Suspect had 'very extreme ideas'

[struggle4progress]

Adam Yahiye Gadahn was 17 years old when he walked into the Islamic Society of Orange County and asked for permission to worship there. The farm kid who grew up in a home with Christian roots declared himself a Muslim, ready to immerse himself in his new religion. But his devotion eventually spiraled into trouble — and an arrest.
Gadahn, who was named Wednesday as one of seven suspected al-Qaida operatives sought by the FBI, was later expelled from the mosque after attacking an employee. Records show he pleaded guilty to assault and battery charges in June 1997 and was sentenced to two days in jail and 40 hours of community service. "He was becoming very extreme in his ideas and views," said Muzammil Siddiqi, the society's religious director. "He must have disliked something."
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According to the FBI, Gadahn, 25, attended al-Qaida training camps and served as an al-Qaida translator. The agency said he is being sought for "possible terrorist threats against the United States." He also goes by the names Adam Pearlman and Abu Suhayb Al-Amriki.
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"Having been around Muslims in my formative years, I knew well that they were not the bloodthirsty, barbaric terrorists that the news media and the televangelists paint them to be," the statement said. "It was really a natural progression."
http://www.saukvalley.com/280605873622217.bsp

(Earlier Statement by Gadahn)
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I and my siblings were/are home-schooled, and as you may know, most home-school families are Christian. In the last 8 or so years, we have been involved with some home-schooling support groups, thus acquainting me with fundamentalist Christianity. It was an eye-opening experience.
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http://www.geocities.com/embracing_islam/yahiye.html

[Rex]

1. So he went from Xtian Fundy to Al Qaida?

Sounds like he loves ideological extremes.

I have to hand it to Rove, this time they will have months to display the next 911 perps. That way they won't make the mistake of immediately identifying the perps (like all 19 of the hijackers) and raising questions of how they knew so quickly.

[struggle4progress]

3. Actually, family religious background was mixed ...

and didn't sound fundy. He was home schooled, hence met other schoolers, and was thus exposed to the fundies: it didn't sound like they impressed him much.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Hmm something smells here

And I cannot put my finger on it.

Though one thing is for certain, kids who are home schooled do tend
to have more extreme views...

But something smells

Never mind that AQ has been changing its face, and that many mosques, not all, are from the Wahabi persuation in the US

[struggle4progress]

4. The Administration is talking out of both sides of the mouth ...

about this kid.

[saigon68]

5. SO WTF did he do? What's the Charge?

I guess its just more smoke blown up the Public's ASS