This typically witless Daily Mail piece claims that Ali Alosaimi was “radicalized” by viewing videos of the atrocities of the Assad regime. The Daily Mail and the rest of the Western media continue to view “radicalization” as if it were some sort of contagious disease that one might randomly catch, just by standing next to a carrier — or running into one on the Internet. Why other people who have been victims of atrocities have not become terrorists, and why the Internet’s version of Islam is so much more powerful than the supposedly benign version that we are told is taught in mosques in the West, remains unexplained.
And no one, least of all the Daily Mail, will draw the most obvious conclusion from this: that it is unwise, and a national security threat, to admit Muslims into the military of non-Muslim states without very careful screening. If the Daily Mail’s ridiculous scenario is to be believed, perhaps Muslim military officers should be barred from using the Internet, so that they don’t encounter material that will end up with their being “radicalized.” But even that would be “Islamophobic.”
“UK navy officer joins ISIS: Defence experts warn of terror attacks on ships as highly skilled sailor turns from playboy into jihadi after watching videos of Assad’s atrocities in Syria,” by Omar Wahid, Mark Nicol and Tahira Yaqoob, Mail On Sunday, May 8, 2016:
A navy officer who trained at one of Britain’s most prestigious maritime colleges has fled to Syria to join the Islamic State terror group.
Defence experts warned last night that 28-year-old Ali Alosaimi’s high-level skills and exhaustive knowledge of the nation’s shipping fleet represented a terrifying security threat.
Having already targeted passenger jets, there has long been concern that militants will try to bring terror to the seas by attacking ships and ferries.
‘This suddenly raises the spectre of IS damaging shipping,’ said former Royal Navy chief Admiral Lord West. ‘Someone with his knowledge opens up a whole new area where terrorism can take place.’
Kuwaiti-born Alosaimi’s personal details were found among a cache of IS documents leaked to The Mail on Sunday. They reveal that before leaving for Syria, Alosaimi lived in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, where he enrolled on a three-year Merchant Navy officer course in 2011. He had previously worked for a state-owned oil tanker company in Kuwait.
If he had pursued his naval career after gaining a Higher National Diploma in nautical science, he could have had access to vessels under charter to the Ministry of Defence. These are used to transport military supplies and other cargoes vital to national security.
Alosaimi studied at South Tyneside College’s Marine School, sharing a flat nearby with a Kuwati friend.
The college declined to comment last night, but part of his course, specifically for deck officers, involved serving on a ship, and he acquired an extensive insight into the UK’s maritime capability that would be invaluable to his future IS commanders.
Deck officers are responsible for the safety of the vessel, planning the ship’s passage, loading and discharging cargo, and all communications.
Gavin Simmonds, director of security at the UK Chamber of Shipping, said: ‘An individual with three years’ experience in this area with the Merchant Navy would be of use to a terror organisation intent upon targeting shipping. The idea of an insider with such knowledge joining the crew of, say, an oil tanker is unnerving.
‘There is a significant environmental risk should there be such a spectacular attempt by terrorists, and this is profoundly worrying. However, we must balance concerns against the ability of an individual to cause such an incident.’
Lord West added: ‘I think the most danger is posed by IS acquiring a Liquid Natural Gas container. These are highly flammable and could cause a very large explosion. Britain and the US have been worried about this for some time.’
The Merchant Navy, which now comprises about 1,500 vessels and 30,000 seamen, performed a key role during the Second World War and Falklands conflict.
While in the UK, Alosaimi posted nearly 100 pictures of himself on Facebook, where he called himself ‘Captain Take Care’. In one selfie, he wears dark aviator sunglasses, aping Tom Cruise from the 1986 film Top Gun. In another, posted in 2010, he wears a navy-style cap and writes: ‘I took my place among my crew to sail the seas as a capitano.’
Last night, Alosaimi’s former housemate in South Shields said that he was radicalised by watching videos of killings in Syria committed by President Bashar Assad’s troops. The friend, who does not want to be identified, said: ‘He went to Syria because he was angry about Assad. All Muslims are angry, but Ali acted on it. In this day and age, you don’t need people to radicalise you. The internet is enough.’
He added that Alosaimi finished his HND course, but was two exams away from obtaining his marine licence, which would have allowed him to captain any ship.
Alosaimi’s family in Kuwait said he became radicalised in the final year of his course. He grew a beard and began preaching to teenage relatives, urging them to join IS. Until then, they insisted, he was a typical student who ‘danced, smoked and had girlfriends’.
