Some Children Do Not Follow In The Steps Of Their Father

Omar Ahmed Sattar (above), 30, was one of 279 firemen and women who graduated from the Fire Department of New York Academy last month

Daily Mail: Son of convicted terrorist associated with mastermind of first World Trade Center bombing in 1993 graduates to become a New York City firefighter

* Omar Ahmed Sattar, 30, was one of 279 firemen and women who graduated from the Fire Department of New York Academy last month
* Sattar’s father, Ahmed Abdel Sattar, was convicted by federal authorities in 2005 of ‘soliciting crimes of violence’ and conspiracy to murder Jews
* He is currently serving a 24-year prison sentence in the federal penitentiary in Marion, Illinois
* Authorities said that Ahmed Abdel Sattar, 58, was an associate of the late radical Egyptian cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman
* Abdel-Rahman was the blind cleric who masterminded the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center

The eldest son of a convicted terrorist has become a certified New York City firefighter.

Omar Ahmed Sattar, 30, was one of 279 firemen and women who graduated from the Fire Department of New York Academy last month, the New York Post reported Saturday.

Sattar’s father, Ahmed Abdel Sattar, was convicted by federal authorities in 2005 of ‘soliciting crimes of violence’ and conspiracy to murder Jews.

He is currently serving a 24-year prison sentence in the federal penitentiary in Marion, Illinois.

Authorities said that Ahmed Abdel Sattar, 58, was an associate of the late radical Egyptian cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman.

Abdel-Rahman was the blind cleric who masterminded the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.

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WNU Editor: There is one thing that I have learned about children who grow up with a father who was/is dysfunctional, abusive, or a monster. They either become dysfunctional, abusive, or a monster themselves .... or the complete opposite. One of Osama Bin Laden's sons wants to be like his father ..... Hamza bin Laden .... and in the case of Omar Ahmed Sattar, it appears that he wants to be the opposite of his father. Talk about following two different paths.

Update: This is an interesting read .... 'I had children to serve God as terrorists': Wife of the most senior American member of ISIS speaks out for the first time since fleeing Syria to make a new life as a Christian in Dallas (Daily Mail).