Arrest in Ft Riley Bomb Plot

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bayonetbrant

April 10, 2015, 01:03:40 PM
Bison - something you need to tell us about?!
http://news.yahoo.com/u-man-arrested-suicide-bombing-plot-army-165225159--business.html
(article is being constantly updated, so what's quoted here might not match what you read if you follow the link)


QuoteU.S. man arrested in suicide bombing plot of Army base


A 20-year-old U.S. man was arrested in Kansas on Friday for allegedly plotting a suicide bombing at the U.S. Army base Fort Riley, the Justice Department said.

John T. Booker, Jr. faces three federal charges that can bring up to life in prison for planning to detonate a car bomb in order to support the Islamic State militant group.

If convicted, he faces up to life in prison. He is due to appear in U.S. federal court in Kansas this afternoon.

According to the criminal complaint, the Federal Bureau of Investigation had been tracking Booker since March of last year when he posted Facebook messages in which he said: "Getting ready to be killed in jihad is a HUGE adrenaline rush!! I am so nervous. NOT because I'm scared to die but I am eager to meet my lord."

He had enlisted into the U.S. army in Kansas the previous month and when interviewed by FBI agents after the Facebook postings admitted he had enlisted "with the intent to commit an insider attack against American soldiers" similar to the attack carried out by Major Nidal Hassan at Fort Hood, Texas, according to the complaint.

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Greybriar

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April 10, 2015, 01:36:08 PM
Fort Riley?! I guess that just goes to show that no place is safe these days.
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April 11, 2015, 12:23:30 PM
Holy crap. 
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April 11, 2015, 03:34:16 PM
^And today at drill we did convoy training and vehicle search training. It felt a bit more real with stories like this happening.
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Bison

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April 11, 2015, 10:46:21 PM
Unfortunately this sort of activity will always be a threat.  The key is to not live in fear.
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