How could this chap be wealthy? Doesn’t he know that poverty causes terrorism? That’s a nearly universally accepted axiom in the West, although it is really just a call for Western nations to write more checks to governments of Muslim countries and Muslim organizations in the West. It’s also demonstrably false. The New York Times reported that “not long after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001…Alan B. Krueger, the Princeton economist, tested the widespread assumption that poverty was a key factor in the making of a terrorist. Mr. Krueger’s analysis of economic figures, polls, and data on suicide bombers and hate groups found no link between economic distress and terrorism.”
CNS News noted in September 2013 that “according to a Rand Corporation report on counterterrorism, prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 2009, ‘Terrorists are not particularly impoverished, uneducated, or afflicted by mental disease. Demographically, their most important characteristic is normalcy (within their environment). Terrorist leaders actually tend to come from relatively privileged backgrounds.’ One of the authors of the RAND report, Darcy Noricks, also found that according to a number of academic studies, ‘Terrorists turn out to be more rather than less educated than the general population.’”
“Terror suspect Ali Harbi Ali plotted attack on Tory MP Sir David Amess for a week: British Muslim, 25, lives on celebrity-studded London street of £2million houses and his father is a former Somali official left ‘traumatised’ by his son’s arrest,” by Glen Owen, Jake Ryan, Abul Taher, and Scarlet Holmes, Mail On Sunday, October 17, 2021:
The killer of Tory MP Sir David Amess planned the murderous assault more than a week in advance, security sources have told The Mail on Sunday.
As police continued to question a 25-year-old British man of Somalian descent last night, sources revealed that the attacker had booked an appointment at Sir David’s constituency surgery before stabbing the politician 17 times.
The suspect was named last night as Ali Harbi Ali, the son of a former communications adviser to the prime minister of Somalia. Harbi Ali Kullane, confirmed that his son was in police custody following the stabbing and said he was ‘traumatised’ by the arrest.
Ali may have lived in Sir David’s Southend West constituency in Essex in the past, but his most recent residence is believed to be in London, where officers have been carrying out searches at three addresses.
The security services are providing assistance to Scotland Yard, which is leading the investigation. Last night, detectives were granted a warrant of further detention, allowing them to keep Ali in custody until Friday.
Police officers were yesterday standing guard outside the North London council house where Ali lives. It is in a street of £2 million three-storey townhouses where neighbours include broadcaster Giles Coren and, formerly, the late actor Roger Lloyd Pack, who played Trigger in Only Fools And Horses.
Sir David, 69, who had been an MP since 1983, met the public every fortnight and advertised the details on his parliamentary website.
Shortly before his killing, one Minister told this newspaper that the Government feared a wave of fresh terror attacks as the country emerged from the Covid pandemic, due to an ‘epidemic’ of ‘bedroom radicals’ who spent lockdown hunched over computers plotting atrocities.
Sir David Amess had been at an Iranian opposition rally, along with five other British MPs, in Paris in 2018….
A senior source said Sir David, who was Catholic, could have been a target due to his religion.
‘They are very hard for the security services to keep track of before they strike,’ the Minister said in a chilling warning.
Ali – who had not been charged last night – is being questioned by police to establish whether he had links to radical Islamic groups. Whitehall insiders said Ali was not known to MI5, although he is thought to have been targeted by Prevent, the Government deradicalisation programme, some years ago….
It is understood that initial indications point to the attacker being a ‘lone wolf’ who had ‘self-radicalised’ ahead of the attack at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea at Friday lunchtime.
Sources said that the suspect lived in London and travelled to Essex by train to carry out the attack. Ali was yesterday moved from Southend and taken for questioning to a specialised higher-security unit for terror suspects in London. A post mortem on Sir David has also been conducted.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said last night: ‘As part of the fast-paced investigation, officers have attended three addresses in the London area and conducted searches.’…
An emergency worker called to the scene of Sir David Amess’s death said the alleged attacker was ‘dead behind the eyes’.
The anonymous witness told The Sun: ‘What I saw was horrific. We knew immediately that David was dead. There was no way anyone was surviving that. It was such a savage attack. People were breaking down in tears because there was nothing anyone could do for him.
