Chattanooga Shooting Suspect’s Trip to Jordan Scrutinized by Authorities

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Source: Wall Street Journal

By
Pervaiz Shallwani, Devlin Barrett and Damian Paletta

Updated July 17, 2015 10:44 a.m. ET


Counterterrorism investigators are looking closely at a monthslong trip the Chattanooga shooting suspect took to Jordan in 2014 to determine if he had contact with any extremists or traveled to other countries, according to people familiar with the investigation.

Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24 years old, spent about seven months in Jordan last year, according to one person close to the investigation. The visit was one of a number of trips he took to that country during his life. He also held Jordanian citizenship, officials said.

Mr. Abdulazeez died Thursday in a gunfight with police, after allegedly firing a rifle at two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tenn. Four Marines were killed in the attacks.

Law-enforcement and intelligence agencies are now trying to determine if he made connections, or drew inspiration, on that trip to later commit an act of violence once he returned to the U.S., these people said.


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1. Jordan is a major provider of guns to terrorists and other criminals in the U.S.

Kidding!

Gun culture provides all guns to terrorists and other criminals in the U.S.

Where did the mass shooter get his guns?
What are the names of the sellers involved with this conspiracy?
When will Homeland Security get off their asses and recognize this threat to our nation?

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2. When? When it affects them personally.

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3. "When will Homeland Security get off their asses and recognize this threat to our nation?"

What are *you* doing about this 'threat', aside from posting here?

[840high]

4. What can we do? Pray tell.

[friendly_iconoclast]

5. It depends on what you want done

For starters, and speaking for myself, seeking to infringe enumerated rights due to
a moral panic conducted using the slogan of "TERRA!" is quite odious.

HOWEVER- if you'd like to get one or more of those pesky enumerated rights
out of the way, I would draw your attention to:

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution/article-v.html

The Constitution of the United States

* * * * * * * * * *

Article V

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article; and that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate.

Get that done, and then we'll talk...

[Psephos]

6. it's hard to muster enthusiasm for that seeing daily examples of govt. disregard of the Constitution

the paper is only as good as the people who will protect it and abide by it

[friendly_iconoclast]

7. The stalwart folks at the ACLU, EFF, and SAF are doing their best to counter that

[Psephos]

9. yes, they are fighting the good fight indeed n/t

[For Freddie]

8. Constitution is...

What the Supreme Court sez it is.
Impeach Thomas and and a few others.
Bring the Constitution into the realities of the 21st Cent.
Not the relic that protected only white male land owners.
THEN we talk and deal.
Mother, Grandmother with kids of color on the streets.
Moms Rule, Dude. Sooner or later.

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10. 100% correct.