Yet another convert to Islam gets the idea that his new religion commands him to commit treason and mass murder, but no one cares about that. All that we hear in this story is that he was a “Northern California tow-truck driver.” We also hear that he was a former Marine, and in the seventh paragraph, that he espoused “radical jihadi beliefs.” The CNN story is even worse, with “ex-Marine” in the headline. Did he plot to commit mass murder because he was an ex-Marine? Or might there have been some other motivation?
“California man sentenced for plotting ISIS-inspired San Francisco attack,” by Frank Miles, Fox News, August 6, 2018:
Everitt Aaron Jameson, of Modesto, Calif., who told undercover agents he wanted to carry out a Christmas Day bombing at a popular San Francisco tourist attraction, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday.
A Northern California tow-truck driver who told undercover agents that he wanted to carry out an ISIS-inspired Christmas Day bombing at San Francisco’s popular Pier 39 was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill issued the sentence Monday, which came after Everitt Aaron Jameson of Modesto, California, admitted under a plea deal in June that he tried to aid a terrorist organization.
Jameson could have received 40 years in prison.
The 27-year-old planned the attack during talks with undercover FBI agents, including one he thought was with the Islamic State terror group.
Jameson told undercover federal agents that he planned to use pipe bombs to channel victims into part of Pier 39 so he could shoot them. He also offered to provide money to the cause.
In December, through an 11-page affidavit, FBI special agent Christopher McKinney alleged that Jameson espoused “radical jihadi beliefs” on social media, as Fox News previously reported. According to the agent, Jameson “liked” and “loved” ISIS-related social media posts, including one that threatened a Christmas attack in New York City.
McKinney said Jameson attended Marine basic training “in or about” June 2009, and “graduated several months later.” Jameson trained as a sharpshooter, but later was discharged for failing to disclose a history of asthma….