Staff Reports
The Biden administration has officially rolled out the welcome mat for terrorism, as demonstrated by a spate of recent arrests that could make anyone question whether a security clearance is just a license to mischief. In a bizarre series of events across Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida, several individuals have displayed a keen interest in turning their lives into cautionary tales—cautionary tales about national security, classified information, and outright evildoing.
Take, for instance, the case of Asif William Rahman, a former CIA analyst who recently pleaded guilty to playing fast and loose with national secrets. This 34-year-old security clearance holder decided that classification meant absolutely nothing when it came to sharing “Top Secret National Defense Information.” Apparently, Rahman thought it would be a swell idea to not only snap pictures of these secrets but also to remove and then destroy the very devices he used to communicate them—all while making his activities look like just a fun social media post. The man’s defense seemed to involve a mix of excuses and outright attempts to cover his tracks, revealing a real masterpiece of operational incompetence.
Blinking Red: National security threats persist as arrests made in Virginia, NC, Florida https://t.co/45bjE1hDLB
— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) January 20, 2025
In the spirit of keeping things interesting, further south in Durham, North Carolina, another prize candidate for the FBI’s Most Wanted list, Alexander Justin White, was plotting to join ISIS. This guy didn’t just have a casual interest in vacationing in Morocco; he had a full-on desire to become “a mujahideen.” Under the alias “Sulaiman Al-Amriki,” he made several posts that somehow made joining an internationally recognized terrorist organization look like a cheerful holiday plan. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t just sightseeing on the agenda. Evidence suggests he’d been snagging views on ISIS recruitment videos while simultaneously laundering cash through refugee camps. Just what the world needs: another wannabe jihadi with delusions of martyrdom.
Meanwhile, a blast from the past—or at least the local news—came from Florida’s sunshine state, where 44-year-old Hashem Hnaihen took a proactive approach to express discontent with businesses supporting Israel. Hnaihen ramped up his efforts in truly melodramatic fashion, threatening to unleash chaos upon Orlando-area businesses. Maybe he missed a few lessons in community engagement but seemed to instead aim for a thorough demolition of his local economy. His destruction of a solar power facility only served to underline a curious sense of environmental hypocrisy, as he seemed to think that fighting the “racist state of Israel” involved blowing up renewable energy initiatives.
This troubling trio of cases arises at a time when American citizens can no longer be sure if returning from a vacation means arriving home safely or being embroiled in significant criminal charges. U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber highlighted that Rahman’s treachery could endanger lives, and it’s hard to disagree when one considers that these characters aren’t just on the fringes. They’re smack in the middle of a national security crisis that appears to be getting worse, not better.
The pattern is clear: under the current administration, national security threats aren’t just a concern; they are becoming a reality. The FBI and DHS have even warned of impending terrorist attacks, which might just feature mainstream recruits like Rahman, White, and Hnaihen in a tragic reality show no one asked for. If anyone needed further proof that America must get serious about border security and screening residents, these latest incidents provide a pointed reminder that the stakes have never been higher.
