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I found this bit of information on the possible Islamist association to the shooting. The article also mentions that it may not have been a co-incedent that the Christians were slaughtered for handing out Bibles in Turkey on the same day. I believe that the possiblity of a connection to Islamic terrorism is the reason that the feds are reviewing Cho's phone records, but my guess is that the only connection that Cho had to the Islamics would have been by computer.

The Followers of ISMAIL By David J. Jonsson (04/20/07)

In recent weeks we have seen resurgence in the followers of the Ismaili sect of Shia Islam. Libyan leader Mu'ammar Qaddafi called, in a speech in Niger to Tuareg tribal leaders, for the establishment of a second Shi'ite Fatimid state in North Africa, after the model of the 10th-13th century empire that ruled North Africa, Egypt, and parts of the Fertile Crescent. It is worthwhile to review some of the background and origins of this sect and also to see how it may be impacting current events. The Ismailis are the followers of the seventh caliph Ismail and are know as seveners vs. the followers of the twelfth Imam or twelvers as Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Ismaili Students’ Association operates on many campuses.