An American citizen who tried to join the army until he posted pro-Islamic State sentiments on his Facebook page was arrested by the FBI and charged with wanting to perpetrate a suicide attack on Fort Riley, KS. Joihn T. Booker - AKA Mohammed Abdullah Hassan - was an army recruit scheduled to start basic training last year until his Facebook posting caused the military to reject him. He told an undercover FBI agent that he wanted to attack Fort Riley in a suicide car bomb and began to purchase materials and construct a bomb. New York Times: Later Friday, the authorities arrested a second man, Alexander E. Blair, 28, from Topeka, who they said shared Mr. Booker’s extremist views, knew about his plot and gave him money to rent a storage locker. Mr. Blair was charged with failing to report a felony. The Army recruited Mr. Booker in February 2014, and he had been scheduled to start basic training last April. But in March 2014, according to the complaint, he...(Read Full Post)