Some hopeful news out of Canada. But it took 7 long years to investigate before charges were laid against Hussein Sobhe Borhot. The brutal activities of jihadists in Syria, particularly those of the Islamic State — from its treatment of sex slaves to beheadings and wanton murder — makes it urgent that these people be brought to justice and penalized severely.
This is particularly difficult given logistics of investigations overseas. The difficulty is compounded by the Liberal government’s policy of handling jihad terror in the context of political correctness and identity politics. Last year:
It is important for Westerners to understand the ideology that drives jihadists. In 2018, leaked intelligence documents showed a greater threat of Islamic terror than the Canadian government admits. A year later, it emerged that dozens of jihadis were walking free in Canada, yet authorities won’t charge them.
“On the paperwork, Borhot listed his profession as ‘plumber’ and noted his level of ‘Shariah’ — the legal code of Islam, based on the Qur’an — was basic.” It is worth noting that a jihadi’s knowledge of Sharia, beyond the command to kill in the name of Allah (as his or her highest calling) is unrelated to his or her ability to murder and commit other atrocities in the name of Islam. One need look no further than the villages of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Palestinian territories to understand what religious zeal means in connection with jihad.
“Terrorism charges laid against Calgary man after 7-year probe,” CBC News, July 22, 2020:
This is particularly difficult given logistics of investigations overseas. The difficulty is compounded by the Liberal government’s policy of handling jihad terror in the context of political correctness and identity politics. Last year:
It is important for Westerners to understand the ideology that drives jihadists. In 2018, leaked intelligence documents showed a greater threat of Islamic terror than the Canadian government admits. A year later, it emerged that dozens of jihadis were walking free in Canada, yet authorities won’t charge them.
“On the paperwork, Borhot listed his profession as ‘plumber’ and noted his level of ‘Shariah’ — the legal code of Islam, based on the Qur’an — was basic.” It is worth noting that a jihadi’s knowledge of Sharia, beyond the command to kill in the name of Allah (as his or her highest calling) is unrelated to his or her ability to murder and commit other atrocities in the name of Islam. One need look no further than the villages of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Palestinian territories to understand what religious zeal means in connection with jihad.
“Terrorism charges laid against Calgary man after 7-year probe,” CBC News, July 22, 2020:
