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Title: America Confronts Its Worst Nightmare: Blonde 'Jihad Jane'
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Independent UK
URL Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w ... blonde-jihad-jane-1919466.html
Published: Mar 10, 2010
Author: By Rupert Cornwell in Washington
Post Date: 2010-03-10 19:59:47 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 593
Comments: 26
The case of "Jihad Jane" – the middle-aged woman from suburban Philadelphia linked to an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist held to have insulted the prophet Mohamed – represents the worst nightmare of US security authorities: a white, female, all-American terrorist. Yesterday more details became available of 46-year-old Colleen LaRose, accused by federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania of conspiring on the internet with overseas-based militants to murder the cartoonist Lars Vilks, proclaiming herself ready to help Muslims and if necessary to become a martyr for the cause of radical Islam. The picture that emerges is of a woman who spent much of her time alone at home on the computer. But although she seemed slightly odd to some of her neighbours and had few friends in the area, her boyfriend yesterday said that she never gave any clue of pro-Muslim sympathies, and never attended religious services before she abruptly moved out of his flat in August 2009. "I came home and she was gone, it doesn't sound like the person that I knew. She was a good-hearted woman," Kurt Gorman, who makes radio station equipment, said yesterday. But two months after vanishing without trace, Ms LaRose – who used the online aliases of "Jihad Jane" and "Fatima LaRose" – was arrested in October in Philadelphia. The case was kept under seal until Tuesday afternoon, when prosecutors unveiled the indictment against her. No further court dates have yet been set. If convicted on the charges of treason, she could be sent to prison for life, as well as facing a fine of $1m. But it was not clear last night exactly how serious a threat Ms LaRose posed in reality. She is not identified with any major terrorist organisation. Prosecutors nonetheless insist she was part of a genuine and dangerous conspiracy. Most alarming perhaps is the fact that she fits no common terrorist profile. Ms LaRose is white, with blonde hair and green eyes. She was born in Michigan, moved to Texas and then to the Philadelphia area. "It shatters any lingering thought that we can spot a terrorist based on appearance," Michael Levy, the US prosecutor for eastern Pennsylvania, said in a statement. According to government officials, "Jihad Jane" had targeted Mr Vilks after he had infuriated Muslims by depicting the Prophet with the body of a dog. She is said to have had online discussions about how to kill him with at least one of seven suspects who were arrested in Ireland on Tuesday. Those detained were two Algerians, two Libyans, a Croatian, a Palestinian and an American woman married to one of the Algerians. The indictment says that from mid-2008 Ms LaRose, using her aliases, began posting messages on the internet saying she wanted to help Muslims. By early last year, she was allegedly in contact with other as yet unidentified conspirators in Europe and South-east Asia, when she declared herself willing to die for an Islamic cause. In turn these individuals apparently suggested that she take advantage of her blonde appearance and American passport to travel to Sweden to carry out a murder. Ms LaRose agreed, promising that "I will make this my goal until I achieve it, or die trying". Later she tried to raise money online to finance the project. Shortly afterwards she came to the notice of the US authorities, who took her in for questioning by the FBI in July 2009. But according to the indictment she lied to agents, telling them she had never tried to raise money, had never used the alias "Jihad Jane," and had never posted messages on a terrorist website. In August she travelled to Europe, carrying Mr Gorman's passport which, the indictment says, she planned to give to one of her new-found "brothers" to enable him to move to Europe as well. But although Ms LaRose searched online to find her intended target, Mr Vilks, prosecutors say that she does not appear to have actually tried to commit the crime. In recent years, only two women have faced US charges of terrorism-related offences. But neither were involved in conspiracy plots as elaborate as that of which Ms LaRose is accused.
Poster Comment: Actually a larger nightmare is the lone sniper that has decided he/she has had 'enough', but that is a different topic altogether.
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#1. To: Brian S, War, Badeye (#0)
"Worst nightmare" my ass. How about some NAVY SEAL or other SF guy getting pissed off and doing something about his "anger" issues? With their knowledge they could probably shut the nation's electrical supply/network down in a day. Game over.
Goldi-Lox: You're one dumb-fucking bitch.
SEALS aren't SF. The only Special Forces in the US military are in the army.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
What's not clear is how you pay a 1 million dollar fine when you're in prison for life.
So why do you bother soiling this site with your vacuous and inane commentary? ... yukon haha lots of laughing out loud
The irony is this administration has made its fear of veterans known, has actually codefied it. But we don't see veterans executing domestic terror attacks. Yet. What does concern me is with the sky high unemployment rates, those returning vets won't be able to find gainful employment. I know when I got out in 81, it was a shock to discover being a vet didn't mean much in the job market. When Reagan recinded UE rights to any vet that turned down a reenlistment offer, and did so rectoactive to the first of the year, 1981, the Unemployment Office demanded I pay back two months of benefits. Told em to kiss my honorably discharged ass (laughing). btw, in theory you are correct, 'they' could shut down the electric grid. But the fact is would take quite a few willing, able, bodies to do so. I don't see that occuring, again 'yet'.
