‘Occupy Boston’ Holds Rally for Accused Terrorist Charged with Planning ‘Violent Jihad’ Against U.S.
- Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:41pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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Using the upcoming trial of jihadist Terak Mehana — who was arrested on federal terrorism charges — as a springboard, the “Occupy” movement has stretched beyond Wall Street and Washington to D.C. to the Rose Kennedy Greenway of Boston.
To add fuel to the fire, The Boston Herald reports that the protesters played host to Mehanna’s supporters, who are using the demonstration to draw attention to the accused terrorist’s trial.
Well, the group certainly seems to be accomplishing its mission. What the demonstration has also done, however, is draw correlation between the “Occupy” movements and those charged with conspiring to commit jihad — atrocious acts of murder — against fellow citizens on American soil and soldiers abroad.
The Tarek Mehanna Support Committee reportedly came to Occupy Boston’s tent city to spread the word that, according to them, the Muslim American pharmacist is merely a victim of an anti-Muslim crusade.
The U.S. government, however, says Mehanna provided “material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization,” and acted as a “media wing” for al-Qaeda.
According to a bio in Time Federal authorities arrested then 27-year-old Mehanna in 2009 on charges that he conspired to provide material support to terrorists and planned to carry out a “violent jihad” by killing U.S. politicians, attacking American soldiers in Iraq and targeting customers at U.S. shopping malls.
Time adds:
U.S. attorneys claim that Mehanna worked with two other men on various plans designed to “kill, kidnap, maim or injure” U.S. citizens and soldiers from 2001 to 2008. He will be held in federal custody pending a detention hearing on Oct. 30. If he is found guilty, Mehanna faces up to 15 years in prison.
Townhall provides even greater detail of Mehanna’s alleged activities:
“The conversations went so far as to discuss the logistics of a mall attack, including coordination, weapons needed and the possibility of attacking emergency responders,” he said. But Mr. Loucks said the men could not obtain the automatic weapons they wanted for the plot, which he said was inspired by the 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington area. The authorities did not name the two members of the executive branch whom they said Mr. Mehanna and his associates had chosen as targets. The two are not now in office, Mr. Loucks said, and they were not in danger from the plot.
But it gets worse:
At the time of his arrest on Wednesday, Mr. Mehanna was free on bail from an earlier arrest, in November 2008, at Logan International Airport in Boston, when he was charged with lying to federal investigators in a 2006 interview. Mr. Mehanna, prosecutors said, had sought to obtain automatic weapons from a friend, Daniel Maldonado, who was at the time a terrorism suspect. Mr. Maldonado is serving a 10-year prison sentence for training with Al Qaeda in Somalia. The complaint filed on Wednesday also states that Mr. Mehanna and his associates traveled to Pakistan, Iraq, Syria and Yemen, seeking training from terrorist groups to fight against American soldiers. But the groups rejected them.
Meanwhile, the Occupy Boston movement, whose members have been living on the Greenway for 10 days, claim not to have an official position on the Mehanna case despite hosting his support rally.





















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ThoreauHD
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:27pmThis is what communists look like.
Report Post »OhioRifleman
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:29pmKnowing thy enemy is part of a proper intelligence preparation for future engagements. Study well! We will be seeing them, probably in person, in the not-so-distant future…
Report Post »YUMAAZ
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:33pmRight On !
Report Post »rdietz7
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:44pmOhio rifleman
You are a twisted individual.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:13pmThe DEMOCRATS are marching in solidarity with Muslim Terrorists. It’s official, they are now the DEMOCRAT Party of the communists, socialists , muslim terrorists, anarchists, progressives,
Report Post »Rightsofman
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:15pmSave the jihadists?? Getting a little off point with that gripe isn’t it? Thought the protests were about Wall Street and not enough jobs for fine arts majors.
Report Post »ThomasNast
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:33pmOccupy Wall Street is the FLEA BAG PARTY
FLEA BAGGERS!