‘The suspect was already in handcuffs and was sitting on the floor. He was completely dead behind the eyes, staring blankly. And he didn’t say anything.’…
Dhimmi says
Anjem chaudhury stated the cause may be his pro- israeli politics
JW_Reader says
We have a Somali Terrorist in hijab here in US. Somalians even secured a seat for her in Congress so she can continue her great work of Islamizing the west.
gravenimage says
Vicious thug.
JimJFox says
Unfair GI !! He is a pious Muslim merely following his religion of peace…
mortimer says
The name of the FATHER of the 25-year-old Somali attacker is Ali Kullane.
Kindly note that ‘HARBI’ means ‘WARRIOR’ … do you know anyone whose first name is ‘WARRIOR’ ???
What ideas did the ‘shocked’ father give to his son ? He might have changed his first name had he disagreed with JIHADIC TERRORISM … but he did not repudiate jihad.
So why is the father HARBI Ali Kullane so ‘shocked’ ???
mortimer says
correction: The name of the FATHER of the 25-year-old Somali attacker is *HARBI Ali Kullane*
PMK says
He planned this attack for a week. He scheduled an appointment for that day. He apparently took the train from London to the meeting place. All of which adds up to premeditation, in my book. He attacked the MP in front of witnesses. Why isn’t he being charged, at this point, with first degree murder?
Continue the investigation for possible terror ties, but what difference will those make where this man and this action are concerned? Lone wolf or conspiracist, he remains a murderer.
A witness described the attacker as being ‘dead behind the eyes’. I wonder if he is disappointed at not being shot by police? All that effort, and no martyrdom.
somehistory says
They are all “dead behind the eyes.” The evil shows in the eyes of clerics and imams and others who go online and boast and threaten, and the ones they send forth to carry out the threats all have dead eyes.
The eyes are “the window to the soul.”
Eleanor says
Your ‘martyrdom’ comment is a very good point PMK. That’s very possible, although for that to happen he would have had to continue chasing and stabbing people, which he didn’t do. Either way, he won’t acquire 72 virgins for quite some time to come.
James Lincoln says
Eleanor,
I never could understand what one “man” could do with 72 virgins.
JimJFox says
Not charged because authorities are looking for possible mental problems. ?
RP says
Any killing / attacks by muslim is now listed as mentally ill?? in europe and Uk.
somehistory says
The ‘father’ was “traumatised’ by his son’s arrest,”
The fact that his evil offspring stabbed an innocent man 17 times, after having planned to do so for at least a week, didn’t cause the scumdad to blink an eyelid.
It was the “arrest’ that disturbed him so much.
It is interesting that the “father’ of this scum murderer is in politics in somalia. Much as i.elmi’s, a.k.a. i. omar’s brother is in politics in somalia.
And when it comes to mozlum murderers, there is no such thing as a “lone wolf,” they all are supported….often funded…by other like-minded mozlums, in the family, in the barracks, in the community and in all mozlum-dominated countries.
All of them use the same filthy playbook that demands and commands them to murder, rape, destroy and lie like the filthy rugs on which they plan their ‘preying’ on other people.
islam connects all of these murderers. Wolves who are “lone” means they have no pack…often due to hunters, disease, lack of prey, etc.
mozlums are never in these circumstances as islam herds them into the largest of “packs” of beasts…one huge beast pack.
When the “authorities” recognize and acknowledge this fact, people can come to understand islam so much better.
Michael Copeland says
Hear hear.
john smith says
Spot on
somehistory says
Thanks to both of you, MC and JS
tim gallagher says
Good comment, somehistory. So he’s traumatised by his son’s arrest, but doesn’t seem to have expressed sorrow over the death of the non-Muslim politician. Unfortunately, a fairly typical reaction from Muslims I’d say. They have such a bad attitude towards non-Muslims, as is learnt from in the Koran, so they only care about their fellow Muslims in many cases.
somehistory says
Thank you, tim.
I’d venture to say he would rather have had his son killed by a police officer, or another citizen than to be arrested.
mozlums who are devout are happy enough to see their offspring die during a terror attack on others. To have to see a trial, where things are discussed, and the guilty have to bow to the law of the land, then serve time…that’s just not halal. That decreases their fake ‘honor.’
GreekEmpress says
Well said, somehistory!!!
