an illinois army national guard soldier vowed to bring 'the flames of war' to america if he was unable  to join isis in syria, while his cousin bragged about gunning down 150 people at a military base disguised in his uniform, federal prosecutors said thursday hasan r edmonds, the 22 year old guardsman, was arrested wednesday evening at chicago midway international airport trying to board a plane on the first leg of a journey to egypt jonas m edmonds, 29, was detained a few hours later his home in aurora, the us attorney's office in chicago said a federal complaint says the plan was for jonas to carry out an attack at military installation in illinois after hasan  left for the middle east the pair allegedly visited the base on tuesday with an undercover fbi agent they met on facebook to discus their plans they believed he was an accomplice scroll down for video  jonas m edmonds (left) and hasan r edmonds (right) stand in front of an fbi agent as they appear at a hearing at federal court in chicago both have been accused of hatching a plot to attack a us military facility  the alleged plan the pair devised was for hasan (right) to flee the country and join isil while jonas (left) would have snuck into a base where he trained, disguised in his uniform  according to federal documents, hasan described the rooms inside and talked about which ones should be hit they are suspected of plotting an armed attack against a us military facility in northern illinois where hasan  had trained the complaint did not name the facility a spokesman for the illinois national guard, lt col brad leighton, said hasan was member of golf company 634th brigade support battalion, based in joliet in facebook messages to an undercover fbi agent in january, hasan  said that if he was unable to make it to the middle east, he would help bring 'the flames of war to the heart' of america and 'cause as much damage and mayhem as possible,' the complaint says in other social media messages, hasan said his knowledge of the us military and american psychology would prove helpful in terrorizing americans, prosecutors contend hasan (left) allegedly told an undercover fbi agent on facebook if he couldn't get to the middle east he would help bring 'the flames of war to the heart' of america jonas (right) told the officials it may be difficult for him to get travel documents  'if we can break their spirits, we will win,' he said, according to the complaint he allegedly spoke admiringly of the terrorist attack in paris on the satirical magazine charlie hebdo 'honestly, we would love to do something like the brother in paris did,' he allegedly wrote both men face a count of conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, the islamic state the conspiracy includes their alleged terrorist plots in the us a conviction carries a maximum 15 year prison sentence they made initial appearances in a courtroom in chicago later thursday jonas  kept swiveling in his chair, stroking his beard and, at one point, yawned loudly hasan  sat still hasan's sister, manchinique bates, told the chicago sun times, 'they aren't terrorists  just because they choose to worship as muslims does not make them terrorists' jonas  allegedly communicated to an undercover agent that it may be difficult for him to get travel documents this may have been because he has a previous conviction for conspiracy to commit armed robbery in georgia jonas (pictured left in a mugshot from 2005) served five years in a georgia prison for conspiracy to commit armed robbery hasan (right) was a member of the illinois national guard's golf company 634th brigade support battalion, based in joliet  therefore, he said he would stage attacks in the us using ak 47s to kill up to 150 people, prosecutors allege if he couldn't secure guns, he said he would use anything he could get his hands on, the complaint says 'i can unleash a lion,' he says 'what i would need  honestly nothing i am prepared to go even if it's with a rock' illinois gov bruce rauner said thursday he was briefed about the investigation wednesday he provided no further details hasan wasn't on active duty, so any criminal allegation will be addressed by civilian federal authorities, said leighton, the illinois national guard spokesman leighton said hasan edmonds reported to the joliet base one weekend a month and that he did two weeks of active duty training — typically in the summer hasan edmonds enlisted in 2011, but had never deployed he worked as a supply specialist that was part of a logistics unit providing supplies and other services to the 33rd infantry brigade combat team, leighton said attorneys paul flynn and jim graham leave the dirksen federal building in chicago on thursday after representing the pair 
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