Emwazi is both a university grad and a name on the UK’s terror watch list, thus providing a commentary on both the poverty-causes-terrorism dogma and the efficacy of Supine Britain’s counter-terror apparatus. “Jihadi John unmasked: Former Westminster University student was arrested FIVE years ago and put on a terror watch list – but he flew to Syria to join ISIS two years later,” by Mark Duell, Martin Robinson and Emma Glanfield, MailOnline, February 26, 2015:
The Islamic State executioner known as ‘Jihadi John’ was today revealed to be a university graduate from London who flew to Syria despite being on an MI5 terror watch list.
Mohammed Emwazi, 27, of Queen’s Park, west London, who studied computer programming at the University of Westminster, is said to have travelled to the Middle East in 2012 and later joined ISIS.
Jihadi John has featured in the execution videos of U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff, aid worker David Haines, 22 Syrian soldiers and Japanese reporter Kenji Goto.
Arabic speaker Mr Emwazi has three brothers and sisters and first moved to Britain aged six.
The son of a minicab driver was reported to have been raised in a middle-class family and occasionally prayed at a mosque in Greenwich, south-east London.
But after graduating from university in 2009, he claimed to have been harassed and intimidated by security services – and complained to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
Mr Emwazi alleged an agent from MI5 knew ‘everything about me; where I lived, what I did, and the people I hanged around with’ and claimed the organisation attempted to ‘turn’ him to work for them.
One of Kuwait-born Mr Emwazi’s close friends identified him, telling a newspaper: ‘I have no doubt that Mohammed is Jihadi John. He was like a brother to me… I am sure it is him.’
And Asim Qureshi, research director a British human rights group Cage – who had been in contact with Mr Emwazi before he left for Syria – said he also believed the man was Jihadi John.
Mr Qureshi told the Washington Post: ‘There was an extremely strong resemblance. This is making me feel fairly certain that this is the same person.’
According to the newspaper, in May 2009 Mr Emwazi flew to Tanzania with friends apparently on a safari – but was arrested by police upon landing in Dar es Salaam and sent back to Britain.
En route he stopped in Amsterdam, where he claimed to have been accused by an MI5 officer of trying to reach Somalia, home of the militant group Al Shabaab.
The Washington Post reported Mr Emwazi – who has also been known as Muhammad ibn Muazzam – then moved to his native Kuwait and worked in IT, but he was detained by counter-terrorism police in June 2010 upon a return trip to London.
They allegedly fingerprinted him and searched his belongings, and he was not allowed to fly back to Kuwait. Mr Emwazi was put on a terror watch list and banned from leaving the UK.
The FBI said last September that authorities had been trying to identify Jihadi John using various investigative techniques including voice analysis and interviews with former hostages.
Scotland Yard would not confirm the name, and Downing Street declined to comment on the report. Police attended Mr Emwazi’s home in Queen’s Park earlier today….
Undaunted says
Police “attended” his home. Hmmm. Given the professionalism of UK “security” officials my bet is they took out the trash and dusted, and put out the cat. Probably made sure the milk wasn’t expired, turned down the sheets and left a mint on the pillow. These are the bullshit artists we expect to protect us.
Dumb.
Dumb.
Dumb.
ECAW says
Really?
Our leaders may be traitors but our security services have been doing a good job in preventing attacks considering their limited budget and the massive challenge they face. We learned yesterday that 27% of Muslims in Britain sympathise with the Hebdo killers. That’s about 750,000 people – quite a a fifth column.
In a way, too good a job. Since I believe it’s only more Woolwich style atrocities that will wake up the majority of British people, it follows that the sooner they start the sooner will start the reaction.
mortimer says
A HUGE fifth column!
Deport them. They are a HUGE risk to stability and the lives of Britons!
Deprogram Muslims from Islam.
M S case says
UK open door policy…They are holding the door open for them with smiling faces…Not just the UK though Not just the UK!!
Undaunted says
Yes; really. You don’t know what I know.
Kevin says
OK. Please tell us what you know that we in the UK don’t. Otherwise your just making unsubstantiated claims.
