Frankfurt Airport murderer a "devout Muslim" who worked at the airport

Because not to have hired him would have been "Islamophobic." But was any effort made, however imperfect such an effort would inevitably have been, to determine his sentiments toward the jihad and the kuffar? Any effort at all? Of course not. That, too, would have been "Islamophobic."

"Airport shooting suspect says he acted alone," by David Rising and Melissa Eddy for the Associated Press, March 3 (thanks to all who sent this in):

FRANKFURT, Germany – The suspect in the slaying of two U.S. airmen at the Frankfurt airport confessed to targeting members of the American military, a top security official said Thursday, in a case that German officials are treating as a possible act of Islamic terrorism.

German federal prosecutors took over the investigation into Wednesday's shooting, which also injured two airmen, one of them critically. They are working together with U.S. authorities.

Hesse state Interior Minister Boris Rhein told reporters in Wiesbaden that the suspect, identified as a 21-year-old ethnic Albanian from Kosovo, was apparently radicalized over the last few weeks and acted alone, the DAPD news agency reported.

"The suspect is accused of killing two U.S. military personnel and seriously injuring two others," federal prosecutors said in a statement. "Given the circumstances, there is a suspicion that the act was motivated by Islamism."

Nonsense! These murders have nothing whatsoever to do with Islamism! After all, not all Islamists are murderers, now, are they? We must not paint all Islamists with a broad brush. The problem isn't Islamism, it's Islamismism. How insensitive can you be, AP?

The suspect's family says he worked at Frankfurt airport and was a devout Muslim, but Rhein said he did not belong to a wider terrorist network or cell. He was taken into custody immediately after the shooting and is to appear later Thursday in federal court....

A devout Muslim, you say? How, then, did he come to misunderstand Islam so spectacularly? What are Islamic groups in Germany doing to make sure that no other young Muslim there misunderstands Islam in the same way?

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That frightening phrase yet again - DEVOUT MUSLIM.

Whenever you hear that description, look out below.

A "devout moslem". That statement is up there with the statement the neighbor always says after the psychopath next door goes on a rampage: "He was a quiet man, kept to himself". I thought that the Kosovo moslems were our friends! Didn't Clinton order the bombing of the Christian Serbs for them? We're finding out that was a mistake.

"... the suspect...was apparently radicalized over the last few weeks..."

WOW! Impressive radicalization! Any ideas how that works?

Frankfurt Airport murderer a "devout Muslim" who worked at the airport
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Where he was, no doubt, able to watch the comings and goings of American and NATO troops for quite some time.

Did he get the job at the airport with the express intention of using it as a base for Jihad, or did he—after noticing the presence of so many "Crusaders" there—realize that he was in a "target-rich" environment?

The reference to the shooter having been "radicalized over the last few weeks" suggests the latter, but who knows?

It may not even matter all that much. The Jihad imperative is strong in all too many Muslims, in any case.

More:

"The suspect is accused of killing two U.S. military personnel and seriously injuring two others," federal prosecutors said in a statement. "Given the circumstances, there is a suspicion that the act was motivated by Islamism."
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Well, good for the German federal prosecutors for calling a spade a spade. Yes, the term "Islamism" is a bit squishy, but compared to the usual obfuscation we see in such cases, this is plain and hard-hitting talk.

Liberals and media outlets are now heaving a huge *sigh* of relief. He acted alone. No al-Qaeda membership was found on him, and we're stil *safe*.

Actually, these "army of one" instances are scarier than the jihad cells which are more likely to be on the radar of terror-watchers.

The "army of one" is a chilling reminder that your Muslim neighbor, clerk, student, etc. can erupt at any moment...and recent history is replete with examples. The remedy for the "acting alone devout Muslim" is to get rid of Muslims and their mosques in your country. If Germany can ban the Nazi Party and all vestiges thereof, the successor to the Nazi Party should also be banned. The stakes are too high.

Isn't that amazing, it is always a "devout" Muslim who commits these jihadi murders!!! And of course he is radicalized by going to an extremist web site!!!

One must not underestimate the stupidity of our MSM and the leaders!! They just keep digging the hole deeper and deeper...

Our grandparents' generation would have treated these people as hostile enemy aliens, and we should abandon all the politically correct crap and do the same. Potential jihadists must be removed from all jobs and environments where they can harm us.

THANKS USA FOR GIVING KOSOVO TO THESE MUSLIMS.....SNAKES WILL BE SNAKES....

Muslims who are not devout Muslims are in the same class as apostates and subject to execution...for not being Muslim enough.

WHITE PEOPLE WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND MUSLIMS...ASK PAKISTANI CHRISTIANS AND THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT A MUSLIM WILL NEVER BE LOYAL TO THEIR HOST COUNTRIES AND THEY WILL ALWAYS HATE WHITE PEOPLE.

I am a descendant of Europeans (a "white" person)and believe I understand Islam and its followers fairly well. Individually, Muslims may seem sincere and no doubt many are; the problem is the growing number of attacks worldwide perpetrated by Muslims of all sects.

There are many people who do NOT understand the threat we face. An incredible number of our leaders fall into this category. BUT THEY HAVE BEEN ELECTED BY APATHETIC VOTERS WHO DELUDE THEMSELVES.

Many times I've seen this notion posted here: "It will take another attack by Muslims to wake the U.S." I' beginning to think that's optimistic.

Not a Muslim, guys. A MUSLIMIST.

"These murders have nothing whatsoever to do with Islamism! After all, not all Islamists are murderers, now, are they? We must not paint all Islamists with a broad brush. The problem isn't Islamism, it's Islamismism."

