White House Plot Nitwit, 21, never shot a gun, but had "watched some videos"

[ghosttruck]

The wannabe martyr arrested today for scheming to attack several Washington, D.C. targets had never fired a gun, but assured his fellow plotters--both of whom were actually undercover FBI operatives--that he would use a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon to “blow a hole in the White House.”

Like many prior radicalized nitwits, Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, appeared penniless and relied heavily on the undercover agents to move the plot forward, according to a complaint filed today in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, Georgia.

While acknowledging his lack of experience with weapons, Taheb assured his cohorts that he “had never shot a gun but could learn easily” and had "watched some videos...of how grenades explode.”

According to the complaint, Taheb wanted to attack the White House on January 17 using firearms, “backpacks with explosives,” and an AT-4 anti-armor weapon (seen above). During a meeting Saturday, Taheb explained that his terrorist troupe would “attack the White House by approaching from the back road, causing a distraction for police, and then proceeding into the White House.”

Taheb was arrested today after he met with other FBI undercover agents to swap his car for weapons and explosives to be used in the planned White House assault. Taheb was the only individual not affiliated with the FBI who was involved in any aspect of the alleged plot.

During a December 14 meeting with an FBI undercover agent, Taheb said that he wanted to attack the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and “a specific synagogue.” The complaint does not reveal how Taheb planned to carry out this audacious plan. But it does note that he wanted to locate a “base” where his fellow plotters could “regroup,” and where he could “give a speech to motivate people.”

The FBI first learned of Taheb in March, when a local law enforcement representative passed on a tip from a “community member” concerned that Taheb had “become radicalized, changed his name, and made plans to travel abroad.”

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/fail/wannabe-martyr-busted-729530

 

[Satanica]

I guess in lieu of real terrorists this gives the FBI something entertaining to do. They should've just given him a plane ticket to Syria and let ISIS handle him. I doubt they'd have embraced him with open arms unless they were strapping a suicide vest to him.

 

[cubby]

that he would use a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon to “blow a hole in the White House.”

Yeah I would have liked to seen this idiot fire this, if not for the real chance that someone innocent might get killed.

Youtube videos! hahahahahahahahahaaha

 

[Sejanus]

Simian twit.

 

[ghosttruck]

Yeah I would have liked to seen this idiot fire this, if not for the real chance that someone innocent might get killed.

Youtube videos! hahahahahahahahahaaha

Yeah because dude is really thin...it'd probably break his spine!

 

[Spider]

This is why you never rely on help from anyone. They're going to hold it over your head later or they're FBI agents.

 

[notchback]

I wonder what kind of car he was trading and what color it was.

 

[ghosttruck]

I wonder what kind of car he was trading and what color it was.

That's one heck of a random question!

 

[Keepalowprofile]

I learned how to do everything related to stained glass watching YouTube.

And then there is these two.
https://www.elitedaily.com/news/boy-sister-stole-car-mcdonalds/1859267

 

[Old Man Metal]

Fish in a barrel.

 

[Craygor]

Simian twit.

He does look a bit like Cornelius. Which is unfair to Cornelius, he was a scientific researcher, after all.

 

[Sejanus]

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He does look a bit like Cornelius. Which is unfair to Cornelius, he was a scientific researcher, after all.

I know but it really stunned me the resemblance I couldn't get over it

 

[JackBurton]

So hilarious when FBI does this. I would love that job. Dudes getting paid to play hilarious pranks on wannabe terrorist scum, with the punchline being they get arrested and thrown in a cage for years. Too good.

 

[Satanica]

[....]
Hasher Jallal Taheb, 23, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a charge of attempting to destroy, by fire or an explosive, a building owned by or leased to the United States, federal prosecutors said.

“Taheb hatched a dangerous plan that would have resulted in unimaginable injury,” US attorney Byung J “BJay” Pak said in an emailed statement. “We are grateful to community members who noticed his dangerous evolution and alerted law enforcement.”

Local law enforcement contacted the FBI in March 2018 after getting a tip from a community member saying Taheb had adopted radical ideas.
[....]
Federal agents arrested Taheb on 16 January 2019 when he showed up for a meeting with an undercover agent and an FBI source thinking they were going to rent a car and trade their vehicles for weapons, with the intention of driving to Washington DC to carry out the attack, prosecutors have said.

After Taheb loaded the weapons into the rental vehicle and climbed into the passenger seat, agents arrested him, according to a court filing.

Taheb is scheduled to be sentenced 23 June.

Georgia man pleads guilty to plotting rocket attack on White House

Hasher Jallal Taheb, 23, was caught in FBI sting and also allegedly wanted to attack Statue of Liberty

www.theguardian.com