Khalid’s past: a jigsaw reading (4)
Khalid on the run: What do you do when you’re on jihad, all the money’s run out and you just want to leave?
For Khalid and his remaining men the only chance was to try and get a piece of the forty grand that Khalid had already delivered to the warlord.
“I can’t help you,” the Somali leader told him. “”We need the money for our fight.”
Khalid wasn’t a high-school debater; he was a holy warrior, so he did what came naturally: he put a loaded gun to the man’s head. “I’ll kill you or you help us get out of here,” he said.
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For Khalid and his remaining men the only chance was to try and get a piece of the forty grand that Khalid had already delivered to the warlord.
“I can’t help you,” the Somali leader told him. “”We need the money for our fight.”
Khalid wasn’t a high-school debater; he was a holy warrior, so he did what came naturally: he put a loaded gun to the man’s head. “I’ll kill you or you help us get out of here,” he said.
(Instructions: click on one of three texts and exchange views with your chatroom partners.)
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Having clicked I came through to the following question:
How do you know Khalid isn't 'one of ours'?
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