{"id":43613,"date":"2018-09-04T00:15:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T03:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=43613"},"modified":"2018-09-04T01:00:37","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T04:00:37","slug":"islamic-us-soldier-kang-jailed-for-supporting-isis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/04\/islamic-us-soldier-kang-jailed-for-supporting-isis\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic US Soldier Kang Jailed for Supporting ISIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last year US Army SFC Ikaika Kang <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2017\/07\/11\/us-soldier-arrested-for-supporting-isis-mikey-weinstein-silent\/\">was arrested<\/a> and charged with trying to materially support ISIS &#8212; including providing them classified information and a drone.<\/p>\n<p>Last week he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/pacific\/us-soldier-pleads-guilty-to-trying-to-help-islamic-state-1.544839\">pled guilty<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang, handcuffed and wearing a beige prison jumpsuit, spoke in a clear voice when he told a U.S. magistrate judge he&#8217;s guilty of all four counts against him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your honor, I provided unclassified, classified documents to the Islamic State,&#8221; Kang said, adding that he also provided the drone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kang is among dozens of American civilians, US veterans, and even serving US military members who have been <strong>motivated by their Islamic faith<\/strong> to either <strong>plot against or attack US troops<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In Kang&#8217;s case, there were insinuations <!--more-->the Army <em>knew<\/em> of his anti-US sentiments but overlooked them out of an abundance of politically correct caution, given that he was a Muslim.<\/p>\n<p>Summary:<\/p>\n<p>Prior incidents by US troops:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soldier attempted to <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2017\/07\/11\/us-soldier-arrested-for-supporting-isis-mikey-weinstein-silent\/\">send ISIS a drone<\/a> (SFC Ikaika Kang, 2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2016\/07\/25\/army-deserter-isis-supporter-pleads-guilty\/\">Army deserter<\/a> supported Islamic extremism (Daniel Seth Franey, 2016, 10 years on weapons charges)<\/li>\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>Fifteen civilians or veterans similarly planned to attack or did attack US troops, motivated by their Islamic faith:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2017\/08\/14\/nelash-das-latest-us-resident-to-plot-for-isis\/\">Planned assassination<\/a> of US troop, (Nelash Das, 2017)<\/li>\n<li>Supported <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2017\/03\/03\/us-army-veteran-charged-with-trying-to-aid-isis\/\">ISIS planned attack<\/a> (Robert Hester, charged in 2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2016\/07\/11\/national-guard-soldier-quits-tries-to-help-isis\/\">Advocated terrorism<\/a> (Mohamed Jalloh, 2016)<\/li>\n<li>Tried to <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/2016\/03\/14\/former-muslim-us-airman-convicted-on-terrorism-charges\/\">join ISIS<\/a> (Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, terrorism charges, 2016, 35-year sentence)<\/li>\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, 30 years)<\/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, 22 year sentence)<\/li>\n<li>Pipe bomb <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2011\/11\/20\/police-arrest-suspect-in-alleged-terror-plot\/\">attack thwarted<\/a> (Jose Pimentel, 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Remote control <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/09\/28\/us\/massachusetts-pentagon-plot-arrest\/\">airplane Pentagon attack<\/a> thwarted (Rezwan Ferdaus, 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Seattle <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/12\/fort-hood-inspired-plotters-jailed-indicted\/\">recruiting station attack<\/a> thwarted (2011)<\/li>\n<li>Frankfurt <a href=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/11\/germany-files-charges-in-frankfurt-airport-attack\/\">airport attack<\/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\/\">recruiting center bomb<\/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\/\">attack by Raleigh jihadists<\/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\/\">recruiting station attack<\/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\">attack thwarted<\/a> (2007) (6 convictions, 4 life sentences)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Also at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/08\/22\/hawaii-based-soldier-who-supported-isis-to-plead-guilty-in-terrorism-case\/\">Army Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/pacific\/soldier-who-pledged-allegiance-to-islamic-state-to-plead-guilty-in-terrorism-case-1.543693\">Stars and Stripes<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/pacific\/us-soldier-pleads-guilty-to-trying-to-help-islamic-state-1.544839\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-share=\"true\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-size=\"small\" data-action=\"like\" data-layout=\"standard\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- blogpost --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"2728423835\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6450825356098669\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year US Army SFC Ikaika Kang was arrested and charged with trying to materially support ISIS &#8212; including providing them classified information and a drone. 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