Nbc....

[10DimeBry]

rec'd a package from the asshole murderer today in the mail. more details to follow i guess.

[kbsooner21]

rec'd a package from the asshole murderer today in the mail. more details to follow i guess.

really? wow. what a fucked up individual

[10DimeBry]

yep i just heard it on the radio here. they havent disclosed what was in the package. i'm sure they will soon though

[Three Jack]

Sometime after he killed two people in a dormitory but before he slaughtered 30 more in a classroom building Monday morning, Cho Seung-Hui sent NBC News a rambling communication and videos about his grievances, the network said Wednesday.

Network officials turned the material over to the FBI and said they would not immediately disclose its contents pending the agency’s review beyond characterizing the material as “disturbing.” It included a written communication, photographs and video.

The network said it would release a statement shortly.


Cho, 23, a senior English major at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, killed 32 people in two separate attacks Monday before taking his own life.

[Mike1]

MSNBC is showing the video clips and pics. What a SICK Individual.

[ULikeApples]

Yeah, I like how the MSM is ignoring how this is another violent act carried out in the name of Islam. I guess they are just assuming the Ismail Ax on his arm meant nothing. Most places only mention that in a footnote, if at all.

[Ldawg]

Yeah, I like how the MSM is ignoring how this is another violent act carried out in the name of Islam. I guess they are just assuming the Ismail Ax on his arm meant nothing. Most places only mention that in a footnote, if at all.

Well they are ALL Over it today ...... and the NET .

-Cho was an English major and poet whose writings had raised eyebrows in the past. But what could "Ismail-Ax" mean? Is the phrase spiritual, poetic or just a bizarre expression of a troubled student?


One "Nightline" viewer recognized "Ismail-Ax" from a poem he had read by Drum Hadley, the 1960s beat poet. The poem is called the "The Goat Ranchers" and in it Hadley, under the pseudonym Yonder Ridgeline, writes about "Ishmael's Ax." Here's the excerpt:


Went where they'd herded goats when they were kids,
Went where they were lovers,
Went where they were married here, those fifty years ago.
Traces of Ishmael's ax on the scarred trunks of the cedar trees,
Crossing the canyons and winding arroyos.


Do you know the meaning behind "Ismail-Ax?" Let us know on the "Nightline" message board.


While some may see a parallel, this poem does not have a disastrous ending like the tragedy in Virginia. Hadley writes of a couple, married 50 years, reflecting on their time together.


Others recognize the name Ismail for its religious significance . A similar name, Ishmael, is widely known as the name of the eldest son of Abraham, father of the Israelites. He appears in the Christian, Muslim and Islamic faiths, and his character is both revered and criticized throughout all three religions.


According to Strong's Dictionary, the name "Ishmael" literally translates as "God will hear."

And summarized by one Blogger as -----

Giving it just a tiny bit of thought it's very obvious to me what "Ax Ishmael" means.

It means:

"I am a crazy bastard who is about to go on a shooting spree, and since I am a crazy bastard I need to make up a cool name for myself ......Since , I just made this cool handle up on the spot and no one knows it's me ....I'll need to write it on my arm in ink so that they will be able to tell it was ME."

Fuckin' Freak !