Once again, America is confronted with the consequences of willful blindness. A man from Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey—Gafur Abdudzhamilovich Aliev, age 44—has been indicted for lying on his U.S. naturalization application by concealing ties to the terrorist organization ISIS. This isn’t an isolated case—it’s a symptom of a national security failure.
Aliev embedded himself into American society while actively supporting one of the world’s most savage jihadist networks. From 2018 to 2020, he operated as a moderator and recruiter in encrypted ISIS channels, targeting supporters, sympathizers, and new recruits. He openly admitted to sending money to ISIS to help purchase weapons. This man, who helped arm Islamic terrorists, has been living freely in Edison, New Jersey—undetected for years.
In FBI-recorded conversations, Aliev glorified financial jihad, insisting that even modest donations—$100 to $400—were acceptable. On or about September 28, 2020, he told an individual that “those who commit jihad in the name of Allah should commit jihad financially and physically,” and that “without financial support, jihad could not be performed,” since money was needed to purchase the equipment necessary to carry out jihad.
And yet, when it came time to apply for U.S. citizenship, Aliev lied. Under penalty of perjury, he claimed he had never been associated with a terrorist organization. The charges he now faces—up to 10 years for the false statement and 5 years for perjury—are serious, but they barely scratch the surface of what’s at stake.
This case exposes a systemic crisis: We are allowing individuals into this country who do not share our values and, in some cases, actively seek our destruction. All in the name of diversity, we’ve abandoned common sense and continue to ignore the Islamic supremacist ideology behind jihad. […]
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