Another American Arrested for Joining Terrorist Organization

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**Ahtman**

Source

A 19-year-old Colorado woman became the latest American to admit to attempting to join a Middle East terrorist group, pleading guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to provide support to the Islamic State militants in Syria.

The FBI first noticed Shannon Conley when she showed up last fall at a church in Arvada, Colorado, wearing Muslim garb.

George Morrison, the church's pastor, told the Denver Post that while he believed Conley was a "terrorist wannabe," he "had to take her sketching of interior rooms of the church seriously." (Conley reportedly told investigators, “If they think I’m a terrorist, I’ll give them something to think I am.”)

Conley, a certified nurse's aide, received military training in a camp run by the U.S. Army Explorers, the paper reported.

In April, Conley was arrested at Denver International Airport with a one-way ticket to Turkey. According to prosecutors, she had previously told investigators she wanted to wage jihad in the Middle East, and ignored repeated face-to-face warnings by the FBI that her plans were illegal. Conley faces up to 5 years in federal prison.

She is one of what federal authorities say is an alarming number of Americans offering to join or support terrorist organizations.

There are some more examples in the article proper. I suppose with such a large population it is bound to happen, but you still hate to see it.

**Ensis Ferrae**

Ahtman wrote:

There are some more examples in the article proper. I suppose with such a large population it is bound to happen, but you still hate to see it.

Much as you hate to see it, I think I'd rather "see" their faces when they arrive "over there"* and realize that there's no where near the amenities that they are used to, and even the nicest of places there would often times be "roughing it" here in the US.

*wherever there may be.

**DarkTraveler777**

I just do not understand the desire western women have for joining these movements. On some level I can understand why misguided men would want to join, but the women? Not a lot of great things happening to women in that part of the world so why would someone willingly join that mess?

I suppose the missing piece lies somewhere in the faith of those individuals who think this is a calling from god. Eh.

Glad we caught her before she could pump out some babies over there and further add to the problem.

**LordofHats**

Reminds me of this. Gotta say, kind of a bit late to start having regrets after you've already screwed your own pooch

**Jihadin**

Idiots is all I have to say

**DarkTraveler777**

LordofHats wrote:
Reminds me of this. Gotta say, kind of a bit late to start having regrets after you've already screwed your own pooch

Hm. That is interesting. My knee jerk reaction is to say "feth you, guys. You made your bed now lie in it" but this might warrant some research:

He said the government should consider setting up a deradicalisation programme and suggested that disillusioned jihadists could become powerful spokesmen against Isis propaganda.

Granted, deradicalisation is likely easier to said than done, but if these misguided folks could be used against other extremists, that might be worth pursuing.

Or this is all a big ruse by ISIS to get its western agents back in their homelands to start trouble.

**Jihadin**

Could be used by ISIS and other terrorist organizations as the US of A is a lie about Religous Freedom being we're suppressing Muslims to join the "Cause"