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Terrorist attack averted in Canada

  • 12-08-2016 10:57AM
    #1
    Little CuChulainn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,624 ✭✭✭


    So the FBI warned the Canadians of a martyr video posted online and the Canadian police recognised the poster. They went to his home and found him leaving in a taxi. He detonated a small explosive before being shot dead. he had a second explosive device on him. Seems like they got him just in time.

    He wasn't a refugee or an immigrant. His father was a Canadian soldier and he was born and bred in Canada. He wasn't from a Muslim background either. It appears he was simply an angry middle class young man looking for a direction in life and was brought into the world of radical Islam through the internet.

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0811/808421-canada/


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  • #2
    Herb Powell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭Herb Powell


    Ban the internet!


  • #3
    Smondie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭Smondie


    Any ideas of what his matyr video contained. Did he give his motivation?


  • #4
    lawlolawl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭lawlolawl


    Little CuChulainn wrote: »
    So the FBI warned the Canadians of a martyr video posted online and the Canadian police recognised the poster. They went to his home and found him leaving in a taxi. He detonated a small explosive before being shot dead. he had a second explosive device on him. Seems like they got him just in time.

    He wasn't a refugee or an immigrant. His father was a Canadian soldier and he was born and bred in Canada. He wasn't from a Muslim background either. It appears he was simply an angry middle class young man looking for a direction in life and was brought into the world of radical Islam through the internet.

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0811/808421-canada/

    Ban angry middle class young men.


  • #5
    Arsemageddon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,129 ✭✭✭Arsemageddon


    Smondie wrote: »
    Any ideas of what his matyr video contained. Did he give his motivation?

    I think we can rule out dancing girls, fast cars, good music and an objective world view.


  • #6
    Duggy747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    Read up on him, he was questioned back in 2014 when they saw he had been seen to be sympathising and commenting on ISIS-related content, he was pretty far down the rabbit hole in terms of supporting them. They had him marked in 2015 as someone who was a reasonable threat.

    When he was released he had to meet conditions where he wasn't allowed to be near the a computer, a phone or use the internet until the end of August of this year. The tip-off was when he posted the video which was pretty much the sign that he was going to do something significant within the next few hours.

    Despite the bail conditions and him and his lawyers proclaiming his innocence, he still went ahead planning an attack and constructed bombs.


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  • #7
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,058 ✭✭✭✭josip


    Even terrorism sounds safe and under control in Canada. Go Canada!


  • #8
    The Backwards Man
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    More blood on Merkel's hands eh?


  • #9
    beach_walker
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    I guess under Trudeau's definition, this guy won.


  • #10
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,499 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    More blood on Merkel's hands eh?

    Look I agree with you that Merkel undoubtedly has caused serious issues in her own country through the acceptance of hundreds of thousands of unvetted immigrants from a vastly different culture but to blame her for this event in Canada is illogical and grossly unfair.


  • #11
    The Backwards Man
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    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Look I agree with you that Merkel undoubtedly has caused serious issues in her own country through the acceptance of hundreds of thousands of unvetted immigrants from a vastly different culture but to blame her for this event in Canada is illogical and grossly unfair.

    I obviously wasn't sarcastic enough.


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  • #12
    Wigglepuppy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 397 ✭✭Wigglepuppy


    lawlolawl wrote: »
    Ban angry middle class young men.
    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    More blood on Merkel's hands eh?
    Herb Powell wrote: »
    Ban the internet!
    Rather inane, diversionary comments really.


  • #13
    Smondie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭Smondie


    Duggy747 wrote: »
    Read up on him, he was questioned back in 2014 when they saw he had been seen to be sympathising and commenting on ISIS-related content, he was pretty far down the rabbit hole in terms of supporting them. They had him marked in 2015 as someone who was a reasonable threat.

    When he was released he had to meet conditions where he wasn't allowed to be near the a computer, a phone or use the internet until the end of August of this year. The tip-off was when he posted the video which was pretty much the sign that he was going to do something significant within the next few hours.

    Despite the bail conditions and him and his lawyers proclaiming his innocence, he still went ahead planning an attack and constructed bombs.

    Well that puts a bit of a different picture on things


  • #14
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Wigglepuppy wrote: »
    Rather inane, diversionary comments really.

    Yeah, as if the thread is ever going to go any other way. A good debater gets their retaliation in first.


  • #15
    FalconGirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 874 ✭✭✭FalconGirl


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    More blood on Merkel's hands eh?

    Always one......

    Taking an oppurtunity straight away to mock those who oppose Merkels clearly ridiculous immigration policies which no sane person would deem reasonable.


  • #16
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,808 ✭✭✭✭smash


    Little CuChulainn wrote: »
    It appears he was simply an angry middle class young man looking for a direction in life

    worst excuse ever...


  • #17
    Bubbaclaus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,460 ✭✭✭Bubbaclaus


    We need to ban taxis and middle class men immediately. Canada is such a dangerous country right now...You'd want to be mad to go there.