Report Post »OhioRifleman
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:30am@ Ride TZ7
Not twisted, strategically ruthless. If I am going to have to fight these maggots in the future, by politics or other means, I want to know as much as possible about them. Makes it easier to win.
There is no such thing as a fair fight. Only fights you win or lose.
Report Post »Large Eagle
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:31amTurn the hogs loose on this piece of garbage
Report Post »mad_hatter
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 1:02amThey are communists and the Democrats are playing a risky game. Dick Morris said this very thing in an interview with Sean Hannity today: http://www.americanparchment.com/video/2011/oct/morris_hannity_ows.html
They are playing a risky game throwing all in with these people in hopes of finding their own Tea Party, but they are not a Tea Party they are violent and angry people, some wanting blood and if something happens the Dems will be blamed for it.
TIME WILL TELL…
Report Post »coindexter
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 3:36amgiving this turdbag credibility is the worst part of the whole affair. it’s time for a militia to form off the grid and start doing the dirty nasty..but also the right things…for america. clean house! an effective whisper campaign that involves removing these types of folks from our country is a start.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 6:41amthese guys and gals are really mental midgits. they must have zero critical analysis skills in order to support someone who actually wants to kill them.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 7:54amDoes anybody have anything better to do with their time than stand around holding signs accomplishing NOTHING?
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 8:42amFLEA BAGGERS!! I like it.
Report Post »Southernguy
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:21am@ OHIORIFLEMAN
Report Post »Yep, that’s about how I see it ;)
JRook
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:05am“The Tarek Mehanna Support Committee reportedly came to Occupy Boston’s tent city to spread the word that, according to them, the Muslim American pharmacist is merely a victim of an anti-Muslim crusade.” Not sure how this is interpreted as hosting. “Meanwhile, the Occupy Boston movement, whose members have been living on the Greenway for 10 days, claim not to have an official position on the Mehanna case despite hosting his support rally.” Obvious and rather lame attempt to discredit some legitimate points of the protestors. Repeating and exaggerating a lie is something short of journalism. Poor work here.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:26pmOnce again the true allegances of these protesters is made manifest with the enemies of the US.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:34amWhat the heck is going on ?????
Report Post »I understand outsiders hates this great nation .
But I don’t understand why American citizens are doing this ? & against who ???????????
Walkabout
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:39amThis is not the 1st time terrorists have targeted malls. It is just a matter of time
Note that Abdi came across the southern border in1999.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Shopping_Mall_Bombing_Plot
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:23am@Robert — Hope this may clarify it some, there is the saying of the “blind leading the blind..”
In this case, it is the “Ignorant following the Ignorant.” The Progressives despise the freedoms of the nation so much, they have to, in their minds, destroy it in order to save it, and by extention most of the rest. They hold to the fact that it is a minority (the 1%) who make the world bad for the majority (the 99%) and thus the minority must be destroyed.
Recall the analagy of this — to them we are cattle wandering around, they are the cowboys who need to guide the massive herd from shelter to shelter (and eventual slaughter).
In fact, the defenders of the nation, our own conservatives who truly love the nation, are a pack of fighting wolves. When one is spotted, we watch and warn; when aroused by the alarm, we gather and if provoked, strike back fierce and hand.
Anyone who has ever watched a wolf pack hunt go on (just on video for me) sees a well oiled and efficient machine at work. So it is with us.
Report Post »futureatstake
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 8:11amThis is a dangerous game of “The enemy of my enemy is my friend”. The COMMON enemy here is freedom. These people confuse equality under justice with equality in society. A level playing field versus a trophy for every player, win or lose.
Robert, these morons think they can use the Muslim community to build on their numbers in order to achieve their goal (a socialist new world order) in America. Once this is achieved the militant Islamists will then see the wisdom of this way and throw down their weapons and all (that are left) will live in peace.
If they were to succeed, they would soon realize that the militant Islamists were using them in exactly the same way to achieve their own goal (a global Caliphate). Freedom will be lost forever and the fighting will continue……….
