“‘The only truth is that Jack is a Muslim and he is overseas. But everything else is made up and it is just getting worse.’ The man, who refused to confirm his identity, said the ‘right wing’ media were only ‘interested in a snappy line like “Jihadi Jack” and “Jihadi John” that rolls off the tongue, but it is all wrong.'” Yes, he doubtless went to Syria to study botany.

“Family of convert feared to be with Isil blame right wing conspiracy,” by Tom Whitehead, Telegraph, January 24, 2016:
The family of a man feared to be Britain’s first white convert to join Isil last night claimed he is the victim of a “right wing” conspiracy.
Jack Letts, 20, has been dubbed “Jihadi Jack” by friends after leaving his Oxford home and travelling to Syria, where he is suspected of having joined the terror group.
He has posted photos of himself on social media, thought to have been taken near the Taqba Dam in Syria. In one he is wearing combat-style clothing.
But a man who identified himself only as a close family member insisted there had been “an avalanche of misinformation” about him in the media.
Mr Letts’ father, John, is a leading organic farmer who has appeared on BBC’s Countryfile and won a Prince Charles grant to help preserve crop biodiversity.
John Letts is an archaeobotanist and a leading light in organic wheat as well as being a master thatcher and baker.
Neighbours said he and his family were left devastated and depressed after Jack ran off to Syria in 2014 aged just 18.
One said he first converted to Islam after being encouraged by Muslim classmates but was later radicalised by local extremists.
But speaking at the family home last night, the close family member said: “There has been an avalanche of misinformation.
“We don’t want to comment on all of this, but what I will say is that 95 per cent of what has been published is incorrect, it is desperately wrong.
“The only truth is that Jack is a Muslim and he is overseas. But everything else is made up and it is just getting worse.”
The man, who refused to confirm his identity, said the “right wing” media were only “interested in a snappy line like ‘Jihadi Jack’ and ‘Jihadi John’ that rolls off the tongue, but it is all wrong”.
Mr Letts, now 20, was once a keen sportsman and Liverpool FC fan who had been the “class clown” when a pupil at Cherwell School in Oxford, according to former classmates.
But he converted to Islam and friends fear was then radicalised by local fanatics in discreet prayer meetings.
It is believed he lied to his parents before leaving for Syria and told them he was moving to Kuwait to study Arabic.
Since arriving in Syria, he is thought to have married and had a son.
His father, who is Canadian, is a leading figure in reviving traditional crops that were in common use hundreds of years ago.
He produce heritage flour from wheat grown around Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and feature on BBC Countryfile last year.
In 2011, he was a co-recipient of £25,000 from the Prince’s Countryside Fund.
Neighbours on the terraced street where the family live in Oxford spoke of their “utter sadness” that the “polite and lovely” boy they had seen grow up had allegedly joined Isil.
One woman Muslim neighbour, who asked to remain anonymous, told how she became concerned after his conversion to Islam.
“He told me he had started visiting a Wahhabi mosque. I believe he started going there with his classmates and I knew this could be bad as Wahhabi is not Islam, it is very bad,” she said.
“I spoke with his father who became very worried when he converted to Islam. I sat with him and told him not to worry….
Yes, he had nothing to worry about. He probably went home reassured that this neighbor with her peaceful Islam could help his son stave off those who tried to “radicalize” him. She failed. Authorities will almost certainly not try to figure out exactly why.
Georg says
It was the right-wing media. Yea… If only he’d never seen Fox News.
mortimer says
What did the neighbor know?
Quote: “One woman Muslim neighbour, who asked to remain anonymous, told how she became concerned after his conversion to Islam. “He told me he had started visiting a Wahhabi mosque… I knew this could be bad as Wahhabi is not Islam, it is very bad,” she said.
Oh, really? Wahhabism is not Islam? What is it, then? Basket weaving?
Wahhabism is based on the SALAFS…the first three generations of Muslims who personally were acquainted with Mohammed…so logically, they practiced the PURE, UNDILUTED ISLAM OF MOHAMMED! The SALAFS soaked the ground they walked on with RIVERS OF BLOOD!
Muslims have no excuse for not knowing the threat of ISLAM!
celticwarriorcanada says
I Agree Mort ! NO EXCUSE !! I like most people on this site ; am sick and tired of all the excuses used by the Leftists and many muslims to Defend the perpetrators of these atrocities . People like John ( never came down from his acid trip ) Kerry, with all of his B. S. about IF ASSAD IS REMOVED ISIS WILL STOP !!! I guess Kerry must have done the syde synthesized by Dr Tim himself !!!
mortimer says
The information regarding the falseness of Islam is available freely on the internet.
