Was this jihad a family affair? In any case, it is noteworthy that the establishment media continues to spell the killer’s name “Alissa,” which of course is a common first name for women in the U.S. and thus gives the impression that he is an American non-Muslim, when the shooter himself spelled it “Al Issa.” Are “journalists” trying to obscure the fact that he is a Muslim migrant ISIS sympathizer? Of course they are.
“Ahmad Alissa, King Soopers Boulder Shooting Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know,” by Alyssa Choiniere, Heavy, March 23, 2021:
Ali Alissa told the Daily Beast he and his family have lived in Colorado for 20 years and said they are “so sorry” for the victims. He went to King Soopers shortly after the shooting, looking for another relative, and found his brother in a police cruiser. He was looking for their third brother, who left to run errands. They could not get in touch with the third brother. That’s when he learned Ahmad Alissa was a suspect, he said.
“I went to King Sooper that is close to our house to see if they are there, and then I saw a police car,” he said. “And then as I got closer to the police car, I saw my [other] brother was detained in the police car. That was 9:30 at night.”
“‘Very Anti-Social’: Suspect in Boulder Supermarket Massacre Was Paranoid, Brother Says,” by Pilar Melendez, Justin Rohrlich, Emma Athena, and Kelly Weill, Yahoo News, March 23, 2021:
ARVADA, Colorado—Authorities on Tuesday identified the suspect in the shooting deaths of 10 people at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, a 21-year-old with a history of violence whose brother said he was deeply disturbed….
Ali Aliwi Alissa, the suspect’s 34-year-old brother, told The Daily Beast that authorities searched his house all night after the shooting….
In the hospital, police asked Alissa several times if there were any other suspects inside the supermarket, a question he did not answer—“though he asked to speak to his mother,” the affidavit says….
His brother, Ali Aliwi Alissa, said he traveled to another King Sooper’s location after work on Monday to look for a third sibling who had run an errand and couldn’t be reached. He said he found that relative in police custody, and that he and more family members were detained as well.
Alissa’s family house sits on the edge of a quiet cul-de-sac lined with two-story homes and a mix of Aspens, evergreens, basketball hoops, and bird feeders. Multiple generations of the family call the house, with solar panels on the roof and a flagstaff path leading to the backyard, their home.
If the neighbors hadn’t seen the news online, they learned something was wrong around 9:30 p.m. Monday when an armada of vehicles arrived and stormed the block. “It looked like the house was surrounded by Navy SEALs,” said a 39-year-old pilot and neighbor, who was in bed next door when law enforcement arrived and declined to give his name….
On Tuesday morning, a woman who identified herself as an older sister answered the door of the Alissa family home. She said she was floored, and the family never suspected their brother capable of committing this act of violence. “We’re shocked. He is nice, a quiet brother,” the 30-year-old told The Daily Beast, declining to give her name.
On a now-deleted Facebook page, Alissa described himself as “born in Syria 1999 came to the USA in 2002. I like wrestling and informational documentaries that’s me.” He also said he was “interested in “computer engineering/ computer science…. kickboxing.” Posts about mixed martial arts, especially jiu jitsu, dominated the page. Alissa sometimes posted about Islam, often about prayer or holidays.
He shared pictures of himself in his wrestling uniform from Arvada West High, as well as wearing medals from a fighting association.
Conrad, a former wrestling teammate of the suspect’s who spoke under the condition his last name be withheld, told The Daily Beast he was deeply surprised by the allegations, but that Alissa did have a temper.
“One thing I can tell you is he didn’t take losing very well,” he said. “I remember that in wrestling. He would throw his headgear, wouldn’t talk to the coaches when he lost. If I remember correctly, even cussed out one of the coaches one time.”
In one Facebook post, the suspect appeared to express fears that someone was targeting his phone for Islamophobic reasons.
“Yeah if these racist islamophobic people would stop hacking my phone and let me have a normal life I probably could,” he posted in July 2019.
On Facebook, his politics appeared mixed throughout several camps. He shared an article rebuking Donald Trump’s stance on immigration, but also posted about his own opposition to gay marriage and abortion.
