Posted on 06/30/2010 9:42:47 AM PDT by jazminerose
Times Square bomber, Faisal Shahzad is one of the few jihadis who has been truthful about his motivations. His terrorist colleagues generally concoct outlandish fabrications to explain their behavior, endearing them to Obama and Holder’s justice department which has deemed Islamic terorism non-existent.
as deemed Islamic terorism non-existent.
Daniel Pipes cites a few examples of the traditional terrorist lack of candor:
Naveed Haq, who assaulted the Jewish federation building in Seattle, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
• Lee Malvo, one of the Beltway Snipers, explained that ‘one reason for the shootings was that white people had tried to harm Louis Farrakhan.’ His partner John Allen Muhammad claimed his innocence to the death chamber.
• Hasan Akbar killed two fellow American soldiers as they slept in a military compound, then told the court: ‘I want to apologize for the attack that occurred. I felt that my life was in jeopardy, and I had no other options. I also want to ask you for forgiveness.’
• Mohammed Taheri-azar, who tried to kill students on the University of North Carolina by running over them in a car, and issued a series of jihadi rants against the US, later experienced a change of heart, announced he was ‘very sorry’ for the crimes and asked for release so he could ‘reestablish myself as a good, caring and productive member of society’ in California.
THESE EFFORTS fit a broader pattern of Islamist mendacity; rarely does a jihadi stand on principle.
Zacarias Moussaoui, 9/11’s would-be 20th hijacker, came close: His court proceedings began with his refusing to enter a plea (which the presiding judge translated into ‘not guilty’) and then pleading guilty to all charges.
Shahzad went rouge when he announced his plan to plead guilty to all 10 counts against him:
(Excerpt) Read more at joytiz.com ...
Funny, I thought he “went rogue”.
His cheeks were flushed. He's a rouge rogue.
FMCDH(BITS)
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