And in Other News, an Islamic Terrorist Attacks in… Utah

While the attention of most Americans is focused on the war with Iran, the state of the economy, and another possible return of the McRib, the Islamic jihad quietly and inexorably continues to advance. Last Friday, it came to Sandy, Utah, where it had appeared before, courtesy of the same jihad terrorist on both occasions.

And so the inevitable question arises: Why was a jihad terrorist running around loose in Sandy, Utah, after he had been charged with terrorism in Oct. 2024? No answer, however, is yet forthcoming.

Salt Lake City’s KSL reported Friday that Sayed Mousavi, who was “previously charged for making terrorism threats against the Sandy police department was shot and killed by a Utah Highway Patrol trooper last Friday afternoon on I-15.” Why was he out roaming around on I-15 after making terrorism threats against the Sandy police department?

The latest incident began when Mousavi, who lives in Sandy, “hit the trooper’s vehicle about 5 p.m. near 4500 South on I-15, and kept going, before coming to a stop near 3500 South, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety.” The trooper in the wounded vehicle then approached Mousavi in his car, but found him in no mood to offer either excuses or apologies.

Instead, Mousavi “got out of his car on the freeway” and “allegedly pulled out a knife, ‘leading to the trooper discharging their firearm,’” according to the Utah Department of Public Safety. Mousavi was killed.

All this followed the Oct. 2024 incident, after which Mousavi was “charged with terrorism, failure to respond to an officer’s signal to stop and driving on a suspended or revoked license after fleeing from police.” As if that weren’t enough, “after he was arrested, Mousavi allegedly said he was going to shoot up the Sandy Police Department and stated several times that as soon as he was released, he would kill Americans.”

Salt Lake City’s KUTV reported in Nov. 2024 that Mousavi actually threatened not only to "kill Americans,” but to “kill the U.S.A." He declared that he was going to "buy guns and shoot up the Sandy Police Department." That incident started when Sandy police officers “noticed Mousavi was in a car that had been reported as stolen.” There is a certain Keystone Kops aspect to all this: “They tried to stop him three times, but he drove off all three times and gave officers ‘the middle finger,’ the DA's Office said.”

Mousavi wasn’t able to elude the cops indefinitely: “An officer eventually disabled the car and took Mousavi into custody.” When they did, they searched his car and found a paper on which was written: "Pressure Israel to cease fire with killing significant jews in Gaza. And lets take non hostage. Only soldiers/male government. Conduct assignation of leaders. Attack Military sites with most expensive bombs. Plant bombs inside Z-jets."

The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office noted that a Sandy City police officer identified only as Biggs carted Mousavi off to jail, and while they were on the way, “the defendant told Officer Biggs that he was going to kill Americans and kill the U.S.A., and to watch the news in two weeks to a month if the officer did not believe him.”

After that, the media trail goes cold until Sayed Mousavi shows up in the news again for attacking the cop on I-15 and getting himself killed. It is clear from that fact, however, that despite his threats to kill Americans as soon as he was released, he was released anyway, and given ample opportunity to make good on his threats.

There is no indication of what Sayed Mousavi was doing between Nov. 2024 and March 2026, but it’s clear that when he had his fatal encounter with a police officer on I-15, he had been itching for a confrontation. Otherwise, he would not have hit the police vehicle and driven away, or pulled a knife when approached.

So why was he loose and able to provoke that confrontation? If he was not a U.S. citizen, he should have been deported. If he was a citizen, his terrorist threats should have been taken more seriously. It is likely, however, that the still prevalent fantasy that Islam is a religion of peace and that those who contend otherwise are contemptible purveyors of “Islamophobia” played a significant role. Sayed Mousavi was treated as if he were a man who simply lost his temper, rather than one on a mission for a malevolent god. The longer the denial and willful ignorance of Americans continue, the more Sayed Mousavis there will be.

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