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    Conspiracy

    to

    Attack

    Seattle

    MilitaryProcessingCenter

    October2011

    MadeleineGruenandAlfredoKuilan

    [email protected]

    [email protected]

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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    Overview On

    June

    22,

    2011,

    Abu

    Khalid

    Abdul

    Latif (aka

    Joseph

    Anthony

    Davis)

    and

    Walli Mujahidh (akaFredrickAnthonyDomingue,Jr.)werearrestedastheyattempted

    tobuyautomaticweaponsfromFBIundercoveragents. Theyintendedtousethe

    gunstokillmilitary,security,andcivilianpersonnelatajointmilitaryentrance

    processingstation(MEPS)inSeattle,Washington.

    Thetwomen,whowereconvertstoIslam,werechargedwithconspiringtomurderofficersandemployeesoftheU.S.governmentusingweaponsofmass

    destruction. Inaddition,theyhavebeenchargedwithunlawfulpossessionof

    firearmsinfurtheranceofcriminalviolence.

    Theplot

    became

    known

    to

    law

    enforcement

    on

    May

    30,

    2011,

    when

    a third

    man,

    whoAbdulLatif

    attemptedtorecruitintotheplot,informedpolice. Thatman

    becameaconfidentialinformant(CI)fortheinvestigation.

    Theconspiratorsareallegedtohavebeenplottingtheirattackforapproximately

    twomonths

    prior

    to

    their

    arrest.

    InJuly2011,inaseparateincident,anacquaintanceofAbdulLatifs,exconvictandconverttoIslam,MichaelMcCright,allegedlyattemptedtoforcetwoMarines

    offtheInterstatehighway. McCrights

    cellphonerecordsindicatethathehad

    phonecontact

    with

    Abdul

    Latif

    at

    least

    three

    times

    prior

    to

    Abdul

    Latifs

    arrest.

    Investigationisongoingtodetermineifthereisafurtherconnectionbetween

    McCrights allegedattackattemptandAbdulLatifs terrorplot.

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    KeyPoints Conspirators

    targeted

    military

    for

    attack,

    citing

    retaliation

    for

    U.S.

    involvement

    overseas. Theyhopedtheattackwouldattractmediaattention. Werenotonly

    tryingtokillpeople,

    AbdulLatif

    said,weretyingtosendamessage.

    Theyintendedtousefirearmsandgrenadesintheattack,whichareeasyto

    obtain

    and

    relatively

    simple

    to

    use.

    Plotmastermind,AbdulLatif,andtheCIwereconvictedfelons. McCright,whoattemptedtorunMarinesoffthehighway,wasalsoaconvictedfelon.AbdulLatif

    andMcCright

    hadbeenincarceratedattheWallaWallastatepenitentiary,butnot

    atthesametime. AbdulLatif

    isreportedtohaveconvertedtoIslamwhilein

    prison.

    AbdulLatif

    utilizedsocialmedia,primarilyYouTube,toexpresshisbeliefsand

    grievances. ItispossiblehewasradicalizedbytheviolentIslamistmaterialhe

    viewedonline.

    AbdulLatifs

    YouTubechannelfeatureslecturesbyAnwaralAwlaki,the

    American/YemenialQaidaaffiliatedclericwhowaskilledinadronestrikein

    YemenonSeptember30,2011. AbdulLatifs

    channelfeaturedvideosofother

    inspirations

    suchasAustralianclericFeiz

    Mohammed,andClementRodney

    HamptonEl,

    ahospital

    technician

    from

    Brooklyn,

    NY,

    who

    was

    convicted

    in

    1995

    ofconspiringtoattackNewYorkCitylandmarks.

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    Associations AbuKhalidAbdulLatif

    andtheCIkneweachotherfromprison,wheretheyhad

    bothconvertedtoIslam. TheCIhadanextensivecriminalrecord,includingfive

    felonyconvictionsandonemisdemeanorconviction.

    According

    to

    a

    media

    interview

    given

    by

    Abdul

    Latifs wife,

    Binta Moussa

    Davis,

    theCIwasatAbdulLatifs

    homefrequentlyandhadevenstayedthereforatwo

    weekstretch. MoussaDavisalsoclaimedtothepressthattheCIhadstolenthousandsofdollarsfromherhusband. Walli

    Mujahidh

    isnotknowntohaveaprisonrecord,but doeshaveahistoryof

    mentalillness.

    MoussaDavisstatedtoreportersthatshedidnotknowhowherhusbandmetMujahidh,butthatheoftenvisitedtheirhomewhenhelivedinSeattle.

