All the people who breezily dismiss the mountains of evidence that Islamic texts and teachings inspire violence claim that it’s just “extremism” of a kind that can arise in any religion, and that rightly understood, the Islamic texts teach peace. They never explain, however, why this misunderstanding that is so obvious to non-Muslim officials in the West eludes so very many Muslims who keep falling under its sway.
Ammaad Akhtar, 34, of California, pleaded guilty today to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
According to court documents, between February 2025 and June 2025, Akhtar, a citizen of the United States, attempted to provide funds, weapons, and other equipment to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). He communicated online with an online undercover officer, whom he believed was a member of ISIS. In these conversations, Akhtar voiced his support for ISIS and jihad, expressed a desire to travel overseas to join and fight with ISIS, and stated a desire to send guns and money to ISIS.
In April 2025, during this investigation, Akhtar demonstrated a desire to provide support of ISIS and did so by providing financial funding on multiple occasions. After a few payments, the online undercover officer indicated that ISIS had procured several guns with the money Akhtar had sent. In his response, Akhtar said, “May Allah destroy our enemies” and affirmed that he will send more money that same day.
Akhtar also talked about planning acts of violence, including conducting an attack against a specific individual and an attack utilizing homemade explosives. He said that he “want[s] to die in the cause of Allah fighting the kuffar [infidels]” and asked for instructions on how to make a homemade explosive device in order “to make a boom” at a populated event.
Then, on June 23, 2025, Akhtar met with an individual he believed was an ISIS associate, but who was actually an undercover agent. Akhtar provided clothing, binoculars, $400 cash, two loaded guns, and six additional magazines. Akhtar then swore bayat (a pledge of loyalty) to ISIS….
40 rounds says
No doubt western governments want to believe it’s just extremists within the religion that are dangerous but then, why do they walk on eggshells when it comes to Muslims in their countries?
Rob Porter says
The more Muslims who die in the useless cause of Islam, the better I will feel. The people who “breezily dismiss the mountains of evidence that Islamic texts and teachings inspire violence” are simply ignorant half-wits. After watching the thoroughly unimpressive Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Beddoes, interview Elon Musk I assume she is one of these politically correct, woke,’at all cost avoid truth’ clowns who would dismiss the facts about Islam. .
STJOHNOFGRAFTON says
For Muslims, dying for Allah whilst fighting non-believers is the only sure way to paradise. Muslims who don’t die fighting are never sure of attaining paradise because they know their Allah is capricious and might decide otherwise.