According to his uncle, it was the death of Alosaimi’s younger brother, Abdullah, killed while fighting with fanatics in Syria aged 19, that was the turning point. The uncle, also called Ali, said: ‘He seemed a changed man after his brother’s death.‘He grew a beard and did not talk to anyone like he used to. He used to call his family every fortnight but he visited at the end of 2013 and that was the last we heard from him.’
He said Ali had been preparing for his final exams and was primed for a career with the Kuwait National Petroleum Company after he graduated. When he disappeared, the family contacted the company, which confirmed he passed his exams but never took up his post.
Instead, the family received an encrypted Whatsapp message in Arabic seven months later.
Mr Alosaimi said: ‘The message said he was in Syria with IS and he was going to go to heaven. We do not know if he is dead or alive….

Angemon says
To me, the shocking part is that he joined the British Navy to begin with.
ECAW says
He didn’t. He joined the Merchant Navy (the equivalent of your Merchant Marine). It seems even national newspapers don’t know the difference these days (we’re doomed).
Polk1970 says
On this VE Day, ,one can only think of the impossibility of a Royal Navy Officer defecting to Nazi Germany.
Christianblood says
Angemon posted
(…To me, the shocking part is that he joined the British Navy to begin with…)
What about London recently electing a muslim mayor who slurred moderate Muslims as “Uncle Toms”, who backed by anti-Semites, who blamed the 7/7 attacks on British foreign policy, who worked on behalf of the notoriously racist Nation of Islam, who shamelessly defended a 9/11 hijacker? Caption: http://thereligionofpeace.com/
As I said many times, huge percentages of Western societies (99%) are suicidal
fools who hate Christianity but have profound respect and love for the islamic death-cult and its barbaric adherents.
Angemon says
Christianblood posted:
“What about London recently electing a muslim mayor who slurred moderate Muslims as “Uncle Toms”, who backed by anti-Semites, who blamed the 7/7 attacks on British foreign policy, who worked on behalf of the notoriously racist Nation of Islam, who shamelessly defended a 9/11 hijacker?”
What does that have to do with this article?
“As I said many times, huge percentages of Western societies (99%) are suicidal
fools who hate Christianity but have profound respect and love for the islamic death-cult and its barbaric adherents.”
Citation needed. Did you ever say 99%? I remember you saying ALL of the west was like that, I remember you saying you were just talking about the “elites” and not of ALL the West when called on that, and now you’re giving another unreal number (99%). C’mon, CB, you should know by now that you need to stick to a propaganda – as Goebbels said “repeat a big lie long enough”, not “flip-flop between different lies”.
Ex-muslim says
Angemon
London electing a muslim as its mayor proves that the West has hugely pro islamic jihadist mentality and as we read many, many times in the articles on the Jihad Watch it is clear to everyone that the West is really pro-islam and deeply anti-Christian and you have absolutely NO point to argue that with CB. As an ex-muslim, I know that Western societies give more love and respect to muslims and even to muslim jihadists than to people like me who are the real victims of islam. The West is just pure evil and I will celebrate if islam takes over and massacre Westerners. As an ex-muslim I consider most Westerners as my mortal enemies!
Angemon says
CB’s cheeleading squad posted:
“London electing a muslim as its mayor proves that the West has hugely pro islamic jihadist mentality ”
Citation needed.
“and as we read many, many times in the articles on the Jihad Watch it is clear to everyone”
Weasel words. And citation needed.
“that the West is really pro-islam and deeply anti-Christian”
Citation needed.
“and you have absolutely NO point to argue that with CB.”
What, I’m not allowed to point out blatant falsehoods now?
“As an ex-muslim,”
Or so you claim. Also, irrelevant for the point you’re trying to make.
“I know”
You do? Based on what, your claim to being an ex-muslim?
“that Western societies give more love and respect to muslims and even to muslim jihadists than to people like me who are the real victims of islam.”
Citation needed.
“The West is just pure evil and I will celebrate if islam takes over and massacre Westerners.”
You anti-Western bigot. Why then are you spending time on a Western website filled to the brim with Westerners who oppose islam? And why would you celebrate if Westerners who oppose islam are massacred if you’re not muslim?
Anyway, this is the kind of people who CB is willingly associating with, as it can be seen in the several posts where CB end the self-proclaimed ex-muslim stroke each other’s backs.
