How many other Islamic State jihadis found it similarly easy to enter the U.S., and are here now?
“ISIS operative in U.S. plotted to assassinate George W. Bush, FBI alleges,” by Tom Winter, Ken Dilanian and Pete Williams, NBC News, May 24, 2022:
An Iraqi citizen who entered the U.S. in September 2020 allegedly plotted to kill George W. Bush, even traveling to Dallas to surveil the former president’s home, according to an FBI search warrant affidavit obtained by NBC News.
The FBI alleges that Shihab Ahmed Shihab, of Columbus, Ohio, wanted to provide material support to the Islamic State terrorist group, telling a confidential FBI source that he wanted to smuggle people into the country “to murder former President George W. Bush” because he held him responsible for killing numerous Iraqis in the 2003 invasion of the country….
The FBI says Shihab entered the U.S. legally and then applied for political asylum while also trying to marry a U.S. woman to secure his immigration status. The documents say the investigation initially began as an immigration or visa fraud case and morphed into something allegedly more sinister.
According to the filings, Shihab made claims to a confidential FBI source that he drove a transport vehicle with bombs in Iraq and had an association with ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Bahgdadi, who was killed by the U.S. in 2019.
In June, Shihab allegedly told a confidential source that he would pay at least $5,000 to smuggle four former Baath party members located in Iraq, Turkey, Egypt and Denmark into the U.S. Once the men were in the U.S., their plan was to obtain firearms and a large van with a sliding door to carry out the assassination.
“Further, Shihab stated that he wanted to be involved in the actual attack and assassination of former President Bush and did not care if he died as he would be proud to have been involved in killing former President Bush,” the FBI affidavit says.
The suspect allegedly conducted surveillance in Dallas on Feb. 8, which included a trip to Bush’s residence, and took videos of the gate in front of Bush’s neighborhood.
Shihab allegedly told a confidential FBI source that two of the potential members of the plot were ex-Iraqi intelligence agents. One of the Iraqi nationals was the secretary of an ISIS financial minister, the documents also say.
The suspect told one of the confidential sources that he planned to use a car dealership in Columbus, Ohio, as a “hawala” to funnel the money from the U.S. to the ISIS financial minister’s secretary, the documents say….
PMK says
How many other Islamic State jihadis found it similarly easy to enter the U.S., and are here now?
Probably thousands, if not tens of thousands. First we had all those ‘refugees’ from Muslim countries. Today they just fly into Mexico and merge with ‘migrants’ and ‘children’ who cross our southern border every day. After all, we’re an open, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-racial society.. They’re not staying in Texas. Our leaders are ferrying them to cities and states around the country, all in the name of ‘diversity’.
somehistory says
Those pakis that worked for rep wasserman schulz also used a car dealership to funnel money to terrorists…other “terrorists.”…as people who funnel money to terrorists are also terrorists.
so this creepy terrorist had the same idea. How many more mozlums in the U.S. are using car dealerships to fund terror?
In the past, mozlums have used food stamp fraud to fund terror. Guessing it’s easier to go with a way that can get bigger funds faster.
Perhaps when bush found out, he was so shaken, he flubbed and said “iraq” instead of “ukraine” in his speech.
If I walked in his shoes, I think I’d move to an “unknown” location, change my name and grow a beard. They failed this time. Probably not done trying.
gravenimage says
Islamic State jihadi entered U.S. to murder George W. Bush, did surveillance on his Dallas home
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Yes–I just heard about this case. So glad the plot was foiled.
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How many other Islamic State jihadis found it similarly easy to enter the U.S., and are here now?
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That’s the question, isn’t it? Because President Bush is not the only target.
Dinkee, H.O. says
You’ll never see a jihadi slipping through the non-border to try and assassinate Obama or Biden.
gravenimage says
You might. There have been plots to murder British PM Boris Johnson and Pope Francis, despite their frequent appeasement of Islam. Really, any Infidel Western leader could be a target–but especially those who actually try to defend against Jihad terror.
Pray Hard says
Jijados have been entering the US through Mexico for many years, maybe decades. This is nothing new. With one of the biggest moslem a**-kissers on the planet involved as the target and the FIB involved, I have a hard time believing a word of it. But, whatever.
Jim says
President GW Bush, most Republican Congressional members, all social media bureaucrats and virtually all democrats and Americans know nothing about Islam. The 1400 years of Islamic history is a bloody, male dominated political and religious sex cult!