Undaunted says
Your security “leaders” can’t even agree if there is a threat, let alone prepare for it properly. And, don’t expect me to do your homework for you. If you trust your guys to the extent you evidently do, you’re in trouble.
Andrew GB says
Thank goodness! Statements like that are from a troubled and unfulfilled mind.
You don’t know what I know indeed!
Undaunted says
Andrew, you don’t know me, you don’t know where I come from, what I do and for whom. It’s simply true: what my training and experience in counterterrorism tells me truths that you don’t know.
So shut the fuck up, you smug little shit. And start at the link below to see how pitifully far behind you are.
http://freemendo.typepad.com/undaunted/
Undaunted says
You’re really a knucklehead, Kevin. You call your leaders traitors but then say they’re providing adequately for your security. Seems a bit contradictory, eh? Here’s a few clues for you: web search the video where a mob of Muslims is chasing a group of your cops down the street. Then find the video about the poor little lady Bobbie who got her ass beat by one single light-weight guy she had improperly hand-cuffed. Then email me at my blog email address and when I’m done with the post I’m currently writing I’ll send you that posts’ link directly so you can get a real clear picture as to what your real situation is over there.
Kevin says
“Knucklehead”?
Really?
If that’s your reply you should join up with Jihadi John mate, you have a lot in common!
Undaunted says
Okay, Kevin; you drive a hard bargain; I take it back… the knucklehead part. The rest of it is true and you really need to catch-up and stop trusting your safety to people you acknowledge as traitors. I mean, how much sense does that make, mate?
Andrew GB says
Those that have to tell people or elude to tasks of great importance are the ones who are just wishful thinkers.
If you have the connections you suggest then drop me a line, you should be able to find my email.
Otherwise just sit in your parents basement and keep quiet you sad little man.
torino390 says
I had heard, though I admit I have no proof currently, that there have indeed been other similar attacks similar to the one that happened in Woolwich. we never get to hear about them in mainstream news as the incident has what they call a ‘D Notice’ placed on them. this is where there is effectively a total block on media to report such an incident. this is in an effort to keep to a minimum any potential backlash. however, it prevents the truth from getting to the people. the government have a real problem at the moment trying to control things like youtube, facebook, and other social media, as it is still largely unregulated. what is needed is a way to get all the small sites wanting to expose the truth together somehow. there are several groups out there like ‘anonymous’ etc that really have things to say, but don’t yet have the mechanism to reach everyone. the day will come when lots of truth becomes available to the general public. that will be an exciting time, believe me. there is so so much joe public doesn’t know about. do you think the twin towers and Building 7 came down all by themselves on September 11th? really?
Marty says
I agree about UK security forces.
They have one hand tied behind their back while the UK government is so cautious,
indeed dishonest and cowardly, in its dealings with Islam.
The UK taxpayer directly funds muslim schools, as well as indirectly funding them as charities.
Imagine if a white US group, say the KKK or The Church of Arian Nations tried to set up schools in the UK. Their leaders and members would be thrown out of the country.
I despise both groups, but like the Nazis, their overt malevolence stops just about where Islam begins.
Lookmann says
PM Cameron would like him to attend ‘rehabilitation programme’ and become normal again, but a sane western soldier woulld send this POS to hell , I think..
mortimer says
Let him attend ‘rehabilitation’ during his 25 year prison sentence.
DVult says
Sane western soldiers would do to this guy what we have always done to people who commit atrocities against us. That would probably be what everyone would want to do to him if they were sane. Sane officers would look the other way or join in and sane politicians wouldn’t even ask but would approve. Hint, it wouldn’t involve flowers, hugs and a mint on the pillow.
Ephesian says
Yeah,and you park on a double yellow line and you’ll feel the full wrath of the law.Pathetic,the police are every bit as corrupt as their masters.Uphold the law? We had a window smashed on our house a while ago,knew who had done it,called the police who said that because we didn’t actually see the person HIT the window,it’s our word against theirs,and no action would be taken.When I expressed my incredulity at their action,I was told if I didn’t calm down I would be arrested…in my own living room! Yes,you go,you British jihadi,every bit as British as me,you will be protected by the establishment through fear of you.Disgusting,craven,spineless cowards.
