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Have you ever wondered if the FBI is compromised? Weaponized? Crooked—not just against criminals, but against us?

What if I told you they had a jihadi, caught cold—explosives, martyrdom pledges, ISIS communications, blueprints to kill Americans—and they let him go.

Not because they didn’t know. But because they didn’t want to act. Maybe they’ll tell you they were building a bulletproof case. But the reality is—they were protecting a lie.

Because acting would mean telling the truth:

That jihad is not a distortion of Islam. It’s Islam—by the book.

And they’re more afraid of that truth than they are of the next bombing.

This isn’t about one man. This is about a government that waits for the bodies to drop before it lifts a finger—because protecting Islam’s reputation is more important than protecting this nation.

If that sounds extreme, keep reading.

What follows isn’t just a case study—it’s an indictment. Of the FBI. Of the DOJ. Of every official who had the power to stop it—and chose not to.

Let’s begin.

The Case of Aws Mohammed Naser—Westland, Michigan (2011 to 2025)

2011–2013: First Red Flag: He Tried to Join the Enemy. Twice.

Aws Mohammed Naser, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Iraq, came to the attention of federal authorities twice within a two-year span for attempting to travel overseas to join terrorist groups.

According to internal DHS reporting, he expressed clear jihadist sympathies and communicated with foreign nationals flagged as “extremists”. He had mapped travel routes to Syria and Iraq—known hotbeds for ISIS and al-Qaeda recruitment at the time.

Under 18 U.S. Code § 2339B, attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization—including efforts to join or coordinate travel—is a felony. Naser could have been indicted the moment he mapped travel routes to Syria and contacted flagged extremists.

Despite this, no criminal charges were filed. The FBI designated him a “potential security concern” and placed him under limited surveillance. He remained in the U.S., free to operate.

2013: Violent Felon, Known Jihadist—Treated as ‘Purely Domestic’

Naser was arrested—but not for terrorism.

He was charged with armed robbery in the state of Michigan. It was a violent offense, involving a stolen vehicle, a weapon, and physical assault. He served approximately four years in prison. He was released around 2017, but the case was treated as purely domestic.

Under 18 U.S. Code § 842(i), possession of a firearm or explosive by a convicted felon is a federal crime. A simple inquiry into his intent, digital communications, or affiliations during his armed robbery case could have triggered terrorism enhancement charges—or at minimum, preemptive counterterrorism monitoring.

This was the moment they could have pulled the thread—and they didn’t.

2017: The FBI Found the Bombs—and Buried the Case

Following his release from prison, Naser came under suspicion once again. This time, the FBI conducted a raid on his residence in Westland, Michigan—a quiet Detroit suburb.

What they found should have triggered a national security emergency.

Inside his home:

Legally, they had:

With physical evidence of IED construction, ISIS coordination, and intent to attack U.S. civilians, the DOJ could have secured a conviction under 18 U.S. Code § 2332a (use of weapons of mass destruction) and § 2339B (material support for terrorism). Any federal prosecutor could have taken this to trial in 2017—and won.

But they didn’t file a single charge.

No arrest. No indictment. No public statement. Just silence. For five years.

2022: Charges—Finally

Only after five years of silence—five years of bomb parts, martyrdom pledges, and ISIS contacts—did the DOJ finally move on Naser.

And even then, it was surgical. Minimal.

He was indicted on:

Just enough to check a box, not enough to spark outrage.

By 2022, the DOJ had five years’ worth of digital, physical, and testimonial evidence. Yet they reduced the charges to a bare minimum, avoiding stronger statutes such as 18 U.S. Code § 2332a, 2332f (bombings of public places), and § 2339A (support with intent to commit terrorism). It wasn’t justice—it was optics management.

May 2025: The Trial

Naser’s trial began in federal court in Detroit. Prosecutors finally introduced what the FBI had been sitting on since 2017:

June 3, 2025: Convicted

After years of red flags, warnings, and silence, Naser was finally convicted by a jury.

But here’s what matters:

He could’ve—and should’ve—been convicted in 2017.

