Where are all the mainstream media sources now? The ones who claimed that Bouhlel was not a Muslim, and was just a poor or reckless driver?
“The prosecutor said he had placed the five people – an Albanian couple, a Tunisian man and two Franco-Tunisian men – under formal investigation after they were taken into custody. None of them had been known to intelligence services.” They didn’t begin plotting this jihad massacre because they were Albanian or Tunisian or Franco-Tunisian. They did it because they were Muslims. But the mainstream media refuses to inform the public about the motivating ideology behind such attacks.
“Nice truck attacker had accomplices, plotted for months: French prosecutor,” Reuters, July 21, 2016:
The Tunisian man who killed 84 people on the French Riviera by ploughing his truck into Bastille Day crowds had been planning the attack for months with the help of at least five accomplices, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday.
“The investigation under way since the night of July 14 has progressed and not only confirmed the murderous premeditated nature of Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel’s act but also established that he benefited from support and complicity,” Francois Molins told a news conference.
The prosecutor said he had placed the five people – an Albanian couple, a Tunisian man and two Franco-Tunisian men – under formal investigation after they were taken into custody. None of them had been known to intelligence services.
Records of Bouhlel’s phone use indicated a large number of exchanges, calls and text messages over the last year with several of the accomplices under investigation, he said.
Bouhlel received a text from one of the men a few days after the January 2015 Islamist attacks on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper and a Jewish deli saying: “I am not Charlie … I am glad, they brought in Allah’s soldiers to finish the job.”…

mortimer says
The more Western elites struggle to defend Islam from criticism, the more they are shown to be delusional and biased.
They hold back from passing judgment even when the perpetrator’s name is Mahmoud Mehmet Mouhammad Mohamet.
Rob says
Hope this puts an end to the ‘nice kid off his meds’ trope, that is trotted out each and every time a ‘lone wolf’ commits a ‘no motive’ attack.
Caroline says
It was reported the Nice murderer had sent a large sum of money to his family in Tunisia, somewhere in the region of £82,000, shortly before the attack. It was claimed it was his ‘savings’. Where would someone like him get such a large sum? It was obviously martydom money, so he had backers.
mortimer says
Agree. Most probably.
billybob says
…and running up his VISA card to the limit, and even taking out a bank loan if he was able. Why not? He certainly wasn’t planning to pay them back. That is was the San Bernardino shooter did. Get the infidels to pay for the bullets that kill them. They shouldn’t give loans to potential jihadists.
Carmel says
And the father on tv , saying he never received news from his son. I never believed a word of what he was saying . To me it was muslim taqiya as usual .
Lookmann says
”It was obviously martydom money, so he had backers.”
Good point.
His backers are actually planners/ master minds. That many are out there means more attacks.
mortimer says
The lesson learned from Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel is that EVERY MUSLIM MUST BE SUSPECTED OF BEING A JIHADIST, NO MATTER HOW ‘MODERATE’ or ‘SECULARIZED’ HE APPEARS TO BE!
Every Mohammedan can develop INSTANT JIHAD SYNDROME in a snap.
Michael Copeland says
“Every Muslim is a potential terrorist.
My plea to our politicians and our society is: please open your eyes. …
tolerance at the expense of truth is a total stupidity, which will exact a very high price.”
Nassim ben Iman,
former hard-line Muslim in Germany
http://www.libertygb.org.uk/news/islamic-sleeping-pill
Jack Diamond says
Just because the Islamic State said “run over him (the disbeliever) with your car…”? Cause and effect?
“if you kill a disbelieving American or European, especially the spiteful and filthy French…their blood and wealth are legal for you to destroy…his blood is like the blood of a dog, there is no sin for him (the Muslim) in spilling it.” Because, Muhammad said this too. Their (the disbelievers) blood and wealth are for the taking.
“None of them had been known to intelligence services”. Because the Caliphate also said: “do not ask for anyone’s advice, do not seek anyone’s verdict.” Verdict: a Jihad. Not a man-made disaster.
