Who is the Air Force veteran who allegedly tried to join ISIS?

An Air Force veteran from New Jersey has been charged with attempting to travel to Syria and join Islamic State (ISIS) militants.

A grand jury indicted Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, of Neptune, New Jersey, on charges of attempting to provide material support to a terrorist group and obstruction of justice.

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A Facebook page that appears to be associated with Pugh lists his location as Kuwait. The posts on his page range from photos of him and his wife to images of the shahada, or Islamic declaration of faith. Several posts are politically geared, many featuring Palestinian victims of war and cartoons criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more...

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