Report Post »Wayne
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:31amThese bottom feeders and Pig dung should be shipped out of the USA.
Report Post »Dean Toadblatt
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:24pmThese protestors are now in cahoots with this terrorist. Arrest them all since they are supporting an enemy of the U.S.
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:30pmI have a much better idea for a rally to celebrate a filthy Muslim terrorist. It involves standing him up against a wall, while participants line up in front of him with rifles and give him a salute.
Report Post »drago
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:37pm@Texaspilot
Report Post »I personally would rather use my skinning knife.
progressiveslayer
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:38pmThe patriot act gives the government a wide berth in classifying who is a terrorist or aiding terrorism,problem is with this Marxist regime in power they won’t do anything in this case because of the involvement of these occupy protests communists and subversives.
Their agenda matches Obamas so nothing will be done,at least not until the Marxist is voted out in 12.
Report Post »The collective
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:24pmWe are the Wall Street Protestors. Existence, as you know it, is over. We will add your Fiscal and technological distinctiveness to our own. Resistance is futile.”
Report Post »RationalMan
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:13pmThe collective,
Report Post »We are the Wall Street Protestors….
***********************************************************
Aren’t you selling drugs too???
Were is my “FAIR SHARE”?
Bucknutpete
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:15pmI respect your right to speak your mind and/or to protest. I do think you are however, protesting in the wrong place, and against the wrong cause. You should be in Washington protesting the policies of the federal government, who gave taxpayers’ hard earned money to private corporations. If these companies are going to risk their money, then they should be allowed to fail. Some of the greedy corporate execs are now advisers to the president. They got bailouts and now they make rules that affect their previous competitors? Fishy that their advice caused their biggest competitors to fail. Fox in charge of the hen house, and YOU are protesting, who? Not the people Making the rules! Goldman-Sachs and GM got big bailouts, why are you not there???, and the White House?
Report Post »ThomasNast
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:35pmA Flea party eh?
Bringing down the man with poor hygiene.
Flea bag party
FLEA BAGGERS!
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:12amLighten up, Blazers, this is a sarcasm.
/I hope.
Report Post »notreally
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 6:35amIf this guy levels his threat as a Muslim, we have nothing to worry about:
Report Post »-The United Nation’s Human Development Index ranks nations by life expectancy, literacy, education and GDP per capita. The top 50 encompass 700 million in Judao-Christian nations; Muslim nations encompass 5 million people (out of 1.5 billion people).
-The UN’s Gender Empowerment Measure ranks nations by women’s equality: Muslim nations rank at the bottom.
-Nobel SCIENCE prizes awarded to America in last 50 years? 171. ALL Muslim nations? 3.
-Number of universities in US and UK? 3,600. ALL Muslim nations? 600 (for 1.5 billion people).
-The UN’s Arab Development Report on books translated per million people: Hungary 519; Spain 920; Israel 380; Arabia 4.
-Tunis based Arab League: 76% of Arabs, ages 15 to 45, are illiterate.
-Patents are evidence of a nations creative activities: new drugs, electronics, satellites, the internet, food processing, cars — everything we need to live better lives: Total patents held, worldwide, 3.8 million; US holds 2.1 million; ALL Muslim nations hold only 1,000.
4truth2all
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:43amI already belong to a “collective” and your not it !!!
Report Post »Brizz
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:06pm@THE COLLECTIVE
Ahhh, Naivete!!! We see your fresh off the teat; member since 10/10/11. You’re welcome to join in on the fun, but debate requires fact… and what you have, collective, is a useful idiot syndrome called group think. Do yourself a favor and become an independent thinker.
This Individual isn’t going anywhere.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:19pm.
Report Post »Drone Strike! Where the heck is the Drone Strike?…………..
abbygirl1994
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:18pmWhy hasn’t Obama put a stop to this.. what are they waiting for.. people to die?? You can have Boston.. liberal to the max.. have they forgotten 9/11
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:23pmWrong! I learned in the Infantry: You have to fight for every foot – every inch! Like it or not we are facing a battle.
