Uh, during his prison stint? He went to Yemen? WTF????
Posted on 06/02/2009 6:44:30 AM PDT by jessduntno
(AP) Police say a man with "political and religious motives" confessed to fatally shooting a new soldier and wounding another Monday in a targeted attack on a military recruiting center. The shootings were not believed to be part of a broader scheme.
William Long, 23, of Conway, died in the attack on the Army-Navy Career Center in a west Little Rock shopping center, and Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, of Jacksonville, was wounded and in stable condition, Police Chief Stuart Thomas said.
Police arrested Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, 23 of Little Rock, along a crosstown interstate moments later. Thomas said Muhammad, previously known as Carlos Bledsoe, would be charged with capital murder, plus 16 counts of committing a terroristic act.
A police report said Muhammad admitted that he "observed two uniformed U.S. soldiers standing in front of the recruiting office ... then drove in front of the army recruiting office and shot the victims." It did not quote Muhammad directly.
"He saw them standing there and drove up and shot them," Lt. Terry Hastings said in an interview said. "That's what he said."
Thomas said that, based on an interview officers conducted with Muhammad, the suspect "probably had political and religious motives for the attack" on the recruiting center about 1.5 miles from his apartment.
"Mr. Muhammad, previously known as Mr. Bledsoe, did convert to Islam sometime previously in his life. At this point it appears that he specifically targeted military personnel, but there doesn't appear to be a wider conspiracy or, at this point in time, any indication that he's a part of a larger group or a conspiracy to go further," the chief said. "At this point, we believe that it's associated with his disagreement over the military operations."
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Uh, during his prison stint? He went to Yemen? WTF????
Have there been any reports on why he was in prison? I’ve not seen anything.
“Have there been any reports on why he was in prison? I’ve not seen anything.”
Nothing I have seen. This is the first MSM report I have seen...and the vagueness is infuriating...
Well...it wasn’t really his fault....He’s not really a Muslim....It was Bushes fault.....Poverty made him do it....Abu Ghraib made him do it......Being black and not having any rights was the reason.....
It sounds so sterile and bland as though he were an amateur war gamer that disliked how military operations are being handled and has opinions of his own for handling them.
It’s good thing this shooting wasn’t “part of a larger scheme.” Can you imagine if there were a billion people with the same murderous ideology? It could lead to violence around the globe! *Whew*! That was close!
It could lead to violence around the globe! *Whew*! That was close!
If thta was going on, though, we would have to call it a war on terror....
President Bush hasn’t been gone six months and the 0 has already allowed a terrorist attack on American soil.
Owning the media comes in handy, don’t it Bunky!
Why isn’t the MSM running with this story the way they ran with the killing of the abortion doctor?
From a post by freeper DCBryan1
Quote: “A man frustrated with the military opened fire on a recruiting station in Little Rock, AR and killed one soldier and injured another. He is facing 15 felony counts in addition to capital murder”.
No mention of being a Muslim.
No mention of being indocrinated in prison.
No mention of being a black US citizen from Memphis/Nashville.
No mention that he said “Allah Ackbar” as he was arrested.
No mention that he told police that he was intending to drive to MEPS and North Little Rock Recruiting and kill troops there.
No mention that he trained in Yemen, having just retunred.
No mention that the FBI was watching this guy for having “passport issues”.
No mention that he ran a financial scam to fund islamic “charities”.
No mention that police found Syrian, Yemeni, and Bosnian passports.
No mention that he had several IDs with his picture, but different names.
Sshhhh....American Idol is on.
Still awaiting for all the talking heads who condemed the whole pro life Christian movement for the Tiller Killer to now condemn all followers of Islam...
I too am very releaved to know this isn't part of a larger scheme and that no one else is involved.
It's very plausible, of course, that this young man completely on his own saved up to study in Yemen. And his Somali passport? Can't you just buy these things off the streets in any large city?
There's no larger story here; no need for investigative journalism. Just an isolated incident. /sacrcasm
Crush islam Ping
“part of a larger scheme”
There are reports that the gunman was heading northward to perform the same act at another recruiting center. Sounds like a “larger scheme” to me.
Being in Memphis, I am very distraught none of the local media is digging into his past here. I sorely miss Mike Fleming who Clear Channel canned last month!!!
LOL
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