The making of a homegrown terrorist
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Oh. Noes. Any kid that’s a bit troubled (that’s all of them, people) could be recruited as a terrorist. A ‘Domestic Terrorist’, at that. They walk among us! Dear God, they’re everywhere! More of our rights must be curbed for the purpose of security! (Propaganda award of the month goes to Isabel Teotonio and the Star for helping carry the ‘domestic terrorist’ ball a bit further down the field with this article. Meanwhile, anyone who actually reads the papers knows full well that this kid was fingered and recruited by CSIS, which also set up the supposed terrorist boot camp in Northern Ontario. Don’t let your view of reality be distorted by this kind of media charade.
The history: ‘Toronto 18′ member handed 14-year sentence | 2-year term sought in Toronto ‘terror plot’ | Toronto 18 ‘terror’ accused signs confession, media retreads tales of planned chaos | Toronto 18 member pleads in bomb plot | How MI5 blackmails British Muslims | New York “Terror Plot” Another Government Provocateured Set-Up | Toronto 18 Terror case: RCMP agent Shaikh was instigator who broke law: defence | Five muslims face life for Fort Dix ‘terror plot’ orchestrated by FBI | American Intelligence Contractors Leak Canadian Toronto 18 ‘Terror Training’ Video to Web | Third Mole Surfacing in Toronto Terror Trial? | RCMP informant says accused in militant plot was naive | Paid CSIS Informant Says Public Not Upset Enough about Toronto ‘Terror’ Plot | Latest Toronto 18 ‘Terror’ Wiretaps Confirm Youths Goaded by Reservist, Paid Police Informant | Toronto ‘Terrorists’ Agree on Decapitation Plot, Fail to Open Tuna Tin | Many Question if Toronto “Terrorists” Were Led by Informants as Case Weakens | Crown presents evidence in Toronto terror suspect trial | Australian ‘Terror Plot’ Case Bears Remarkable Similarities to ‘Toronto 18′ | Terror case begins to emit ripe aroma | Canada’s anti-terror law unconstitutional, defence says | Toronto’s Terrorism Case: For the Families, Fear and Bewilderment | CSIS informant admits cocaine, marijuana use during investigation | Terror trial proceedings troubling | Alleged Toronto terror plot included two police agents | Toronto Terrorist Ringleader Has Military Connections | Canadian ‘Terror Plot’ Begins To Unravel | Police arrest terrorist suspects in Toronto
Isabel Teotonio, The Toronto Star
September 4, 2009
Saad Khalid was only 16 when he was dealt a devastating blow.
He returned home to find paramedics trying to revive his mother, who had been found submerged in the bathtub. He sank to his knees in despair and buried his face in his hands. She was gone.
The once-gregarious teen became reticent. He withdrew from sports, tended to his younger siblings and took on more household chores.
He and his brothers and sisters were discouraged from speaking about his mother’s struggles with depression and her death. Instead, they were told to pray to God.
The game was up. Gathered in a first-floor conference room at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a huddle of senior Lehman Brothers executives realised that their firm was bust. A 
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