Internet postings purportedly written by a Nigerian charged with trying
to bomb a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day suggest a fervently religious
and lonely young man who fantasized about becoming a Muslim holy
warrior. Throughout more than 300 posts, a user named
“Farouk1986″ reflects on a growing alienation from his family, his
shame over sexual urges and his hopes that a “great jihad” will take
place across the world.
