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Sources: Virginia Tech gunman left note
Chicago Tribune ^ | April 17, 2007 | Aamer Madhani

Posted on 04/17/2007 8:55:01 AM PDT by 3AngelaD

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The suspected gunman in the Virginia Tech shooting rampage, Cho Seung-Hui, was a troubled 23-year-old senior from South Korea who investigators believe left an invective-filled note in his dorm room, sources say.

The note included a rambling list of grievances and ended with the words "Ismail Ax" in red ink on the inside of one of his arms.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


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To: Frank_Discussion
Ishmael = Jewish Spelling
Ismail = Arab spelling

Similar to:

Abraham = Jewish Spelling
Ibrahim = Arab Spelling

We're talking about at least three different alphabets here -- Hebrew, Arabic and Roman. Some of them by way of Greek. We're not talking about spellings, but transliteration -- and for crying out loud, 20-odd years after Ghadaffi got our attention, there is no consensus on whether his name should begin with a G, a K or a Q, whether it should end in I or Y, and just what the hell should come in between.

401 posted on 04/17/2007 1:47:28 PM PDT by ReignOfError (`)
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402 posted on 04/17/2007 1:47:32 PM PDT by kimmie7 (Liberals embrace the sin......Christians embrace the sinner.)
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To: PissAndVinegar

I had the same thought. Just not clear! Wonder if the words signed on the note were like those that are also on his arm.


403 posted on 04/17/2007 1:48:17 PM PDT by seekthetruth
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To: pa mom

Ooooh. Waitasec. I don’t KNOW that it is, but somebody found the “possible” pic of the shooter, and it really does look like him. If you look at the linkages of the other blogs that connect to it, they mention “Ismail ax” and also quickly link up with a bunch of french-language traffic out of Morocco.

The close linkage of all of this stuff has me intrigued.


404 posted on 04/17/2007 1:48:45 PM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: GOP_Thug_Mom
I'm sorry to say that the Islamic idea is not panning out.

The Ishmael Axe reference apparently refers to a literary work and has nothing to do with Islam. The guy is a English major, which makes perfect sense. It is apparently a character in a rather esoteric book.

I would have to admit, the connecting is now classified as a false assumption.

405 posted on 04/17/2007 1:50:15 PM PDT by Cold Heat (Mitt....2008)
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To: ctdonath2

That may be all it is, but the ME influences seem at least to be ironic.


406 posted on 04/17/2007 1:50:25 PM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: pa mom
Someone googled Ismail and got a citation for an article in a math journal by someone named Ismail.

Gee, can't imagine how that happened.

407 posted on 04/17/2007 1:51:26 PM PDT by ReignOfError (`)
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To: pa mom

About the only thing to surface from a web search of “Ismail Ax” is a French-language photo blog, referring to someone using that term and bearing a good resemblance to the shooter. Several related photos were found as noted.

They haven’t been proven him yet (the incident occurred just yesterday, takes a little while to contact people & get verification), but when a little casual searching turns up photos that similar involving unique text, the odds look pretty good it’s him.


408 posted on 04/17/2007 1:51:43 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (The color blue tastes like the square root of 0?)
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To: ReignOfError

Nope. The common and contemporary spelling for english-speaking arab text is Ismail, Ishmael in Jewish. My point is that it isn’t misspelled, but that there are multiple correct spellings, based on your audience.

Ismail is arab.


409 posted on 04/17/2007 1:53:10 PM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: Frank_Discussion

What ME influences? A group trip to Morrocco doesn’t count for much.


410 posted on 04/17/2007 1:53:30 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (The color blue tastes like the square root of 0?)
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To: Cold Heat

“The Ishmael Axe reference apparently refers to a literary work...”

Where? What literary work?


411 posted on 04/17/2007 1:55:22 PM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: ctdonath2

Isn’t Morocco Islamic? Touristy, sure, but still islamic. Just got bombed, too, for being pro-western, IIRC.


412 posted on 04/17/2007 1:56:48 PM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: 3AngelaD

Ismail X ... like Malcolm X ?


413 posted on 04/17/2007 1:58:47 PM PDT by Chad_the_Impaler
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To: Frank_Discussion

Ismail ax could refer to a character in the video game Diablo 2

Ismail Vilehand Character wields and axe.


414 posted on 04/17/2007 2:00:44 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Frank_Discussion

There is a thread on it. I’ll try to locate it for you.


415 posted on 04/17/2007 2:01:55 PM PDT by Cold Heat (Mitt....2008)
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To: ctdonath2

Search ismail ax diablo. Many gaming links.


416 posted on 04/17/2007 2:02:09 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: ctdonath2

what are we looking for in those pictures? I didn’t see anyone who looked like the perp. I’m interested in what’s on Atlas Shrug’s page.


417 posted on 04/17/2007 2:02:54 PM PDT by GOP_Thug_Mom (libera nos a malo)
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To: Jet Jaguar

The gamer angle is far more likely than the islamic one.


418 posted on 04/17/2007 2:03:42 PM PDT by pa mom
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To: Frank_Discussion

There’s a billion of ‘em in this world.
Visiting one country (noted for gambling & pleasure, BTW) is hardly enough for a connection.


419 posted on 04/17/2007 2:04:40 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (The color blue tastes like the square root of 0?)
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To: Cold Heat

Thanks. And I mean that!


420 posted on 04/17/2007 2:05:18 PM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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