Sources: Virginia Tech gunman left note

Chicago Tribune ^ | April 17, 2007 | Aamer Madhani

[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.

[wideawake]

Good catch. Where did you get this text, 3AD - it’s not in the article?

[najida]

That was my first reaction too....
English major,
Ishmael...
White whale and death and obsession.

Makes sense to me.

[Diogenesis]

found this:

Applicant (S) with the cassation: Ismail X…
Ruling on the appeal formed by:- X… Ismail,
against the stop of the Court of Appeal of Colmar,
correctional room, dated January 24, 2006, which, for
infringements with the legislation on the narcotics and
smuggling, condemned to five years of

[nmh]

“Ishmael was the son of Hagar. She planned to leave him in the desert to die but God told her no. I believe Ishmael is the patriarch of the muslim line.”

I haven’t done an in depth study of this ... but I have been told the Biblical lineage backs this up. And another reason WHY Islmaist HATE JEWS and Christians. Jews and Christians recognize Isaac as the LEGITIMATE heir to God’s promises to Abraham and Sarah.

[Texas_shutterbug]

I thought it was Ismail ACTS.

[nmh]

Yes, he was on antidepressants.

[Interesting Times]

“Investigators believe Cho at some point had been taking medication for depression.“

That often seems to be the case...

[dead]

Sooo...is it in the note or on his arm? Who writes this crap? (or am I just having reading comprehension issues?)

No, it's not just you.

The comment is meaningless gibberish.

[meg88]

Just another case of 'Instant Jihad' like at LAX, OU Football Stadium, Salt Lake etc.

Now lets all 'move on' and pass more gun control laws!

[rbosque]

I guess violence is relative. The Italian communists are mocking the murders as “American as apple pie”. Coming from communists who know blood-shed better than anyone else is laughable.

[kcvl]

And he had shown recent signs of violent, aberrant behavior, according to an investigative source, including setting a fire in a dorm room and allegedly stalking some women. A note believed to have been written by Cho was found in his dorm room that railed against “rich kids,” “debauchery” and “deceitful charlatans” on campus.

[Moose4]

The article’s been edited—now it says that Cho had “Ismail Ax” printed on the inside of one of his arms, in red ink, when they found his body.

Nuttier than a granola bar.

}:-)4

[nmh]

That would spoil Bush’s day.

He truly wants YOU to believe that Islam is a “religion of peace” and we can happily co-exist. The truth is it is anything BUT peace and we can NOT co-exist.

[3AngelaD]

In the second paragraph. It reads “Ismail Ax”.

[mad puppy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_I

Uh oh.

[RightWhale]

That was one of the first speculations out of Savage.

[Swanks]

Parents own dry cleaning business. Sister a Princeton grad...

[Red Badger]

They are gonna make him a “victim”...............

[Hatteras]

Could he be referring to himself as Ismael’s Ax (or weapon)?

[Texas_shutterbug]

"shmael is also a character in Moby Dick and if the guy was an English major, that’s another possibility."

TRue, but why use the Muslim version spelling of the Hebrew spelling?