Relatives: Rampage suspect may have been stressed...(Details on Afghan-American who ran down 14)

Mercury News via Sweetness & Light ^ | August 29, 2006

[Sam Hill]

From the Bay area Mercury News [excerpted]:

Relatives: Rampage suspect may have been stressed over wedding

By James Hohmann and Katherine Corcoran

Relatives of a Fremont man connected to Tuesday's deadly driving rampage said he may have been distraught after returning recently from Afghanistan without his newlywed wife who is waiting for a visa.

Omeed Aziz Popal, 29, who sources said was being held by the San Francisco police, was normally a kind and gentle person, said Hamid Nekrawesh, 43, a first cousin in Fremont.

But a recent trip to Afghanistan to participate in an arranged marriage could have caused him a lot of stress, Nekrawesh said.

"He was a very respectful, quiet, nice guy,'' Nekrawesh said. "I've never seen him do anything violent.''

Zarghona Ramish of San Jose, who also identified herself as Popal's cousin, said he had been having strange dreams since returning a month ago from Afghanistan...

He was born in Afghanistan, but came to the United States at a young age. Three months ago, he returned to his home country to marry, relatives said, and his wife's family was very traditional and strict.

"He grew up as a Western boy in the United States and went to Afghanistan to get married culturally over there,'' Nekrawesh said...

An earlier video report from San Francisco's KTVU does not describe the perpetrator in any way. It offers no physical description of the driver or even any mention of his name.

All that is allowed to be said about him is to have some witnesses remark upon his placid demeanor.

The KTVU piece does deign to mention that the indescribable driver ended up near a Jewish Community center. And that "one witness said he referred to himself as a terrorist."

Of course the reporter quickly goes on to assure us, "but police say this case might have been many things, but it wasn't an act of terrorism."

But why is this so certain?

Note that the Mercury article mentioned Popal's is his first cousin, Hamid Nekrawesh.

Mr. Nekrawesh appears to be a devout follower of Islam, or at least greatly interested in it. He is also interested in the progress of the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

Nekrawesh is also a contributor (of $50) to the anti-war Bush-hating crackpot Lyndon Larouche.

The other relative mentioned, Zarghona Ramish, has been issued an order from the state of California (view pdf file) to desist and refrain from her pyramid scheme:

7. During 2001, 2002, and 2003, Ramish, Ghias, Farzana, Tamiz, Abawi, and Aziz were active participants in an organization operating under the name of Women Helping Women (WHW), Women Empowering Women (WEW), Women Helping Women Dinner Party (DP), or The Women’s Garden Party or Garden Circle (WGP).

8. WHW, WEW, DP, and WGP operated as a pyramid scheme.

9. Women in these groups operated by inviting women to a "potluck" gathering at individual’s homes and/or community centers or conference rooms. The gathering was described as a "support group." During the gatherings, women would be recruited to contribute money to the group.

Women Helping Women (WHW) raised money for women suffering in Pakistan after the 2005 earthquake. (As we know, the plotters who wanted to blow up all those planes from the UK to US last week were also raising for Pakistan quake relief, and funded their plans with some of it.)

But perhaps I am needlessly suspicious.

Still, it was just six months ago we were talking about another mixed up and murderous SUV driver of Middle Eastern heritage.

Nobody wanted to call the clean-cut UNC student Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar a terrorist, either.

[Xenalyte]

In Houston, traffic violations go through the municipal court system. (Take my word. I know from traffic tickets.)

[Grampa Dave]

It will be interesting to see the Gay/Left wing controlled mediots in the San Francisco area go out of their way to connect this clown Islamo Terrorism.

[Xenalyte]

My husband rarely curses, but when he's doing home renovation projects, he turns positively salty. Cracks me up. Apparently one cannot properly install Pergo flooring without casting vile aspersions on the character and family tree of the guys from the foundation company.

[Cheburashka]

I was stressed out about my wedding. Never crossed my mind to mow down a dozen or so people.
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Of course you were going to be able to consummate your marriage that night, or at least the next day after the hangover wore off. This guy was going to have to wait at least six months for the government to handle the paperwork to let her in this country. However, killing one and injuring fourteen seems to be disproportionate response. < humor >Of course if they had all been Immigration and Naturalization employees...< /humor >

[Grampa Dave]

"Wow, I'd feel real safe with this kind of diversity on my local police force - NOT!!"

Those two chunks of female beef look like former Dykes on Bikes. They are another good reason to never go into GayFrisco

[redgolum]

Apparently one cannot properly install Pergo flooring without casting vile aspersions on the character and family tree of the guys from the foundation company.

For years, as a kid, I honestly thought "SOB" was another name for pigs and football referees. I grew up on a farm in Nebraska.

[Flash Bazbeaux]

"Just wondering what would be the reason a traffic infraction would go to municipal court rather than traffic court?"

I'm not sure what you are referring to, but since about eight years ago the State of California restructures its court system. The Municipal Courts were unified with the Superior Courts in each county for the whole State of California. So the only court is the Superior Court. For the larger counties, and maybe the smaller ones as well, there will be separate Small Claims, Traffic, Family Law, and other Departments.

[SFC Chromey]

that is not miss fong. the "chief" is heather fong, and she is really really really really really skinny. i refuse to break my computer by posting her picture.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Traffic court is handled in municipal court by muni court judges.

Muni court = misdemeanors, Superior Court = a felony handled at the state level. Federal court, you get the picture.

[TChris]

Clearly, the driver was guilty of DUI, Driving Under Islam.

[dennisw]

You are right that's not Heather Fong. I corrected that in a later post

[dennisw]

DWI- Driving While Islamic

[roses of sharon]

And attempting to kill people on a street named "Bush"?

[pbear8]

Vehicular Jewicide and Vehicular Jihadicide

Or just Driving While Muslim.

[RightWhale]

When a loon tried to drive his car over a couple cops here a few years ago the cops shot him dead. The investigation results: the cops were attacked by a perp with a deadly weapon and were justified using deadly force to remove the threat.

[ßuddaßudd]

I'm hearnig he targeted the Jewish part of town in SF for his rampage.

[Paved Paradise]

They already made a name up for this???? How about "Suddenly Satan Has Possessed Me Syndrome?"

SSHPMS (I just noticed that 'PMS' is in there - kinda funny).

[Deb]

Amazing how stories like this are being isolated and unreported.

[samadams2000]

Monitor the beehives.

[Enchante]

"She witnessed an elderly woman walk out of a store near Sutter and Fillmore streets and get slammed by the SUV. “You just heard this thud. She got thrown against the wall of one of the stores,” Delzotto said."

Only ROP adherents seem to thrive upon things like running down helpless elderly women in the name of an obscene satanic cult and then expect the rest of the world to excuse them.....