U.S. soldier accused of wanting to plot ISIS strike on NYC 9/11 Memorial

[IsItJustMe]

Source: NBC News

Jonathan Dienst and Tom Winter and Elisha Fieldstadt
Tue, January 19, 2021, 1:18 PM

A U.S. soldier was arrested Tuesday for allegedly saying he wanted to help ISIS strike the 9/11 Memorial in New York City and attempting to help ISIS to target U.S. soldiers in the Middle East, according to senior law enforcement officials.

The officials say Cole James Bridges, 20, from Stow, Ohio, allegedly went into an online forum and chatted with a person he thought was with ISIS, but was in fact an FBI undercover agent.

Bridges is currently assigned to Fort Stewart in Georgia with the 3rd infantry division of the Army. He was arrested on charges of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and attempting to murder U.S. military service members. He faces up to 40 years in prison.

A criminal complaint alleges that Bridges started "researching and consuming online propaganda promoting jihadists and their violent ideology" and expressing his support for ISIS on social media beginning in at least 2019. He joined the Army in September of that year.
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I don't know what to make of this. T**** has sure drove people over the edge.

[SoFlaBro]

1. Sounds like a disciple of that Orange Bastard.

n/t

[magicarpet]

2. trDump made deranged thinking acceptable and ordinary.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

3. Is that you Mr. Bannon?

[LeftInTX]

4. I don't know if Trump had anything to do with this one. Occured in October. Arrested today

Sounds like this guy wanted to go to the ME. Doesn't seem to have anything to do with the capitol or Biden. I think the timing of his arrest is a coincidence. FBI should infiltrate white nationalist chatter like they do Al'Quida, ISIS etc

[IsItJustMe]

9. Maybe not directly

But you saw what is anti government rhetoric got people to do on the 6th. Attitudes and words have consequences.

[Midnight Writer]

10. This looks like Jared on a visit to Saudi Arabia.

[rgbecker]

5. McDonalds may have a better employee vetting system than the US Army.

"A criminal complaint alleges that Bridges started "researching and consuming online propaganda promoting jihadists and their violent ideology" and expressing his support for ISIS on social media beginning in at least 2019. He joined the Army in September of that year.

They don't bother to check recruit's social media, arrest records, credit rating????

Or was this a set up by the FBI from the start? He started chatting with undercover FBI within a month of joining....Still in basic training by my calculations! Would love to hear what the FBI told him to get him to do their bidding.

[Quackers]

8. When I joined about 20 years ago

My MOS required a secret clearance. They did background checks and credit reports. I even had to make payment arrangements with old creditors and provide proof of payment agreement to the Army.

[kimbutgar]

12. Probably private subcontractor doing background checks,

Dropped the ball or didn’t do their job.

[Pantagruel]

6. It's just that

Crazy gonna happen.

[Aristus]

7. Third Infantry Division.

My old unit when I was stationed in Germany in the late 80's and early 90's. We were called the Dog-Faced Soldiers.

This guy is a Dog-Shit Soldier...

[kimbutgar]

11. Poor dear is mentally ill.