We should tell people ‘There’s no excuse for not knowing how bad Islam is. The information is on at least 300 websites.’
AussieClaire says
Unfortunately as Islam grows in influence in Western countries, while we Westerners are discouraged from studying or discussing it & lied to, like this Muslima who says Wahhabi is not Islam, more of our impressionable children will be converted by their Muslim ‘friends’. If people don’t know what Islam is about, how can they counter its message? How can they question whether what they learn, or hear about Islam is true. Young peoples minds are a tabula rasa just itching to be filled with information, especially if it’s different, exciting or rebellious. The lack of critical truthful study of Islam amid its growing influence in our countries is a danger to us all, but especially our youth.
Keith says
How true, I was speaking to one lady who believes that Islam is the religion of peace when I pointed out what the koran says about her, being a non muslim she claimed that the koran has nothing to do with Islam.
I must admit I didn’t know what to say as an answer to that.
boakai ngombu says
“…The lack of critical truthful study of Islam amid its growing influence in our countries is a danger to us all, but especially our youth…”
and, as long as the church visible continues practicing its Liturgy of Silence concerning YAWEH and His righteous work towards Muhammadans, such critical truthful study (which has been done before among many Christian groups) will never inform proper witness concerning the Christ and His redemptive acts. instead, the belligerent and malevolent allah god of islam (unknowable; the best of all deceivers) and its slave, Muhammad (lately contrived; full of lusts and guilt) will influence the young to death.
Peggy says
Yes, only severely damaged people convert to Islam because it offers horror and bloodhsed.
Jay Boo says
Backdoor to Islam — for child bride seeking perverts who become converts.
This convert is displaying the classic Islamic one finger proctology salute.
Let that be a dire warning to all who wish to convert to Islam of just how Islam wants to bleep them up their caboose.
PRCS says
“the classic Islamic one finger proctology salute”
Some folks think that gesture is recent and specific to the Islamic State, alone.
But they are wrong.
The Russians killed Samil Basayev almost 10 years ago.
At 41 seconds, Basayev gives that proctological salute.
Chabuco says
The family should be investigated ASAP, they’re obviously trying to cover it all up, trying to deflect attention away from what perhaps maybe more family members involved. Looks like the Bergdahl family, not so innocent at all
Wellington says
This young turd wasn’t raised right. Any young person who was would NEVER convert to Islam.
No exceptions. Not one.
Peggy says
Absolutely agree. I have spoken to my daughters about Islam since they were children. As they were growing up they decided to look into Islam for themselves and searched for information on the internet and bought books written by Robert Spencer, Brigitte Gabriel, Mark Steyn and others. The fact that I was telling them about Islam from an early age and showed them theat movie ‘Not without my duaghter’ has helped a lot.
I was always close to them and showed them love and made them feel safe and was available to them whenever they needed me. They learned by example that I set showing them that respect and decency is importnat and also love for animals.
I am sure than I made mistakes but any mistake that was made was not going to damage the good relationship we had. I am not saying that my way is the best way but it kept them from going astray and looking for something they needed but didn’t have.
Families where children find Islam attractive obviously are lacking love and closeness or are just very damaging for members. Violence must feel familiar and comfortable to them.
mortimer says
No loving parent would allow a child to date a Muslim.
ich says
agreed but I pity the ones that slip through
Peggy says
As parents it’s our duty to show our children what Islam is all about so that they wouldn’t even think about dating a Muslim,even the one who looks westernised.
Unless they grow up with hatred for Islam we may not have a say in who they date and who they don’t. So, children must be brought up with non Muslim values and feel they have us to turn to if they need guidance and not some “friend” who they should not have as a friend.
gravenimage says
Wellington, this is one of the very few times I find myself differing somewhat with you.
In almost all cases you *are* absolutely correct; but just as there are a few unusual people able to step away from being indoctrinated with evil and live decent lives–like apostates from Islam–there is also the rare child raised will love and taught good moral principles who will defy all of this and go on to a life of sadism or crime. Some of these convert to Islam.
Now Jihadi Jack looks as though *at best* he was raised by dippy moral relativists–but I have imagine there are a few families who raised their child right and still had this happen.
There is no doubt, though, that the lack of moral fiber in much of the West is contributing to this phenomenon–the first such I had heard of was “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh, also brought up in a flaky neo-hippy home not far from where I live.
gravenimage says
Sloppy editing–“but I have imagine” should have read, “but I do imagine”.
Peggy says
I agree that there is always a risk but I firmly believe that if a child is brought up in a loving home and a strong bond where he/she trusts parents, that child will not stray. That child will come to their parents for advice about a huge decision like change of religion. If a child trusts parents then parents are always a place for them to start.