“As an ex-muslim I consider most Westerners as my mortal enemies!”
Even those who oppose islam, as you’ve demonstrated.
TheBuffster says
Ex-Muslim, you don’t think very clearly. You’ve allowed yourself to become an emotionalist rat-bag. Your over-generalizations are blatantly stupid. Get a grip.
Burmeseyang says
Ex-muslim & Christianblood
i understand your feeling because we (the majority Buddhists’s) in Myanmar have the same feeling about pro-islamic attitudes of the West. for example, when muslims attack and rape Buddhist women and murder Buddhist men and children and the Buddhists locals fight back the Western media blame Buddhists as hateful peoples etc and muslims as victims. peoples in the west are naive and cannot understand this islamic holy war jihadism mentality. one day they will learn but will be too late for them at that time.
Burmeseyang says
TheBuffster
don’t blame (ex-muslim) you cannot understand what he had to go through. muslims are brutal and victims of islam such as (ex-muslims)
don’t get any pity in the west. all the attention is given to islam and muslims in the west. that is deeply annoying to people who left islam.
Angemon says
Burmeseyang posted:
“TheBuffster
don’t blame (ex-muslim) you cannot understand what he had to go through. ”
Do tell us, Burmeseyang – what did EM had to go through? Where and how did you meet him? What part(s) of his story did you witness first hand?
“muslims are brutal and victims of islam such as (ex-muslims)
don’t get any pity in the west. all the attention is given to islam and muslims in the west. ”
Let’s see if I can follow your “logic”. Victims of islam, including muslims (who pundits and talking assure us are the first and more numerous victims of islam), don’t get any pity in the West since the West is giving all the attention to islam and muslims. Therefore, by giving all its atention to the first and more numerous victims of islam, the West has no pity for the victims of islam. Is that it?
Burmeseyang says
it is very clear that people in the west are collaborating with islam.
don’t they realize that islam will destroy them eventually?
Burmeseyang says
Ex-muslim
you speak from your heart but they don’t understand you. there is big gap.
Mark Swan says
Reply To: Ex-muslim says May 8, 2016 at 4:17 pm
“As an ex-muslim I consider most Westerners as my mortal enemies!”
Surely You Must realize that Most Westerners don’t know anyting about Isam.
Infidela says
I understand your schadenfreude. However, there are westerners who hate Islam. They come to Jihadwatch.
Burmeseyang says
Christianblood
I share your sentiments. it is true that west propagate islam in all over the world. i see them pushing the same pro islamic agenda in Myanmar and spreading false propaganda against Buddhist monks and local Buddhist people who are defending themselves against islamic hatred and violence
in Myanmar.
Jay Boo says
Burmeseyang & Ex-muslim
Better go easy at the CB punch bowl
Drunken indignation is making you both woozie.
It is better to sip than gulp after Christianblood spikes the punch bowl
with his/her special potion of anti-West commotion.
ECAW says
Christianblood – I hope you’re remembering to change server when you flip between yourself, ex-Muslim and Burmeseyang or Marc will spot it.
Nevertheless I applaud you on your exotic range of characters.
Richard Paulsen says
When will there be the first PM in UK and other European countries, the first Commander in Chief of the UK and other European states, the first NATO chief, the first President of the EU, the first Chiefs of Security Services in UK and in other European countries, and so on increasingly from botten to top of muslim belief in administrations all over Europe? Will the churches be lead by muslims?
That seems to be their aim. Almost no protest. No wonder Russia and others are worried.
How will Europe manage being ruled by islam? When will Europeans understand what is happening and react? How much more will it take? Why so lenient?
It´s wrong what´s going on.
Eur says
You are rigth, most people in europe think the same but what can we do? The politician, journalist.. are afraid ,some of them are under fatwas . The terror is glue of islam… and ir works, nobody can speak free. Thats the cruel reality.
duh_swami says
One thing western people can do is stop electing Islam-cooperative politicians to office…
Richard Paulsen says
That is true and has to be the main aim. The question is how to convince the majority.
Christianblood says
Richard Paulsen posted:
(…That is true and has to be the main aim. The question is how to convince the majority…)
Get the academia, the media, and the clergy first and unleash huge and unrelenting counter propaganda!
Ex-muslim says
duh_swami says
(One thing western people can do is stop electing Islam-cooperative politicians to office).
