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Why a Belgian Chef Is Joining ISIS: 'Fighting Against Americans'
NBCNews ^
| August16, 2014
| AMMAR CHEIKH OMAR
Posted on 08/16/2014 7:32:15 PM PDT by Steelfish
Why a Belgian Chef Is Joining ISIS: 'Fighting Against Americans' BY AMMAR CHEIKH OMAR After two years of fighting alongside al Qaeda-backed militants in Syria, Abu Saif thought he was done with jihad and ready to return to his normal life as a chef in Belgium. But everything changed when Sunni militants swept through northern Iraq and brought their brand of holy war to a global audience.
The 31-year-old cut ties with his old fighting force and put in with the rival Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), setting out for the militants stronghold of Raqqa and then, he hopes, on to Iraq.
Fighting against the Americans and the Shiites is one of my biggest wishes, Abu Saif, 31, told NBC News. I would go straight to paradise.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: belgium; caliphate; europeanuion; iran; iraq; isis; islam; jihad; lebanon; rop; syria; terrorists
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posted on
08/16/2014 7:32:15 PM PDT
by
Steelfish
To: Steelfish
I would go straight to paradise.
unluckily for him, his voodoo religion is too stupid to translate properly. those aren't 72 virgins waiting for him in paradise, those are raisins
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posted on
08/16/2014 7:38:17 PM PDT
by
JohnBrowdie
(http://forum.stink-eye.net)
To: Steelfish
“Fighting against the Americans and the Shiites is one of my biggest wishes, Abu Saif, 31, told NBC News. I would go straight to paradise.
This pretty much sums it up...
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posted on
08/16/2014 7:39:09 PM PDT
by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: Steelfish
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posted on
08/16/2014 7:40:11 PM PDT
by
TBP
(Obama lies, Granny dies.)
To: Steelfish
Well, that’s a hell of a misleading headline. It’s more like his hobby is cooking and his full time job is Jihad. And I was expecting a solid Belgian name like “Gilles LeFleur” Not “Abu Saif”. If I went into a Chinese restaraunt and the head cook was named “Paddy McGillicutty” I would be concerned that my dining experience was not genuine. The same with “abu Saif” in Belgium.
Rant over.
CC
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posted on
08/16/2014 7:40:59 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: Steelfish
The Belgian is not waffling.
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posted on
08/16/2014 7:41:37 PM PDT
by
lightman
(O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)
To: JohnBrowdie
"unluckily for him, his voodoo religion is too stupid to translate properly. those aren't 72 virgins waiting for him in paradise, those are raisins"
May all his 72 refurbished virgins resemble Joan Rivers.
To: JohnBrowdie
LOL! OMG, all this dying due to a misinterpretation by another lowlife!!
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posted on
08/16/2014 7:50:14 PM PDT
by
SgtHooper
(Anyone who remembers the 60's, was not there!)
To: lightman
“The Belgian is not waffling.”
OK. I laughed. *SMIRK*
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posted on
08/16/2014 7:50:37 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: Celtic Conservative
Never mind cutting ties with al-Qaeda and joining ISIS when both of them are the same thing.
The phrase “done with jihad” did make me do a double take, gotta say.
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posted on
08/16/2014 7:51:24 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Steelfish
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posted on
08/16/2014 7:55:00 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: JohnBrowdie
I read the article you linked to. I did not realize there was such a lack of textual criticism with the koran. I know if i fought and died for Islam I would be truly angry when I got to the afterlife and all that awaited me there was a really good produce section.
CC
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posted on
08/16/2014 8:03:36 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: Celtic Conservative
I did not realize there was such a lack of textual criticism with the koran. I know if i fought and died for Islam I would be truly angry when I got to the afterlife and all that awaited me there was a really good produce section.
Keep in mind that 1) Mohammed was illiterate & 2)the Quran was compiled in no particular pattern & 3)the Quran contains many words whose meanings are unknown & 4)about 1/3 of the sentences in the Quran make no sense.
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posted on
08/16/2014 8:16:11 PM PDT
by
Nepeta
To: Steelfish
The dude is campaigning for his own Food Channel show,
“Muzzie Meals - Jihadi Junk Food Unwrapped!”
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posted on
08/16/2014 8:18:45 PM PDT
by
Sivad
(NorCal red turf)
To: JohnBrowdie
I would go straight to paradise.
That can be arranged.
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posted on
08/16/2014 8:20:59 PM PDT
by
garjog
(Obama: bringing joy to the hearts of Terrorists everywhere.)
To: Steelfish
>>Abu Saif, 31, told NBC News.<< - calling ‘Abu Saif’ a Belgian is completely wrong. Because ‘Abu Saif’ is NOT a Belgian.
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posted on
08/16/2014 8:32:44 PM PDT
by
odds
More accurately said is: an Islamist in Belgium, USA, UK, the Netherlands, Greece, Germany, etc.. said ‘whatever’..
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posted on
08/16/2014 8:40:00 PM PDT
by
odds
To: Nepeta
Wow, and people base their lives around it? No wonder so many of them are crazy.
cC
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posted on
08/16/2014 8:48:38 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: Nepeta
4)about 1/3 of the sentences in the Quran make no sense.
So it was written by a guy who drafts U.S. government memorandums and federal regulations?
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posted on
08/16/2014 9:40:08 PM PDT
by
righttackle44
(Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
To: Steelfish
Crap. I guess them there waffles are off the menu now. Dang.
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posted on
08/16/2014 9:42:57 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Ethnicity: Nascarian. Race: Daytonafivehundrian)
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