Angemon says
B-b-but, lone wolves! And rapid “radicalization”!
TH4JW says
Where would we be without Robert Spencer and Jihad Watch? Thank you for this information that is nowhere else.
billybob says
River of Believers – the Muslim hordes are coming for you. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/photocontest/photo-of-the-day/2016-07-21/river-of-believers/
Mischief Maker in the Land says
Where is a white truck when you need one?
Champ says
You aren’t the least bit funny. In fact, this comment is egregious to the extreme.
linnte says
Ya know, Robert nailed it when he said, ” The mainstream media refuses to inform the public about the motivating ideology behind such attacks”. This could all be outed and common knowledge if the media, who refuse to give what knowledge they do have regarding Islam, were not bought and paid for. They certainly KNOW what is making Islam tick. They are accomplices in the deaths of thousands.
sidney penny says
“Where are all the mainstream media sources now? The ones who claimed that Bouhlel was not a Muslim, and was just a poor or reckless driver?”
or that he had a wife problem?
dumbledoresarmy says
A couple more: One of the accomplices was *40* so bang goes the idea that all these Jihadis inside the West are just pore little misguided disaffected yooofs. Forty is NOT youthful. AND – two of the accomplices were *Albanian* Muslims. So bang goes the trope that Albania is a moderate Muslim country and that Albanian Muslims are therefore less likely to Go Jihad than others.
dumbledoresarmy says
Oops, meant to write “a couple more observations”.
dumbledoresarmy says
I bet his Muslim friends-and-neighbours knew.
I bet his mosque boss/es knew.
I bet his family – and by that I mean not just the ‘nuclear’ family but the entire *clan* knew or at least had a pretty damn good idea.
And therefore I bet that *all* of them were lying their heads off when they burbled this and that to the gullible Infidel journalists.
ECAW says
Heartening to know that some individuals are prepared to fight back like the two men who tried to attack Bouhlel in his cab, and like this RAF man in England:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3700306/British-airman-attacked-knife-wielding-assailants-outside-RAF-base-raids-launched-against-ISIS-possible-terror-attack.html
sham says
DOES Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel WAS A MUSLIM?
POINT 1:#Bouhlel just wanted to commit suicide#
4: 29. O you who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves unjustly except it be a trade amongst you, by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you.
Sahih Muslim Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 199
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) observed: He who killed himself with steel (weapon) would be the eternal denizen of the Fire of Hell and he would have that weapon in his hand and would be thrusting that in his stomach for ever and ever, he who drank poison and killed himself would sip that in the Fire of Hell where he is doomed for ever and ever;
and he who killed himself by falling from (the top of) a mountain would constantly fall in the Fire of Hell and would live there for ever and ever.
POINT 2:#The victims included several children, among them an 11-year-old American#
Malik :: Book 21 : Hadith 21.3.10
Do not kill women or children or an aged, weak person,Do not cut down fruit-bearing trees.Do not destroy an inhabited place. Do not slaughter sheep or camels except for food. Do not burn bees and do not scatter them. Do not steal from the booty,
POINT3:#Bouhlel was radicalised within months and sent £84,000 to his family days before attack#
#He seems to have known people who knew Omar Diaby,” a local Islamist believed to be linked with Al Nusra. Days before the attack, he sent 240,000 dinars, approximately US$100,000, to his family in Tunisia.[#
4:94. O you who believe! When you go (to fight) in the Cause of Allâh, verify (the truth), and say not to anyone who greets you (by embracing Islâm): “You are not a believer”; seeking the perishable goods of the worldly life. There are much more profits and booties with Allâh. Even as he is now, so were you yourselves before till Allâh conferred on you His Favors (i.e. guided you to Islâm), therefore, be cautious in discrimination. Allâh is Ever Well Aware of what you do.