Getting that trust is vital. It may not be enough to have a good moral home. You have to have your child’s bond and trust.
I have always told my children that no matter what they do or what they got mixed up in, I may hate it but I will always be there for them to see them through and will never love them any less. They trust me now to discuss anything with me and they take my opinions in consideration. I am truly very, very, blessed.
Jack Holan says
This one is too funny but real to pass up. Usually for the Arab more so than Muslims in General; anything, anything bad that happens even if it’s a total disconnect from the real of universal possibilities, The Jew/Israelis did it. Now this MP is a tad more savvy believing it sounds more believable to blame it on the famous Right Wing Conspiracy. I’ve never seen Muslims especially Arabs flat out accept full non qualified responsibility for something. If you infer that the young lad was a mindless lobotomized test subject and his parent allowed him to watch Right Wing propaganda then the parents are at fault. Stop making non-sensical excuses
Lucretius says
“He told me he had started visiting a Wahhabi mosque. I believe he started going there with his classmates and I knew this could be bad as Wahhabi is not Islam, it is very bad,” she said. Damn Saudis and their madrassas just ain’t muslim enough. That’s always been the problem.
gerard says
“the right wing media”. Um…er…what right wing media?
Peggy says
On the contrary, it’s the left wing media which is portraying Islam in a good light that is partly to blame.
There should be more right wing media to show us real Islam.
Bezelel says
It must be something in the water causing this or maybe organic wheat backlash? Anything but islam.
gravenimage says
Ergot poisoning, perhaps? Nah–just Leftist apologia for evil.
Well Done says
Note that it’s almost always the children of fairly staunch leftists who go to Islam. Note how, rather than blame the neighbors who are moslem, they blame “right wing media.” Almost certainly the kid spent more than enough time with the neighbors to get stupid about Islam… and his parents would be loathe to educate him to be, you know, a British White Man. Can’t have that!
mortimer says
Cultural Marxists feed their children moral and cultural relativism…however, all cultures are not created equal. Islam looks backward to the 7th century, while progress looks forward.
How do the Marxists miss that?
Georg says
Because anything a brown person does is oh-so-cute.
Smart Guy says
Belief in the hereafter is the problem ! In Marxism it is known as “Delusions of grandeur” The purpose of
religion is to brainwash the working class into becoming good and faithful slaves who will inherit the grave.
The ruling class of Saudi Arabia gains all the benefits whereas the subjects get poverty. Taxation is a form of armed robbery. Mao changed all that. In China only the workers paid taxes the land owners
and the government collected the taxes which had to be paid in rice. If the workers refused to pay the
tax they would be executed. In Islam the ruling class get to become billionaires whereas you stupid
worshipers of religion will get nothing. China has arisen from the ashes of Confucius and is now
threatening to become the next superpower. Islam on the other-hand belongs in the 7th century
and belongs in the grave yard. The left that supports Islam has forgotten that religion is “Opium”
Oppressaphobe says
Why SHOULD’T anyone belief anything about the afterlife? Can YOU tell us what happens after we die?
How can anyone have any proof at all about the afterlife, when they’ve never been there?
So…my point is that you blame the problems of radical islam on ALL RELIGIONS and that is crap.for logic.
All you need to see is that Christians aren’t going around chopping heads of or lying in wait to shed innocent blood.
Anything you add to this basic assumption is garbage. Go back to the drawing board SMart Guy, but I should say Smart Alec.
wallace says
Indeed Smart Guy, Work all day, live on hay, we will get pie in the sky when we die
gravenimage says
Um…”Smart Guy” is lauding the vicious Mao? Hard core Communism is little better than Islam.
Donovan Nuera says
So…when can they close that Wahabi mosque then??
Ronen says
So sad really: how in 50 years Britain changed its cultural icons from John Lennon – a pacifist, life loving, compassionate, humanistic vegetarian – to jihadi John – a sadistic, ignorant, chauvinistic piece of human garbage.
Its probably the fault of right wing media (or is it actually cultural relativism?)
Jack says
How =sad =that =50 =years =ago =The =House =of =Windsor =commanded =respectability, =grace =and =sanity. =Today =you =have =goofball =Charles =‘Climate =Change =is =ruining =our =lives =and =we =must =open =our =house =to =the =Muslim =and =see =life =from =their =side’. =Is’t =no =accident =that =the =Queen =in =her =Wisdom =coming =from =a =Sandwich =generation =of =Old =and =New =wrote =this =clown =out =of =the =succession =a =skipped =a =Generation =to =his =Sons
gravenimage says
Is there some reason the = sign appears between every word in your post?
