Once again, as always, we see in stories like this one that investigators are focused narrowly upon the individual accused. What about the community in which Hinda Osman Dhirane lived? She must have friends, associates, contacts at the local mosque — any number of people may hold to the same views as she does, and some may even be involved in active jihad funding activity, as she apparently was. But perhaps to follow up on such matters would be “Islamophobic.”
“Police: Washington woman suspected of funding terrorists calls Boston Marathon bombing ‘blessing,'” KIROTV.com, July 30, 2014 (thanks to Benedict):
KIRO on Wednesday went to the home of a Washington state woman suspected of funding a terrorist group linked with al-Qaida.
Hinda Osman Dhirane was scheduled to be released from custody on Tuesday evening, and when KIRO’s Nick McGurk knocked on her door, a woman answered and then slammed the door.
Federal prosecutors say the Dhirane led a fundraising conspiracy by funneling money to a terrorist group called Al Shabaab, which has ties to al-Qaida in Somalia.
As part of the investigation, Dhirane had been wiretapped.
And KIRO found out that, in court Tuesday, prosecutors say she called the Boston Marathon bombing a “blessing.”
In another phone conversation she had allegedly “talked gleefully” about a mall attack in Kenya that killed 67 people.
A judge says Dhirane has to give up her passport as a condition of her electronic home monitoring and her next court date is in Virginia.
Jay Boo says
Is there a way to have Extremely long comments (especially when off topic)have a more link?
I would not mind in the least if one of my longer comments had such a link.
If I were unable to convince a reader to read further, the burden would be on me and not the reader.
Jaladhi says
all these Muslims who sympathize with terrorists are traitors and should be sent to Islamic hell hole!!
Sid McFly says
They can’t be traitors as they do not give allegiance to any countries they live in. Their only allegiance is to the blood lust death cult of islam.
Reality Check says
DEPORT HER! Anybody calling the mass murder of indigenous people a “blessing” does not deserve one’s citizenship and must be kicked out. That will teach these obnoxious animals some fear and respect.
Liza Jones says
Would you deny this little filly the most attention and excitement she’s ever had in her life? She’s like any sociopath except in her expression of pathology she hitched her wagon to the Islamic star. Guess it’s a falling star about to collide with the reality of American Justice. I would tag a sterilization order onto her sentence, but that would been seen as a violation of her human rights. Go figure!
Oliver says
A couple of guesses-let me know if I am correct or not on any/all.
1. she came to this contry as a “student”.
2. she either did not pay or paid little of her college tuition (either waived or paid by someone else or some “charity”).
3. she is on welfare or some otehr form of assistance (Sec 8 housing; food stamps; etrc) now (or was in the past).
4. brough or is/was trying to bring her family here.
Lauren says
I wonder if she is a convert. Lately. The converts seem to be the most insane
Centurion_Cornelius says
Murdering, destroying and causing untold suffering and grief is a “Blessing?”
In the OT Jewish tradition, a murderer was charged with the deaths and griefs of all future generations–those who WOULD HAVE been born and prospered, contributed to the common good, BUT FOR the fact the person was murdered.
We would be wise to observe this here: 3,000+ deaths on 9/11 and this MONSTER calls this a “blessing?”
The intentional denial of life and its blessings for untold future generations?
The civilized world should give her its “blessing” by life imprisonment with no chance of parole; bread and water for 50 years; her exclusion from all society for the rest of her life.
? When will a somnolent world wake up, arise, and relegate this barbarism to the ash-heap of history where it rightfully belongs?
Religion? my ***.