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In 1991, he was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. In Portland, he attended Jackson Middle School and Wilson High School, then transferred to Westview High School in Beaverton. A classmate, Brandon Guffy, called him a "perfectly normal guy," saying he had Muslim friends interested in sports and hip-hop culture, and that he never acted extreme or talked about religion or politics.
A neighbor, Stephanie Napier, said his mother was extremely proud of her son, calling him her high-achiever who did well in school. She was shocked in disbelief about the accusations. The family practiced Islam, observed Muslim holidays and holy days, but didn't discuss religion at home. Napier called them "good people."
This past year, Muhamud was enrolled at Oregon State University but withdrew on October 6, according to school officials. No reasons were given.
On November 27, a Talk Left contributor, identified as Jeralyn, said:
"So there was no terror plot, except one hatched and incubated by the FBI, using a would-be surrogate they came across while intercepting internet chatter."
Firedoglake's Teddy wrote:
"How long are we going to let the cowboys shoot up our country with false terror plots and operations that would go nowhere without their instigation, planning, and coercion? How long will we allow our own federal constabulary to justify its own recklessly inflated budget by permitting actions like this to develop, fester, and grow operational in our midst?"
"This is terror, pure and simple. State-sponsored terror. Big splash terror designed to make people complaint and fearful, and grateful to their federal government," when, in fact, its operatives are at fault.
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