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Suzanimal
01-14-2015, 04:54 PM
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CINCINNATI — (All times Eastern)
UPDATE @ 5:32 p.m.:

Christopher Lee Cornell, who posted to a Twitter account using the alias Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah, was arrested today as he took control of a firearm during an undercover FBI operation, according to federal prosecutors.

Cornell, 20, of suburban Cincinnati, posted statements, videos and other content in support of the Islamic State and violent acts of jihad, according to federal court documents.

UPDATE @ 5:19 p.m.:

According to an arrest warrant for 20-year-old Christopher Lee Cornell of suburban Cincinnati, Cornell “purchased and possessed firearms in furtherance of a plan to shoot and kill United States government officers and employees.”

The warrant was issued today, and was filed at 2:59 p.m. in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in Cincinnati.

UPDATE @ 5:09 p.m.:

A 20-year-old suburban Cincinnati man arrested today was taken into custody by an FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force that included officers from Dayton and Xenia police departments, according to the Department of Justice.

FIRST TAKE

A Cincinnati man was arrested today after federal authorities said he planned an attack on the U.S. Capitol.

According to federal documents, Christopher Lee Cornell, of Green Twp. in Hamilton County, is charged attempting to kill a U.S. government officer and possession of firearm in furtherance of attempted crime of violence

Cornell used the Twitter alias Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah and tweeted support for known terrorist groups, according to FBI officials.

A confidential government source made contact with him on Twitter, agents said. They said the two met up in Cincinnati on Oct. 17 and 18 and discussed an attack on the U.S. Capitol, WCPO reported.

Cornell told the source he needed weapons and wanted to “move” in December, according to court documents. He also showed the source he had “jihadist videos and information about constructing bombs,” the documents state.

He told the source that members of Congress were enemies and he intended to build, plant and detonate pipe bombs at and near the US Capitol, authorities said. Agents said he also planned to use firearms to kill employees and officials.

Federal authorities arrested Cornell Wednesday after he purchased firearms, officials said.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/reports-fbi-foils-islamic-state-inspired-attack/njnzY/?ecmp=ajc_social_facebook_2014_sfp

Ronin Truth
01-15-2015, 09:48 AM
Another FBI created sting operation?

Suzanimal
01-15-2015, 11:16 AM
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His father casts doubt on some aspects of the purchase. Cornell was unemployed and worked only seasonally for minimum wage. He was about $500 short of the money needed to make the purchase on his own.

"He had $1,287 saved up. These guns cost over $1,700," John Cornell said. He thinks someone else had to make up the difference and blames the FBI. He thinks his son was pushed into the plan.

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/15/us/capitol-attack-plot/index.html

Suzanimal
01-15-2015, 11:19 AM
...Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, said the Ohio case "should set off alarm bells'' in wake of the Paris attacks.

"These terrorists are intent on attacking our country and are attempting to convince Americans at home to radicalize, embrace their perverse world view and commit acts of violence,'' McCaul said....

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/01/14/capitol-attack-isil/21770845/

69360
01-15-2015, 11:27 AM
So the FBI yet again finds some messed up kid posting a lot of crap online and sets him up to be an evil terrorist.

The day is saved.

HOLLYWOOD
01-15-2015, 11:37 AM
FBI gave him a discount on the weapons?

Anywhooo...
Cornell told the source he needed weapons and wanted to “move” in December, according to court documents

From what you can make of this is, the FBI 'brokered a deal' aka 'state sponsored blackmailing' of "The Source" for lesser or dropped charges, from some unrelated crime/criminal charges which media fails to cover/disclose in detail. So here we go again, a criminal does anything for self preservation by trumping anything the state wants on a targeted and of course, get those nationalist headlines. Same old game the clueless public has no idea how it's all operated... I think Greenwald and others have covered how these operations are conducted.

WASH-RINSE-REPEAT

PS: Any doubts? Never forget the FBI ops of 1993: World Trade Centers

Ender
01-15-2015, 11:40 AM
FBI foils Islamic State-inspired attack

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. :rolleyes:

Should read: FBI foils FBI-inspired attack

enhanced_deficit
01-15-2015, 12:00 PM
If this is confirmed, following question may have the answer in the negative.

ISIS = RM 2.0 ? (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?459503-ISIS-Revolution-Muslim-2-0&)

Acala
01-15-2015, 12:38 PM
What convenient timing. Almost as if it were planned to ride on the coattails of whatever it was that happened in France.

Slave Mentality
01-15-2015, 01:58 PM
http://www.troll.me/images2/steve-zissou/i-dont-understand-but-i-can-tell-its-bullshit.jpg

jmdrake
01-15-2015, 02:03 PM
But you see we need torture and NSA spying because that's the only way to catch someone who announces his plans over Twitter.