A day after the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand, Alissa had shared a Facebook post from another user that read, “The Muslims at the #christchurch mosque were not the victims of a single shooter. They were the victims of the entire Islamophobia industry that vilified them.”
Authorities have not released a motive behind the grisly murders, saying the investigation was still in its preliminary stages and “it is premature for us to draw any conclusions at this point in time.”…
According to the suspect’s brother, the motivation may not have been a political one.
“[It was] not at all a political statement, it’s mental illness,” Ali Aliwi Alissa told The Daily Beast. “The guy used to get bullied a lot in high school, he was like an outgoing kid but after he went to high school and got bullied a lot, he started becoming anti-social.”
Court records show Alissa has at least one previous run-in with the law, including one arrest after “cold cocking” a classmate in 2017. According to court documents first obtained by KDVR, Alissa punched a classmate in the head after he “had made fun of him and called him racial names weeks earlier.” The victim suffered bruising, swelling, and cuts to the head. Alissa pleaded guilty to an assault charge in relation to the incident in 2018.
According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and court records, Alissa was sentenced to two months of probation and 48 hours of community service in connection with that episode. The agency confirmed an affidavit states Alissa punched a classmate at Arvada West High School in the head without warning, and continued to hit him even when he was on the ground. An Arvada Police spokesperson also confirmed Alissa had two interactions with local cops over the “past few years,” including cases involving allegations of simple assault and criminal mischief….
Walter Sieruk says
That’s very good idea to detain, and of course question the Muslim bother of that malicious jihadist who murdered all those innocent people ,for two basic reasons.
First, that murderers brother might have had encouraged him to go out and engage Islamic in Islamic terrorism
Second. it may be a good idea to make sure that he isn’t alos infected with the same violent ,dangerous and deadly jihad mindset
StacyGirl says
One of his brothers’ cars was found at the scene next to a vehicle containing one of the victims. If the family thought the shooter was insane, why give him your car?
RonaldB says
Well, it doesn’t matter if the media calls him Alissa or Al Issa. They won’t pursue the story anyway, except to use it as a pretext for further gun control. Funny how a wrestler-kickboxer with a hair-trigger temper came to be habitually bullied in school. I’m sure that gave him a deep sense of inferiority. I’m sure the school bullies were lining up to bully this guy who would kick them in the head because he felt like it.
Talking about being bullied, how did a guy with several run-ins with the law for violent actions get access to a firearm? Much better for safety’s sake to get the guns out of the hands of all the people with impeccable records. You might accidentally affect someone who is a real shooter, although the overlap would be purely coincidental.
Biden is already asking to take firearms off the streets, rather than perhaps rethinking his policy of open access for anyone from countries that cannot certify them to not be affiliated with terrorists.
mortimer says
Disagree. The mis-spelling of his name Al-Issa hides the murderous jihadic intent of this family. The name means ‘The Jesus’ … but the Islamic Jesus (Issa) is a terrorist who will return to terrorize and slay Christians. This is what Ahmad Al Aliwi Al-issa did … terrorized and murdered Christians. He was looking for CHURCHES to terrorize and slaughter.
Why will the LAMESTREAM not report the MOTIVES? Are they afraid that the jihadists will come to their news agency?
We all know that jihadists don’t fire-bomb the FAKE NEWS!
RonaldB says
My point is, whatever the facts, the Democrat leadership, mainstream media, and Deep State of the military-industrial complex and the inbred intelligence and security agencies don’t care. They care about advancing their agenda of destroying the country as we know it. When was the last time the FBI showed any interest in actually protecting Americans and US communities? Nancy Pelosi is claiming that the border mess is a result of Trump’s ineptitude and Biden is busily and successfully cleaning it up. I could give you a hundred examples. These people literally don’t care about the truth. They’re going to use the Boulder incident as an excuse for draconian gun confiscation. They would have confiscated guns anyway, but this simply serves as the peg. Anything at all would do as an excuse. They’ve separated their power from any real public opinion, so only the flimsiest excuse will do.
mortimer says
I got your point. They are only interested in establishing their unopposable political dominance. They are amoral … they couldn’t care less about inconvenient facts. I’ve seen these people up close and know them well.
