Conservatives Wield 'Well-to-Do' 'Jihadi John' Against Obama

The ISIS militant turns out to have been an educated Londoner, stepping on the president's portrayal of terrorism.
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After reports on Thursday purported to identify a notorious Islamic State executioner as a “well-to-do” British national, conservatives say it's more evidence of terrorism's global reach and the Obama administration's ineffective approach to fighting the group.

The executioner, nicknamed “Jihadi John,” is named Mohammed Emwazi, “grew up in West London and graduated from college with a degree in computer programming,” the Washington Post reported, citing “friends and others familiar with his case.”