MidnightWatcher – Prophecy in Motion

For peaceful purposes. Yet another devout Muslim who, thanks to the teachings of Islam for some inexplicable reason, had absolutely no interest in building bridges with the West. He wanted to blow them up instead. Bear witness to the Islamist version of the “American Dream” — it’s a nightmare for everyone else …

By Keith Morelli, The Tampa Tribune – “Sami Osmakac toyed with the idea of blowing up the bridges crossing Tampa Bay or detonating bombs at the sheriff’s office and police departments before settling on a plan to plant explosives in Tampa’s Hyde Park party district and then spraying first responders with automatic gunfire, according to recently released court documents.

The planned January 2012 attack, Osmakac said in a ‘martyrdom video,’ would be ‘payback for Sheikh Osama Bin Laden, may he rest in peace.’

The plots are detailed in a 37-page report by a terrorism expert hired by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa to help in its case against Osmakac, a self-described jihadist who said he was too radical even for Hamas and other fringe Muslim groups.

… Authorities allege Osmakac planned a terrorist attack in Tampa in January 2012, plotting to set off a car bomb, then take hostages and demand the release of Muslim prisoners.

The defense is arguing Osmakac was entrapped and that because of mental illness, he was susceptible to being influenced.

Kohlmann concludes in his report ‘that the defendant appears to fit many of the characteristics associated with the profile of a contemporary violent extremist, otherwise known as a ‘homegrown terrorist.’’

The report said Osmakac made trips overseas, though the reasons weren’t clear. He was in Turkey and Turkmenistan and was turned away from the Syrian border. That’s when he decided to plan a terrorism attack in the United States, according to a transcript of a conversation between him and an undercover agent.

In one recording Osmakac says:

‘My dream was always here. It’s better for, to get it, for them to get it here … ‘cause that’s why America loves to go to war with people, ‘cause they think nobody can attack them in their country. That’s why they’re so shocked about the Muslims. Because they brought it here …’

Osmakac discussed a plan to use fishing boats to plant bombs on the bridges that span Tampa Bay and even one bridge in Sarasota. All he needed, he said was five people, maybe fewer, to carry out the plot.” Read more.

Flashback: Florida: Lawyer For Tampa Jihadist Wants Off Case After Receiving Threats From Suspect’s Family – “A lawyer for a man accused of plotting a terror attack in Tampa wants off the case, partly because he says the suspect’s family has threatened him. Sami Osmakac, a naturalized citizen from Kosovo, could receive a sentence of up to life in prison if he is convicted on federal charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and possession of an unregistered machine gun.” Read more.