The word ‘OPPORTUNIST’ is not strong enough to describe this godless Globalist-Neo-Marxist-Neo-Fascist-Neo-Corporatist cabal.
The political monicker of these people has yet to be established by the leading academics.
They are visibly the successors to what Mussolini called ‘corporatism’. It is certainly a kind of neo-feudalism that could be called ‘BIG-TECH CORPORATIONISM’.
Because people do not truly understand ‘FASCISM’, I hesitate to use the word … but this is no doubt the next version of fascism … an internationalist fascism.
Sons of Liberty says
Pelosi is part of the problem , funny how they destroyed many small business owners but are ALL FOR allowing illegal invaders many with COVID-19 to POUR ACROSS the border .
RonaldB says
For Mortimer: your distinction of “corporatism” versus “fascism” makes a lot of sense. Classic fascism is a partnership between the state and the large corporations. The corporations support the state and give money to the leaders, and in return are free to make profits for the owners and operate pretty much as they like. The Chinese system right now is essentially fascism.
But, fascism is generally associated with nationalism. The Chinese gov’t is extremely nationalist. The US gov’t partners with large corporations to suppress individuals and small businesses, but the US government is more globalist. Rather than promote nationalism, the US government denigrates and prosecutes nationalism. So, referring to the US gov’t as fascist is somewhat accurate, but has the wrong connotation of nationalism. “Corporatism” is a bit of a made-up term, but could well imply exactly what we have.
By the way, one reason the US fascist, or corporate, state hates small businesses is that small businesses are locally owned and run, and tend to emphasize local identity. Also, small businessmen can be personally wealthy if successful, and tend to financially support dissident political organizations. Basically, small businesses are too independent for the tastes of the bureaucratic tyrant drone control-freaks of the government. Hence, you have the literal war on small businesses being run in the guise of shut-downs by the Democrat governors.
I’m curious as to what form of government you find in Western Europe. They certainly come down hard on individuals with dissenting opinions, but seem to have much stronger control of corporations. The EU bureaucracy is a useless-rule generating machine.
gravenimage says
Mortimer–with all respect–Mussolini was not talking about corporations in the capitalist sense of free enterprise:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporatism#Fascist_corporatism
Sons of Liberty says
Exactly , mortimer !
Peter says
Thank you Mortimer for your excellent analysis . The left wing media is blaming it on white males. Left wing media has no sense of shame or ethics. I only wait for the day when they will all become extinct .
H North says
This is a common misconception pushed by the muzzie propagandists, mortimer. Deeper research reveals that “issa” in arabic is actually “Esau”, Jacob’s hairy brother from Genesis. The arabic for Jesus is actually “Yeshua”. It puts a whole new spin on muzzie indoctrination.
gravenimage says
Muslims do often confuse Biblical figures, such as conflating the mother of Jesus with Moses’ sistere Miriam.
But “prophet Isa” does indeed refer to Jesus–even though the figure is very different fromt that of the Jesus of the Gospels.
mortimer says
Partial agreement that the Leftard media types will search for the slimmest pretext to blame white American male Protestants for this jihad. They are the ‘usual suspects’ that they want to round up and sterilize so they will be ethnically cleansed from the Shangra-la Soviet Socialist States of Pelosia.
gravenimage says
+1
Dean Dudani says
You are the best – better news unvarnished
gravenimage says
Brother of Boulder jihad mass murderer detained, along with other family members
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Glad they are at least investigating the perp’s family.
More:
On Facebook, his politics appeared mixed throughout several camps. He shared an article rebuking Donald Trump’s stance on immigration, but also posted about his own opposition to gay marriage…
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The idea that these represent “different camps” is absurd. Pretty much *all* pious Muslims hate both Donald Trump and gay people.
