The Curious Case Of Hussein Zorkot
How a Hezbollah link can transform a normal criminal into a terrorist.
All Hussein Zorkot wanted was a wife.
The 26-year old son of Lebanese parents was arrested in Dearborn Michigan last month. He was clad in a dark overall and he painted his face black. It was at dusk, he was on a rooftop, and he had an AK-47 rifle in his hand. He was prepared for a perfect crime.
Investigations reveal the portrait of a troubled man who was sick and tired of his step-mom spreading rumors that he was gay. He told the investigators that he wanted to be seen with the rifle to prove to everyone that he was a real man (it seems prospective wifes are more interested in criminals than in gays).
The excuse was crappy, but then somehow along the lines of the investigation (and its coverage) came Hussein’s sympathy for “Iranian backed terror group” Hezbollah. As anyone from Lebanon would tell you, it is normal for a Hezbollah fan to pose for pictures next to Nassrallah posters. It is also normal to for them to have personal sites (which in Mr. Zorkot’s case is more of a link generating mashup of opposition slogans, banners and web links) dedicated to Hezbollah.
The man is a criminal no doubt, but when the coverage of his crime focuses on his “relationship” with Hezbollah, he officially becomes a “terrorist”.
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Hello, my name is Mustapha and I blog in The Beirut Spring about Lebanese society and politics. I started in February 2005 after the killing of P.M. Rafik Hariri.
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Does the guy life in the US or on Mars? Hezbolla is classified as a terrorist entity in the US, isn’t it? To promote or idealize a terrorist organization on his website then I say the crime fits and he should be held accountable.
Come on, he was just nostalgic of his previous lifestyle in Hezballahstan…
You’re missing the part about his posting on the Internet that he’s starting his personal jihad, so he might not be that innocent after all. In any case, i sure hope he’s not going to be labeled as a terrorist or enemy combatant, because that would take away pretty much all his legal rights.
Joe,
You are right, one should be careful when in the US, but the post is about the nature of the crime. The question is: is Hussein Zorkot a criminal or a Terrorist?
Kheireddine,
I’m not sure he ever lived in hezball..euh.. Lebanon
Riemer,
Precisely: Personal Jihad. What has Hezbollah have to do with it? Are people liable for their fans’ actions?
“is Hussein Zorkot a criminal or a Terrorist?”
Well, Mustaphy, he’s both, whichever way you look at it. A terrorist by definition is a criminal, and vice versa.
The problem comes from that in this society, the US, political correctness demands that we keep referring to this scourge in general ambiguous terms, and that we keep trying to remedy it as if were a “law-enforcement/criminal” issue as opposed to it being a political, military, defence, and national security issue.
At least, I can see that Hezb is an equal opportunity company: even the fags can have their take…
:)
On the issue at hand, he’s a criminal – no doubt. But a terrorist ? Maybe a delusional one ? This person need professional help – from the red light district.
One thing is sure: mothers in law drive a man crazy!!!
Ralf,
Not mother in law, step mother, as in his dad’s second wife..
ooops sorry, anyway, mother, mother in law, step mother kelloun waj3it rass
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