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To: livius
The beard and the skullcap could only mean that.

Ummmm.  Ever heard of Orthodox Judaism or any of a hundred other religious groups that habitually adopt this type of attire?  And a "skullcap" isn't something I associate with Muslims.  Turbins, yes, but skullcaps?  What Muslim sect does that?  It could certainly be that he's a Muslim, but his attire could mean any of a lot of other things, not anywhere near all of them having to do with any religion he might practice.

Also, I had heard about a stocking or knit cap in the description of the shooter in the first incident and a helmet and perhaps body armor in the second, not a skullcap.  Has that been specifically reported anywhere? 

17 posted on 12/10/2007 2:32:48 PM PST by Phsstpok (When you don't know where you are, but you don't care, you're not lost, you're exploring!)
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To: Phsstpok

Islamic skullcap.

30 posted on 12/10/2007 2:38:46 PM PST by fishtank (Fenced BORDERS, English LANGUAGE, Patriotic CULTURE: A good plan.)
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To: Phsstpok
Also do not forget that the current style of cold weather head gear is called a bennie (i.e.: skullcap). Even the current issue for the U.S. Army for wear under the helmet looks like one.

I am more interested in where he got his IED materials and the “body armour” and helmet. Were they real or fakes?

32 posted on 12/10/2007 2:39:21 PM PST by fireforeffect (A kind word and a 2x4, gets you more than just a kind word.)
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To: Phsstpok

Er, Orthodox Jews don’t kill people.

The skullcap is typically Muslim, although in the US it seems to be worn most heavily by Muslim converts. I don’t know where you live, but if you’ve ever lived in a big city, you’d know that every black jailhouse Muslim convert is out there with his skullcap, and an increasing number of disaffected whites wear them, too.


35 posted on 12/10/2007 2:41:20 PM PST by livius
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To: Phsstpok

“Turbins, yes, but skullcaps? What Muslim sect does that? “

You’ve got it bass-ackwards:

Sikhs wear “turbans”.

Arab Muslims almost always wear skullcaps.


57 posted on 12/10/2007 2:51:15 PM PST by angkor ("There! half man, half bear, and half pig! Do you see it?!." Al Gore, South Park 11.12)
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To: Phsstpok
Right no muslim skullcaps..../sarc


76 posted on 12/10/2007 3:05:43 PM PST by Kozak (Anti Shahada: There is no god named Allah, and Muhammed is a false prophet)
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To: Phsstpok

Most muslims wear skullcaps if they’re devout, only a few wear turbans. Sikhs ususally wear turbans which is why there were some misdirected hate crimes against them after 9/11.


90 posted on 12/10/2007 3:23:32 PM PST by Tamar1973 (Riding the Korean Wave, one BYJ movie at a time! (http://www.byj.co.kr))
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