A left-wing anarchist has been jailed for 13 years for writing and sharing bomb-making manuals to prepare for acts of terrorism after claiming he wanted to kill at least 50 people.
Jacob Graham, 20, from Norris Green, Liverpool, dedicated the handbook, Encyclopedia of Liberty, to “misfits, social nobodies” ,anarchist, [and] Terrorists of the past and future who want to fight for freedom and against the government.”
The judge described the university student as a “dangerous young man”, adding that Graham had described himself as “the first home-grown British terrorist”.
It was revealed that Graham’s activities were uncovered by security services during an investigation into the purchase of chemicals online.
When they searched the home he shared with his mother and sister, they found he had filmed bomb-making experiments in the back garden and buried supplies in a secret woodland in Formby, Merseyside.
In a document titled “My Plan,” Graham wrote that he wanted to kill at least 50 people by attacking government buildings and politicians’ homes.
He also produced 138 videos, posted on the day of the attacks, in which he displayed explosives and talked about “Judgment Day” and “standing up for working-class people.”
On his bedroom wall, Graham printed a photo of a car bomb exploding with the words: “Make politicians afraid to start their cars again.”
“Destroy the Destroyer”
Graham, a computer science student, goes by the name “Destroyer” and uses a gaming platform called Discord to communicate with like-minded extremists.
On another platform called Telegram, he exchanged messages with others in groups such as Earth Militia, Total Earth Liberation, and New Luddite Action, who shared his hatred of the government.
Judge Goose sentenced Graham to 13 years in prison and five years in a juvenile correctional institution. He said people who knew Graham described him as a “normal young man” interested in fireworks, the military and the outdoors. .
“However, the fact is that you are a dangerous young man who describes yourself as the first home-grown British terrorist,” the judge added.
Graham is the administrator of several chat rooms on the encrypted Telegram app, including one called Total Earth Liberation Group, which has 150 members, where he shared his bomb-making manual .
Graham told police he was “left wing” but “more of an anarchist”, adding: “I don’t like the idea of central control and I don’t like the monarchy.”
He said his ideal government would be the size of “Merseyside or Liverpool”, adding that he supported the Greens and was an “environmentalist” who disliked “the way businesses behave and what they do to the planet.” of destruction”.
he is The jury found guilty on February 23 One count of preparing a terrorist act, four counts of possessing information for terrorist purposes and two counts of disseminating terrorist publications between May 2022 and May 2023.
After a five-week trial, Graham was cleared of one count of preparing a terrorist act.
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Student guilty of terrorism
“I think it’s fair to say that I’m very anti-government,” he said at the trial.
“I don’t agree with the idea – the way certain things are being handled, the pandemic, the cost of living. I don’t agree with the idea that a bunch of little people can make decisions that affect the masses.”
The court heard that Graham began to idolize an American terrorist named Theodore Kaczynski, known as “College”, after watching a Netflix series called “Manhunt”. Unabomber,” and promised to “finish what he started.”
Kaczynski carried out a 17-year mail bombing campaign at a remote cabin in Montana, where he targeted university technical academics, killing three people and injuring 23 others.
In “My Plan,” a document he began writing in May 2022, Graham said he was planning a bombing that would end in a shooting.
Graham’s bedroom. Picture: Greater Manchester Police via PA
“I want to attack government buildings, politicians [sic] Houses, mass murders of people who think they can hide their wrongdoings [sic] There’s money and power behind it, but you can’t hide from me. My goal is at least 50 dead and many more injured. Anything more is a blessing,” he wrote.
“I’m always angry, I’m a ticking time bomb. I don’t regret anything.”
Graham created a video diary in which he wrote: “I have everything I need to start a revolution.”
“Most of us can’t afford to heat our homes…someone needs to solve this problem”
In a June 21 video, Graham pulled out a red-handled machete, tapped the blade, and said: “I can’t end my life yet. I have too much killing to do.”
In another video recorded in his bedroom on August 9, he said: “If terrorism is about defending what you think is right, about working-class people in this country, then most of us can’t buy it. To be able to heat or heat the house. To be able to afford food, someone needs to fix that problem. It’s my responsibility.”
He added: “I will be a home-grown terrorist because I was born on British soil. If they want to call me a righteous warrior or a hero, then call me that. If they want to call me a scum, then that’s it. Call me that because I don’t” Don’t listen to everything here. “
In another video, he threatened to attack Hugh Baird College, where he attended, saying: “I’m f***ing ready, f***ing bring it, I don’t care, I’m going to kill him.” of every last one. “
Graham downloaded a compendium of terrorist publications, including the Mujahideen Manual and the White Resistance Manual, which he stored in a folder called “Alexander”, named after the legendary ancient book The museum is named.
He told the trial he felt like a character in James Bond, the Mission: Impossible movies or the post-apocalyptic TV series “The Last of Us.”
He said he was making “doomsday preparations” for “some kind of possible invasion, civil war, martial law, natural disaster, solar flare, flood, something like that.”
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