Posted on 06/23/2006 7:39:18 PM PDT by Ellesu
"I couldn't believe it but its true - that's him I saw on TV," says Narcisse Batiste. Family members woke him up Thursday night when they saw his son - Narseal - was one of 7 suspects arrested for plotting Al-Queda like attacks.
Narseal Batiste and his five brothers and sisters grew up in both Marksville and Chicago. His father is a baptist preacher at a church in Bunkie. "They were brought up under strict supervision - church - school - they were taught to love everybody," says Narcisse Batiste. "I don't believe it - I don't believe my son's capable of doing it because he never showed anything bad in life."
Narseal converted to Islam in the early '90s. About five years ago he moved his wife and four children from Marksville back to Chicago. Since then, father and son have not spoken. Today, Narcisse Batiste has a lot of questions for his son. "Were you involved? What have you been doing? Your dad never taught you to do this."
As of Friday afternoon, Batiste still hasn't heard any official word from his son - or the government on the arrests. He's hoping to find the federal charges false.
Looks like a guy who got some screwball ideas and threw his life away, along with his followers.
Ah c'mon, Narcisse, everyone knows Islam is a religion of peace. Your son was just trying to bring peace to the world by killing all the infidels.
Love your tag line....very accurate description of this "religion".
It just figures at least ONE of those idiots would be from Loser-ana.
Narcisse has two other sons who are in the USMC; one of them just recently returned from serving in Iraq. They apparently stayed with their father's faith instead of becoming muslim converts.
2006 - 5 = 2001... other articles said the move was just before 9/11/2001.
Thanks for the post.
Let me take my foot out of my mouth.
May he and his two other sons be safe and may his third son find his way back home.
May this be a modern day prodigal son story.
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