His older brother must be heartbroken over the entire idea of striking at the heart of domestic peace. The attack by Rizwan and his wife speaks to the covert nature of their extremism. It is a concern and should serve every country to realize the very covert nature of this particular violence of Internet Daesh. At the same instance just because a brother is a US veteran does not mean his brother is a patriot.
This is interesting. I'll go so far as to say Daesh radicalization is capable of turning a patriot into a madman. I am sure Raheel loved his brother and admired his service to the USA, but, that changed with influence of extremism. I think the entanglements of religious extreme needs to be understood in this case. The trail may lead to a young woman confounded by freedom and access to weapons after being raised by an extremism elsewhere.
December 8, 2015
By Edward McAllister and Yasmeen Abutaleb
One brother (click here) liked to party and chase girls. After high school, moved by what he saw as his patriotic duty, he enlisted in the Navy and received two medals recognizing his contributions to "the global war on terror."
This is interesting. I'll go so far as to say Daesh radicalization is capable of turning a patriot into a madman. I am sure Raheel loved his brother and admired his service to the USA, but, that changed with influence of extremism. I think the entanglements of religious extreme needs to be understood in this case. The trail may lead to a young woman confounded by freedom and access to weapons after being raised by an extremism elsewhere.
December 8, 2015
By Edward McAllister and Yasmeen Abutaleb
One brother (click here) liked to party and chase girls. After high school, moved by what he saw as his patriotic duty, he enlisted in the Navy and received two medals recognizing his contributions to "the global war on terror."
The other was deeply religious and became increasingly intolerant, ultimately nursing a growing hatred that led him, along with his wife, to open fire on a San Bernardino holiday party last week, in what law enforcement officials have termed a terrorist attack.
Syed Raheel Farook and his younger brother Syed Rizwan Farook grew up in the same house, attended the same high school two years apart and, as teenagers, often socialized in the same groups. But as they grew older their paths diverged....
It appears the difference revolves around their taste in women. Raheel was no different than his American peers while Rizwan rejected his peers.
It appears the difference revolves around their taste in women. Raheel was no different than his American peers while Rizwan rejected his peers.
...Rizwan is now dead, gunned down by police in Southern California after joining with his wife in killing 14 people and injuring 21. Raheel is alive and left to wonder what went wrong....
...But those who knew the brothers say that by high school, their differences were apparent and growing.
Every American has the right to practice their religion on a regular basis as the pillars demand, but, it strongly seems as though devotion to Islam can estrange a person from their society. There has to be something here that defines 'a danger' to young Muslims when their world excludes the very culture they grow up in within The West.
I remember bin Laden stating Americans are nothing more than playboys. That is a problem because his holiness bin Laden is someone that stands for a schism within the faith. We have witnessed people stating this form of Islam is a cult as PRACTICED before within Islam. You'll excuse me but calling Daesh a cult rather than identifying them as Saddam Ba'athists seeking to live a full life rather than be apprehended to face a jury is more the reality.
Those calling Daesh a cult is legitimizing it's existence. It is a mistake to give any type of legitimate standing, even in the case of a cult, to international criminals hiding from the wrath of a global community while they encourage death as a reasonable response to a religion of peace found with Muslims.
...But those who knew the brothers say that by high school, their differences were apparent and growing.
"Most people here go to mosque to please their parents," said Shakib Ahmed, who attended mosque with the Farooks.
Raheel, the older brother, was that kind of kid, he said. He went to Friday prayers, but he also liked to drink and had a girlfriend in high school who wasn't Muslim.
Rizwan was quieter and more serious - and far more religious. Only with his older brother, friends said, did they see Rizwan lose his temper.
"He was nice to everyone else, but he was kind of the dominating type. He would yell at his brother," Ahmed said....
Every American has the right to practice their religion on a regular basis as the pillars demand, but, it strongly seems as though devotion to Islam can estrange a person from their society. There has to be something here that defines 'a danger' to young Muslims when their world excludes the very culture they grow up in within The West.
I remember bin Laden stating Americans are nothing more than playboys. That is a problem because his holiness bin Laden is someone that stands for a schism within the faith. We have witnessed people stating this form of Islam is a cult as PRACTICED before within Islam. You'll excuse me but calling Daesh a cult rather than identifying them as Saddam Ba'athists seeking to live a full life rather than be apprehended to face a jury is more the reality.
Those calling Daesh a cult is legitimizing it's existence. It is a mistake to give any type of legitimate standing, even in the case of a cult, to international criminals hiding from the wrath of a global community while they encourage death as a reasonable response to a religion of peace found with Muslims.
There needs to be a hearing at the World Court to bring criminal status to Baghdadi and his cohorts. There needs to be tangible evidence to provide as proof of the determination of the criminal status of the Saddam Ba'athists now at large and hiding quite possibly in Turkey or other countries.
It should be assumed and brought to reality those entertaining this particular brand of violence need to be counted as a criminal as well. I don't see why Europe, in their constitutional laws, has to entertain radicals as an amusement and appearing as cartoons. Radicals that defend Daesh as a legitimate cult to power are nothing more than treasonists. When young Muslims get the message radicalization means prison and quite possibly death, they might even reject the Internet Daesh.
Australia has had this problem for a while now. Why allow it as a religious exemption of freedom of expression. That is nonsense. Extremism that preaches death as a pillar of their faith are treasonist. That has to be regarded as important when young people get on the net and entertain Internet Daesh as a legitimate religion. I don't think any country has to entertain hate speech that manifests as violence against others by hiding behind religious precepts. Muslim leaders are coming out stating violence against others is not within the faith. Back them up. Right now it is all talk with no action.
