Where did Faruq learn about Islam? Are law enforcement officials going to wave away such questions by saying yet again that he was “radicalized” on the Internet? Faruq is clearly a convert to Islam. Converts to Islam seem to be especially susceptible to jihadist appeals. What are U.S. Muslim organizations doing to prevent this? Why, nothing.

“Texas man pleads guilty to attempt to join ISIS,” by James Queally, Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2014:

A 23-year-old Texas man admitted Friday that he had been practicing military maneuvers and planned to travel to Syria to join ISIS, the terror group that has claimed thousands of lives in a violent march through Iraq in recent weeks.
Michael Wolfe, a.k.a. Faruq, of Austin, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization, according to a statement issued by the U.S. attorney’s office in San Antonio.

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