this story is a strange one though. odd. not odd that someone would convert to islam but odd in that someone would convert (from a suburb in america that is) and go all jihad (if that's true of course. it had NOT been proven yet). it's odd someone from a suburb, a born american, would convert and become VERY strict to the point of not wanting to attend prayer in a mosque because the mosque wasn't strict enough.
i do hope mr boyd and those arrested with him get a fair trial. if they are guilty they should be punished accordingly. (if not, they should be let go)
i have always said and will always say i am more afraid of homegrown terrorists than those in afghanistan, iraq, iran, africa, south america, europe or anywhere else on earth.
whether they be white supremacists or abortion foes or lunatic christian evangelical fanatics or yes even radical muslims.....i am afraid of those HERE more than anywhere else.
oh and i'm betting there are far far far far far far far far far far far far far more NON muslim terrorists in the united states than muslim ones. no doubt about it
From Suburban D.C. Childhood To Indictment on Terror Charges Washington Post Staff Writers
Daniel Patrick Boyd, once a defensive lineman at T.C. Williams High School, is an unlikely symbol of
the homegrown terrorist threat. The son of a Marine, Boyd spent his early years in the Washington suburbs living a typical American childhood. Recently, he blended with his family into a picturesque suburb of Raleigh, N.C., where he gardened and was friendly with his neighbors.
But law enforcement officials, including four SWAT teams that deployed to Boyd's home this week, point to the Muslim convert as the latest example of a radicalized American who exported jihad. Boyd, 39, is scheduled to appear in federal court in North Carolina on Thursday with his two sons and four other young men he allegedly instructed in militant techniques......
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