Mother told FBI that her sons father encouraged him to stop taking his meds and stock up on weapons

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http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/01/nazi_dressing_alleged_jihadist_charged_with_biting_two_fbi_agents.php

Nazi-Dressing Alleged Jihadist Charged With Biting Two FBI Agents

Ryan J. Reilly | January 10, 2011, 8:52AM

Emerson Begolly, a 21-year-old Penn State student who allegedly expressed pro-jihad and anti-Semitic sentiments, was arrested in the parking lot of a Burger King in Pennsylvania last week after he allegedly went for a gun in his pocket and then bit two FBI agents when they tried to question him about his online activities.

But a closer look at Begolly's case and his personal background suggests that the pro-jihad and anti-Semitic remarks which brought him to the attention of law enforcement may be the product of a troubled past. And while his personal political beliefs appear to have been radicalized following what his mother described as a "breakdown" last month, his lawyer argued that there's no indication he had the intent -- or the means -- to wage any sort of attack.

Begolly, who posted photos of himself dressed up as a Nazi on his MySpace page and more recently uploaded a song praising a suicide bomber on a jihadist web forum, reportedly has Asperger's syndrome, a disorder in the autism spectrum characterized by difficulties with social interaction, according to his lawyer and members of his family. Joan Kowalski, Begolly's mother, told FBI agents that Begolly had been off his medication for two years and that he suffered what she called a meltdown in December and withdrew from classes, an FBI agent testified. Since then, she said, he's spent most of his time online and on chat sites but also took long walks with a firearm according to an FBI agent's testimony. snip

His mother told FBI agents that Begolly's father (shown here) sparked her son's interest in Nazism, encouraged him not to take his medication and stocked up on weapons, and FBI agent testified. Photos of Begolly in a Nazi uniform were taken by his father, Shawn Begolly, when the younger Begolly was approximately 11 or 12 years old, his mother allegedly told FBI agents.

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I used tell younger DUers here to listen to what their parents had to say because they won't steer you wrong. I need to reconsider giving out that advice after reading this.

[ananda]

1. By golly!

Sorry, couldn't help it.

[leveymg]

2. There's an army of these manufactured monsters out there. "Don't retreat, reload, boys"

They're trained, armed and ready for service. Just give your command, Momma Bear.