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Terrorism 101; Jihad Jane

Colleen LaRose, aka Jihad Jane, was recently indicted on terrorism charges in the United States. I thought to take a few moments to dig through the stupidity of this indictment and the lunacy surrounding her cause to murder Lars Vilks. It seems that the United States Justice Department is anxious to show that they are still up to the task of stopping terrorism wherever it may lead, and thus we now have the indictment of Colleen LaRose to wade through, as if this woman should even be considered anything more than she really was, which was a woman needing medication and psychiatric help. Of course the FBI knew in advance everything she was doing, but instead of getting her some help mentally, and or getting her on some medication, they chose to let her go to Sweden and foment this supposed lunatic plot to kill a guy she didn’t even know, and who is so far down the totem pole of insignificance as to never have been heard of outside of Sweden. In 2007 Lars Vilks, a somewhat lame cartoonist and artist, made an image of the Prophet Muhammad in an insulting and derogatory manner just so he could get some publicity in his otherwise drab existence pushing sub par art to the extreme. So, he decided to incite and inflame the Muslim community who then decided to put out a contract out on his life for 100k USD, a rather cheap price considering others who have committed the same vulgar acts having higher prices on their heads.

Jihad Jane decided one day to go try and collect the money for the hit, but was so inept as to stumble all over herself without a shred of intelligence afforded half assed homegrown terrorists, who actually go out and buy arms, make bombs, and come up with clear agendas to bomb the living crap out of targets in the United States. Jihad Jane had none of these attributes, and as a clear case of utter stupidity she posted her ravings, her requests for support, and her email addresses on YouTube, Dailymotion and a variety of other video and social networking sites, all trying to come up with a plan to kill a guy who had the significance of a flea. Not only that, but she had been visited prior by the FBI asking her questions about her activities in this lunatic plot, in which she then denied even knowing anything about it to them.

But stupidly not but a month or so later, she willingly answered email questions from a total stranger speaking in very clear English about her plans, her intent, and her desires to commit to jihad. As usual, the FBI watched her the entire time, and as such she was not even considered a real threat, even though the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force had evidence of her activities, as she had been already tracked, ridiculed, photographed and complained about by several anti-terrorist internet forums and internet snoops and investigators, who liken themselves as detectives helping the cause of the good old USA in their quest to just say no to terrorists and terrorism. Some of these investigators had tracked her down for months by following (dailymotion has now removed her account) her net breadcrumbs she left everywhere with her picture all over the sites, along with all of her jihadist videos she posted from various sites who wanted to get their videos up, but for some reason kept getting banned when they put them up.

So, it seems as if she failed miserably to even get anything off the ground, and was tracked, under surveillance, and monitored around the clock, as the FBI waited for her to commit overt acts in furtherance of her conspiracies. Then they let her continue her lunacy with boarding a flight to Sweden and encamping herself amongst the supporters of Lars Vilks, all in furtherance of the Justice Departments war on terror. Yes friends and neighbors, Jihad Jane, accessories not included, was finally arrested last year in October, and her indictment was just unsealed yesterday March 9th 2010, after they arrested all the other small time lunatics and morons associated with her. Yes, the war on stupidity goes on, with the United States Justice Department rolling out to the press the so called dark side of the internet, all to show that this dark side does in fact exist, as if none of us knew, and in fact, the Lawdogs are all over it.

I mean they couldn’t have had a better case handed to them now could they? Let see shall we? She posted her rants all over YouTube and Islamictube. Asked for money on YouTube, expressed a desire to kill someone on YouTube and in emails, and basically told everyone that emailed her account about her plans. Hrmm, seems like an easy cut and dried copy and paste case. Yet, we are made to believe that this is some major terrorist case, major because she was off her medication or needed some, and fancied herself as something more than her drab life had left her to deal with. So, she decided to launch a crusade against some trivial figure and she got busted for it, and we are asked to believe that the FBI and Justice Department should be congratulated for such a major take down as Jihad Jane?

