A would-be terrorist in Milwaukee planned to storm a Masonic temple and kill at least 30 people to show the world that “nobody can play with Muslims.”
Instead, he’s behind bars.
Federal prosecutors charged 23-year-old Samy Mohamed Hamzeh with unlawfully possessing a machine gun and receiving and possessing firearms not registered to him.
According to an FBI affidavit, agents were tipped off in September that Hamzeh planned to travel to Israel in October to attack Israeli soldiers and citizens in the West Bank. He abandoned those plans due to “family, financial and logistic reasons,” the affidavit said, but refocused his efforts on a domestic attack.
Hamzeh discussed his plans extensively with two FBI informants, who began recording his conversations with them in October.
Hamzeh and the two informants traveled to a gun range on Jan. 19 and practiced with a pistol. Afterward they took a tour of a Masonic temple in Milwaukee. The affidavit does not name the temple and a spokesman for the U.S. attorney, Dean Puschnig, declined to identify it.
Masons are members of a fraternal organization that carries out a variety of activities including charity work. Wisconsin has nearly 11,000 Masons in 180 lodges, according to Frank Struble, grand master of Free and Accepted Masons in Wisconsin. The organization is not a religion.
Struble said the allegations were “hard to hear.” He said he knew which Masonic center had been targeted but declined to identify it.
“Masons are a part of an organization that helped build this country,” Struble said. “I can understand from that standpoint where someone who is against this country would target us.”
The owner of a downtown Milwaukee gym said she recently fired Hamzeh after hiring him as a trainer just a few weeks ago.
Delia Luna of 9Round Kickbox Fitness described Hamzeh as “very intense, very militant” as a trainer and said he didn’t fit the atmosphere she wanted to create.
“He didn’t mix well,” Luna said.
Federal agents said that on Jan. 19 and into the early morning of Jan. 20, Hamzeh discussed his plans to attack the temple with the informants, telling them they needed two more machine guns — the group apparently already had one — and silencers. They planned to station one person at the temple’s entrance while the other two went through the building, killing everyone they saw. They then planned to walk away from the scene as if nothing had happened.
“I am telling you, if this hit is executed, it will be known all over the world … all the Mujahedeen will be talking and they will be proud of us,” Hamzeh said, according to the affidavit. “Such operations will increase in America, when they hear about it. The people will be scared and the operations will increase. … This way we will be igniting it. I mean we are marching at the front of the war.”
Hamzeh added that he hoped to kill 30 people, “because these 30 will terrify the world. The (expletive) will know that nobody can play with Muslims.”
He added, “We are here defending Islam, young people together join to defend Islam, that’s it, that is what our intention is.”
According to the affidavit, Hamzeh met with two undercover FBI agents on Monday. They presented him with two automatic machine guns and a silencer. He paid for the weapons and silencer in cash and put them in the trunk of his car. The agents then arrested him and recovered the guns and silencer.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
Then we read about politicians like Hillary who want to flood our nation with haters from the Middle East. Of course they want to settle them in working class neighborhoods.
600 ‘refugees’ are headed for Tri-cities area of WA State very soon.
Jay Inslee really could create peace & love if only he puts them up in the governors historic mansion in Olympia, Washington!
Millions more coming thanks to our Muslim President!
With only 11,000 listed as Masons? I am guessing it was Prince Hall Masonic lodge. Which is usually all black. So we also have an attempted “hate crime.”
Yeah, they will jump up and arrest this guy, but what about the treasonous SOB muslim in the White House?
That dirty, rotten THING must be wiped out like the sick cancer he is.
“Death to America”
Bullshit!
DEATH TO ALL muslims!
What a coincidence! His name, his religion, his stated goals, obviously this poor victim was profiled. You’re not supposed to notice these type things.
Donald, it sounds as though you said news is not suppose to report the name and etc. I want to know if you are serious
All he is saying is that with all your power and money “Hey FOX – you don’t own me and can’t buy me” and to Kelly “hide in the corner, suck your thumb and whine”. Every time the 1% and their puppets Trump it turns around and bites them in the _ _ _.
WOOPS – that’s what happens when you are reading two articles. Sorry – no edit or cancel here.
This guy will simply recruit while in prison. Prison not the answer, elimination is. They are burning people alive and we are putting them in sanctuary cities and feeding and clothing them while obama plans his next move to compromise America.
Well said.
Agreed. Too bad there are those that can’t see obamas plans to destroy our country.
Agree!
Obama goals are exactly the same as this radical with his machine gun. Because he is one of THEM.