Angemon says
What’s that? The MI5 (British Security Service) wanted him to work for them? Oh, the humanity!
Yeah, I’m sure that’s a thing that really happened…
His *NATIVE* Kuwait. The country he was born in. It’s not explicit, but it seems it was the Kuwaiti authorities who banned him from returning to his *NATIVE* land for fear of terrorism.
I hope you Western leaders are taking notes…
Mattt-ن says
All these accusations and arrests why isn’t he rotten in jail now ????!!!
Please don’t tell me he had a good lawyer ..
I think terror suspects shouldn’t have lawyers and confiscate all of thier money and belongings ..and spend thier life in jail ..
I’m really gonna start believe that Isis is created by the western intelligence if I keep on reading stories like this ..
Salah says
“I’m really gonna start believe that Isis is created by the western intelligence if I keep on reading stories like this ..”
Isis has been created by the CIA, Turkey, Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Isis has been created after the ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt.
Isis *is* the Muslim Brotherhood (the actual masters in the Oval Office.)
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-end-of-muslim-brotherhood.html
Georg says
Well, the West has been awful to Kuwait and I’m sure the IT industry was at a lull in ’12… Only one thing to do.
Jaladhi says
Poor guy needed a job and that is why he became a jihadi terrorist. And guess what – he got a job as a beheader of infidels. I am sure our State Department is self congratulating for being soooo.. right in their assessment of why Muslims become terrorists!! LOL.. Morons of first order!!
G. Hardy says
Wait a moment, you mean his name was not John??? His real name is Mohammed? But…that implies he might be a Mahommedan! And we are always told that these ISIS badmash have NOTHING TO DO WITH ISLAM.
I don’t believe it. I think it’s Zionist misinformation to make Islam look bad.
Ayatrollah says
it was the racism and islamiphobia
mortimer says
Yes, Emwazi was so offended by people who claimed Islam was violent, he got mad and beheaded them.
Now he’s guilty of crimes against humanity.
mortimer says
Some 75% of jihadists have university degrees and some 90% come from stable homes.
DVult says
Fing stables.
Andrew GB says
I can’t wait to hear Cameron’s reasoning and defense of islam on this one!!!
Personally I blame us lot on here, can we have a bit more understanding from contributors please.
I know mohammed (probably both of them!) is a blood thirsty, goat shagging, pedophile with psychopathic tendencies who cross dresses and follows a book Stephen King would have been proud to have thought up. BUT are we Western non-muslims guilty of not understanding or having compassion for these retarded hairballs?
I didn’t think so. Come on Cameron, give us a good laugh by saying this isn’t islam and its all the Israelis fault.
thomas pellow says
The ‘tiny minority of Muslim extremists’ in London, male and female, are providing a example of their dedication to the cause of global Islamofascism this week.
Kevin says
Oh Dear, poor old UK security forces failed. Should’ave called in Jack Bauer!
Undaunted says
Another fictional terrorist-fighting government official… ooo, just right.
Undaunted says
Don’t take it personally, Kev. We have exactly the same problem in the US.
ECAW says
Off topic, but for someone who refused to address the Islam problem in Britain, thus leading to the setting up of Liberty GB, Farage is starting to speak fairly plainly about it (he actually said the phrase “fifth column” out loud recently). I daresay his focus group people have told him how the electorate view the problem, or perhaps he just reads the comments in the Guardian:
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/26/nigel-farage-uk-mosques-have-been-infiltrated-by-hate-preachers
thomas pellow says
“Jihadi John ‘should be shot’ says neighbour of Isis executioner Mohammed Emwazi”
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jihadi-john-should-be-shot-says-neighbour-isis-executioner-mohammed-emwazi-1489657?