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    AbdulLatif Abu

    Khalid

    Abdul

    Latif,

    33

    at

    the

    time

    of

    his

    arrest,

    was

    very

    active

    online.

    He

    posted

    commentsonarangewebsites,somerelatedtoreligionandothersrelatedto

    politicsorentertainment.

    Heusedtruthfulbiographicalinformationinhiswebposts,includinginapersonalprofileonaMuslimmatchmakingsitewherehewasseekingasecondwife.

    Inthematchmakingprofile,AbdulLatif

    indicatedthathewasoriginallyfromSan

    Diego,CA.

    AbdulLatif

    hadahistoryoffelonies. In2003,hewasconvictedofrobbinga7Eleven

    inBremerton,Washington. Hestole$50outoftheregisterafterbrandishingtwotoy

    gunsattheclerk.

    Inamentalevaluationbeforehistrialforthe7Elevenrobbery,AbdulLatif

    reportedly

    saidthathehadtwicetriedtocommitsuicide.

    In2003,hewaschargedwithCustodialAssaultforassaultingaciviliankitchensupervisoratWallaWallaStatePenitentiary. Aftertheassault,hewasplacedinthemaximumsecurityunit.

    HeconvertedtoIslaminprisonwhileservinghis2yearsentenceforrobbery. DuringthatperiodhewasincarceratedatWashingtonStatePenitentiary

    inWallaWallaand

    wasthen

    transferred

    to

    Stafford

    Creek

    Corrections

    Center.

    There

    is

    no

    available

    reportingtoindicateatwhichfacilityheconvertedtoIslam,orwhohisinfluences

    wereatthetime.

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    AbdulLatif,cont.

    LegallychangedhisnamefromJosephAnthonyDavistoAbuKhalidAbdulLatif

    in

    2007.

    MarriedtoBinta

    MoussaDavis,withwhomhehasathreeyearoldson.

    MoussaDavisisadevoutMuslimoriginallyfromNiger.

    She

    came

    to

    the

    U.S.

    on

    astudent

    visa

    and

    lived

    in

    Columbus,

    Ohio

    until

    she

    and

    AbdulLatif

    wereintroducedthroughamutualfriendwhohadattendedprayersat

    SeattlesIdris

    Mosque,whereAbdulLatif

    prayedatthetime.

    Idris

    Mosquewasestablishedin1981,builtwithfundingfromSaudiArabia.

    AtthetimeAbdulLatif wasreleasedfromprison,themosquehadaninmateservices program. Thereisnofurtherinformationdescribingthefunctionofor

    servicesprovidedbytheprogram.

    Idris Mosque (Northgate) in Seattle, WA [source: www.idrismosque.com]Abdul-Latif [source: Washington State

    Department of Corrections]

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    AbdulLatif,cont. Abdul

    Latif

    and

    his

    family

    lived

    in

    an

    apartment

    in

    Tukwila,

    Washington,

    15

    miles

    southofSeattle.Therentwasapproximately$800/month.

    HefiledforbankruptcyonMay20,2011,claiminghehadonly$1.08inhisbankaccount.

    Inthe

    filing,

    Adul

    Latif

    claimed

    to

    own

    his

    own

    janitorial

    service,

    Fresh

    &

    Clean

    Janitorial,

    whichwaslistedonmanywebsiteslistinglocalservices.

    Hestatedinthepaperworkthatheearned$2,091/month. Hestatedhiswifeearned$1,200/month.

    Theyclaimed

    atotal

    income

    of

    approximately

    $22,000

    in

    2010.

    Apartmentbuilding

    in

    which

    Abdul

    Latif

    lived

    with

    his

    family

    [source:

    AP]

    SeaTacmosquewhereAbdulLatif

    attendedprayers

    priortohisarrest [source:SeattleTimes]

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    AbdulLatif,cont.

    RequestforinformationonteachingpositionsinYemenpostedby

    AbdulLatif

    onFebruary15,2011onexpatblog.com. AbdulLatif

    posted

    frequentlyto

    blogs,

    offering

    comments

    on

    political

    issues,

    and

    expressing

    his

    disdain

    for

    the

    U.S.

    government.

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    AbdulLatif,cont.

    Profile apparently posted by Abdul-Latif seeking a second wife [source: nikah.com]

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    AbdulLatif:RadicalizingInfluences TherearenopublicreportsaboutAbdulLatifs

    interactionsinthephysicalworld

    thatmayhaveledtohisradicalization,however,becauseofhis

    active

    participationinonlinemediaandsocialnetworksthereisevidenceofhowal

    Qaidist

    messaging

    resonated

    with

    him

    and

    which

    messengers

    he

    found

    inspiring.

