“And when this new front of Jihad starts in Yemen it might become the single most important front of Jihad in the world.” “U.S. Probes Cleric’s Tie to Jetliner Bomb Plot,” by Evan Perez, Margaret Coker, and Siobhan Gorman for the Wall Street Journal, December 31 (thanks to Maxwell): WASHINGTON — Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical […]
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Yemen: Classmate of Flight 253 jihadist says he wanted to bring “peace and brotherhood to the world through Islam”
He sure found an interesting, if not novel, way to do that. As noted earlier today, every Muslim group that ever had anything to do with the Flight 253 jihadist is trying to make sure that no one gets the idea that he was “radicalized” among them. Islamic school officials in Houston are scratching their […]
London mosque that Flight 253 jihadist attended is shocked, shocked by his terror attack
Every Muslim group that ever had anything to do with Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is trying to make sure that no one gets the idea that he learned jihad from them. School officials are not sure whether or not the Flight 253 jihadist went to an Islamic school in Houston. And in Nigeria, they’ve never seen […]
Did Flight 253 jihadist go to an Islamic school in Houston?
They’re just not sure, you see. They have so very many students. But don’t worry: even if Abdulmutallab did attend a class or two there, they teach about “reclaiming Islam from jihadists, focusing specifically on the issue of preventing terrorism.” So he could not, repeat, could not, have learned his jihadism in Houston. Got that? […]
Flight 253 jihadist is “the fourth president of a London student Islamic society to face terrorist charges in three years”
Funny how that keeps happening. “Al-Qaeda ‘groomed Abdulmutallab in London’,” by Sean O’Neill and Giles Whitell for Times Online, December 30 (thanks to Kris): The Christmas Day airline bomb plot suspect organised a conference under the banner “War on Terror Week” as he immersed himself in radical politics while a student in London, The Times […]
Flight 253 jihadist wanted to study Sharia in Yemen
He was going to get seven years of Sharia study in Yemen for free. Who was paying? “U.S. plane bomber wanted to study sharia in Yemen,” from Reuters, December 29 (thanks to all who sent this in): ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a U.S. airliner told his parents […]
Flight 253 jihadist “was a devoted Muslim who took his religion seriously”
This WaPo weeper tries to paint the Flight 253 jihadist as a poor, lonely boy, but what comes through loud and clear is that he was a very serious and devout Muslim. How is it that someone so committed to Islam could have misunderstood Islam so thoroughly as to think he had a religious duty […]
Flight 253 jihadist’s hometown: he learned about that jihad stuff somewhere else
Here’s a twist on the Poverty Causes Terrorism myth: “We the children of the masses in this country, we don’t know anything about terrorism because our parents are poor.” In other words, this guy believes you have to be rich to become an Islamic jihadist. “Nigeria bomber’s home town blames foreign schooling,” from Reuters, December […]
State Department had two chances to stop Flight 253 jihadist from entering U.S., blew both
They could have flagged his visa — twice. “U.S. Failed to Catch Suspect’s Active Visa: Exclusive: 2 State Dept. Checks Before Alleged Terror Attack Didn’t Discover Abdulmutallab had Active Visa Allowing Entry,” by Armen Keteyian for CBS News, December 28 (thanks to Benedict): CBS News has learned the State Department system designed to keep track […]
Flight 253 jihadist radicalized in London; “I’ve felt for a long time that if radical Sharia law comes to the rest of the world it will start on the streets of London”
“There’s a Mecca that Muslims should visit, and the mecca of jihad that is London.” “Was Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab radicalized in London?,” by Robert Marquand and Ben Quinn in the Christian Science Monitor, December 28 (thanks to James): For young Muslims especially, London is a city like no other. It is a mecca for jobs […]