Robert at his sarcastic best.

Have you ever noticed "sudden jihad syndrome" occurs soon after "radicalization?" There must be something in the tea served at the mosque...

A devout Muslim, you say? How, then, did he come to misunderstand Islam so spectacularly? What are Islamic groups in Germany doing to make sure that no other young Muslim there misunderstands Islam in the same way?

I gather the second part of question is rhetorical?

There are three main components to Islam that all 'devout' Muslims must understand and obey:

1. The founder's proto-Arabian mythology parody of a Judeo-Christian monotheistic religion, dedicated to the Arabian moon-god 'Allah'.

2. The immutability of this 'religion' written into the Koran by Mohammed's successor Caliphs, disobedience of which will be punishable by death.

3. The spread of Islam by any means, by stealth and deceits or by force, including murder of the 'infidels', so-called, along with gains of Jihad glory and booty, and slaves, especially female slaves, for the procreation growth of the Muslim world.

Once you understand these three basic principles, the rest of it is merely filler, such as the five pillars, the many dietary restrictions, subservience of women to men, the Haj, etc. These are all mere technicalities, though to be obeyed in 'submission' without question. So for a "devout Muslim" to go on a jihad killing spree is not unusual, except in that it would be 'unusual' if it did not happen more often.

I wonder how many devout Christian Serbs have attacked US soldiers or personals. They have the most reason of all the different groups in the Balkans to attack the US, so many did? Where are all the mouthpieces of Islamic jihad in the Balkans who supported the kosovons?

He was probably just protesting at the humiliation and lack of respect he felt because there were no ritual foot-baths at the airport.

"These murders have nothing whatsoever to do with Islamism! After all, not all Islamists are murderers, now, are they? We must not paint all Islamists with a broad brush. The problem isn't Islamism, it's Islamismism."
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I've been so angry and upset about this attack that I missed that wonderful bit of waggishness from Robert Spencer.

"Islamist" and "Islamism" have always been fuzzy terms, but until quite recently they at least reliably referred to "fundamentalist" or "orthodox" or "Jihad-wagin'" Islam.

No more. Now we are hearing about not merely "moderate Muslims" but "moderate Islamists"! This guts whatever marginal usefulness the terms may have ever had.

The suggestion that we must now go to "Islamismism"—or perhaps "Islamismismism" is both hilarious and all too apt.

Jaladhi wrote:

Isn't that amazing, it is always a "devout" Muslim who commits these jihadi murders!!! And of course he is radicalized by going to an extremist web site!!!
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I agree, Jaladhi—so absurd. I've been to "extremist web sites" many times—Ikwahnweb, Revolution Muslim, "Inspire" Magazine.

I frequently feel the urge to take a good, long, hot shower afterwards. I have never, however, felt in danger of being "radicalized".

I believe, as you noted, that it is rather a prerequisite to be a "devout" Muslim—or at least to be inclined in that direction.

I don't believe that visiting neo-Nazi sites would have me running out to shave my head and get a swastika tattooed on my forehead, or that visiting the North-American Man-Boy Love Association blog would lead to my hanging out near schoolyards with a bag of candy in my pocket, either.

That's just me, though. sarc/off

Nonsense! These murders have nothing whatsoever to do with Islamism! After all, not all Islamists are murderers, now, are they?

Actually none of them are murderers...As long as Mahoundians kill kufr for Allah, it is not murder, it is a grand and glorious action...Allah does not punish for this kind of behavior, he rewards it...Of course Allah willing the jihadi into the clutches of the kufr police and courts, is a strange kind of reward...But if Allah willed it, he/it deserves the credit...

Yet another attack on US or Western military forces, for no Muslim can tolerate Infidel forces invading dar ul islam. What we are seeing is simply the predictable response of Muslims - as defensive Jihad is allowed.

Slowly but surely we are moving to war.

The German authorities only reluctantly admit that this is a Muslim terrorist attack. But they can't help it, the perp admitted he'd been annoyed by the alleged behaviour of American soldiers, he'd watched some videos made up by Muslim groups. His motivation is self-evident, no doubt about that.

Yet another attack on US or Western military forces, for no Muslim can tolerate Infidel forces invading dar ul islam. What we are seeing is simply the predictable response of Muslims - defensive Jihad which is allowed.

Slowly but surely we are moving to war.

I sure as Sherlock wasn't thinking he was a devout Mennonite.

The Muslim answer is the correct answer to our problem.(i.e nothing that isn't Islam) We must outlaw any religion or political movement that condones Violence. We must Unite under a movement that states we will not stand for the taking of LIFE. Freedom to live without fear of injury must be everyones cause. No violence will be tolerated. Any faction, Christian Jewish Islamist Budist....(any)....will forfeit their freedom unless they are willing to denounce violence.

I went looking for the rest of the article.

The link embedded above takes you to a revised/ updated version,


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_germany_us_airport_shooting

but I found the whole of the original story - excerpts from which are discussed by Mr Spencer -

here.

http://nhjournal.com/2011/03/03/airport-shooting-suspect-says-he-acted-alone/

It's worth reading the lot; there's a fair bit of the usual obfuscation and denials from members of the jihadi assassin's family.

Most interesting snippet:

"The suspect’s uncle, Rexhep Uka, said the suspect’s grandfather was a religious leader at a mosque in a village near Mitrovica, and that Arid Uka was a devout Muslim himself."

So: this fellow did NOT come from a family of lax, nominal, 'secularised' Muslims. Not if grandad was an imam.

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