Ahmad Khan Rahami’s Father Told Police in 2014 His Son Was a Terrorist, Officials Say.

[elleng]

Source: nyt

Two years before Ahmad Khan Rahami went on a bombing rampage in New York and New Jersey, his father told the police that the son was a terrorist, prompting a review by federal agents, according to two senior law enforcement officials.

Separately on Tuesday, another official said that when Mr. Rahami was captured during a shootout with the police, he was carrying a notebook that contained writings sympathetic to jihadist causes.

In one section of the book, which was pierced by a bullethole and covered in blood, Mr. Rahami wrote of “killing the kuffar,” or unbeliever, according to the official, who agreed to speak about the investigation only on the condition of anonymity.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/21/nyregion/ahmad-khan-rahami-suspect.html?

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But read on; confusing story/father.

[MattP]

1. Comey was more intrested in Hillary's emails to be bothered

[Nuclear Unicorn]

2. "Known wolf" -- again

[LisaL]

3. Father made an accusation but when interviewed he recanted it.

[elleng]

4. Right. Rough times for the family.

[Yo_Mama]

5. Yes, but the foreign travel, etc, should have warranted a deeper investigation.

Many red flags here aside from the father's statement.

[LisaL]

6. But he probably wasn't yet building his bombs in 2014.

So what could they have done with him?

[leftynyc]

9. Maybe keep an eye on him

And perhaps, just perhaps, seeing him walking around Chelsea with 2 duffel bags would have set off some alarm bells. I know we can't possibly physically watch each and every person visiting Afghanistan and Pakistan but given this news about his father calling the authorities, maybe this one warranted extra attention.

[B2G]

7. "Motivation still unclear"

[TonyPDX]

8. With information like this and no law enforcement action, what does it take?

And yet I have to remove my shoes before boarding an airplane. Sheesh.