How can every American not get this??
Yes, ELIMINATION, TOTAL ELIMINATION!!
We put down rabid dogs…
this filthy piece of shit needs to be hung up and beaten till there is nothing left of his nasty ass ,and that would be too good for that filthy piece of garbage ,,
Hear, hear…very well said. Wilbert.
Lets not forget Obama and the democratic administration that wants to bring in an additional 100,000, and since we are on the subject, Obama has 15 of these Islamic people working in the white house appointed to positions by him. His adviser wrote in her collage yearbook “I am going to use Americas freedom of religion against them and install Islam in their country”
Obama is the Supreme Leader of ISIS and his plans are working very well and no one is trying to stop him. Why ??
You know why. How did he get where he is? Give to those who do not work and never plan to. BBBBB. and lazy
That is reason enough to arrest Obama for Treason and murder which we ajj know he is guilty of everything he can think of to do aganist the American peoples and its pass time to remove him cause he will still do a lot more damage to this country and he is trying .
During the 2004 election I spoke on behalf of Senator McCain. I had read both books Senator Obama had written and Quoted 4 short paragraphs in my speech, mind you I spoke on the 2nd amendment and about 1000. people were assembled they were all sitting in the grass at a shooting cub in PA. these people jumped up and clapped.
10 minutes later I was told by the McCain Campaign manager that I was no longer needed and I was a volunteer.
Obuma and that garbage needs to get shipped back to the shitholes they came from ,Obuma is a nasty Traitor and needs to be arrested for Treason and put in Prison now ,why are those Politicians letting him get away with it ,they are Traitors on the take just like Obuma is ,
Thats why we need to elect Donald Trump!
You guys are ALL STUPID. As this whole story is scripted. And even if it is was not scripted it was a trap, which unfortunately there are more than enough STUPID people on his world to fall for that crap.
For any and all intelligent people enough said.
Whatever you say asshat.
Well said, Alan, but if I may be allowed to help, I believe the phrase you’re looking for is muslim asshat. You’re welcome.
You don’t see how obama is trying to fundametally change America. His words not mine
The local biased media is even reporting on this story. Do you really think NBC would script this?
TRUMP, you cannot be serious so I suspect you are Musulim. If you are not, read the Koran. Tell me why Obama has done everything he can to illimnate Christianity in America. In the EAST they are killing anyone (believer of Chrisitanity, believer of nothing) that will not convert to Musulim. I get information from sources other than the news and the president. I knew (inside) he was not good for the Country. I think he was pruned from a young boy for this position to convert America to a Muslim state. I just read (think in England) Muslims are so plentiful in this town that they took it over and everything is under their rule. Hope you do not like your head or do not mind tourtor or hanging on an X when they tell you to convert
Obama, Obama, Obama! Gee, one simple black man causing such ruckus?
Read the Bible, the oldest and best seller in the Universe, whether you believe in it or not. There is much more behind this government, Republic or Democrat and all others in the world. And you know what? The culprit is smiling, no actually laughing at you stupids. One day, hopefully soon you guys would awake from your stupor and see who the real predator is.
Kaybee, if you actually believe in the Bible and its teachings, you would not be on tis forum calling people “stupids.” This is very un-Christian behavior. This is how Christians get a bad name, by feeding into the opposition’s view of us as a bunch of ignorant hypocrites. Perhaps your “culprit” is getting to you. A very great man witnessing a more extreme example of a similar situation once said, “Let he among you who is without sin cast the first stone.”
Besides, your energy is better spent being a good example for others and a good ambassador for Christianity than attacking strangers on the internet who are *on the same side.* This is just what the radical Left and the Muslim extremists want, to keep us divided so we can never rise above all this, never fight back. Don’t give in to their poison.
Any body still wonder why Trump wants to leave these rotten bastards where they came from. Where does your Congressman stand on the issue?
Gary, I wondered if you are from the Cincinnati area. It is not just Trump, many states said they would not take them, but that means nothing to Obama
Marlene, it’s not the U.S alone, every democratic country has to take them. Whether they like it or not…it’s a humanitarian cause. Put yourself and family and friends in their shoes, what would you want to happen? From the beginning of time, this world has been shipwrecked with evil, and it’s not going to end. Innocent people will be hurt and die, but it’s LIFE! No president, black or white can prevent that! The states that refuse them, along with Trump, need to get out of America and go form their own world, but this grievous situation is not going away.