Baucent says
A cruel irony. The family sound like your typical left leaning, Guardian reading liberals. Inclusive types, welcoming diversity, organic farming. But they are living in denial, as if their son might be growing organic wheat somewhere in Syria.
Sam says
Is there a right wing media in UK?
james collinsj says
is this funny or sad? https://www.facebook.com/191096436680/videos/10153237639946681/
UNCLE VLADDI says
LOSER – that was all obviously staged to make people think “islamophobia” is real by making fun of “it!”
ich says
PLEASE DONT TAINT LIVERPOOL FC WITH THIS IDIOT !!!
Next they will be trying to pray or prey at the exits…..OH YA THEY DO THAT !!
Babs says
Rather than themselves? From what you write it seems that they are afflicted of the same muslim mindset which cannot accept that people can actually CHOOSE NOT TO do such things. That figures. It’s not before time that we should start asking about the common factors in the behaviour of and what might be lacking in the lives of such idiots which motivates them to do such things.
duh_swani says
It’s an odd thing that all vast right wing conspiracies are on the right., never on the left…..
Hillary knows all about that…
Jack says
You =have =now =completed =the =Rubics =Cube =for =the =day. =100% =spot =on
duh_swami says
Sorry, I’m not interested in your opinions…But thanks for playing…
steve says
Yes of course we get it now. it’s all a conspiracy.ISHIT is really converting him to help them grow homegrown veggies and fruits from the ashes of those they’ve murdered and they plan to export their craps to all the countries of the world. Deep down we phobes all know all these cultists have just really needed a good job to fix their killing ways.
jayell says
Looks like the ‘Right Wing’ apparently has its uses for getting people off the hook. Assuming, that is, that the ‘Right Wing’ as such actually exists – apart from in these peoples’ own minds, that is.
steve says
I guess you could say in a nutshell this progressatard has become a horti”cult”urist with ISHIT and i’m sure he will help them raise killer crops!
Oppressaphobe says
P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C !!!
Oppressaphobe says
“I sat with him and told him not to worry.”
This woman should be investigated. She should be castigated by her neighbors for aiding and abetting this crime-and that’s what it is.
These parents are your typical loser liberals that even entertained sending their son abroad.
Where did he get the money? Did he work at McDonalds?
No, mommy and daddy gave him the money to become a terrorists!!!
And mommy and daddy got the money from the government!!!
steve says
They ought to make that b**** puts up some of the refugees in her home for a while and see how she likes ISHIT after she’s beaten, raped and murdered.
steve says
‘Wonder if these dead ISIS will rot down to produce good fertiliser ??? ‘must ask gardener’s question time…. living shit to dead shit…seems logical…
UNCLE VLADDI says
“RIGHT WING!”? Muslims are tribalist group-might-makes-right worshiping gangsters – aka “socialists.”
Honestly, people – “right wingers” don’t actually exist.
Hitler was a National SOCIALIST.
And even “Fascism” was invented by Benito Mussolini, the devoted Italian SOCIALIST.
So, what’s a “right winger?”
It’s any normal person who wakes up enough to take a bit of time off from minding their own businesses to temporarily band together to vote to not be extorted any more by group-might-makes-rights-worshiping “socialist” gangsters.
😉
Angemon says
Is there even “right wing” media in the UK?
That’s actually quite accurate when compared with the usual tabloid drivel.
Denial is not a river in Egypt…
Western Canadian says
When did England get a right wing media????
Nimrod says
The parents are so far to the left that they think that the leftist/statist BBC is the “right wing media”.
The transition from radical leftist to Moslem isn’t that difficult.
TheDane says
Yet another proof that islam is of the Devil! It transforms people beyond recognition, and the odd thing is that they instantly become Evil, dark and gloomy! They withdraw from life, and they start regarding non-believers, Christians, Jews, as mere objects to eradicate, and that is upon inspiration from Lucifer; he hates Christians and Jews – the Peoples of the Book!
The media does play a role in radicalizing naive, young people, by withholding information about islam’s evilness and daily murdering and cruelty around the globe. They help bewilder people, and so do the politicians when they hold hands and moan that the terror attacks in France and elsewhere had nothing whatsoever to do with ‘peaceful’ islam!! Idiots! They should start telling the truth and yell from the roof-tops that it has EVERYTHING to do with islam!!
13pr108 says
god is jealous and angry and has a son & allah has three daughters – wow what a limiting view of The Divine. Whatever happened to live and let live? All Earth needs quality grains and fields. Kaljug ‘agriculture’ is demonic.
Roy Thomson says
Muslims always blame somebody. The day they face up to their own culpability will be the day they stop being Muslim