    Hemaintainedhisownchannel

    onYouTubeonwhichhepostedvideosof

    himselfspeakingaboutIslamicetiquetteandpolitics.Healsopostedjihadi

    training

    videosandlecturesbyextremistideologues,including:

    AnwaralAwlaki, includingonelecturetitledFreeMuslimPrisoners,

    Yemenijihadi

    propagandavideos,

    lecturesbyAustralianclericFeiz

    Muhammad(seeNEFAbackgrounderonMuhammad

    http://nefafoundation.org//file/nefa_feizmuhammad0310.pdf),

    avideo

    featuring

    Omar

    Brooks

    (Abu

    Izzadeen),

    spokesman

    for

    aUK

    based

    al

    Muhajiroun

    offshoot.

    Hewasconvictedofincitingterrorismoverseasin2008.

    aninterviewfeaturingtheleaderofyetanotheralMuhajiroun

    (ALM)offshoot,Anjem

    Choudary,

    alecturebyAlialTamimi,whowasconvictedin2005ofincitingterrorisminconnectiontotheVirginiaPaintBallNetwork,

    and,aclip

    of

    anews

    story

    about

    the

    plot

    to

    attack

    Ft.

    Dix.

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    AbdulLatif:RadicalizingInfluences OneofAbdulLatifs

    YouTubevideosfeaturesa1988interviewwithAbdullah

    Rashid(akaClementHamptonEl)inwhichhediscussesjihad.Thetalkwastaped

    fromhisbedinLongIslandCollegeHospitalinBrooklyn,NY,soonafterhestepped

    onaland

    mine

    while

    fighting

    the

    Soviets

    in

    Afghanistan.

    The

    interview

    was

    filmed

    byElSayyid

    Nosair,whowasarrestedin1990forassassinatingradicalJewish

    leaderMeirKahane.

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    AbdulLatif:RadicalizingInfluences

    ScreenshotsfeaturingAbdulLatif invideoshepostedtohisYouTubechannel

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    ExamplesofcommentsAbdulLatif madeonhisYouTubechannel

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    Walli

    Mujahidh

    Born

    Fredrick

    Dominigue,

    Jr.

    RaisedintheCaliforniafostercaresystem.

    Reportedtohavesufferedfromseverementalillness

    hisentire

    life.

    Struggled

    with

    drug

    abuse

    and

    unable

    to

    keepajob.

    Althoughhehadbeenarrestedforshoplifting,thereis

    norecord

    of

    incarceration.

    MovedtoSeattlein2007tomarry. Heandhiswifeseparatedthesameyearaftershefiledaprotection

    orderagainsthim. ConvertedtoIslamwhileinSeattle.

    WasaresidentofLosAngelesatthetimeofhisarrest.

    WhenAbdulLatif

    pressedMujahidh

    onhis

    commitmentto

    follow

    through

    with

    aterrorist

    attack,

    Mujahidh assuredthathehad,nothingtolose, and

    everythingtogain.

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    SuspectinAttemptedVehicularHomicide,MichaelMcCright

    InJuly2011,MichaelMcCright

    (akaMikhailJihad),28,allegedly

    attemptedtoforcetwoMarineofficersoffahighway,firstforcing

    themintotheemergencylane,thenpullinginfrontofthemand

    slammingthebreaks,nearlycausingacollision.

    TheMarinesnotedtheplatenumber,whichtracedbacktoMcCrights

    vehicle.

    McCright

    denied

    involvement

    in

    the

    incident,

    butwasarrestedandchargedwithassaultinSeptember2011.

    Todate,therehavebeennoreportsdirectlytyingthisincident

    to

    theSeattleMEPSplot,howeverMcCright

    hadphonecontactwith

    AbdulLatif

    on

    at

    least

    three

    occasions,

    according

    to

    McCrights

    cellphonerecords. McCright

    hasanextensivecriminalhistory,includingjuvenile

    offenses.Hewasconvictedoffirstdegreerobberyin2006andan

    assaultcharge

    in

    2005.

    He

    was

    last

    released

    from

    prison

    in

    November2009.

    ThereisnoreportingonwhereMcCright

    convertedtoIslam.

    However,hewasincarceratedinWalla,Wallastatepenitentiary,

    whereAbdulLatif is

    reported

    to

    have

    converted

    to

    Islam.

    Aninvestigationtodeterminewhetherthehighwayincidentwasanactofterrorismisongoing.

