A Canadian farmer and his British wife are going on trial next week accused of funneling cash to their ISIS worshiping son. John Letts — originally from southern Ontario — and Sally Lane are accused of funding terrorism by sending thousands of dollars to Syria. They have pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n
The couple\u2019s son, Jack \u2018Jihadi Jack\u2019 Letts, 20, is believed to be the first white Brit to join the death cult\u2019s ranks.<\/p>\n
Jihadi Jack fled his comfortable Oxford home in 2014 to join ISIS in Syria, the Daily Mail reported. He had earlier converted to Islam.<\/p>\n
However, the young man denied in an interview with ITV in July that he was currently a member of ISIS. He did say he hated his parents.<\/p>\n
“They reject the religion of truth, so I reject them,\u201d he told ITV. \u201cI hate the Kuffaar [non-believers], and am free from them. Die in your rage.”<\/p>\n
The suspected terrorist now goes by the name Abu Mohammed and is reportedly married to an Iraqi woman.<\/p>\n
Friends of the family have painted the couple\u2019s arrest as part of a \u201cright wing\u201d media conspiracy.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I will say is that 95% of what has been published is incorrect, it is desperately wrong,\u201d a friend told the Daily Telegraph. \u201cThe only truth is that Jack is a Muslim and he is overseas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jihadi Jack allegedly told his parents he was moving to Kuwait to study Arabic but his real destination was the war zone in Iraq.<\/p>\n
The alleged ISIS member\u2019s Canadian dad is believed to have attended Trent University before continuing his education in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
John Letts has become renowned in the heritage crop community, growing more than 150 different ancient varieties of wheat on his farm near Oxford. He even received a $40,000 grant from Prince Charles\u2019 Countryside Fund.<\/p>\n
Their son — described as \u201cpolite\u201d and\u201d lovely\u201d — is said to have had a normal upbringing and was a boy who enjoyed soccer and was described as a \u201cclass clown.\u201d<\/p>\n
One neighbour — a Muslim woman — told the Daily Telgraph she became concerned for the young man when he became interested in radical Islam.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo hear that he has gone away to Syria brings me utter sadness,\u201d the woman said. \u201cI feel depressed and alI feel bad for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another neighbour added: \u201c[Jack\u2019s] father is a very good man but now he\u2019s depressed because of all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, John Letts said his son was not raised in a home where violence is espoused.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Jack has done something seriously wrong, if he is a terrorist, I want to know, and I would be the first to condemn him because that is not how he was raised,\u201d he told the newspaper.<\/p>\n
By: \u00a0 Brad Hunter<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0cnews.canoe.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"