That delay didn’t happen because they lacked the tools. It happened because they lacked the courage.

Everything they revealed in 2025—the plans, the pledges, the bomb parts—had been in FBI hands since 2017. The evidence didn’t change. Only the timeline did. And that timeline put American lives at risk.

If any other American had so much as an unlicensed firearm, they’d face federal charges in under 48 hours. But a jihadist building bombs for ISIS in a Detroit suburb? That file gathers dust.

They don’t hesitate when the suspect is a Christian or a conservative. Or a parent at a school board meeting.

But when it’s Islam, they stall. Because stopping jihad means naming jihad. And naming jihad means confronting the enemy they’ve painted as an ally: Islam.

The FBI didn’t fail to act. They waited—because acting meant admitting they’d known all along.

They Keep Letting These Monsters Go

This wasn’t a one-off. It’s a system. Other jihadists were caught, released, and rearmed—while the government looked the other way.

Case File: Arman Abdullah

Location: Dearborn, Michigan

Initial Flag: Mid-2000s (around 2005–2007)

Outcome: Released, rearmed, recharged, and finally convicted in 2020

Arman Abdullah operated a covert Muslim militia training compound in Dearborn. He was the self-declared “Emir” of what he called the Ummah, an Islamic movement with ties to Jamiat al-Muslimeen and Al-Fuqra. FBI surveillance confirmed the compound was used to stockpile weapons, conduct paramilitary drills, and preach jihad.

Under 18 U.S. Code § 2339A, providing material support with intent to carry out terrorism—combined with 18 U.S. Code § 2385, which prohibits advocating or preparing for violent overthrow—Abdullah could have been indicted as early as the first confirmed militia training session.

In 2010, he was arrested during a federal raid, but not for terrorism. Instead, he was charged with illegal firearm possession and released on bond.

He vanished.

It wasn’t until years later, during a second investigation, that Abdullah was located again and re-arrested. In 2020, he was finally convicted in federal court on multiple counts related to weapons trafficking and intent to engage in violent jihad.

The DOJ admitted—quietly—that Abdullah was forming a domestic Islamic terror cell.

The FBI had him. And they let him rebuild.

Case File: Mohamed Osman Mohamud

Location: Portland, Oregon

Initial Flag: 2009

Outcome: Arrested in 2010 after attempting to bomb a Christmas event

Mohamud was just 19 when the FBI flagged him for attempting to contact known al-Shabaab and al-Qaeda operatives. He had written jihadist manifestos, expressed admiration for 9/11 hijackers, and attempted to travel abroad for terror training.

Under 18 U.S. Code § 2339D, receiving or attempting to receive military-type training from a terrorist organization is a federal felony. Combined with § 2339B (attempted material support), Mohamud could’ve been charged the moment he sought foreign terror ties—a full year before the fake bomb plot.

Instead, the FBI waited. Then they built the plot themselves.

Agents provided the fake explosives, helped plan the attack, coached him through it, and staged the arrest.

On November 26, 2010, Mohamud drove a van rigged with what he believed was a live bomb to Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony filled with families and children.

If their excuse is that they orchestrated the plot to catch him, they were still gambling with our lives. What if he had acted early—used the FBI’s plan or materials off-schedule? Innocent people could’ve died. And they knew that.

Case File: Adel Daoud

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Initial Flag: 2011

Outcome: Arrested in 2012 after the FBI provided a fake car bomb

Daoud, 18, was trained online and posted on Jihadist forums about killing Americans. He downloaded Anwar al-Awlaki lectures, sent emails to al-Qaeda-linked addresses, and expressed desire to “blow up 53 Americans.”

Under 18 U.S. Code § 2332a(a)(2), attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against U.S. persons or property is a capital offense. Daoud’s online intent, combined with direct jihadist outreach, met the threshold for indictment without needing to hand him a fake bomb.

The FBI had every reason to intervene, but instead, they helped build the plan.

In September 2012, undercover agents gave Daoud a Jeep Cherokee packed with inert explosives. He parked it outside a Chicago bar and attempted to detonate it using a trigger device.