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
Going from wearing your service on your sleeve to your ass - which is where you actually spent it - isn't an improvement.
Day 18 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 16 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...
McVeigh, John Allen [Williams] Muhammad...were both veterans.
Day 18 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 16 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...
Not surprised to see 'discharge' and 'ass' in a sentence from badeye. And 'kiss' too. And relating to his 'service' too. It all makes sense.
So why do you bother soiling this site with your vacuous and inane commentary? ... yukon haha lots of laughing out loud
I have several cousins who were in the service as their life's work, as were their fathers, and you never hear them mentioning that fact. Boofer can't go a day without referring to himself, in some way, as a veteran even tho, on a relative basis, he served for a day and a wake-up. Overcompensating for something for sure...
Day 18 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 16 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...
Yup. Classic case.
So why do you bother soiling this site with your vacuous and inane commentary? ... yukon haha lots of laughing out loud
"Small hands" I would imagine (laughing)... [How much do you want to bet he just looked at them?]
Day 18 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 16 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...
"They're not that small. I hate those guys. I wonder what's for lunch. What was I doing?"
So why do you bother soiling this site with your vacuous and inane commentary? ... yukon haha lots of laughing out loud
"Dammit...I'm out of Diet Coke...oh well...gotta drink the Crown straight up..."
Day 18 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 16 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...
"Fuck. I hate being called fishlips. I think they started calling me that in kindergarden. Yeah, that's it. Everything started going wrong then."
So why do you bother soiling this site with your vacuous and inane commentary? ... yukon haha lots of laughing out loud
"Next it was dodgeball...my small hands couldn't grip the ball and my badeye made me a perpetual victim of guys good at sports..."
Day 18 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 16 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...
Small hands in a man is often indicative of something else that is small. lolol.
This is the typical spiel of the neocons: the legend of the veteran without sin being put on a pedestal. They learned their lesson well from Vietnam. The shooter of sitting duck college students in Texas was a vet. Funny how I used to have to send off info to local law enforcement when a couple of our vet patients so much as changed rooms.
Forgot about Whitman.
Day 18 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 16 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...
Here's the one that most current neocons really hate: The average vet in the last half of the twentieth century voted...... DEMOCRAT. lolol
That's not a surprising stat...skewed socio-economic demographics of "peace time" military...
Day 18 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 16 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...
LEE HARVEY OSWALD was also a vet.
The "average" Republican today is pretty much the "average" Democrat of the last half of the twentieth Century, so what's your point?
ONI, too...
Day 18 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 16 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...
I'm sure you can figure it out chimp boy. lolol
See my tag line....(laughing)
my anti groupie can't get through life without me.
Are you too illiterate to explain yourself?
No one knows what "anti-groupie" means. (laughing) EVERYONE knows what Boofer means. (laughing harder)
Day 18 of Packrat refusing to register here. Day 16 of Boofer The One Eyed Wonder Bot refusing to answer: When is Blackwell going to have the recount? Jan 30, 2006 ... by saveliberty (Proud to be Head Snowflake, Bushbot...
#2. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#1)
How about some NAVY SEAL or other SF guy getting pissed off and doing something about his "anger" issues?
#3. To: Brian S (#0)
If convicted on the charges of treason, she could be sent to prison for life, as well as facing a fine of $1m. But it was not clear last night exactly how serious a threat Ms LaRose posed in reality.
#4. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#1)
#5. To: Badeye (#4)
Told em to kiss my honorably discharged ass (laughing).
#6. To: Badeye (#4)
But we don't see veterans executing domestic terror attacks.
#7. To: war (#5)
#8. To: Abu el Banat, Boofer (#7)
(Edited)
#9. To: war (#8)
#10. To: Abu el Banat (#9)
(Edited)
#11. To: war (#10)
#12. To: Abu el Banat (#11)
#13. To: war (#12)
#14. To: Abu el Banat (#13)
#15. To: war (#14)
"Next it was dodgeball...my small hands couldn't grip the ball and my badeye made me a perpetual victim of guys good at sports..."
#16. To: war (#6)
McVeigh, John Allen [Williams] Muhammad...were both veterans.
#17. To: mininggold (#16)
#18. To: war (#17)
Forgot about Whitman.
#19. To: mininggold (#18)
(Edited)
#20. To: war (#17)
Forgot about Whitman.
#21. To: mininggold (#18)
The average vet in the last half of the twentieth century voted...... DEMOCRAT.
#22. To: mininggold (#20)
#23. To: dont eat that (#21)
The "average" Republican today is pretty much the "average" Democrat of the last half of the twentieth Century, so what's your point?
#24. To: mininggold (#16)
#25. To: mininggold (#23)
I'm sure you can figure it out chimp boy. lolol
#26. To: Boofer, mininggold (#24)
See my tag line....(laughing)
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