Kaybee, I don’t know where on Earth you get the idea that “every democratic country has to take” the refugees. This is simply not true. All nations have immigration laws of some form, and they exist for a reason. Otherwise we may as well eradicate all borders and submit to the New World Order of Global Domination and you can kiss any thought of civil liberties or any kind of liberty goodbye. “Give me your tired, poor, etc.” was relevant at the time it was said, when our population was much smaller and there was unoccupied land being given away to people who would settle here. At the time, we needed the immigrants to provide a labor force, to stimulate the economy, to boost our demographics. That isn’t the case anymore. Besides, we get more immigration than we can handle from our own neighbors, who at least have some common cultural ground with us and share many of our basic values so as to peacefully coexist, to the extent that happens.
The “refugees” from Africa and the Middle East are almost exclusively fighting-age men. Haven’t you noticed? Don’t you think that’s strange? Refugees are typically the women, children, elderly; the ones who can’t fight. These are not those people. The muslim Imams are outright saying publically that they are going to defeat the West through demographics, by overwhelming us with numbers and taking over. They are sending their men to impregnate as many Western women as possible and change the fundamental makeup of European society, which leads to change in leadership. Voilà, Sharia law across the EU.
They are already being allowed free rein to rape European women out of the government’s fear of prosecuting them. They are gleefully using our sick “political correctness” against us. You can roll over and put on a burka if you like, or be beheaded for refusing. I would rather stand up for our way of life, because I believe we are at heart still “the good guys.” This is not even taking into account the fact that we know there are terrorists embedded in the refugees, and more of them are likely to become “radicalized.” These people perform female genital mutilation. Rape is the unquestioned right of the man. Women are killed for “honor” for talking to a non-Muslim man or a man not of their family. Homosexuals are stoned to death. Grown men marry child brides who in some cases are their close blood relatives. Some of these girls die in childbirth because they are too young.
A thousand years of inbreeding sanctioned by the Koran has genetically damaged their society with a result in ever-decreasing IQs, increased tendency toward violence, unprecedented illiteracy rates in this modern world, and an impairment in the basic neurological ability to reason. We do not need yet more unemployed people for the government to support. We are struggling to support the people we currently have. We need to focus on getting our own house in order before our economy collapses and America becomes a third world nation itself.
Charity for its own sake is not always kind or beneficial to either party in the long term. “Innocent people” hurt and die every day, even in America. THIS is life, Kaybee. It makes no sense to harm ourselves in a misguided attempt to “help” people who hate us and want to destroy our way of life. It is not possible for us to end suffering on Earth. Only God can do that. Suffering and death exist for a reason. Our trying to “fix the world” is part of why this mess in the Middle East is happening the way it is. The truth is, these people have been at war for millennia. We cannot stop it. Democratizing the Middle East is the pipe dream of the most naïve child. I have been to the Middle East and spent real time in an Arabic Muslim country. If you did the same, you might understand.
Wrong there is no law statingg we have to take them in.
Put him on solitary place without any communication to anyone anywhere. Cut off his feeding to only Beans put in foam paper plates
ones a day. At least he can eat. He needs to realize that at least he is not being beheaded like what they did to our Americans.
Hey it’s Bush’s fault. LOL
Yup, by his picture that’s an authentic Arab muslim; freakin’ ugly with evil eyes. I hope there are some convicts who are patriotic Americans who would be happy to show this low grade cult member not to mess with Americans. Oh, the very thought…
This reply is to Jim.I have asked every senator I have had an ongoing E-mail chat with the exact same question, why is Obama still in office? It is as though the stupids are frozen in time and don’t know what to do. Well, I do and I would.
I’m glad to hear this Islamic terrorist has been put behind bars. Instead of trying to circumvent the second amendment the president should focus on getting Muslim terrorists out of the country. It will be interesting to see if any Muslim groups in America step forward to condemn this guy’s plans to murder Americans.
Justin W, Obama is bringing them (Muslims) INTO this country by the thousands. He has many installed already in the White House and there are at least 74 Muslims that have been appointed by his administration in Homeland Security.
Do you really believe Obama wants them out of this country?!
As far as ” It will be interesting to see if any Muslim groups in America step forward to condemn this guy’s plans to murder Americans”,… probably not, but CAIR, which is part of the Muslim Brotherhood, will be there for his defense.
