Who taught young Elvis Islam? (The Colonel?) Where did he learn that jihad had anything to do with fighting for the sake of Allah? Why is it so hard for some young Muslims to understand the Islamic teachings of peace that are crystal clear to non-Muslims such as Pope Francis and John Kerry?
“Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorists,” Justice Department, April 23, 2021:
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Elvis Redzepagic pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and the al-Nusrah Front, both having been designated by the U.S. Secretary of State as foreign terrorist organizations. When sentenced, Redzepagic faces up to 20 years in prison. The guilty plea was entered before United States Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson….
“Redzepagic, a Long Island resident, admitted that he attempted to travel to Syria on several occasions to wage jihad on behalf of ISIS and other organizations dedicated to violence and mass destruction,” stated Acting United States Attorney Lesko. “This Office is committed to preventing the spread of terrorism by stopping individuals like the defendant in their tracks and prosecuting them before they are able to harm the United States and its allies.”…
“Redzepagic has admitted to travelling overseas to try to join and provide material support to ISIS and the al-Nusrah Front, two foreign terrorist organizations that were engaged in fighting in Syria,” stated Assistant Attorney General Demers….
In early 2015, Redzepagic began communicating with an individual he believed to be both the commander of a battalion in Syria and a member of ISIS or the al-Nusrah Front, and made attempts to join that individual’s battalion to engage in violent jihad. In July 2015, Redzepagic traveled to Turkey and made multiple unsuccessful attempts to cross the border into Syria. Unable to enter Syria from Turkey, Redzepagic traveled to Jordan in August 2016, but was stopped and deported by Jordanian authorities.
In Facebook messages from October 2015, Redzepagic explained that “jihad” is when “you fight for the sake of God” and “die for the sake of Allah.” Redzepagic stated that he traveled to Turkey to “perform Jihad and join Jabhat Al-Nusra.” He predicted, “there will come a time where people will only know to say Allahu Akbar.” In subsequent interviews with law enforcement, Redzepagic admitted that at the time he attempted to enter Syria, he was prepared to strap a bomb to himself….
Michael Copeland says
Elvis learnt about Islam from the mosque and from ISIS online.
NYPD learnt from Hillary Clinton:
“Let’s be clear. Islam is not our adversary. Muslims are peaceful and tolerant people and have nothing whatsoever to do with terrorism.”
https://gatesofvienna.net/2021/03/islam-western-leaders-are-well-deceived/
Infidel says
Redzepagic sounds Bosnaik: another sound decision we made in the 90s forcibly prying Bosnia out of Serbia’s hands
John says
Or Kosovo. It doesn’t matter what country they’re from. Their book, the Koran is the same.
“Let’s let in all those peaceful loving Muslims from the former Yugoslavia as they were being persecuted by the big bad Serbian and Croatian Christians. They’re just nice peaceful loving people.”
No one has read a history book.
Sonja G Larkin says
What we hear from certain politician and the acts of violence around the globe,. Makes me more and more believe that Islam has become the religion of pieces not peace..
DavidR says
People have looked into why someone might join a violent group like ISIS. Here’s the “answer”;
“…individuals join due to a perceived convergence between the self and the group”. This process is deemed internalization as opposed to the more common way people are converted to Islam, compliance.
Quote is from Frontiers in Psychology, “Why people enter and embrace violent groups”.
John says
Another example that ‘extreme vetting’ Muslim refugees is a joke. They reproduce and their religious offspring take the Koran more seriously and become terrorists.
Everything these people do is in their instruction book of life call the Koran.
gravenimage says
New York: Muslim tries to join jihad group, says jihad means to ‘fight for the sake of Allah’
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Elvis Islam is not wrong (and I never thought I’d have a chance to say that…).
Crusades Were Right says
He ain’t nothin’ but a jihad dog…
…and he ain’t no friend of mine!
lol
Crusades Were Right says
When Elvis finishes “Jailhouse Rock”…
…”Return to Sender”!
lol
gravenimage says
Very funny posts!
John says
Just as the grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin al-Husseini during WW2 formed 3 Waffen SS Divisions of volunteer moslems and helped Hitler with the holocaust by murdering Bosnian and Serbian Jews and Christians. And he was also Yasser Arafat’s Mentor, hence lies the True nature of Palestine . islam has NO Moral Compass or a Conscience. Just a Medieval Barbaric Totalitarian Ideology of male SAVAGES.