Give me a break please….She handed the case to the Feds and BEGGED to be prosecuted for it, and they then complied with her request. She is no more a terrorist than Barbie and Ken are terrorists. She has mental issues, and the federal government turned her into a cause celeb for homegrown terrorism, and also to show that no matter where you go, there they are.  I think the US Attorney’s office should be ashamed that they had to stoop so low as to go after this woman whom they already had enough evidence on. They should have directed her to a psychiatrist and offered to get her on some medication. But no, we can’t have any of that at Justice. No, we have to pump up the volume first, so we can then parade them out into the limelight and show that we are in fact closing down every terror network wherever it exists, no matter how large or how trivial or small it is.

OK, so let us look at her indictment and see the mistakes that are very evident.

The VIOLATIONS

• 18 U.S.C. § 2339A (conspiracy to provide a/k/a “JihadJane” : material support to terrorists – 1 count)
• 18 U.S.C. § 956 (conspiracy to kill : in a foreign country – 1 count)
• 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (false statement to : government official – 1 count)
• 18 U.S.C. § 1028 (attempted identity theft : – 1 count)

OK, now a look at her mistakes, and they are about as short as her charges.

Mistakes

• On or about June 20, 2008, defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” posted a comment on YouTube (an information and video sharing website) under the username “JihadJane,” stating that she is “desperate to do something somehow to help” the suffering Muslim people.

OK, mistake number one. I think it is common knowledge that government agents troll the YouTube channels and other forums and look for comments on them from people who post they want to help causes that are at least in the United States considered to be illegal. And of course they will be interested in someone called Jihad Jane posting she wants to help a Muslim cause, and desperate to help at that. Message to would be jihadists, don’t post comments on YouTube or any other such sites or forums to help anyone or any cause, especially do not appear to be desperate to help, and at the same time using a nick called Jihad Jane. Might as well have used a nick called Osama Bin Laden. Hell, if you are desperate to go to jail be my guest. However let me say this, there are at least 10,000 websites out there with an equal or greater number of would be investigative people on them looking for just this type of posting, and it is a wonder that you didn’t have 10,000 people email you that minute trying to get you involved in a conspiracy while they called up the FBI looking for reward money for a job well done.

• On or about December 8, 2008, Unindicted Co-Conspirator (“CC”) #1, a resident of a South Asian country (whose full e-mail address is known to the Grand Jury), sent an electronic communication to defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” stating CC #1’s desire to wage jihad and become a “shahed” (martyr).

• On or about December 9, 2008, defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” sent an electronic communication to CC #1, replying that she also desires to become a martyr.

INTENT established. I am sure the phone call to the FBI was very quick.

• On or about March 22, 2009, CC #3 sent electronic communications to defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” directing her to commit murder, and saying, “go to sweden . . . find location of [Resident of Sweden, hereafter referred to as “RS #1”] . . . and kill him . . . this is what i say to u.”

OK, case firmly established with intended victim identified. Easy as pie, emails are already being monitored, and the case is proceeding very well. Intervention anyone? I guess we don’t really try to intervene these days as summarized in this post here. We want to intervene, and we should intervene, but instead we need a perp walk and a federal case to establish that the FBI and Justice Department are not sitting on their collective asses. Just say No to Terror.

• On or about July 1, 2009, defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” posted or caused to be posted an online solicitation for funds to support terrorism.

OK, lunacy established. Easy case also established. NEXT CASE PLEASE !!!!!

• On or about July 8, 2009, CC #4, a resident of the United States (whose full e-mail address is known to the Grand Jury), posted or caused to be posted an online solicitation for funds to support terrorism on behalf of defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” stating, “I write this message on behalf of a respected sister The sister has been in touch with a brother . . . [who] has appealed for urgent funds stating that his resources are limited. . . . [T]he sister has provided me proofs that have confirmed that the brother is . . . true . . . . I know the sister and by Allah, all money will be transferred to her. The sister will then transfer the money to the brother via a method that I will not disclose.”

Revolutionmuslim.com perhaps? If he isn’t busted right along with her, hrmm…

• On or about July 17, 2009, defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” falsely told agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that she had never solicited funds for terrorism, had never made postings to a terrorist website, and had not used the on-line username “JihadJane.”