RonaldB says
I’m beating a dead horse, but this case shows graphically why jihadis should not be simply deported so they can carry out murders elsewhere. It’s true they may be killed by Syrian government troops, but it’s also true they can be killing civilians or other foreigners. It’s better to handle your own garbage than sweep it into someone else’s yard.
Tommo says
The Muslim ‘Human’ Rights Organisation – CAGE has been on all news platforms spouting how Emwazi was driven to radical Islam by harassment from UK Security Services. The attempt by CAGE representatives, both Muslims with devotional bruises in the centre of their foreheads, to whitewash a killer was the most revolting news interview I’ve ever seen.
Champ says
Mohammed Emwazi–who was raised in a middle-class family, and graduated in ’09 at a university–does NOT fit the false obama narrative that he’s some poor guy in need of an education and work …
TheRealist says
He is a educated liberal out on a murderous rant !
whirlwinder says
Hey, wait a minute! He probably headed over to the middle east seeking employment as the State Department’s Harf suggested. Lets just get them all jobs since, as she says, “We cannot kill our way out of this war.” Where is our next Patton?
Lawrence Kelley III says
Perhaps now people are coming to understand why the law of the God of Israel, the Torah, proclaims that justice is best meted out with “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Such an extreme consequence goes a long way to imposing a genuine fear of consequence in those who would be subject to it.
Perhaps now people are coming to understand why the US immediately placed Japanese citizens into segregated camps. There was no question given their numbers in the US population at that time, and especially California, that some were certainly spies and others surely trained in subversion and sabotage. But their was no time after Pearl Harbor to try to figure out just who those Japanese were, and next to impossible to infiltrate the Japanese society given their history of their culture and their secretiveness.
But the days are long past when men made decisions and damned be any public opinion about those decisions. The near term benefit far outweighed the risk in letting the Japanese retain their freedom since to do so presented the potential of further irreparable harm. Lots of Japanese were fisherman who could easily have excuse for activities in near proximity of American Naval bases.
I think we are all at the point that where we can believe that God has indeed sent a “strong delusion” upon parts of mankind so that that they will believe the lies and so doing deceive themselves. By so doing, God is merely hastening the inevitable known only to His divine foresight. There won’t be any mass imprisonment of American, British, French or German Muslims since we have no leaders that are godly men who adhere to the commandments and wisdom of God. The delusion is upon us everywhere in the minds of the leaders of too many countries. And like frogs in the slowly percolating waters, the day will soon come upon us when the water reaches the deadly boiling point and there is no hope whatsoever of crushing Islam or stopping this evil Muslim plague. We are already past the point of no return, and its only going to get much, much worse in the days and months ahead.
dumbledoresarmy says
SO, if you think the future is set in stone, why the HELL do you bother posting here?
Why aren’t you telling Mr Spencer to shut down this website, he’s wasting his time, better just tell everyone to not bother trying to do anything to resist the Jihad; just sit down, shut up, pray, and wait meekly to be butchered by the Muslims when the time comes?
John Stefan Obeda says
The thought comes to me whether God is, indeed, doing exactly what you say: confusing the minds of our leader, Obama for one in our country, as Yahweh did to His people when a certain king believed some bad advice which led to the punishment of the disobedient king and people. The Lord can truly easily do the same today because of the national unrepentant sins of the U.S. and other countries too and use Islam as His stick. Oh, God, may that not be so. .
Lia Wissing says
Two parents & three siblings who are doing what where? Which mosque? Who preaches there? And the usual ‘extended family’?
laoch says
Has any one seen the mans face not covered up? there seem to be no pictures of him in the media?
Truth says
Hang him
Proud English Infidel says
This jihadist has his defenders who blame everyone else for his shortcomings. One actually said on TV that he was really a very nice, polite, helpful young man! Ah, bless, he probably helped his granny with her shopping too until he was harassed by the nasty, wicked security services who spoiled his life.
Handkerchiefs at the ready!!
Proud English Infidel says
Isn’t it strange that these ‘brave’ jihadists keep their faces covered to avoid recognition, just like the IRA did.
Must take a lot of courage to be a muslim jihadist!