Report Post »OhioRifleman
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:28pm@ AbbyGirl
Answer: No, they are not _waiting_ for people to die, they are _wanting_ people to die. It is part of their Eugenicist belief system, something about a contract with Earth that requires a total world population of 500 million total persons on planet…less than the population of the planet in the 1300s.
Report Post »LKYPRL
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:47pmWhy would the White House put a stop to the protests? Not only have they come down in favor of the protests (since they are in bed with the unions), they are just going to sit back and wait for the violence to start…then call for Martial Law and suspend the 2012 election.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:17pmThis tears it. Enough is much more than enough. Every legal American citizen has the right to think & say whatever they please. I and millions of others before and after me fought to ensure that right. I think it’s more than a right – I believe it’s a responsibility to speak out. This, however, is dangerously close to sedition.
Yes I know the man hasn’t yet had a fair trial and certainly hasn’t been convicted of anything. These kind of charges are not brought lightly (especially by this administration!) To ask for a fair trial is a good thing. But to actually side with him before you know the facts is insane!!
The “Occupy” people are controlled by truly dangerous people. The situation is dangerous.
It’s time to take a stand. Not just by words but in deeds. I no longer wear the uniform but I have every intention of continuing to try to protect our great nation in every way I can.
Report Post »lcam67
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:44pmamen 82nd, amen
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 10:50pmRoger that 82nd, USAF retired.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:59pmWILCO – Out.
Report Post »RealityDealer
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 8:00amI fear the time is coming where we all have to use our training. I pray to God that we don’t. It wil be a sad and dark time for this nation. I took an oath to defend this county over a decade ago but I’ve pledged to do so all of my life. As a veteran who defended this nation it will be a travesty to have protect this nation from itself.
Report Post »4truth2all
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:51amI am trained in the fear of the Lord.
Report Post »Woe to any man that would come against me.
Al J Zira
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:17pmSo tell me again Obama how Guatonomo and military trials are useless.
Report Post »tbarr4
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:15pmArrest him now?? Where is Homeland Security, FBI, Boston Police, etc???? Oh yeah we have Holder as AG!
Report Post »Dalady
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:30pmThere are all keeping an eye on Aunt Zetuni and the drunk uncle.
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:14pmYeah, after reading this I was thinking the radical Progressives/Marxists are promoting their kind of “jihad” too — their religion being their radical ideology. Both the Muslims and the Marxists want to control the world & both are using each other so they’ll have the unity to win over the “infidels” (Jews and Christians) for the Muslims, and the capitalist “Christian” West for the Marxist people. I guess they both arrogantly & stupidly think that after this is accomplished they’ll get rid of the other group “somehow” since they hate each other also. Wonderful isn’t it.
Report Post »headbtweenlegs
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:08pmNo MNF for me..suck egg ESPN!
Report Post »randy
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:06pmDemocrats support Terrorism.
Report Post »Now lets see I get censored again
Walkabout
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 1:02amThis is not the 1st time terrorists have targeted malls. It is just a matter of time
Note that Abdi came across the southern border in1999.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Shopping_Mall_Bombing_Plot
Report Post »proudinfidel54
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 11:51amJust like a terroist to steal more chain then he can swim with!
Report Post »MaxineH20Sux
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:05pmI have always said that terrorists are more welcome in liberal cities in this country than republicans are. I saw a video of a patriotic march in NYC for McCain in 2008 and they were given the middle finger, yelled at, were booed. This is the liberal way. here is the vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQalRPQ8stI
Report Post »MaxineH20Sux
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:09pmI am the small % that survived growing up in NY and am NOT a liberal… Praise God for that.
Report Post »OhioRifleman
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:25pmYou are not liberal, because you have seen the horrors firsthand and recognize them for horrors. My accolades to you from a fellow ‘Liberal Horror Zone’ survivor (Chicago in my case).
