[lbo-talk] London Bombers Were Angered by War in Iraq

[mike larkin]

"LEEDS, England - Shahzad Tanweer, the 22-year-old son
of a Pakistani-born affluent businessman, turned to
Islam, the religion of his birth, a few years ago. The
transformation was gradual, but then his relentless
reading of the Quran and daily prayers became almost
an obsession, his friends told The Associated Press.
He became withdrawn and increasingly angry over the
war in
Iraq, according to those who knew him best.

The U.S.-led war was what likely drove him to blow
himself up on a subway train last week, said his
friends.

"He was a Muslim and he had to fight for Islam. This
is called jihad," or holy war, said Asif Iqbal, 20,
who said he was Tanweer's childhood friend...."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050715/ap_on_re_eu/britain_suicide_bombers

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