HOUSTON, TX– On Thursday, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced that a 28-year-old foreign national has been indicted in connection with an attempt to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
US Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani and FBI Special Agent in Charge Douglas A. Williams Jr. announced the indictment of Anas Said, who was arrested on Nov. 8 and is currently in custody. He was scheduled for a Thursday afternoon detention hearing.
Court documents said that multiple social media accounts linked to the suspect “contained messages and posts that allegedly revealed that Said supported ISIS and the violent attacks carried out in its name,” the release said.
Law enforcement authorities conducted search warrants of Said and “his residence, vehicle, and electronic devices.” Court documents said that analysis conducted “on the seized devices showed Said’s activities relating to the creation and dissemination of propaganda on behalf of ISIS,” the Gateway Pundit reported.
“We’ve taken a suspected terrorist off the streets of Houston,” Williams said during a press conference. Williams noted that Said has been on the FBI’s radar since 2017.
“Our early investigation determined Said frequently viewed ISIS literature and other online propaganda,” Williams said.
“He admitted to wanting to use explosives to commit a mass killing here in Houston,” Williams continued. “He expressed the desire to join the U.S. Military just so he could commit an act once he was inside their ranks.
Said told an undercover agent that he wanted to infiltrate the military and use an explosive belt to kill US soldiers.
“If I did, it would be very easy. I would shave my beard and hair, put on a military uniform for camouflage, and go inside and push the button. Everything will turn into grilled meat,” the court document read, according to outlet KVUE.
While Said’s immigration status is unknown, it appears likely he is an illegal alien. It also highlights an absurd idea put forth by some Senate Democrats to allow illegal aliens to join the military in exchange for gaining citizenship status.
After the idea was floated late last year, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) slammed the idea, noting that it was Democrats who advocated throwing soldiers, including Navy SEALS and Army Rangers, out of the military for refusing to submit to the COVID vaccine.
“Listen, if it makes sense to Americans to kick soldiers out of the military because you refuse the Covid vaccine, but now we’re going to admit illegal migrants, that makes no sense to anybody,” Marshall said.
“They create a crisis. Then they try to solve it. In this case, two crises, 10,000 illegal aliens came across the border, wandering the country eating up social programs. And then the other crisis they’ve created is decreased recruiting. They’ve gone so woke that our recruiting numbers are down, and then they’re going to try to solve it with this. It makes no sense to us. This is hurting our military. This toxic concept hurts our military as long as they’re focused on pronouns rather than lethality.”
Recall that fifteen years ago, a soldier who was radicalized, Maj. Nidal Hasan opened fire on unarmed soldiers and civilians preparing for deployments at Fort Hood, Texas, leaving 13 people dead and over 30 wounded.
Now, Democrats want to let a Trojan Horse inside the military. As we’ve likely seen in the Houston case, radical jihadists, both illegal and homegrown, are looking for opportunities to join the military and then engage in jihad against our troops.
Great idea, Democrats.
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