An old quote, I don’t remember where I picked it up:
“Corruption makes justice look like insanity.”
Report Post »ThomasNast
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:40pmNY Flea party!
Verb: I’m going to flea bag you.
FLEA BAGGERS
Report Post »SERUM
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:02pmChickens that invite a fox into the henhouse will soon be looking into the mouth of despair…
Report Post »Rightsofman
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 11:18pmSerum – Ahh So grasshopper
Report Post »Raven249
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 2:58amSounds like a country style fortune cookie, but excellent point.
Report Post »NEAF
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:00pmI really feel sorry for this mindless people (zombies) tools. They have to do exactly what the godfather tell them to do.
Report Post »ares338
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:54pmNothing has changed in the last 40 years. Progressives have spouted the same drivel. He11, there are even some of the same fools here that were there. The fashion hasn’t really changed; unwashed kids in dirty jeans and T-shirts and yes even with some rich kids trying to be relevant. I’m having Deja Vu all over again.
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:54pmAnd the good news is…..the more of this sort of thing that comes to light, the better.
Report Post »It will doom ozero, peolsi, reid, schumer and the whole gang.
The decent people in the middle will see just how despicable this bowel movement is…and vote with the rest of us not only to drain the swamp, but clean the cesspool.
2012 will bring a consevative House, Senate, and WhiteHouse and send the vermin scurrying.
JohnQTaxpayer
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:53pmThe enemy of my enemy is my friend even if he is a terrorist
You protesters are poor excuses for humans; there are animals that are embarrassed for you
If you hate this country here is a rubber inner tube pick an ocean and get out
JQT
Report Post »Raven249
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 3:01amCan’t we just strap them to an ICBM and send them off to Iran or someplace like that? Granted, landing might be a bit troublesome, but that’s their problem.
Report Post »netmail
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:51pmOk, so all the enemies of America are openly telling us who they are and where they are at. I’ll say this much, they sure are conveniently located at a city near all of us. How is this going to end?? Lord have mercy.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:59pmMaking it pretty easy aren’t they … to identify .. by look or SMELL! I actually heard some “progressive” (MARXIST) say today that the R‘s should not talk bad about these people because it makes the R’s look bad … Yet the Dems CONTINUE to call the TEA PARTY NAMES! The R’s better not back down!
TEA!
Report Post »toto
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:50pmWhat kind of American defends a jihadist? Muslims are anti-American, why is that okay with these kooks.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:00pmMarxists … Obama and his Administration … Nancy Pelosi … Harry Reid … etc.
Report Post »Southernguy
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 9:22amExactly…….what kind of Americans. Makes ya wonder, don’t it.
Report Post »RIGHTNOTLEFT
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:49pmThe Occupy Wallstreet is just like the Tea Party??????
HHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA
In their dreams!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »YUMAAZ
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 9:29pmIt is hard to compare Tea Baggers to FLEE BEDDERS.
Mark
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:49pm“This is what democracy looks like” This is what OBAMMY wanted, and now he’s got it.. Really, this is what America looks like with an idiot in the WH…
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:47pmAhhh! The moment that I knew would one day come. Amercians brainwashed against the Wars now siding directly with the enemy on our soil. They both have causes against the USA. So why not join forces? That is what is happening and will continue to mature and grow. Its how we get Christians, Jews, Mormons and maybe even Catholics rounded up in this country. I say maybe on the Catholics because they have seemed to get special passes for some reasons.
Report Post »Mark
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:47pm“This is what democracy looks like” Obammy wanted it and now he’s got it. This is what America looks like with an idiot in the WH….
Report Post »mr.goodvibe
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:47pmBeck is like the amazing Crescan. Said they would all join together.
Report Post »steveh931
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 8:53pmMr.GOODVIBE, Beck is that you? l.o.l.
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on October 11, 2011 at 12:51amThis is not the 1st time terrorists have targeted malls. It is just a matter of time
Note that Abdi came across the southern border in1999.
wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Shopping_Mall_Bombing_Plot
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