terrorist plot in US

[ThatRobGuy]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/politics/isis-terrorism-arrest-oklahoma-election-day/index.html

The Justice Department announced charges Tuesday against an Afghan national who was allegedly plotting a terrorist attack in support of ISIS on Election Day in the United States.

The FBI arrested 27-year-old Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi in Oklahoma on Monday after he purchased rifles and ammunition from an undercover law enforcement officer. He is facing several charges, including conspiring and attempting to provide material support to ISIS.

Partnering with an unnamed juvenile, Tawhedi planned to liquidate his assets, repatriate his family to Afghanistan, purchase assault rifles and “stage a violent attack” in the US, court documents say. The juvenile has also been arrested, according to court documents.

 

[Pop D.]

Praise the Lord they caught him in plenty of time.

 

[Laodicean60]

What is scary is how many terrorists are here illegally. Good for the FBI arrest and the evidence gathered was from the internet?

 

[Landon Caeli]

Punish him!

 

[Pommer]

Punish him!

Of course, after a fair trial.

 

[Landon Caeli]

Of course, after a fair trial.

He's really not going to like the outcome. It's going to be a real bummer for the rest of his existence.

 

[wing2000]

Tawhedi began talking to a known ISIS recruiter on the messaging platform Telegram in August, according to court documents.

I'm speculating, but it would appear the government was monitoring the ISIS recruiter's communications...and in particular, communications with people who are located inside the U.S.

 

[Pommer]

Tawhedi began talking to a known ISIS recruiter on the messaging platform Telegram in August, according to court documents.

I'm speculating, but it would appear the government was monitoring the ISIS recruiter's communications...and in particular, communications with people who are located inside the U.S.

This would indicate a good working relationship/partnership betwixt the foreign intelligence agencies (which are not allowed to surveil Americans) and domestic investigation agencies, which are.

Score one for the Deep State?

 

[wing2000]

This would indicate a good working relationship/partnership betwixt the foreign intelligence agencies (which are not allowed to surveil Americans) and domestic investigation agencies, which are.

Score one for the Deep State?

US intelligence agencies are authorized to monitor such communications under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveilence Act. It was recently explanded by Congress:

"Congress added new sections to the law that broaden U.S. security agents’ ability to dig through the digital footprints of immigrants coming to the country and people involved in drug trafficking."

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2024/05/section-702-foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act-reauthorized-more-access-us-intelligence-officials-citizens-data/