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A Jihadi on My Doorstep?
Cinnamon Stillwell's Blog ^ | 5/28/8 | Cinnamon Stillwell

Posted on 05/28/2008 2:29:20 PM PDT by SmithL

I returned to my apartment building last Saturday night to an unsettling sight. A young, seemingly Arab-American man was sitting smack dab in the middle of the doorstep, accompanied by a bulky backpack and all the while talking to himself and gazing at the cover of the large, leather-bound Koran on his lap. He appeared to be drunk or under the influence of something and when I tried to get past him with a careful, "excuse me," he merely mumbled incoherently. Keeping a watchful eye on him and making sure he wasn't watching back, I managed to get into my building and upstairs without any problem.

But I couldn't shake a feeling of nervousness. Not only did he fit the M.O. of a potential Islamic terrorist (including possibly being drugged), but he could have posed a threat to my own life. Having received a horrific Islamist deaththreat (the FBI told me they'd arrested someone "in a foreign country" after I reported the e-mail), not to mention a volley of nasty hatemail from disgruntled leftists, I take seriously the potential dangers to someone in my line of work.

So once inside, I decided to report the incident to the local police station. I gave the officer the information, including the fact that the young man looked Arab-American and had a large Koran on his lap. There was a moment of silence and then the police officer responded curtly that they would send someone by to check it out. No doubt he thought me a racist and a bigot, but the question is in a post-9/11 world, can any of us afford not to report these types of incidents?

I distinctly recall Department of Agriculture loan officer Johnelle Bryant's account after 9/11

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Government
KEYWORDS: jihadi; politicalcorrectness; seenthelight

1 posted on 05/28/2008 2:29:22 PM PDT by SmithL
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2 posted on 05/28/2008 2:30:10 PM PDT by SmithL (Reject Obama's Half-Vast Wright-Wing Conspiracy)
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To: SmithL

That was an Obama For President campaign worker going door to door.


3 posted on 05/28/2008 2:32:11 PM PDT by Patrick1
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To: SmithL

> Similarly, those who have reported suspicious incidents involving potential acts of terrorism have all-too-often found themselves on the defensive for following their instincts. ...

The Lord gave each and every one of us a gift to help us survive. That gift is the mistrust of strangers and unknown circumstances; the ability to look at someone and decide that this person is a potential threat is hard wired into our brains. Why does your cat or dog greet you and growl or skulk away from someone they don’t know? It is because God gave them the same gift. It is socialists who are destroying us with political correctionism. There is nothing wrong with profiling; it is a survival tool. Do not be ashambed of it.


4 posted on 05/28/2008 2:45:59 PM PDT by BuffaloJack
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To: SmithL
Post all incidents and the subsequent police reports on your blog. Then lawyer up and make sure the handguns are available to you.
5 posted on 05/28/2008 2:48:53 PM PDT by Ukiapah Heep (Shoes for Industry!)
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To: SmithL

Forget the local cops and call the FBI.


6 posted on 05/28/2008 2:51:37 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: SmithL
Local cops in Boston have obviously been indoctrinated like the cops in your neighborhood... sensitivity training at the expense of American citizens... no kidding...

While my event was a less serious issue... winter in Boston is brutal. This guy was shoveling his car out of his on-street parking space right onto my freshly shoveled walk way and into the street (which is illegal ONLY for American citizens).

Called cops... cop asked if the guy was Hispanic... I didn't know because everyone was covered up because of our 27 inch snow storm. Cops responded -- NOT.

If I had done that to one of my neighbors, I would have gotten a ticket.

7 posted on 05/28/2008 3:42:27 PM PDT by xtinct (I was the next door neighbor kid's imaginary friend.)
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