Then—and only then—was he arrested. To delay further scrutiny, the DOJ dragged his case through procedural fog for six years, claiming sensitive national security matters.

This wasn’t a sting. It was a performance counterterrorism, a deliberate delay until a media moment.

In every case:

And yet, arrests only came after delay. In some cases, after the jihadist had time to rearm.

The FBI had the evidence. The DOJ had the statutes. Material support. Conspiracy. Weapons of mass destruction. Military training. Incitement to violence.

They had everything they needed to act and convict.

But Islam had their silence.

Jihad Is Patient—Because Allah Rewards It

Jihad doesn’t fade when a plot fails. It waits. Reloads. Strikes again. That’s not speculation. It’s scripture.

The Quran doesn’t merely allow war—it commands patience in it.

“We will surely test you with fear and hunger and loss of wealth and lives… but give good tidings to the patient.”
Quran 2:155–157

Classical Tafsir confirms this verse was revealed to prepare Muslims for extended warfare. “Patience” in jihad isn’t surrender. It’s strategy.

The Islamic State knew this well. In Rumiyah, Issue 3, they praised operatives who “pause, blend in, gather tools, and await the call.” Their motto:

“The patient soldier is the deadliest.”

That’s what Naser was. That’s what the FBI ignored.

“Allah has purchased from the believers their lives… They fight in His cause, so they kill and are killed.”
Quran 9:111

This verse is a recruitment staple in martyrdom videos—and it’s codified into law across Islamic nations.

“I have been commanded to fight the people until they say, ‘There is no god but Allah.’”
Sahih Bukhari, Book 2, Hadith 24 – “Book of Belief”

This isn’t extremism. It’s the foundation.

“Jihad is a communal obligation… to fight the unbelievers until they become Muslim or pay the poll tax.”
Reliance of the Traveller, o9.1–o9.8

These doctrines aren’t buried in history. They’re embedded in national charters:

So when the FBI delays arresting a man with drone bombs and martyrdom plans, they’re giving Jihad space to breathe.

This is open-ended warfare. And every federal delay gives jihad more oxygen.

Every Delay Has a Body Count

Every time they stall, someone else bleeds. That’s not a slogan—it’s the ledger. Let’s be clear: this isn’t theoretical. When the FBI delays, when the DOJ scrubs the word Islam, real people die.

From 2011 to 2022, they had eleven years of chances—and eleven years of excuses. At any point, they could have stopped him legally, publicly, and permanently.

But they didn’t. Not in 2011 when he tried to join jihad. Not in 2013 after his violent felony. Not in 2017 when they found his bombs.

Only in 2022—eleven years later—did they finally charge him. If he had detonated even one of those bombs, this article wouldn’t be a warning. It would be an obituary.

We wouldn’t be talking about drone parts. We’d be burying children.

This isn’t just about Aws Naser.

They all made it farther than they should have—because the government gave them the time.

Believe it or not, those were the good scenarios. At least they were stopped before the bodies dropped.

Now here are the worse ones—where the FBI had the warnings, and Americans died anyway:

The pattern couldn’t be clearer.

Known. Watched. Warned. And still allowed to attack.

In 2025 alone: 29 Americans dead. Over 80 injured. All linked to jihad.

And every single one of them paid the price for a government that’s more afraid of being called “Islamophobic” than of getting you killed.

This Isn’t Counterterrorism—It’s Complicity

You don’t let bomb-makers walk free by accident. You don’t shelve ISIS evidence unless someone told you to look the other way.

This is betrayal by the same government that swore to protect you.

Don’t call it incompetence. It’s not. It’s a cover-up.

Because if they had acted in the cases you just read—65 Americans would still be alive. Nearly 300 would still be whole.

And the message to jihadists would’ve been clear: We don’t fear you. We defend our own. We are the United States of America.

But they didn’t. Because your safety is secondary to their narrative.

And that’s how the next jihadist slips through. Not because we don’t see him—But because they refuse to stop him.

And we will pay the price.

Because the next Naser is already out there.

And somewhere, an FBI agent is already ignoring him.