Terror suspect sings Avril Lavigne

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28-year-old Khuram Sher was arrested today in Canada on charges of plotting terrorist activities (source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11102833 ).

But here he is in his "better" days, trying out for Canadian Idol

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/terror-suspect-sings-avril-lavigne

:dead: :rotfl2: :damn:

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He didn't fit in with that robe and hat.

Could it be he turned terrorist wannabe because he felt rejected by society in general.

He speaks fluent English though.

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He didn't fit in with that robe and hat.

Could it be he turned terrorist wannabe because he felt rejected by society in general.

He speaks fluent English though.

That's a common story actually. A lot of terror suspects that have been caught, or even carried out their acts, were fluent and on the surface relatively well-adjusted in the West; hell, many have been second-generation. Rejection is relative; surely it plays some role, but it is also known that extremist organizations often target young, well-adjusted, second-generation kids - as well as converts from non-traditional backgrounds for Muslims. I wouldn't underestimate propaganda aimed at radicalizing them.

On the other hand, it also doesn't hurt to make light of this. There's a lot of rhetoric aimed at dehumanizing terrorists and viewing them in a totally detached light. Meanwhile here is one of those terrible terrorist bogeymen, bungling his way through a silly audition. I think it's good to laugh at them every once in a while too.

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I think it's good to laugh at them every once in a while too.

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/8188/129136812368588758.jpg

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Singing anything by Avril Lavigne counts as a terrorist act in some countries....:hmmm: