“A Canadian man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison….for plotting to attack Times Square in New York and the city’s subway. U.S. prosecutors had asked for life in prison, while the defence argued Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy should only receive four or five years and get treatment for mental health and drug addiction problems.” […]
Canada: Mother of Muslim who plotted to bomb Times Square says he is not a terrorist, he’s mentally ill
Authorities describe many, many obvious jihadis as mentally ill, but if the information in this article is accurate, Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy may really be. Yet the two categories — jihadism and mental illness — are not mutually exclusive. It may be that he turned to Allah and jihad as a way out of his drug […]
Parents of Muslim who plotted jihad massacre in NYC ask for mercy for him as he scrawls “kill kuffar” on cell wall
The CBC News story below makes it sound as if Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy is mentally ill and very, very sorry for what he was plotting. This story, however, gives a different impression: “Canadian who plotted terror attacks deserves life in prison: U.S. prosecutors,” by Peter Goffin, Canadian Press, March 12, 2018 2:53 pm EDT American […]
Convicted jihadi pleads for second chance, says frustration with how the West treated Islam turned him to jihad
“In a 24-page handwritten submission before his sentencing, Abdulrahman El-Bahnasawy said frustration with how the West treated Islam turned him toward extremism. The 20-year-old, a Mississauga, Ont., resident, described anger at the U.S. and its allies for ‘disrupting our life (sic) and murdering our civilians with reckless airstrikes …,’ writing later that it was appropriate […]
Lawyers: Muslim who plotted jihad massacres “unfairly arrested,” has “addiction issues” and “bi-polar disorder”
“Edney’s involvement suggests the family may intend to question the fairness of arresting a young person with addiction issues and possible bi-polar disorder in a scheme an FBI agent helped co-ordinate.” Of course. El Bahnasawy’s jihad mass murder plot was simply part of the global outbreak of mental illness. “Canadian in NYC terror trial met […]
3 Muslims charged in Islamic State jihad plot to target New York concerts, landmarks, subways
The war is ongoing, as is the denial of its existence. “3 Charged in Alleged ISIS-Inspired Plot to Target New York Concerts, Landmarks, Subways: Feds,” by Jonathan Dienst, Mark Schone, David Paredes and Joe Valiquette, NBC New York, October 6, 2017: Authorities have cuffed three men in connection with an alleged ISIS-inspired plot to target […]