NOW AN INTELLIGENT CAN UNDERSTAND WHO R THE ACTUALLY BEHIND THIS ATTACK ,HE WAS POOR MAN HE CAN’T DO THAT ,HE TAKEN BRIBERY FROM JEW/CRUSADERS DID THE ATTACK FOR THEM AND THEIR MEDIA BLAMING ISLAM……………JEW/CRUSADERS FAILED TO STOP MASS ISLAMIC CONVERSION ,THEY R LOOSER,PPL CONVERTING TO ISLAMIC RELIGION,THE CRIMINALS TRY TO STOP THE ISLAMISATION THROUGH VIOLENCE/KILLING/LYING,SPENDING BILLIONS DOLLAR FOR IT,THESE CRIMINAL INTENTION NEVER AND EVER GOING TO HAPPENS ,BEC’S WILL OF HUMAN BEING DECIDED BY MY GOD ALMIGHTY,HE WAS THE CREATOR OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE AND ALL IN IT,HE EVER SLEEP,EVER DIE,EVER CREATED…………..ACTUALLY CRIMINALS GOING TO THE DEEPEST PART OF HELL ,MY DEAR PPL U DON’T BELIEVE THEM & FOLLOW THEM
POINT4:#e used dating websites and dabbled with drugs and drink, French media reported.#
5: 90. O you who believe! Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), gambling, Al¬Ansâb, and Al¬Azlâm (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shaitân’s (Satan) handiwork. So avoid (strictly all) that (abomination) in order that you may be successful. 91. Shaitân (Satan) wants only to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants (alcoholic drinks) and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allâh and from As-Salât (the prayer). So, will you not then abstain?
POINT5:#His father said he underwent psychiatric treatment before he moved to France#
POINT 6:#according to his wife’s lawyer, he was repeatedly reported for domestic violence and the couple separated#
Muslim :: Book 1 : Hadith 161
It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed: Avoid the seven noxious things. It was said (by the hearers): What are they, Messenger of Allah? He (the Holy Prophet) replied: Associating anything with Allah, magic, killing of one whom God has declared inviolate without a just cause, consuming the property of an orphan, and consuming of usury(intrest), turning back when the army advances(cowardness), and slandering(lie) chaste women who are believers, but unwary.
POINT 7:# Police analysis of his mobile phone has shown that after this separation he had numerous sexual relations with both men and women.#
24: 19. Verily, those who like that (the crime of) illegal sexual intercourse should be propagated among those who believe, they will have a painful torment in this world and in the Hereafter. And Allâh knows and you know not.
4:16 And the two persons (man and woman) among you who commit illegal sexual intercourse, punish them both. And if they repent (promise Allâh that they will never repeat, i.e. commit illegal sexual intercourse and other similar sins) and do righteous good deeds, leave them alone. Surely, Allâh is Ever the One Who accepts repentance, (and He is) Most Merciful.
POINT 8:#He was known to French police for five prior criminal offences, notably for threatening behaviour, violence and petty theft.#
2: 188. And eat up not one another’s property unjustly (in any illegal way e.g. stealing, robbing, deceiving, etc.), nor give bribery to the rulers (judges before presenting your cases) that you may knowingly eat up a part of the property of others sinfully.
3: 161. It is not for any Prophet to take illegally a part of booty (Ghulul), and whosoever deceives his companions as regards the booty, he shall bring forth on the Day of Resurrection that which he took (illegally). Then every person shall be paid in full what he has earned, – and they shall not be dealt with unjustly.
SOURCE:WIKIPEDIA/.telegraph./heavy.com/
Klaas says
Dear Sham,
You could have saved yourself a lot of trouble, because all muslim responses to these atrocities are of two kinds:
Excuse A: This is a well-deserved retaliation for all the terrible acts of the Jews/Crusaders.
Excuse B: This person cannot be a muslim, because he violated […..]. Therefore this was done by Jews/Crusaders in order to blame the muslims.
Next time just say A or B, and we know enough. Sadly, I have never seen a muslim say the following:
C: Yes, there is something terribly wrong with our religion, and we have have to do everything we can to fix this.
In fact, I have never seen a muslim honestly apologize for any atrocity. And there is so much to apologize for!