Westman says
“He is nice, a quiet brother”, “It was not at all a political statement, it’s mental illness ”, “..after he went to high school and got bullied a lot, he started becoming anti-social.”, “He would throw his headgear, wouldn’t talk to the coaches when he lost.” Ahh, the old mental illness claim.
According to the Quran and a Hadith, a Muslim always wins a place in Paradise when dispatching unbelieving enemies.
And, of course, the Mosque will claim, “Al Issa, who?” Maybe CAIR is preparing a media package or is it too late? Social media aleady have the word “Jihad” in their comments.
RichardL says
of course, Muslims will be the “true victims” here. The people who know nothing about islam will scream even louder than the jihadis at CAIR
gravenimage says
Good post, Westman.
Mike says
Islamophobic is brought on by Muslims and until they stop fighting the world demanding respect and either assimilate or move back to the middle east nothings going to change
CogitoErgoSum says
Except Muslims cannot stop fighting the world. Verse 9:29 of the Koran quite clearly commands all believers in Allah to carry on the fight against the unbelievers until all the world has submitted to Islam. That is never going to change because Muslims believe the Koran is the unchangeable and everlasting word of Allah.
mortimer says
Our motto: “It’s the IDEOLOGY, stupid.”
Jihadism is the ideology that says JIHAD is the most important pillar of Islam.
Donovan Nuera says
We need a mass protest to force FBI director Wray to resign for basic stupidity and downplaying of our single biggest domestic enemy. Mail korans and Mr. Spencer’s multiple helpful books to the Hoover building to school them!!!!
RonaldB says
Wray’s actions are fully in accord with the policies of the White House and the Democrat leadership of Congress. Since winning the 2020 election by fraud, they are pretty independent of actual public opinion. Good luck on getting the MSM or major cable channels to publish actual facts on jihad theory and practice. Not every Muslim is a jihadi, but since the US leadership is totally discounting jihad threats, the distinction is irrelevant to them.
CogitoErgoSum says
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. You can give a man a book but you can’t make him read it … little less understand it.
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
“Multiple generations of the family call the house, with solar panels on the roof and a flagstaff path leading to the backyard, their home.”
Got a photo of this path? Does it wend between flagpoles? Is is assembled from flagstones?
Michael Kuehl says
Why are there Muslims in the US and Canada, the UK and Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand? How are these nations and cultures enriched and improved in any sense by large and growing numbers of Muslims?.
Michael Copeland says
QUIZ II: Can you guess? Not difficult.
https://gatesofvienna.net/2021/03/quiz-ii-can-you-guess-not-difficult/
Peter says
Very good question .The answer I think lies in the fact they vote as a block for Democratic Party and left wing liberals especially those who bash conservatives .
mortimer says
“My dear MURDEROUS ISLAMIC TERRORIST SON was a NICE boy and I don’t believe he did it!”
Why are so many Muslim parents unable to spot the jihadism in their children?
How, then, would we who are not Muslims spot the jihadist in a crowd?
Vito says
When an islamic jihadist goes on terror killing spree in America, it’s deflected & defined as “Mental Illness”. There seems to be a lot of mental illness in Islam, especially with islamists migrating to America. Therefore, as a means of national security, the Biden Administration should tighten all migration from islamic countries. A better vetting process must be put in place for Devout Fundamental Muslims, including their children seeking entry into the United States!
abad says
We’re going to have a lot more attacks like this on our soil thanks to Biden.
Because he wants to import more Moslems to America.
don vito says
The pious saracen got tired of imitating kufr and imitated his vile, murderer, slaver prophet.
Bezelel says
Countdown until obiden say’s “it has nothing to do with islam”
billy jakes says
where’s the link confirming this detainment?
BlackSabbath says
There are several islamic center (mosques) in Boulder Colorado, and I hope investigating agencies will arrest the clergy that teaches jihad and radicalizes young men. These people must be on the run right now, planning to hide or get out of country.
Giacomo Latta says
The federal government needs to stand up and state the obvious, something even Trump never did, and that is that Islam and democracy cannot coexist. Therefore, the Feds need to do what Denmark has just done and forbid any foreign funds to enter for the purpose of supporting Islam.
