The Chicago Tribune reported in March that “although the charges do not allege the two participated in any violence, Schimenti talked with the informant about future plans to attack Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, a short distance from his home.” Where did Joseph Jones and Edward Schimenti learn about Islam? Has their local mosque […]
Chicago: Muslim tech executive charged with illegally exporting computer equipment to Pakistan
Obaidullah Syed is charged with conspiring to exporting computer equipment from the U.S. to the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, which was a “Pakistani government agency responsible for ‘the design, fabrication, and testing of high explosives and nuclear weapons parts, uranium mining and enrichment, and the development of solid-fueled ballistic missiles.’” What could possibly have gone […]
Los Angeles: Muslim businessman arrested, faces murder charges in India in Mumbai jihad attacks
Since 2009, Pakistani-born Canadian Tahawwur Rana has been under investigation by the FBI for possible links to the Mumbai jihad bombings. Meanwhile, he went on living in both the U.S. and Canada: his primary residence was in Chicago, but he spent “Islamic holidays at a suburban Ottawa house backing onto the Kanata Lakes Golf and […]
Palestinian-American Congressional Candidate Loses Big in Illinois’ ‘Little Palestine’ District
Palestinian-American Rashad “Rush” Darwish was the first Muslim Palestinian to run for elected office in Illinois’ 3rd congressional district, an area comprising Chicago’s southern suburbs and “Little Palestine,” where thousands of Palestinian-Americans live and work. Despite this favorable constituency, Darwish’s decision to neglect local issues and prioritize the distant Palestinian-Israeli conflict may have led to […]
Chicago: Islamic preacher blames Jews for coronavirus and warns Muslims to arm themselves against neighbors
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iux5nPFbf-g] One of Chicago’s most notorious anti-Semites has responded to the COVID-19 outbreak in a despicable manner: by blaming Jews and encouraging Muslims to arm themselves against their neighbors. During a series of alarmist rants on his YouTube channel, Imam Omar Baloch simultaneously declared that the coronavirus may be a Zionist-American plot to throttle […]
Chicago Drug Gang Leader Says if Anyone Insults Muhammad, ‘His Head Gotta Go’
My latest in PJ Media: It could be a whole new trend, drug dealers against blasphemy: Jason Brown, according to the Associated Press, is the “37-year-old leader of the AHK gang,” and “could be heard on secret FBI recordings speaking admiringly about beheadings by the Islamic State group.” Brown, also known as Abdul Ja’Me, said […]
Chicago: Man converts to Islam, studies bomb-making, promises jihad massacre “once I get my gun and explosive belt”
From whom did Thomas Osadzinski learn about Islam? Where did he go to mosque? Is that mosque being investigated? Why not? “Chicago man accused of helping preserve Islamic State propaganda on social media,” by Jon Seidel, Chicago Sun-Times, November 19, 2019 (thanks to the Geller Report): Thomas Osadzinski said he couldn’t just “sit in the […]
Chicago: Gang leader accused of trying to aid ISIS, says if anyone insults Muhammad, “his head gotta go”
“Jason Brown, the 37-year-old leader of the AHK gang, could be heard on secret FBI recordings speaking admiringly about beheadings by the Islamic State group, the 27-page complaint says. If someone insults the Prophet Mohammed, ‘his head gotta go,’ he is cited as saying. AHK, which prosecutors say traffics drugs throughout the Chicago area, is […]
Chicago: Islamic scholar says “Israel is supporting ISIS because it is supporting Israeli agenda”
It is not surprising that Omar Baloch would see Israel behind everything he dislikes, no matter how preposterous his resulting claims. The Qur’an says that the Jews are the strongest of all people in enmity toward the Muslims (5:82); they fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah (2:79; 3:75, 3:181); they claim that Allah’s […]
Chicago: Muslim caused bomb scare in casino, demands Qur’an at his defense table
“On Feb. 12, Muadinov made alarming statements, was detained, demanded police take him to their leader and said if he didn’t meet with President Donald Trump, ‘we would all meet Allah,’ according to the affidavit.” Will this be dismissed as mental illness, as in so many other cases? Certainly his devout commitment to Islam, and […]