No. Don’t just stop electing them, hang all the islam-cooperative politicians as traitors first. Remember, this is a matter of civilizational survival situation.
ECAW says
Are there enough lamp posts in Britain?
TheBuffster says
Richard Paulsen – You ask how we convince the majority.
I’ve just finished reading an excellent book by Citizen Warrior that gives intelligent advice on just this question. titled “Getting Through”. I *highly* recommend it to everyone here:
http://www.citizenwarrior.com/2012/10/a-new-manual-for-citizen-warriors.html
Richard Paulsen says
If I knew what to do, I would of course tell. We are talking of a majority and to change the majority. The majority is not an individual. Easier with an individual. But how to influence a majority?
Just to discuss, read, inform. Like so many good people are doing. There is the vote you have every fourth or fifth year.
It´s the question of leaders, culture and history combined. Hungary and the Vysegrad countries and their cooperation is a good model, I think.
Individually you can´t do much, but to stay away of the enemy. Sad, don´t no better.
Polk1970 says
THIS guy,Khan is positioned now to do just that,go for PM and when finished with him ,spit out Corbyn and his band of merry loonies.,to have a complete Muslim takeover of the Labour Party
Richard Paulsen says
For sure.It goes on and on.
ECAW says
What’s the betting the Labour Party eventually splits into the Sharia Party and the Loony Left Party? Where will the people who used to vote for the likes of Denis Healy ( like me) go?
Richard Paulsen says
Seems as it already is being divided. As if being under the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Seems as if Labour is being weak regarding totalitarian dogmas. The Conservatives being more reliable.
Read that the Bolshevik and the Labour party once cooperated closely. Bolsheviks from Russia propagating in the Labour party in the UK. Labour voted for almost zero or for the proposal proposing the weakest defence in the 1930th.
However regarding me, I can´t say much about UK politics, being a swedish national.
Although there are very much the same problems here.
ECAW says
My sympathies to you. Seems like Sweden is nearest to the cliff of all of us.
Lizzy says
‘Defence experts warned last night that 28-year-old Ali Alosaimi’s high-level skills and exhaustive knowledge of the nation’s shipping fleet represented a terrifying security threat.’
And yet islamics are still grabbed by the scruff of their necks and put in high ranking positions in the UK in order to put diversity in the so called ‘hideously white’ workforces.
Johan says
The sudden subtle mental redistribution of principles is included in this article. One such example is the idea that he joined Isis after seeing “Assads” troops killing Syrian civilians – what we are to take from that and to watch out for is the idea that fighting back and killing them will only lead to further retribution and creation of more Isis fighters, so therefore the wise person will not fight back. Mine is a warning to watch out for this kind of thinking and influence weaved into these “articles” whether purposely or not.
Mark Swan says
A roomate said,
“He went to Syria because he was angry about Assad. All Muslims are angry, but Ali acted on it. In this day and age, you don’t need people to radicalise you. The internet is enough”
“According to his uncle, it was the death of Alosaimi’s younger brother, Abdullah, killed while fighting with fanatics in Syria aged 19, that was the turning point. The uncle, also called Ali, said: ‘He seemed a changed man after his brother’s death.”
This is still just hearsay…He is supposedly with ISIS now.
Savvy Kafir says
The British military didn’t (knowingly) recruit Nazis during World War II. When will our “leaders” realize that we’re now fighting World War III? At least, our enemies are busy fighting that global war. And our enemies seem to all have just one thing in common.
jewdog says
The new Islamic State Navy theme song (seeing as the LGBLT community likes Islam so much):
Hari Singh says
Let’s hope the new mayor of London doesn’t get radicalized. That would be bollocks. So much for those who voted for him.
Those who make the all to frequent accusations of racialism and Islamophobia at people who bring up such matters of past association this defection brings home the complete fallacy of such accusations of Islamophobia.
Those who make accusations are aiding and abetting enemies of the non-Muslim world. There is no continent where Islam has not killed , enslaved or raped hundreds of millions. They make Hitler,Stalin , Mao and Pol Pot look like choirboys.
Charli Main says
No–no–no- they were actually Joooooows pretending to be Muslims to give Islam and Muslims a bad name. Islam is a religion of peace. Ask Obama, Merkel, Cameron, Hollande and the new Lord Mayor of Londonistan if you don´t believe that
Immadiyah says
He was expecting to go to heaven? That’s how stupid a follower of islam is when he becomes devout. It doesn’t matter the level of education and social status he has accomplished when it comes to the dark principality that control his life to which he sold to the devil.
