Murdered U.S. Ambassador Stevens a Muslim?

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Murdered U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens had a “very romantic relationship” with Islam, according to a Libyan official who was a personal friend to the late American representative to Benghazi.
“What I am saying is that his Excellency, the late ambassador, had a very personal private matter, a very romantic relationship with the mystical side of Islam,” stated Sabri Malek, the spokesman for the Democratic Party in Libya, in an interview today.
Malek was speaking on “Aaron Klein Investigative Radio” on New York’s WABC Radio.
Continued Malek: “Many Westerners find themselves converging on a romantic relationship with the mystical side of Islam. Sufism, it’s a very unique corridor. It allows you to find out more beyond your ego fears. So that kind of mysticism was very attractive to the ambassador.
“And he indulged through various Sufi channels,” said Malek. “Because Libya is one of the richest North African states in the source of such schools.”

Audio of the interview can be heard at: http://www.wnd.com/2013/05/murdered-u-s-ambassador-stevens-a-muslim/

Malek previously ignited a firestorm in the blogosphere in September 2012 when he stated on Iran’s Press TV that Stevens was a Sufi and a “Muslim himself.”
During that 2012 interview, Malek said called Stevens “a friend of Islam.”
“Indeed, he was a Muslim himself,” he continued, speaking on Press TV. “He followed the spiritual Islam. He was a Sufi.”

Asked by Klein whether he had proof that Stevens converted to Islam, Malek replied, “There is no need to be so specific. It is irrelevant.”
Malek told the radio host, “I cannot access his heart to find out whether he did the ideological shift. You need to ask him. However, I know for a fact that he was a recipient of this kind of sacred knowledge.”
Malek described his personal relationship with Stevens. He said the late U.S. ambassador was “never” afraid for his life when he saw Stevens in person.
“He always felt that he belonged to the Libyan community and the society,” he told Klein. “He was one of us. He had a habit of going down the local street … going to a very famous bar, it’s like a fruit bar where he takes his milkshakes. He goes to his local cheeseburger … hardly with any security.”
Malek said he once personally asked Stevens to leave Hotel Al Mehari where the ambassador was staying after Libyan officials received intelligence indicating a possible attack against the establishment.
“And he actually declined (to leave),” recalled Malek. “He said, ‘No. I am staying with you guys; if you are here, I am here.’”


Addendum oped: What is Sufi:
Sufi: A member of the mystical, ascetic branch of Islam. Sufism emphasizes personal experience with the divine rather than focusing on the teachings of human religious scholars. Sufis may also be members of either the Sunni or Shi'a division of Islam.
Many of the great poets, singers and dancers of the Islamic world have been Sufis. Practices such as chanting and spinning help Sufi practitioners achieve a natural trance state in order to experience God (hence the English phrase "whirling dervish.") As with other religions such as Buddhism, the ultimate goal of Sufism is to extinguish the self.
The word "sufi" likely comes from the Arabic suf meaning wool, in reference to the traditional rough woolen cloaks that ascetic Sufis wore.

Also Known As: dervish, tasawwuf

Examples:

"Sufi mystics have been highly influential in the histories of the Ottoman Empire, India and Pakistan, Morocco, and other parts of the Islamic world."