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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,009 posts) Mon Jul 10, 2017, 08:24 PM Jul 2017

Army soldier arrested for alleged ties to ISIS: FBI

Source: CBS

A U.S. Army soldier on active-duty in Hawaii has been charged with providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the FBI said.

FBI officials identified the soldier to CBS News as 34-year-old Ikaika Erik Kang. According to the FBI, Kang allegedly attempted to provide military documents, and training, to ISIS.

His service record indicates he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2013 and Iraq in 2011 and was highly decorated, CBS News' Paula Reid reports.

Kang was arrested on Saturday and is expected to appear in court on Monday afternoon. The FBI said Kang was the subject of a year-long, joint investigation by the FBI and the U.S. Army.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/army-soldier-arrested-for-alleged-ties-to-isis-fbi/ar-BBEaE9z?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=edgsp

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Army soldier arrested for alleged ties to ISIS: FBI (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2017 OP

Kang gets arrested but the traitor crime family remains in the WH. n/t NCjack Jul 2017 #1

one thing has absolutely nothing to do with the other snooper2 Jul 2017 #4

Trump is the head of the organization that give Kang justice. And, I have no idea NCjack Jul 2017 #6

AP: FBI: US soldier arrested after pledging loyalty to IS group riversedge Jul 2017 #2

This is a really weird story maxsolomon Jul 2017 #3

Either way shelling out classified files Blue_Tires Jul 2017 #5

Active Duty Military offering to sell/give info to ISIS irisblue Jul 2017 #7

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

1. Kang gets arrested but the traitor crime family remains in the WH. n/t

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jul 10, 2017, 08:37 PM

Jul 2017

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

4. one thing has absolutely nothing to do with the other

Reply to NCjack (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 02:20 PM

Jul 2017

It would be like saying-

My car ran out of gas this morning, and the ski lift in Norway got a paint job!

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

6. Trump is the head of the organization that give Kang justice. And, I have no idea

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 03:35 PM

Jul 2017

where Trump gets his paint.

riversedge

(70,239 posts)

2. AP: FBI: US soldier arrested after pledging loyalty to IS group

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 01:08 PM

Jul 2017

https://apnews.com/74c9e48e7590421d8d99604e5d078863/FBI:-US-soldier-arrested-after-pledging-loyalty-to-IS-group

FBI: US soldier arrested after pledging loyalty to IS group

HONOLULU (AP) — An active-duty U.S. soldier has been arrested on terrorism charges that accuse him of pleading allegiance to the Islamic State group and saying he wanted to “kill a bunch of people.”

The FBI took Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang into custody over the weekend in a Honolulu suburb after a yearlong investigation involving multiple undercover officers and confidential informants. The 34-year-old from Hawaii made an initial appearance Monday in federal court.

Kang’s court-appointed defense attorney, Birney Bervar, said it appears his client may suffer from service-related mental health issues of which the government was aware but neglected to treat. Bervar declined to elaborate.
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A 26-page affidavit from FBI agent Jimmy Chen filed in court Monday detailed how Kang thought he was dealing with people working for Islamic State but who were actually undercover agents.

Paul Delacourt, the FBI agent in charge of the Hawaii bureau, told reporters the FBI believed Kang was a lone actor and was not affiliated with anyone who poses a threat......................

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)

3. This is a really weird story

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 02:00 PM

Jul 2017

I think the dude needs PTSD/Mental help, not accusations of Treason.

He's helping ISIL from Hawaii? I think not.

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

5. Either way shelling out classified files

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 02:35 PM

Jul 2017

won't hold up under a PTSD defense...

The stories I've read so far seem to indicate he was more of a disgruntled soldier than anything...

irisblue

(32,975 posts)

7. Active Duty Military offering to sell/give info to ISIS

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Jul 11, 2017, 04:46 PM

Jul 2017

seems to be treason. Is that, for active duty military, an executable offense?
I have no knowledge of military law. From my porch chair, it looks like his JAG lawyer has a hard way to go.

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