[vladimir998]

What did the cousin say?

[JeepInMazar]

What did the cousin say?

The jist of what he said is that he is shocked and saddened, etc. My impression was that it was the standard (somewhat scripted) moderate / complacent Muslim response.

[ZULU]

He said he was a good American.

You can’t be good Muslim and anything else.

The guy was in the military BEFORE 9-11. He was a Muslim born here. He was o.k., apparently with being in the U.S. military until it started fighting Muslims.

Muslims may NEVER fight other Muslims for the benefit of infidels.

Despite his requests to be released from the military and requests not to be sent to Iraq or Afghanistan, he was being detailed there.

And, so, he responded - like a Muslim.