tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post8265379267570406045..comments2023-04-11T08:21:41.774-05:00Comments on Echoes in Eternity: Jihad in a mall?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post-30471460455224615032007-03-09T08:23:00.000-06:002007-03-09T08:23:00.000-06:00As for this case in point, I would put my money on...As for this case in point, I would put my money on the shooting NOT being related to Islam. As you said, they should have found something by now. Plus, most Bosnian Muslims are pretty apathetic in their faith. Though that actually could lead a young man like this shooter to search for something more real like radical Islam.Dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041978011604967628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post-63210521112492978232007-03-09T08:19:00.000-06:002007-03-09T08:19:00.000-06:00I think you're missing my point... obviously, ther...I think you're missing my point... obviously, there are people from every walk of life and religion that go out and kill people. My point is that the media not only ignore the elephant in the room, they scream "islamophobia" at anyone who does mention it. Instead, they should allow all angles and motives to be investigated BEFORE ruling out Islam as a factor. The real "islamophobics" are the members of the media who won't publish the Danish cartoons and avoid news stories that put Islam in a bad light. They are (justly) scared of retaliation.Dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041978011604967628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post-31159365821148996872007-03-09T01:12:00.000-06:002007-03-09T01:12:00.000-06:00The up-the-creek situation seems to suggest he was...The up-the-creek situation seems to suggest he was a disaffected loner. His father says the guy was trained, but he can't say who. There are all manner of paranoid loners who band together to train for some unknown apocalypse - Islam is no prerequisite.<BR/><BR/>Usually joining some radical politicized group is preceded by other changes in behaviour, new friends, sudden change in attitude or dress. Again, presumably interviews with his family should have revealed such things.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123028805112944367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post-42958056297280532522007-03-02T07:38:00.000-06:002007-03-02T07:38:00.000-06:00as for the FBI finding stuff on his hard drive, th...as for the FBI finding stuff on his hard drive, the shooter left nothing behind. So basically they've been up a creek trying to determine his motives.Dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041978011604967628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post-88044379764398874832007-03-02T07:33:00.000-06:002007-03-02T07:33:00.000-06:00His father actually has said that he thinks his so...His father actually has said that he thinks his son was trained... who trains except for radical Muslims? <BR/><BR/>Either way, it would be nice if the media didn't immediately RULE OUT Islam as a factor. It's one thing to not jump to conclusions and say Islam WAS a factor, but to go the opposite and rule out Islam before any investigation...Dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041978011604967628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38477122.post-80630574642954242532007-03-02T06:20:00.000-06:002007-03-02T06:20:00.000-06:00It's easy to see a Muslim-sounding name and make s...It's easy to see a Muslim-sounding name and make some assumptions isn't it? Presumably the FBI has had access to the shooter's hard drive and phone records, presumably they have also talked to at least a few of his acquaintances. <BR/><BR/>I'm fairly sure that if this had produced a jihadist link, someone in law enforcement would have revealed it. Why? It'd be a great way for them to protect and extend some of the more controversial aspects of the Patriot Act.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123028805112944367noreply@blogger.com