{"id":34717,"date":"2016-03-14T00:15:47","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T03:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=34717"},"modified":"2016-11-24T21:50:14","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T00:50:14","slug":"former-muslim-us-airman-convicted-on-terrorism-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/14\/former-muslim-us-airman-convicted-on-terrorism-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Muslim US Airman Convicted on Terrorism Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former US Air Force Airman &#8212; and apparently a member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/us\/prosecutors-former-af-honor-guard-member-schemed-to-join-islamic-state-1.398261\">Honor Guard<\/a> &#8212; flew to Turkey in an attempt to join ISIS <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2015\/04\/14\/soldier-tried-to-join-isis-but-only-christians-are-threats\/\">in 2015<\/a>.\u00a0 Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh was arrested upon his return to the United States and was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/us\/air-force-veteran-guilty-of-trying-to-join-islamic-state-group-1.398467\">convicted last week<\/a> on terrorism-related charges.<\/p>\n<p>Pugh joins a long list of Americans who have either attempted to or successfully attacked US troops while motivated by their Islamic faith &#8212;\u00a0five of whom were members of the US military:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/14\/soldier-tried-to-join-isis-but-only-christians-are-threats\/\">Soldier attempted<\/a> to join ISIS (Hasan Edmonds, arrested 2015)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/29\/us-army-private-naser-abdo-arrested-in-terror-plot\/\">Fort Hood attack<\/a> thwarted, PFC Abdo, two life sentences (2011)<\/li>\n<li>Shots <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/04\/muslim-marine-charged-with-firing-on-pentagon-military-bldgs\/\">fired at Pentagon<\/a>, other military bldgs (Marine Reservist Yonathan Melaku, 2010)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/26\/fort-hood-shooting-suspect-arraigned-changes-lawyers\/\">Fort Hood<\/a> massacre <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/30\/hasans-fort-hood-victims-13-or-14\/\">kills 14<\/a> (Army Maj Hasan, 2009)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/articles\/A7210-2005Apr21.html\">Fragging in Kuwait<\/a> by Army Sgt Hasan Akbar (2003) (death sentence on appeal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Besides Pugh, at least <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2016\/02\/24\/attempted-terrorist-attack-in-kansas-goes-little-noticed\/\">eleven other incidents<\/a> have been recorded in which <!--more-->non-military members (or veterans)\u00a0have attempted to or successfully killed US troops, most in the US itself:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fort Riley <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2016\/02\/24\/attempted-terrorist-attack-in-kansas-goes-little-noticed\/\">attempted car-bombing<\/a> (John Booker, 2015)<\/li>\n<li>Chattanooga <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/07\/20\/us\/tennessee-naval-reserve-shooting\/\">recruiting center attack<\/a> (Mohammad Abdulazeez, 2015)<\/li>\n<li>Execution-style <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2015\/04\/30\/somali-muslim-arrested-for-terror-plot-in-ohio\/\">attack thwarted<\/a> (Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, 2015)<\/li>\n<li>Pipe bomb <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2011\/11\/20\/police-arrest-suspect-in-alleged-terror-plot\/\"><span style=\"color: #e84747;\">attack thwarted<\/span><\/a> (Jose Pimentel, 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Remote control <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/09\/28\/us\/massachusetts-pentagon-plot-arrest\/\"><span style=\"color: #e84747;\">airplane Pentagon attack<\/span><\/a> thwarted (Rezwan Ferdaus, 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Seattle <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/12\/fort-hood-inspired-plotters-jailed-indicted\/\"><span style=\"color: #e84747;\">recruiting station attack<\/span><\/a> thwarted (2011)<\/li>\n<li>Frankfurt <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/11\/germany-files-charges-in-frankfurt-airport-attack\/\"><span style=\"color: #e84747;\">airport attack<\/span><\/a> kills 2 US Airmen (Arid Uka, 2011, life sentence)<\/li>\n<li>Baltimore <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/2011\/08\/ap-defense-drop-charges-recruit-center-bomb-suspect-080211\/\"><span style=\"color: #e84747;\">recruiting center bomb<\/span><\/a> thwarted (Antonio Martinez, 2010, 25-year sentence)<\/li>\n<li>Quantico <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/2012\/01\/ap-marine-quantico-court-sentences-3-plotters-011312\/\"><span style=\"color: #e84747;\">attack by Raleigh jihadists<\/span><\/a> thwarted (6 multi-decade prison sentences, 2009)<\/li>\n<li>Arkansas <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/26\/defense-begins-case-for-arkansas-jihadist\/\"><span style=\"color: #e84747;\">recruiting station attack<\/span><\/a> by Abdulhakim Muhammad (2009, life without parole)<\/li>\n<li>Fort Dix <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/0,2933,518337,00.html\"><span style=\"color: #e84747;\">attack thwarted<\/span><\/a> (2007) (6 convictions, 4 life sentences)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other cases remain open, including that of Army deserter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2016\/02\/09\/feds-army-deserter-who-supported-is-faces-gun-charges.html\">Daniel Seth Franey<\/a>, who faces weapons charges and has a similar ideological history as Pugh.<\/p>\n<p>The common thread among <strong>every single<\/strong> one of these\u00a0attacks or attempted attacks was religion.\u00a0And, contrary to the asinine pontifications of Michael &#8220;Mikey&#8221; Weinstein, it wasn&#8217;t Christianity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" 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