article_snippet: You certainly can't start the story from the email trail," said Rashad Ali, director at the counterextremism consultancy CENTRI and a fellow of the Institute of Strategic Dialogue.
article_snippet: "I think it's an absurd claim," said Peter Neumann, director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation.
article_snippet: It was not the cause of Ali radicalization.
article_snippet: Ali argued that abuse at the hands of officials is not an excuse for terrorism.
article_snippet: People do not turn around, when harassed and have grievances, and become terrorists," Ali said.
article_snippet: the Daily Mail the Daily Mail's published excerpts from those exchanges, including Mohammed Emwazi description of an incident where Ali tried to sell Ali laptop through a website, but only stated Ali surname.
article_snippet: When Ali met a potential buyer at a London underground station, Ali says the person Ali met shook Ali hand and said "nice doing business with you Mohammed.
article_snippet: Ali also hinted at suicidal thoughts.
highlights_snippet: Rashad Ali, director at counterextremism consultancy, argues that the emails don't give the full picture .