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somehistory says
Thank you, GreekEmpress, for the words and the thumbs.
tim gallagher says
I think you are right, somehistory. I also wonder how much the father would have known about his son’s attitudes. More than likely the father is just fine with what his son has done. He seems to have only been traumatised by the arrest of his son, and probably not by the hideous murder he has committed.
gravenimage says
Spot on, Somehistory. The father seems to be traumatized by his son’s arrest–but not by his son brutally murdering a Member of Parliament. No real surprise there.
Leonard Dunnet says
The left wing press will have us believe it was a right wing plot to discredit Muslims. Not what it actually is a stupid self radicalised muslim. If they spent as much time actually removing the left wing propaganda and stopping the white supremacy irreverant literature perhaps these people would intigrate and we could have a decent society.
Michael Copeland says
“….links to radical Islamic groups….”
Memo to Metropolitan Police:
There is no non-radical Islam.
Islam is Islam, and is defined by its root texts, Latin “radix”.
somehistory says
If only they would read your memo and learn something.
Isabella van der westhuizen says
I just pray there is no Islamophobic backlash of hateful bigotry against Muslims. Remember it is the religion of peace and only a few eccentrics let it down by going around and killing non Muslims
gravenimage says
Grimly hilarious–but this is how all too many dhimmis think.
Eva says
Are you freaking kidding???
gravenimage says
Eva, Isabella is citing how too many in the West think. She is being sarcastic.
Hank says
Isabella, It’s about the doctrine people base their faith and life on. You cannot expect anything good to come out of Islamic doctrine. This is due to the sinister, built-in, global hatred written against non-Muslims. The Quran is directly quoted here on JW for simple clarity. Robert Spencer has books that you can buy to see for yourself what Islamic doctrine (Pathogen) teaches its followers to do to other peoples and nations. It’s very cleverly crafted by deceivers in the 6th century to promote Arab conquest emanating out of Arabia. The pathogen can lie dormant, half dormant or in a full outbreak. It mainly attacks minds and hearts.
Repeating the mantra “it is a religion of peace” does not make it truth. If you don’t examine it yourself you are spreading propaganda and deceit. Politicians are leading the way to a civil war if they keep growing Islamization of non-Islamic host nations and don’t soon establish serious, manageable,peaceful, routes of repatriation of the Islamic Migration Jihad back to Arabia.
gravenimage says
Hank, Isabella is *being sarcastic*.
gravenimage says
UK: Ali Harbi Ali, killer of MP, is son of former Somali official and lives in wealthy London neighborhood
…………..
Gee–so it didn’t have anything to do with poverty, lack of education, and being “disenfranchised”? sarc/off
Really, this does not surprise. The background of the would-be pany bomber was much the same.
Billy Chickens says
Apologies if links aren’t acceptable. Couldn’t help myself so…
https://lesfemmes-thetruth.blogspot.com/2021/10/islamsplaining.html
Please delete if not allowed.
Michael Copeland says
Quote from that site:
….for the fruits of Islam are love of killing, hatred and death, bloodshed, destruction, cruelty, deceit, stoning, stealing, violence, lying, torture, beheading, murder, constant jihad, subjugation, forced conversion, forced marriages, child brides, the barbaric practice of female genital mutilation, kidnapping, slavery, dhimmitude, and the spread of Islam by brute force.
ISLAMSPLAINING
https://lesfemmes-thetruth.blogspot.com/2021/10/islamsplaining.html
gravenimage says
Seems fine to me, Billy.
mortimer says
When will Boris start to doubt his unrestricted immigration policy?
Muslims are CANONICALLY REQUIRED TO HATE THE KAFIR… this is compulsory and incumbent upon ALL Muslims, rather than an aberration.
David M says
Yes, in these politically correct times where you can’t say anything offensive to anyone somehow it’s still ok for the Muslim teachings to say “kill the unbelievers.”
Chaz Martel says
Thank you Mr. Spencer for your straight to the point, no nonsense interpretation of events when it comes to Islamic Jihad. You do not suffer fools gladly and when it comes to the growing reality of Jihad, society cannot afford to suffer fools gladly.
RP says
London Mayor Mr S Khan said MP Sir David Amess passed away ??? Not killed by my fellow Muslim?!!
David M says
Hey, according to the slimy Sadiq Khan getting killed by a Muslim is all part of living in a big city, so he will tell you to just live with it.
gravenimage says
Just hideous.
David Foot says
I wonder is Windsor William has enough “diversity now”.
The BLM prince was moaning he wanted more diversity and his grandma aproved of the BLM she is the BLM queen now!