David says
I have been teaching that FACT, that the muslim Cult is pure satan worship , for decades!
But, very few people seem to be listening. Oh yes, a small percent of real or dedicated Christians understand. But, these days, most churches don’t even preach from the Bible anymore. And sadder still, are the many churches that aren’t really “Churches” at all. They have been transformed into merely social clubs!
We desperately need a huge Christian Revival in this country. Only when armed with the biblical or historical FACTS can we hope to stamp out the satanic Cult of islam.
ECAW says
But it is not a fact is it? It’s a belief.
Politicallyincorrectistruth says
“Sorry, what the world needs less of is religious extremists like yourself who believe in nonsense religion. Whether its islam or christianity it needs to be understood its just delusional stories from ignorant men, to try give their idea of how life works.Created by totally ignorant men compared to today.Seriously fucking ignorant of even the basics, such as germs. The bible is not a true story. It`s just laughable that people in this century can believe its true.What the world needs is to get a grip on truth, facts, evidence and stop the religious nonsense that an ever increasing amount of people don`t want a part of, because they want truth, justice, equality.According to islam, the world is flat, ants can talk and recognize islamic people. Rocks and trees will peek to muslims.The bible is just as laughable. Reality not religion people!
Westman says
Having already targeted passenger jets, there has long been concern that militants will try to bring terror to the seas by attacking ships and ferries.”
Why do they ignore the many graffitti-covered freight trains? They are a glaring advertisement of no real security in commercal rail shipping.
SoCalMike says
Like he said ALL MUSLIMS ARE ANGRY.
Then kill all of the angry ones.
R Cole says
The angles this story can be viewed from – are numerous – foremost of which is national security.
A Royal Navy officer joins IS!!
At the moment Islamic terrorist attacks mainly hit soft targets or civilians. And with the security world leaders have – after every attack – there is the don’t be Islamophobic lecture – often read out before anyone can even catch their breath. But if western officials became the targets of these jihadist attacks – under this failed integration experiment – it would be interesting to see how quickly the mass immigration policies of Muslims to the west are reformed—for national security reasons ~ of course.
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With all the surveillance Muslim immigrants to the US complain they come under – Obama makes the flippant statement that you have a better chance of dying from slipping in the tub – than being blown up or gunned down in a terrorist attack. But if the tables were turned – what might his tune be?
The argument for now is that Muslims are better integrated in the US than in Europe.
But hmm…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Europe!
https://youtu.be/cIbUoSlqMbY
ECAW says
He’s not a Royal Navy Officer. He’s a Merchant Navy officer. It’s typically witless of the witless Mail not to know the difference.
That said, it would definitely be a move in the right direction if the enemy targeted members of the establishment rather than off duty soldiers, grannies, holiday makers etc. How about a bomb outside the offices of the Guardian? That would be a start.
nic says
Lets just re-iterate this.
He was NOT in the Royal Navy.
He did NOT have military naval training.
He joined a private college to learn “sailing” commercial ships. He got an academic qualification, but had NO actual sailing experience. (so far as we know).
Worrying in its own right… but he did NOT have access to military secrets, or to information about navy ships. Anything he knew could have been accessible through public sources. (e.g. the internet).
We don’t serve our national security by promulgating innacurate scare stories like this.
Reni Jollant says
More proof that Muslims CANNOT trusted…particularly in positions of National interest. Hire them at risk to your life and limb!
Charli Main says
But—but–but in Britain, if you don´t hire them, employers will get sued for racial and religious discrimination. Its a fairly common practice in Britain, for Musrats to apply of jobs that they are totally unqualified for and when rejected sue the employer, claiming they were ” discriminated against because they were Muslims”
Guest says
Traitors deserved to be shot.
Brian Hunter says
Those look like women’s sunglasses he’s wearing. He better be careful over there, he might end up as a sex slave.
paul says
So you lost a ladyboy, but ISIS gains a fudgepounder
Mark A says
The headline on this article is bit misleading Robert.
This guy was not part of Britain’s Royal Navy, as the headline seems to imply, but was in the merchant marine and trained as an officer of cargo ships, not combat ships.
Not good that such a person would join ISIS and give ISIS the benefit of any training he received but, in the interests of accuracy, let’s be clear on what he was.