Aw, the poor lovable lug. AP has no way of actually knowing that Anis Amri went to Europe “in hopes of a better life,” rather than to kill as many Infidels as possible. But since AP and the rest of the establishment propaganda media never acknowledges that Muslims ever, ever want to kill Infidels under any circumstances, despite the Qur’an’s thrice-repeated exhortation to do so (2:191, 4:89, 9:5), he simply must have been coming in search of a better life — why else?
The subtext of AP’s tears for this jihadi is that if only European authorities had been more welcoming, and less “racist,” well! Poor little Anis would never have been driven to commit jihad mass murder, and all would be well. It’s all the fault of “Islamophobia,” as far as the AP is concerned.
“Troubled Berlin attack suspect sought better life in Europe,” Associated Press, December 22, 2016:
OUESLATIA, Tunisia – Desperate and drifting, Anis Amri took the path trodden by countless other North African teenagers: an illegal boat journey to Europe in hopes of a better life. He fell into crime instead — and is now suspect No. 1 in the deadly Berlin truck rampage claimed by the Islamic State group.
In his impoverished Tunisian hometown, Amri’s stunned family doesn’t know whether to defend him or disown him. One brother urged Amri to turn himself in to police.
“I want the truth to be revealed about my son. If he is the perpetrator of the attack, let him assume his responsibilities and I’ll renounce him before God. If he didn’t do anything, I want my son’s rights to be restored,” his mother, Nour El Houda Hassani, told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Distraught neighbors are surprised that Amri is suspected of such a heinous act. Yet the town is all too familiar with the threat of radicalism: Several of its sons, recruited by radical preachers, have died fighting in Syria and Libya.
His mother said she saw no sign that Amri had radicalized. In recent phone conversations, she said, he played Tunisian music and “asked about ordinary family news, and showed us meals he was preparing.”
“Either someone stole his papers and left them under the seat so that he would be incriminated, or they want to show that it’s this dog of the Islamic State group at the origin of this attack,” she said.
His sister Najoua insisted the family has “nothing to do with terrorism” but acknowledged that her brother “is no angel.”…

John A. Marre says
The AP is an arm of the radical left. It has aligned itself with the hate-America islamists. Nothing that is published by AP is worthy of any attention at all.
Huck Folder says
O/T?
“The Jerusalem site is ALSO holy to Jews as the place where the two biblical Temples stood before they were destroyed by invading armies.”
AP has been using that pernicious obfuscation for years.
Can no one get them to acknowledge Israel’s chronological/archaeological primacy?
Soft antisemitism?
Michael McGrath says
Anya. or whatever his name is, knew exactly what he was doing.
A demonic, blood thirsty, rabid dog, totally pagan devoted to the Devil Allah, a blight on humankind. So much BS about the poor moohamads.
Shmooviyet says
Again the killer as victim of poverty and hopelessness. Looking for a better life, i.e. a fat check every month. The filthy European kuffar owed him a soft, comfortable living.
Angemon says
Funny how other (i.e., non-muslim) illegals into Europe that “fall” into crime – something that could happen to anyone, really! – don’t end up plotting to murder innocent civilians…
jayell says
Even funnier how non-muslim outsiders coming into Europe usually aren’t ‘illegal’ and/or don’t ‘fall into crime in the first place!
Champ says
“Distraught neighbors are surprised that Amri is suspected of such a heinous act.”
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Never *trust* a muslim!
Proud Non-Muslim says
This is very true. Even an ex-Muslim told me a long time ago, never trust Muslims. He does not like Muslims and he stays away from them.
dumbledoresarmy says
Your ex-Muslim stays away from his former coreligionists because among those former coreligionists are many who take very seriously the sharia ruling that anyone who leaves Islam must be *killed*.
Think of him as being similar to someone who has fled from the Mafia and “gone straight”, becoming a decent, law-abiding citizen and wanting nothing whatever to do henceforward with the “Famiglia” and its criminal activities. Such a person tends to live in hiding under a changed name, and stays well away from any contact with continuing mafiosi.
It’s the same with Islam. Islam is so big and so deadly and so old that it makes the mafia look trivial.
Anyone who leaves Islam runs the risk of getting killed, perhaps even by parent/ spouse/ child/ cousin or other kin.
Jack Diamond says
He went to Europe in hopes of an after life.
gravenimage says
Grimly hilarious, Jack.
no_one says
There are many poor non-muslims around the world. They don’t flock to Europe and if they go there, they work whatever they find. AP is hypocritical.
gravenimage says
And most of all, they are not mass-murdering Europeans if they do migrate there.
CROSSGUARD3 says
Following suit by using phraseology from the same source Mr. Spencer tapped to open his headline, we mustn’t hesitate no matter who employs us to state the necessary truth that there is a group of non-muslims practiced at the art of deception who keep telling us to ignore the jihad threat as if it is non-existent or benign.
Failure to call that group out is mortally perilous but it is not being done for fear of the relentless vilification that attaches to truth telling about that group.
steve brown says
That depends on how you define the murderers idea of , ”Hopes of a better life”. This Jihadists idea of better life turned out to be the slaughter of innocent human beings for his Moon God and Prophet ..
Blurb1000 says
My God. I feel so sorry for this man. Is it no possible for this muslim to die two times?
Mark A says
Perhaps killing infidels is part of what Anis Amri considered the “better life” he came to Europe in search of.
Sorry, no sympathy with young Anis Amri. Unlike Islam, western culture has a concept of free will. And Anis Amri willingly chose, of his own free will, to serve the Islamic State and kill innocent people.
I’m not going to lose any sleep over what ultimately happened to Anis Amri. My congratulations to the Italian police officers who gave Anis Amri what he fully deserved.
gravenimage says
Sympathy for the devil: AP says “troubled” Berlin jihad killer came to Europe “in hopes of a better life”
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Sympathy for the devil, indeed.
Perhaps Anis Amri’s hopes of a “better life” involved not the desire for opportunity, education, and a shot at a good job with a future, but just easy access to vulnerable Infidels to murder?
f c king says
Probably came to enjoy the gay bars, was seen by his daddy, and did the murders so he can go to heaven and do the same thing. Maybe even get to bend over for holy mo himself.
Robert_K says
The AP article makes me want to have an equivalent “Schindler’s List” movie for Muslim migrants. Perhaps we could call it “Merkel’s List”.
David F Mayer says
Poor little Adolf. He only turned to politics because the World did not recognize his talent as an artist.
If only the nasty Jews had bought his brilliant paintings, he would have been a successful artist and lived out a peaceful, contented life.
Troybeam says
In hopes for a better life, Seriously people. What a load of BS, if Muslims were really looking for a better life they would treat peoples generosity with greater respect and not destroy everything they receive as “not Islamic enough”. Time to stop the pandering, if they want sharia send them home to clean up their home nation. Send them home to do violence against each other, something that’s ongoing and not about to end anytime soon.