This is one that got arrested. Try learn quickly. Where will they show up next time? They are putting these people in all communities w/o telling anyone not even our mayors. We don’t know our neighbors anymore or their guest. The Catholic Church is working with Homeland Security to settled them into different areas. BEWARE:
Justin, I saw a video of parents speaking about their Navy Seal sons being sent to take out Muslims (the militants) in a helicopter that was way outdated and just before take off four musulims were taken off the roaster. The enemy was waiting with much weapons, so they knew the Americans were coming. Then a Musulim (preacher) gave a speech over the downed Americans. The family had his words translated into English and he was damning them. I did not know where this ceremony took place but I would have thought it would be on our soil, so…it must have been Obama that allowed the Musulim to make a speach over non-musulims. They family was saying how they were getting no true information and a senator’s telephone man, told the father of a navy seal, that the senator said to stop calling him he was annoying him. It seems few like Obama, so he must have been elected and re-elected by our own government…..I am white and over 80, I listened to him as I had thought, “Why not give someone else a chance” but soon my spirit told me he was not for America so I no longer listened to him
Muslims need to be educated on how America works. Just like some Americans religious organizations need to also understand. We are fundamentally a Christian nation. Our constitution and bill of rights support free speech and religious freedom. We have put teaching Christianity and praying in school aside to make other religious parents feel comfortable in America. You can be here but peacefully. And we will make you feel welcome and cheer you on to be successful. But we will NOT convert to your religion, we will not give you control of our country so you can further your suppressive agenda. The bible supports the freedom of ANY individual; however, it is also very clear on the consequences of your choices.
Wendy, well said so tell me why you think our Government wants to take our guns, the constitution was written to not protect ourselves from our neighbors but from out government, or to help our government when they are right
What a dummy….Hamzeh must not have gotten the memo….you don’t do a hit on any of the black nobilities’ organizations. Kind of like not one ship was sunk if it belong to the Onassis family during world war II. You will be stopped cold.
Ron C, the Mason’s are not a ‘Black’ organization, though there are many who are members. It’s an organization that has been in existence for centuries and was started before 1717 in England.
What else could we reasonably expect, having twice been hoodwinked into electing a black Muslim progressive to the presidency? I remember when the word “progressive”, during the ’40s, ’50s, and early ’60s, was a direct reference to either being a communist, or espousing communist ideals? Bet not!). The “change agenda” Obama used to get elected has turned out not to be the type of positive change Americans had in mind when they cast their votes. It seems to me that the “fundamental change” he had in mind was to transform America from being a Judeo-Christian nation to an Islamic State. It is a fact that the Constitution of the United States is in no way congruent with Sharia law. Be it known that there are already areas within Wisconsin and Minnesota cities in which non-Muslims are forcefully excluded. The long term goal is to gain political power without assimilation into American society as it’s currently configured in order to achieve their religious/political ends. Make no mistake. This is not a religion of peace; but one which imposes totalitarian control over all humanity by whatever means necessary to achieve that goal. How is it that I’ve now been converted (pun intended) from being tolerant of others’ beliefs to being xenophobic? When someone tells me they’re going to kill me, I believe them, and will take the necessary steps to prevent that outcome when/if confronted. The prime directive (SURVIVE) remains in force 24/7/365. So it’s come to this, has it? OK, pal.
Patriot by choice – WELL SAID!
Obama goals are exactly the same as this radical with his machine gun. Because he is one of THEM.
How can every American not get this??
After all this and all that’s hapened allaround the world at this time we need a president that promises to do something about this ontill now we only here from trump
Another made up story to cause fear in Americans and take their guns away, then take their rights away. Unarmed they can’t defend themselves. This country is on the way of becoming the police state.
What a bunch of crap if you don’t like it here you find you a better place to live, then post it so I can vote with my feet, as you should be doing, or else shut up. I hear a lot of this but I never hear of anyone leaving, maybe they are having it to good. I have a bunch of military service and have seen a lot of other countries but found none better.
Why is he behind bars?He should be in a coffin!
WHAT WILL WE DO WHEN HILLERY,,BECOMES PRESIDENT,,WOW,,,AND OBAMA IS ON THE SUPREME COURT,,,I THINK ILL MOVE TO MARS,,,ONE GOOD THING IF HILLERY IS PRED,,NO ONE WILL HAVE TO WORK,,EVERY THING FREE,,,,I CANT BELIEVE THIS COUNTRY IS GOING TO HELL IN A HAND BASKET,,,WHAT TO DO WHAT TO DO,,HILLERY IS ABOVE THE LAW,,,THE GOVN,,CANT INDICT HER FOR BREAKING THE LAW AND PURGERY,,,,,THIS COUNTRY,IN BAAAAAAAAAD SHAPE,,,GOD BLESS AMERICA,,,I HOPE,,,