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    Michael McCrights MySpace page, on which he referred to himself as Mikhail Jihad, was createdwhile he was incarcerated at Walla Walla state penitentiary

    SuspectinAttemptedVehicularHomicide,MichaelMcCright

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    TargetSelection MotivatedbytheirangeroverU.S.militaryoperationsinMuslim

    countries,the

    conspiratorsresearchedtargetsonline. TheiroriginaltargetwastheJointBase

    LewisMcChord,buttheychangedtheirplantotargettheMilitaryEntrance

    ProcessingStation(MEPS),amilitaryrecruitingstationinanindustrial

    neighborhoodin

    Seattle.

    AbdulLatif

    suggestedMEPS,notingthepersonnelattheprocessingcenterwere

    lesslikelytobearmedthanthoseatthemilitarybase.

    AbdulLatif

    saidofMEPS,Itsaconfinedspace,notalotofpeoplecarrying

    weapons,and

    wed

    have

    the

    advantage.

    HestatedthatMEPSwouldbeagoodtargetbecauseeveryonegoingthroughwouldbeontheirwaytothefrontlinestokillourbrothersandsistersoverthere

    [referringtoIraqandAfghanistan].

    AbdulLatif

    hoped

    that

    the

    attack

    would

    send

    amessage

    to

    Americans

    not

    to

    jointhemilitary.

    AbdulLatif

    statedtotheotherconspiratorstheywerenottargetingoldpeople,

    womenoutofuniform,orchildren,onlypeoplewhoweargreenforthekaffir

    army.

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    PreoperationalPlanning&Surveillance OnJune8,2011,AbdulLatif

    andtheCIconductedsurveillanceofthebuildingin

    whichMEPSislocated.

    ThetwoparkedtheircarinthelotandastheyapproachedthebuildingAbdul

    Latif commentedonthepresenceofasecurityguardinsidethebuildingand

    securitycamerasontheexteriorofthebuilding.

    AbdulLatif

    commentedtotheCIthathewasnotworriedaboutthesecurityguard

    becauseWelljustkillhimrightaway.Wecankillhimfirst.

    AbdulLatif

    instructedthesourcetogoundercover

    intothebuildingthathoused

    theprocessingstationtodetermineexactlywheretheofficewas.

    4735 East Marginal Way, SeattleIn addition to the military processing office, the 2-storey building houses

    other government agencies, including a federal child care facility

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    MethodofAttack AccordingtoAbdulLatifs

    originalplantoattacktheJointBaseLewisMcChord,

    themenwouldcrashthroughthegatewithavan,withMujahidh

    atthewheel,

    thenopenfirewithAK47sandpossiblyexplosives,onlytargetinganyone

    wearinggreenorabadge.

    AbdulLatif

    statedtotheCIthathewaswillingtodie

    asamartyrintheattack.

    AbdulLatif

    assignedtheresponsibilityofacquiringfirearmstotheCI,whohe

    believedhadmoreextensiveexperiencewiththemandthecontactsrequiredto

    buythem.

    AbdulLatif

    gavetheCI$800andinstructedhimtopurchasethreemachineguns

    andseveralloadedmagazines. AbdulLatif

    saidtheywouldneedtobuypistols,

    grenades,bulletproofvests,andotherequipmentneededfortheattackaswell.

    Afterhandlingtheweapons,AbdulLatif

    determinedwhichwouldworkthebestin

    theattack.

    OncethegroupsettledonMEPSasthetargetofattack,itwasdecidedMujahidh

    wouldstandguardoutsidethedoor.

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    MethodofAttack

    Atthetimeoftheirarrest,theconspiratorswerestilldebatingthedurationoftheirattack:whethertheyintendedtogoin,shooteveryone,thencommit

    suicide,

    or

    if

    they

    intended

    to

    hold

    the

    building.

    AbdulLatif

    andMujahidh

    bothstatedtheywouldbewillingtodieintheattack.

    AbdulLatif

    saidiftheychosetoholdthebuildingtheywouldbeabletoattractthe

    attentionoflocalmedia,whichwouldhaveenabledthemtodelivertheirmessage

    to

    the

    public.

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    Implications

    and

    Best

    Practices

    AbdulLatif

    drewhisideologicalinspirationfromarangeofindividuals,mostof

    whomsharedalQaidist

    beliefs.

