Illinois Teen Charged With Trying to Travel to Mideast to Join ISIS (BREAKING)

NBC 5 News Chicago ^ | 10/6/2014 | Mike Brunker

[usconservative]

A 19-year-old Illinois man was charged Monday with a terrorism-related offense for allegedly trying to join ISIS in its battle to carve out an Islamic caliphate in Iraq and Syria.

Authorities said Mohammed Hamzah Khan of the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook was arrested Saturday at O'Hare International Airport as he waited to board a flight to Vienna. From there, he intended to fly to Istanbul, Turkey, and then make his way into Syria or Iraq to fight for ISIS, they said.

Khan was charged Monday in a federal criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. He appeared briefly in court and was ordered to remain in custody pending a detention hearing on Thursday.

[uncitizen]

Seems there is no such thing as a “traitor” any longer.

[Lurker]

Effing Bolingbrook? YGTBFKM.

[usconservative]

At 18 you are an adult.

no disagreement here, however at 18 you're still a "teenager" and one will be a "teenager" until they hit 20.

[usconservative]

Effing Bolingbrook? YGTBFKM.

Nope, not kidding. First it was Burbank-istan, then Bridgeview-istan, they're also all over Orland Park-istan, and now Bolingbrook-istan.

[kelly4c]

This is my neighborhood. I sure hope he’s a lone wolf and not part of a “cell.”

[a fool in paradise]

“After observing Khan pass through the airport security checkpoint on Saturday afternoon, federal agents searched his home and recovered handwritten documents expressing support for ISIS and jihad and outlining his travel plans. One of the items, according to the affidavit, was a letter explaining his travel to his parents.”

The Oklahoma jihadist who beheaded a woman because she wouldn't submit to Islam raved about OBL, the 9-11 attacks as a good thing, beheadings as supported by koranic verse, supported Islamic State with flag and finger gestures...

Nothing to see, move along. Clearly that was NOT sufficient "support".

ALSO, the DemocRATs have opposed legislation to target US citizens who go abroad to fight/train on behalf of Islamic State.

So merely throwing them support is NOT criminal in the eyes of the modern DNC.

[grania]

I'm confused. This maniac is arrested and will be charged for his intent. Meanwhile, people who actually fought with ISIS are allowed to return to the US.

In our Brave New World, is a thought crime worse than an actual crime?

[Mad Dawgg]

Just put em on a plane and give em a chute and fly over one of the Islamic states and shove them out the door. Make sure they are wearing a pig’s head and carve Muhammad was a child rapist on his chest in Farsi. Problem solved.

[wastedyears]

That’s racist

[drpix]

At least this article/reporter didn't call the foreign enemy Jihadi "American teen" or "American student" - as they're doing elsewhere in the media coverage of this story,

Because of cause we all know Mohammed Hamzah "Beaver Clever" Khan is a typical American teen as can be clearly seen by his parents...

Ward & June Cleaver Hamzah Khan

[dfwgator]

I hate Illinois Jihadis.

[usconservative]

Well Played!