This morning, we woke up to the news that yesterday's shooter in Boulder, Colorado, who took 10 lives including that of a Boulder police officer, is a 21-year-old Muslim. His name is Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, a resident of Colorado. He reportedly came to the US with his parents from Syria when he was three years old.
https://us.cnn.com/2021/03/23/us/boulder-colorado-shooting-suspect/index.html
At this point, the authorities and the media are saying nothing about his motive. That is the responsible thing to do pending interrogation and additional evidence. There are initial reports coming in from alternative sources that point to jihad as the motive. I'm not sure they have been confirmed, however. Be that as it may, I will bet the farm that it was jihad-related.
But how timely this occurs just after Alejandro Mayorkas, the new head of DHS, announced that domestic extremism (no doubt the white, pro-Trump, Proud Boys, QAnon type) was our biggest threat. I personally feel it is a growing problem, but when it comes to terrorism, it is this threat-the jihadist threat - that results in major loss of life.
In the meantime, if anyone is offering a reward for information as to motive, call me.
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Per screenshots, Boulder shooter's father, Moustafa Al-Issa has cited that ISIS was "made" by "impure black Obama" [Sic]. He wrote that non-Muslims are "stray animals", that "Palestine" will always be Arab. And that forces against Turkey are "soldiers of satan".
http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/264961
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