OK, so she now knows she is under surveillance in July 2009, and has been identified by her postings via her IP address that goes along with each post she makes on various websites, up to and including YouTube. Does she quit? Nope. Does she get worried? Nope. Does the FBI decide to call it a day and take her to the nearest psychiatric hospital for evaluation? Nope. Just the facts, and only the facts. They are not interested in stopping it here, nope, they want a case, and by George it they will have that case come hell or high water. Just say No To Terror.

• On or about August 11, 2009, CC #4 forwarded a questionnaire to defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” in which CC #4 asked another woman about her beliefs and intentions with regard to jihad. In his questionnaire, CC #4 stated that the “most important” questions are: “Are you a European citizen and do you live in Europe? If not, then do you have any traveling restrictions if you ever wanted to travel to Europe? Do you have a European passport?” CC #4 concluded his questionnaire by stating, “The reason why I am not providing much information as to why I am asking the above mentioned information from you is due to security. . . . Also if you have any contacts to other sisters[ ](only the ones whom you extremely trust…!!!), please forward this message to them.”

This above should raise several red flags to you would be jihadists. Getting a questionnaire asking you questions about personal things is akin to establishing intent, nationality, methods of travel, travel restrictions if any, and what kind of passport you have. And if you just so happen to know any other morons that are down with the cause, the FBI would like to know by having this email forwarded to those morons too. You see the FBI needs all the morons they can get in a federal case, the more the better in cases like this. You see, it’s all about the war on terror via the war on morons and moronic behavior. Just say No To Terror.

• On or about August 23, 2009, defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” traveled to Europe with the intent to live and train with jihadists, and to find and kill RS #1.

And this was her mood, and thus her plans after getting a visit from federal officials in July. Do I need to stress here she was a moron? Or does this federal case establish that already?

• On or about August 23, 2009, defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” knowingly took the United States passport of K.G. without his permission in order to provide it to the “brothers.”

Well, might as well throw in identity theft charges to the mix, as it will add two years to the case which will have to be served after the original sentence has been served.

• On or about September 3, 2009, defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” performed online searches regarding RS #1 and his location.

I guess the message here is that the FBI likes to watch. So, the FBI knew she was doing all of this and just let it all go on? I am sure Lars Vilks was protected enough to not even worry over the plot itself, which was reduced to amateur hour after the case was established in 2008.

• On or about September 8, 2009, defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” joined an online community hosted by RS #1 and became a “citizen” of RS #1’s artists’ enclave in Sweden.

I have to ask, why let her get this close to the guy? Or was it that the FBI and Justice Department had to show real intent here? I mean they had her under a microscope, so they could have stepped in at any time and put an end to it, but for some reason they let it all unfold. Can I say Case Happy? Promotions? Pats On The Back? Perp Walks with that we are serious about fighting terrorism look on all their faces? You can’t seriously tell me that at any time these federal agents were worried in the slightest about Jihad Jane now can you? I will bet a dollar they were laughing their assess off while salivating on those promotions within the department. Yes, just say No To Terror.

• On or about September 30, 2009, defendant COLLEEN R. LAROSE, a/k/a “Fatima LaRose,” a/k/a “JihadJane,” sent an electronic communication to CC #3, stating that LAROSE considers it “an honour & great pleasure to die or kill for” CC #3, and pledging that “only death will stop me here that i am so close to the target!”

No, I would say you are as about as close to a jail cell as you can get. Time to close the loop and wrap it up. She was arrested shortly thereafter. Wow, such high drama, such intensity, such bullshit. Is this the best that can be done to show the war on terror or the war on morons is being won? This is about the 5th case of morons that have been busted on what has been termed high profile terror cases, and all they are when you look at them are loser cases made by morons who are in a league with other morons, who couldn’t or wouldn’t know how to commit an act of flushing the toilet, much less blowing something or someone up. Jihad Jane had no money, and subsisted on wire transfers from the so called brothers, half of whom were probably informants, to fund her stay in Sweden, pay her smallish hostel type rent, and fund her lunatic fringe emails back and forth between other morons who wanted and or begged to be caught, or were working with the FBI in trying to establish a major case, which was nothing more than a moronic attempt at being something other than a complete and utter moron. Jihad Jane a terrorist? No. A Moron? Yes. The FBI and Justice Department overly aggressive and looking for headlines on a slow news year? Yes.

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