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A knife-wielding man killed by the terror investigators who had him under surveillance was confronted because he had bought knives and talked of an imminent attack on "boys in blue," the FBI said Wednesday.
The FBI said Rahim, who had previously discussed beheadings, bought three fighting knives and a sharpener on or before May 26 and he told 24-year-old Wright on Tuesday he would begin trying to randomly kill police officers. An affidavit written by an FBI agent assigned to Boston's Joint Terrorism Task Force refers to a recorded conversation between Rahim and Wright in which Wright made a comparison to "thinking with your head on your chest." The FBI said that was a reference to Islamic State propaganda videos showing severed heads on the chests of beheading victims. The FBI affidavit said Rahim initially told Wright about a plan to behead someone outside Massachusetts. On Sunday, Rahim, Wright and an unidentified man met on a beach in Rhode Island to "discuss their plans," the FBI affidavit said. "Wright indicated that he agreed with Rahim's plan and supported it," the affidavit states. Authorities searched a home in Warwick, Rhode Island, on Tuesday and Wednesday but wouldn't confirm the search was related to the investigation. Early Tuesday morning, Rahim called Wright and told him he had changed his plans and no longer planned to kill someone in another state, the affidavit says. Instead, he said he was going to "go after" the "boys in blue," it says, an apparent reference to police officers. During the recorded conversation, Rahim told Wright, "Yeah, I'm going to be on vacation right here in Massachusetts. ... I'm just going to, ah, go after them, those boys in blue. Cause, ah, it's the easiest target and, ah, the most common is the easiest for me," the affidavit says. The FBI said the phrase "going on vacation" refers to committing violent jihad. Authorities allege that during that conversation, Wright advised Rahim to destroy his smartphone, wipe his laptop computer and prepare his will.
Rahim's mother is a nurse at Boston University. His older brother, Ibrahim Rahim, is a scholar known for preaching after the Boston marathon bombings that violence is anti-Islamic.
The video, which police did not make available publicly, shows that Rahim menaced the officers with a large military-style knife and they initially backed away before shooting him when he refused to drop it, police said. | ||||
Posted by:Steve White |
#9 Usaama's last words: "No, you drop your weapon." Coming up next on "Wrong Answer"... |
Posted by: tu3031 2015-06-04 17:54 |
#8 Odds on which group disowns Rahim first? |
Posted by: Pappy 2015-06-04 14:36 |
#7 Favorite part of this story: Usaama's last words: "No, you drop your weapon." |
Posted by: regular joe 2015-06-04 14:07 |
#6 Sunni, I think. From his Instructor page at the Islamic Society: Imam Ibrahim Rahim spent eight years of study in Saudi Arabia where he graduated in 1989 from the Islamic University of Medina, completed the Arabic Language Program, Quran recitation, and passing by Mecca where he advanced his Quran recitation attending the Haram Mosque. Imam Ibrahim returned to Boston where he worked as an associate Imam at Masjid Al-Quran in Dorchester, MA until 2011. Over the span of 22 years, Imam Ibrahim worked diligently to share his knowledge with the Muslim community of Boston and around the nation as well as lead the Ramadan Taraweeh prayers in Boston at Masjid Al-Quran. Imam Ibrahim completed five books on the religion of Islam including literary work including Arabic Grammar, Tafsir of the Holy Quran, Tauheed, Womanhood in Islam, and an analysis of Iman as given in the Hadith collection of Imam Muslim. Imam Ibrahim is currently offering Tefsir of the Holy Quran and training families in Quranic recitation. His favorite saying is: Traveling through a strange place, on my way back to Allah. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2015-06-04 10:06 |
#5 Googling images, this is definitely elder brother Imam Ibrahim Rahim. This is either Ibrahim or dead little bro Usaama -- I'm not clever enough to decide. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2015-06-04 09:43 |
#4 Also from the Fox article (sorry, I'm still waking up): Under the alias âAbu Sufyaan,â Rahim thanked his nephew, âDawud Sharif Abdul-Khaliq,â an alias of Wright, for witnessing his wedding, according to a 2013 Facebook post. The FBI-led task force had been watching Rahim and two associates also believed to be radicalized, according to a law enforcement official. Rahim had been monitored for at least a couple of years. Investigators were talking to the associates, and various locations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island were being searched, officials said. The Rhode Island raid was connected to a third person believed to be associated with Wright and Usaamah Rahim, according to two federal law enforcement sources. The third person was connected by more than just an âInternet relationship,â one law enforcement source said. The sources did not provide a name for the individual they were investigating. The FBI is still investigating whether more people are connected with the three. The plot thickens. Lone wolf, known wolf, known pack. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2015-06-04 09:20 |
#3 The photo of David Wright in this Fox News report is of recent vintage. Note the well-groomed appearance and brilliantly whote, perfectly straight teeth. Nation of Islam or traitional Sunni? Incidentally, from the article: Rahimâs alleged associate, David Wright, 25, appeared in U.S. District Court in Boston to face a charge of obstructing a federal investigation by destroying electronic evidence on Rahimâs smartphone. A detention hearing was scheduled for June 19 after prosecutors said he was a flight risk. Wright allegedly attempted to destroy Rahimâs cell phone and conceal evidence of their plans, according to the documents. Wright faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison if convicted. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2015-06-04 09:14 |
#2 So his brother, Ibrahim Rahim, is a "scholar known for preaching after the Boston marathon bombings that violence is anti-Islamic." now that we know he's a LIAR, how seriously can we take the statement above? |
Posted by: Frank G 2015-06-04 09:11 |
#1 Photo of Usaama is from the Brookline high school yearbook. He's 26, which means he was about 12 or 13 on 9/11/2001. Was he given that name at birth, or did he adopt it later? Recall there were about half a dozen "Hitler"s in the NYC phone directory in about 1938, but zero by 1945. |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-06-04 00:15 |