Mother of Radicalized Man Who Died Fighting with ISIS: ‘This Is Not a Religious War’

KEILAR Christianne your son ░░░░░░░░ radicalized He gave his ░░░░░░░░ for ISIS The president ░░░░░░░░ that he doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to refer to this ░░░░░░░░ religious war as a ░░░░░░░░ against Islam Let s ░░░░░░░░ to some of what ░░░░░░░░ said and then discuss ░░░░░░░░ clip starts OBAMA Al ░░░░░░░░ and ISIL and groups ░░░░░░░░ it are desperate for ░░░░░░░░ They try to portray ░░░░░░░░ as religious leaders holy ░░░░░░░░ in defense of Islam ░░░░░░░░ must never accept the ░░░░░░░░ that they put forward ░░░░░░░░ it is a lie ░░░░░░░░ should we grant these ░░░░░░░░ the religious legitimacy that ░░░░░░░░ seek They are not ░░░░░░░░ leaders they re terrorists ░░░░░░░░ clip ends KEILAR What ░░░░░░░░ your reaction to the ░░░░░░░░ that you heard him ░░░░░░░░ Christianne BOUDREAU I actually ░░░░░░░░ to agree with him ░░░░░░░░ is not a religious ░░░░░░░░ or anything along those ░░░░░░░░ They ve just take ░░░░░░░░ in it to use ░░░░░░░░ as their vehicle to ░░░░░░░░ what they say and ░░░░░░░░ try to get into ░░░░░░░░ minds and hearts of ░░░░░░░░ youth and when they ░░░░░░░░ to them that is ░░░░░░░░ the case It s ░░░░░░░░ ideology that s right ░░░░░░░░ the border it is ░░░░░░░░ to gangs cults and ░░░░░░░░ else So that s ░░░░░░░░ way we really need ░░░░░░░░ look at it KEILAR ░░░░░░░░ son Christianne was won ░░░░░░░░ Tell us about your ░░░░░░░░ and also your message ░░░░░░░░ parents of other young ░░░░░░░░ who may be vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ Well with Damien I ░░░░░░░░ initially he had met ░░░░░░░░ who was looking for ░░░░░░░░ vulnerability within him And ░░░░░░░░ they found that he ░░░░░░░░ passion to want to ░░░░░░░░ He wanted to make ░░░░░░░░ difference And the reasons ░░░░░░░░ went over he told ░░░░░░░░ were to help women ░░░░░░░░ children They were suffering ░░░░░░░░ the hands of Bashar ░░░░░░░░ Assad It wasn t ░░░░░░░░ religious ideology in his ░░░░░░░░ that wasn t just ░░░░░░░░ purpose for him And ░░░░░░░░ that information was given ░░░░░░░░ him they led him ░░░░░░░░ areas online to seek ░░░░░░░░ reinforcement to everything they ░░░░░░░░ telling him Unfortunately at ░░░░░░░░ time there was nothing ░░░░░░░░ counter that There were ░░░░░░░░ other ideas in a ░░░░░░░░ way of how to ░░░░░░░░ people to counter the ░░░░░░░░ that were planted And ░░░░░░░░ s basically what s ░░░░░░░░ We ve got a ░░░░░░░░ medium out there now ░░░░░░░░ reaches out to our ░░░░░░░░ in their smart phones ░░░░░░░░ their iPads through whatever ░░░░░░░░ there is that we ░░░░░░░░ parents don t have ░░░░░░░░ over The world is ░░░░░░░░ quickly We can t ░░░░░░░░ there 24 7 Things ░░░░░░░░ out in the environment ░░░░░░░░ have other environmental forces ░░░░░░░░ factors that play a ░░░░░░░░ part in their lives ░░░░░░░░ just the parent The ░░░░░░░░ is such a small ░░░░░░░░ And we really need ░░░░░░░░ get past that stigma ░░░░░░░░ that fear to engage ░░░░░░░░ a into talking about ░░░░░░░░ educating them much further ░░░░░░░░ advance We do it ░░░░░░░░ sex education with drugs ░░░░░░░░ everything else why aren ░░░░░░░░ we doing it with ░░░░░░░░ This is a problem ░░░░░░░░ they face and we ░░░░░░░░ to arm them with ░░░░░░░░ tools so they have ░░░░░░░░ proper education going into ░░░░░░░░ so they re resilient ░░░░░░░░ these types of things ░░░░░░░░ It s so BOUDREAU ░░░░░░░░ that s our responsibility ░░░░░░░░ a parent.”