    Am I doing the hysteria correctly?


  • #18
    Wigglepuppy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 397 ✭✭Wigglepuppy


    Bubbaclaus wrote: »
    We need to ban taxis and middle class men immediately. Canada is such a dangerous country right now...You'd want to be mad to go there.


    Am I doing the hysteria correctly?
    There isn't actually any hysteria whatsoever on this thread comprising a post and 16 responses in over an hour - just a few witless comments attempting to parody a hysteria, which, like I said, is not actually there.


  • #19
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Little CuChulainn wrote: »
    He wasn't a refugee or an immigrant. His father was a Canadian soldier and he was born and bred in Canada. He wasn't from a Muslim background either. It appears he was simply an angry middle class young man looking for a direction in life and was brought into the world of radical Islam through the internet.
    It seems it's more and more clear Islam itself is the problem.


  • #20
    Maximus Alexander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    I obviously wasn't sarcastic enough.

    Poe's Law is in full effect on After Hours, in fairness to the chap.


  • #21
    Little CuChulainn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,624 ✭✭✭Little CuChulainn


    biko wrote: »
    It seems it's more and more clear Islam itself is the problem.

    You think? You don't think that's correlation as opposed to causation? How do you explain the millions upon millions of muslims who don't commit terrorist attacks? There's no doubt that Islam is being used as a tool to radicalise young people but surely the problem is the people using it like that?


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  • #22
    Your Face
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    What's all this aboot?


  • #23
    jiltloop
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    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Look I agree with you that Merkel undoubtedly has caused serious issues in her own country through the acceptance of hundreds of thousands of unvetted immigrants from a vastly different culture but to blame her for this event in Canada is illogical and grossly unfair.
    Wigglepuppy wrote: »
    Rather inane, diversionary comments really.
    FalconGirl wrote: »
    Always one......

    Taking an oppurtunity straight away to mock those who oppose Merkels clearly ridiculous immigration policies which no sane person would deem reasonable.

    I think every one has forgotten their sarcasm meters this morning. Can everybody please go back home and pick them up before returning to After Hours?

    Thank you.


  • #24
    Wigglepuppy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 397 ✭✭Wigglepuppy


    jiltloop wrote: »
    I think every one has forgotten their sarcasm meters this morning. Can everybody please go back home and pick them up before returning to After Hours?

    Thank you.
    I didn't miss sarcasm, just spotted deflection. :)

    A thread was started about a foiled extremist attack and a few comments were thrown out as if people were foaming at the mouth in rage about it... when nobody was!


  • #25
    Arsemageddon
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    smash wrote: »
    worst excuse ever...

    Is it? Damn!

    That's always been my rationale for shoplifting ladies underwear in Penneys.


  • #26
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,798 ✭✭✭✭hatrickpatrick


    Wigglepuppy wrote: »
    There isn't actually any hysteria whatsoever on this thread comprising a post and 16 responses in over an hour - just a few witless comments attempting to parody a hysteria, which, like I said, is not actually there.

    I think that's the point. Because the guy was white and middle class, there's no hysteria.

    No hypocrisy either :rolleyes:


  • #27
    jiltloop
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    Wigglepuppy wrote: »
    I didn't miss sarcasm, just spotted deflection. :)

    A thread was started about a foiled extremist attack and a few comments were thrown out as if people were foaming at the mouth in rage about it... when nobody was!

    Nah I just saw a few funny comments that were very tongue in cheek. No perceived barbs from my point of view anyway. :)


  • #28
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,798 ✭✭✭✭hatrickpatrick


    Arsemageddon wrote: »
    Is it? Damn!

    That's always been my rationale for shoplifting ladies underwear in Penneys.

    I thought you got a bit lost in the store? It's Ireland's biggest lingerie section I understand...


  • #29
    Herb Powell
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    Wigglepuppy wrote: »
    Rather inane, diversionary comments really.

    It was just BANTER m8

    No harm done m8


  • #30
    jackofalltrades
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    Canada needs to buy the person who found that video a pint.
    Little CuChulainn wrote: »
    You think? You don't think that's correlation as opposed to causation? How do you explain the millions upon millions of muslims who don't commit terrorist attacks?
    There's no doubt that Islam is being used as a tool to radicalise young people but surely the problem is the people using it like that?
    No Islam is the problem.
    The Koran contains hateful messages that can be used by people looking to radicalise others.
    Just like the Bible has sections that can be used to justify hate against homosexuals.
    Religion is the last acceptable ideology where hate is tolerated.

    Look at it another way.
    There are millions upon millions of racists that don't commit racist attacks, does that mean racism is OK. No it doesn't.
    Most people are peaceful, but there's a minority who will grab hold of any hateful ideology and turn violent.


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  • #31
    Duggy747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    I wonder, had he not uploaded the video would he have successfully being able to carry out the bombing?


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