E T says
The deceased leader of Al Qaeda in Yemen, Anwar al Awlaki, was President of the Muslim Student Association at Colorado State University
Hamas/CAIR, ICNA, ISNA, Muslim Students Association should all be investigated. Hotbeds
Norman Gardner says
You are correct, they are terrorist supporting organizations.
Savvyone says
If you live in Boulder, please call your law enforcement and tell them to review Jihad Watch. They might learn something. For many people, Islam is an esoteric subject.
Time to shut down the mosques. They teach Shariah and Muslims must abide by it in their everyday life. I live near a jihadi Imam and he does not speak to the ‘infidel’. In one of the numerous books on Islam I have read, Muslims were the first ones called infidels.
somehistory says
They always claim the murderer was “nice” and “quiet,” and then was “bullied” or a “victim of the fake ‘phobia,'” or mentally ill, or unhappy due to …or all of the above.
The Truth is: he has been taught to believe that he is better than non mo slums, and that people who won’t do as he does, deserve to die. His family members are doing what all mo slum families do when one goes full on and commits mass murder. It’s part of their modus operandi. It’s what they are taught to do. Lie in any fashion that will sound like they are oh-so-sorry for what happened, that they never expected it, and want everyone to just say, “well, okay, then.”
How likely is it that the others were not involved in some way…other than the main way, which is islam and believing they are the only people who deserve to be happy, deserve to make choices, deserve to live.
Savvyone says
There should be a law: if we allow you to come into out country, know that if any of your family engages in a murderous jihadi act, your family will ALL be exported back to your place of origin. PERIOD!! We need to stop with the stupid PC. They hate us, and that will never change. My family has a fatwa on our heads. You can’t believe what they have done to us. physically, mentally and financially. I applaud Robert for his books on Islam, so informative. I am pretty much an expert on Muslim behavior. Have an Imam nearby. I have been reading books on them since 2002. I could give you the titles of around 100. I have had a CAIR leader come into the neighborhood and harass me. You can see their pics in John Guandolo’s book “Raising a Jihadi Generation.” A must read. Small book but packed with great info. Cheap on Amazon. I have sent some to our city leader’s. Hope you all will do the same. It is amazing how many people are clueless when it comes to Muslims, and no, they do not add a positive aspect: they pretty much just take over what Americans put together.
gravenimage says
What is the Fatwa about?
Savvyone says
read further on for answer. thanks
Diana says
The King Sooper advertises itself as kosher….no one mentions this
Savvyone says
For insurance, guess they should have advertised it as Halal
So you law enforcement in Boulder—-there is a motive. Maybe he thought only Jews shopped there.
Ramadan right around the corner. We are going to see more and more of this. In my city, Ramadan brings on a rash of items thrown on the freeways, such as ladders, wheelbarrows, mattresses, chains, i.e. you name it. They are showing more visibility–you know what that means, right?
gravenimage says
King Soopers is a mainstream supermarket, but they do feature Kosher products, especially during Passover.
https://www.kingsoopers.com/d/international-kosher
Savvyone says
If you disbelieve in their religion. And, I am an activist against shariah and have supported those who carry on the fight, for 12 years. So a fatwa was issued. You would be amazed at what I could tell you about they have done to us. I want to write a book.
There is no place for Islam in the Western countries; as stated by many former Muslims and those of us who are knowledgeable of their ideology. There is no way that family didn’t know what their son/brother was up to. In my opinion, it is often the Muslim mother who is the most dangerous. Remember the mother of the Tsarnaev brothers? Some mothers take great pride in their jihadi sons.
I live in a large city. We have been inundated with THEM. The next big election will see them able to take the vote. It was done in London UK. The time to take action is quickly passing. We need to support the activists, like Robert Spencer. I think this website is one of the very best and his books are so good. Bravo Robert! Speaking out now and loudly is crucial. There are some in the media with a large audience who will not go there. What a shame. I have four ancestral cousins who were generals, including Sherman, they would be aghast at what has been allowed in Europe and the U.S. Only China has guts.
gravenimage says
Thanks for the background.