Every time I hear (Army Veteran) as the buzz word to describe a fool.. it pisses me off.
Hate when they label a radicalized potential terrorirst as an Army veteran he is a radicalized convert who happens to have been in the armed forces, got fooled by the FBI with a dud, (Fake inert bomb) so there goes the experience they claim he got as a veteran
a three year stint as an Infantry man will not make you a bomb expert, yet they claim that his "experience was the backbone of all his plans.
A poor 1st, 2nd generation American of Latin descent possibly Roman Catholic converts to Islam, God knows why? when?
and for what reason... does three years in the Army and we are going to load the blame on his service experience?
He is a simple US citizen that has made these decisions in his adult life due to his inability to adjust to society, must seek alternative religion and just read up on all major terrorist attacks, his main mottif is fame, looking to replicate a 50 plus attack, to be inmortalized in the hall of shame as a terrorist
Stop blaming military experience for the root problem of incorrigebles and society's inadaptables who chose these options in life
US Army veteran has been arrested as he was in the final stages of a plan to bomb a white supremacist rally in California, say authorities.
Muslim convert Mark Domingo, 26, also allegedly plotted terror attacks on Jews, churches and police in revenge for the New Zealand mosque shootings.
He was held on Friday after accepting what he believed to be a live bomb, delivered by undercover officers.
Mr Domingo had expressed support for violent jihad, say prosecutors.
According to court documents, the former infantryman with combat experience in Afghanistan took steps to build and detonate a weapon of mass destruction.
"This investigation successfully disrupted a very real threat posed by a trained combat soldier who repeatedly stated he wanted to cause the maximum number of casualties," said federal prosecutor Nick Hanna in a statement on Monday.
In online posts and in conversations with an FBI source - posing as an accomplice - Mr Domingo expressed a desire to seek retribution for the March attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, and other attacks against Muslims.
He allegedly expressed a willingness to become a "martyr" in an attack.
According to authorities, Mr Domingo considered targets including Jewish people, churches and police officers, before settling on the Long Beach rally.
A far-right group had planned to march on Sunday at Bluff Park in Long Beach, though they did not show up. Anti-racism counter-demonstrators did, however, attend.
The idea to target the Long Beach event was allegedly discussed during a meeting on 19 April between Mr Domingo and the FBI agent.
Mr Domingo arrived at the meeting with an AK-47-style rifle to show he was "serious" about his plans, said prosecutors.
He also allegedly mentioned the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and said he wanted a device that could cause 50 casualties.
Mr Domingo also allegedly contemplated bombing the Santa Monica Pier, where he said a summer attack on the crowded tourist spot would cause maximum casualties.
Prosecutors say he referred to the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas - the deadliest such attack in modern US history, it left 58 dead - as a blueprint for his own assault.
He posted online that "America needs another Vegas event" in order to "give them a taste of the terror they gladly spread all over the world", said prosecutors.
Give a little respect to the 18.2 million veterans out there, that are integral part of our society....
Stop labeling "Army Veteran" as the Buzz word to attribute his service as the cause of his intent, frustrations, and innefective life
18.2 million veterans
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/11/10/the-changing-face-of-americas-veteran-population/
There were around 20.4 million U.S. veterans in 2016, according to data from the Department of Veterans Affairs, representing less than 10% of the total U.S. adult population. As Americans observe Veterans Day, here are key facts about those who have served in the military and how this population is changing.