    ThematerialhepostedonhisYouTubepagenotonlyindicatedhisinterestin

    individuals

    who

    have

    proven

    resonance

    with

    recent

    homegrown jihadis,

    such

    as

    AnwaralAwlaki,butalsothosewhoarelesserknownintheUnitedStates,such

    asOmarBrooks(AbuIzzadeen)fromtheUK. Healsocirculatedrarematerialfrom

    thosewhohavebeenincarceratedandunabletocirculateupdated

    lectures,such

    asAlialTamimi

    andRodneyClementHamptonEl. Inspirationforattacksis

    derivedfrom

    the

    ideology

    delivered

    by

    apersuasive

    and

    credible

    messenger,

    not

    alwaysonewhomakesmainstreammediaheadlines.

    AbdulLatif

    andMcCright

    areonlytwoofmanyindividualswhoconvertedto

    Islam,eitherduringtheperiodoftheirincarcerationorthroughpostrelease

    programs,who

    were

    radicalized

    and

    pursued

    terrorism.

    Pinpointing

    where

    radicalizationoccursenhancesopportunitiesforinterdiction.

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    ImplicationsandBestPractices The

    conspirators

    changed

    their

    target

    from

    amilitary

    base

    to

    amilitary

    processing

    centerbecausetheyassessedtheywouldbelesslikelytoencounterarmed

    personnelattheprocessingcenter. Althoughasuccessfulattackonamilitary

    basewouldhaveresultedingreaterimpact,theriskandthelowerpossibilityofa

    successfuloutcome

    led

    the

    conspirators

    to

    select

    asofter

    target.

    Militaryprocessingandrecruitmentcentershavebeentargetedbyseveralhomegrown

    attackersincludingCarlosBledsoeandAnthonyMartinez. Military

    recruitingcenters,asopposedtomilitarybases,areamoreaccessible,softer

    targetbecausetheyarelocatedinpublicareas,suchasshoppingcenters.AttackersintendtosendamessagethattheattackisinretaliationformilitaryoperationsinMuslimmajoritycountries,andtodeterothersfromenlisting.

    Grievancesofteninformtargetselection. Thus,ifconspirators

    disapproveof

    military

    practices

    they

    are

    likely

    to

    select

    a

    militaryrelated

    target

    for

    attack.

    AftermathofbombexplosionatrecruitingcenterinTimesSquare

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    ImplicationsandBestPractices AbdulLatif

    soughttobringothersintotheplot. Oneindividualreportedtheplot

    totheSeattlePoliceDepartment.

    Lonewolforlonecellplottersmayrevealtheirintentionstoothersinorderto

    recruit

    them,

    or

    they

    may

    indicate

    their

    intentions

    broadly

    online.

    Itisillegalforconvictedfelonstopossessfirearms. Inordertoobtainweaponsforanattack,plotterswilllikelygotosourcesoutsideofprisonwithwhomtheyare

    familiar.

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    ImplicationsandBestPractices

    Inadvanceofalonewolfattack,suchastheplottoattackMEPS,theremaynotbethetangibleindicatorsthatonemightseeinadvanceofaterroristattack

    committed

    by

    a

    terrorist

    group,

    because,

    when

    acting

    alone,

    the

    attacker

    may

    not

    communicatehismovementstoanyone,ortakeordersfromacommander,or

    requiremuchadvanceplanningorfunding.Thus,theopportunitiestointerdict

    maybedifficulttoidentify,ifthereareanyatall.However,respondersneedtobe

    readytotakeactionwhensomethingseemsnotquiteright.

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    ImplicationsandBestPractices

    Robusthumanintelligencecollectionisakeycomponentofasolidcounterterrorismstrategy.

    Vigilanceprevents

    attacks.

    That

    includes

    good

    police

    work

    and

    an

    observant

    publicthatisconditionedtolookforthingsthatareunusualoroutofplace.

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    References

    UnitedStatesofAmericavs. AbuKhalidAbdulLatifandWalliMujahidh,UnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheWesternDistrictofWashington,CriminalComplaint,

    case

    no.

    MJ11

    292,

    filed

    June

    23,

    2011.

    http://nefafoundation.org/newsite/file/US_v_WalliMujahidh_complaint.pdf

    BrianRoss,SeattleTerrorSuspectWantedtoGotoYemen,

    ABCNews,June24,

    2011,http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/seattleterrorsuspectabdullatifwanted

    yemen/story?id=13925809

    AbuKhalidAbdulLatifVoluntaryPetitionforBankruptcy,U.S.BankruptcyCourtWesternDistrictofWashington,caseno.Case1116033TWD,filedMay20,2011.

    JanetI.Tu,WifeofManAccusedinTerroristPlot:HeisnotanExtremist,

    Seattle

    Times,June24,2011.

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