Robert Spencer and David Wood have convincingly demolished point B, by arguing why we often see “bad” muslims doing these jihad attacks: they believe it is the only way to set their record straight and go to paradise.
Finally two remarks about the verses you use: most translators agree that 4:29 is not against suicide, but against killing each other. This makes sense, because the rest of the verse is about mutual relations as well.
Then about 3:161. This refers to booty of war! Of course the booty of war was itself robbed from others, and therefore this verse completely annihilates your point. Most likely Bouhlel did not even know or care about these verses, but if he did he could have argued that stealing from unbelievers, with whom he considered himself at war, is permissible in Islam.
ECAW says
Well disected Klaas.
bernie says
Sham: the 9/11 hijacker terrorists also drank alcohol and ate pork, and killed people of all ages, because they rationalized that by dying in jihad, their sins would be cancelled, and they’d be rewarded with an al fresco bordello in the sky. Same with the truck-driving terrorist.
ECAW says
And the great thing about the al fresco bordello in the sky, apart from the dark-eyed virgins and the boys like pearls, is the fact that Allah has provided couches from where the faithful can watch the torments of the damned in the fire. All you need is pop corn. Makes you think about reverting doesn’t it?
jimmi says
In my country, a leftist party says that this has been a car accident and that politicians are using it for their own fearmongering agenda.
Kay says
That is the kind of thing that is said to keep people unaware. I know plenty of people who fall for that line. So speaking up, even to those I most dearly love, will require much courage.
Baucent says
“Where are all the mainstream media sources now? The ones who claimed that Bouhlel was not a Muslim, and was just a poor or reckless driver?”
Exactly! They have let the story slip off the front pages. Where are those neighbours who claimed Bouhlel wasn’t religious and didn’t pray? It looks like another fast track jihadisation. The media always races to interview neighbours and family in the hope of proving an jihadist was a moderate or secular muslim. They discount the possibility that someone can move from secular to religious in a short period of time.
el cid says
Robert,
It looks like the complete Reuters feed was included in teh NYtimes this morning.
They had to make the point that the man did not appear to be religious and was not being directed from ISIS.
Obviously, they get it and are just obfuscating a la Obama. The more Trump speaks and other mainstream politicians follow (could even be H. Clinton) the tone will change. It is already changing. You will be the man of the hour in 6 months.
Jay Boo says
“But the mainstream media refuses to inform the public …”
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Actually it is much worse.
The MSM actively misinforms while the breaking story is still HOT.
Days later a few tidbits dribble out as an afterthought.
It would be better to state the likely Islamic connection boldly.
Let others like CAIR dribble out update corrections days later after the story cools down on the FEW occasions otherwise.
Erik says
I just wrote this, whilst thinking on the whole situation in Europe just now. Hope you like it. Also posted over on Liveleak, where we can commnet freely there. It is not like Telegraph is going to open up commnets on this story. Anyway….
‘A Lampost for Ms. Merkel’
Candles lit, they mourn together
Our faces down, as heads they sever
Hand holding, solemn words, between young and old
Scare not, the Jihad bold
Maurading through neighbourhoods, as fast as can be
No-one can stop them, not even me
Holy war, virgins, and Allah’s love they desire
Predators from above, we’ll give them a death in fire
So switch off Face-space, and look around
Learn of this evil, Islam, laying mostly dormant in your town
You will then wonder why, you hadn’t previously given this a look
And learn to trust not, no man with only one book
– Erik.
linnte says
Excellent Erik! A poet in our midst! There are a couple of others who write poetry too, not often, but it is written well. Thanks!
Erik says
I’ve only written three in my whole life…
Once, when I was young, and was accused of plagarism by my idiot classmates, and once about 6 years ago, whilst sitting in a London data center waiting for a test to finish. And finally this one. So I’m glad you like it.
linnte says
You are like me then. When something very meaningful happens and you’re emotionally introspective, the words come out. Write more Erik. It helps every one!