Terror suspect sings Avril Lavigne

CCIP · 08-26-10, 05:12 PM

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...-avril-lavigne

Castout · 08-26-10, 05:28 PM

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.

CCIP · 08-26-10, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Castout

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.

TLAM Strike · 08-26-10, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

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

bookworm_020 · 08-28-10, 05:44 AM

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

08-26-10, 05:12 PM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Terror suspect sings Avril Lavigne 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...-avril-lavigne __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

08-26-10, 05:28 PM	#2
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	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. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

08-28-10, 05:44 AM	#5
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Singing anything by Avril Lavigne counts as a terrorist act in some countries.... __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"