Web posts suggest lonely, depressed terror suspect

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Associated Press

LAGOS, Nigeria — Internet postings purportedly written by a Nigerian charged with trying to bomb a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day suggest a fervently religious and lonely young man who fantasized about becoming a Muslim holy warrior.

Throughout more than 300 posts, a user named "Farouk1986" reflects on a growing alienation from his family, his shame over sexual urges and his hopes that a "great jihad" will take place across the world.

While officials haven't verified that the postings were written by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, details from the posts match his personal history.

For example, the username also matches the alleged bomber's middle name and birth year. Farouk1986 says he is from Nigeria, the home nation of the man who allegedly tried to bring down the Detroit-bound flight. And the suspect's father says Abdulmutallab broke off ties with the family.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20091229/af-airliner-attack-internet-postings/

[left coaster]

1. "fervently religious and lonely"

Always a tragic combination..

[denem]

2. All this marching and down ... and waving flags is simply sex gone sour.

Orwell

[AlphaCentauri]

3. We could get many of those post from the GOP website

and also from some DUrs who love to ask others for credentials.