That is according to Politico yesterday as they assert that this exposed Illinois terror attack we posted yesterday was going to secondarily be directed at the office of the youngest ever member of congress again Aaron Shock, who is a real up and coming conservative star that has a long career in politics ahead of him as it now appears.
Why they believe he specifically was an intended target the article nor the office of the congressman does not explain, however.
POLITICO.com: "Rep. Aaron Schock's (R-Ill.) office in Illinois state capital of Springfield was one of the targets of a planned terrorist attack, his office said Friday.
Michael C. Finton, known as Talib Islam, was arrested Wednesday after trying to detonate a van he believed was stuffed with explosives near the Paul Findley Federal Building in Springfield. Finton had been collaborating on the attack with an undercover FBI agent and is being charged with attempting to murder federal officers or employees and trying to detonate a weapon of mass destruction, according to the Associated Press.
'My office was notified today of the attempted terrorist attack on both the Federal Building and my Congressional Office in Springfield,' Schock said in a statement. 'I am incredibly grateful to the FBI for their fine work in preventing this terrorist attack.'
Schock's office was a secondary target, according to an Associated Press report.
Finton, 29, converted to Islam in prison and said famed American Taliban operative John Walker Lindh was his hero. Finton also expressed a desire to fight Israelis in the Gaza Strip and received military training in Afghanistan. He was under federal supervision for months.
Schock, 28, is the youngest member of Congress. He replaced Ray LaHood in a district that includes Peoria and part of"
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