Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, 23
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THV Extra: Father Of Alleged Recruiter Shooter Speaks Out
Posted on 12/02/2009 5:53:55 AM PST by Libloather
Suspect's dad: FBI 'dropped the ball' on warning signs
Reported by: David Goins
Last Update: 11/24 7:58 am
The father of the man charged with shooting two soldiers in Little Rock is speaking out. He says his son, Abdulhakim Muhammad, was manipulated by Islamic extremists overseas and the FBI knew it but didn't step in before it was too late.
Melvin Bledsoe of Memphis looks at what his son is accused of doing at the Army Recruiter Station in Little Rock last June the same way he looks at foiled terror plots in Dallas, and the Fort Hood shootings earlier this month. He sees them all as acts of terrorism that could have been prevented.
"I want to say how sorry I am for the family of the soldier and we know what they're going through," Bledsoe says. "They're grieving and we're very sorry for their grieving."
Nearly six months after police say his son, Abdulhakim Muhammad, 24, gunned down two soldiers, Bledsoe wants answers from the federal government. "I don't understand why the federal government has not taken this case which it is,” Bledsoe says. “This involves a United States soldier."
Bledsoe says the FBI tracked his son for two years after he traveled to Yemen and knew of his growing extremist views but didn't do anything to stop it. As an example, he cites his son's purchase of an assault rifle shortly before the shooting.
"I think they could have asked some questions [like,] 'What are you doing with this weapon? What are you going to do with this weapon?'" When asked how he thought his son would have responded to such a question Bledsoe responded, "I think something would have changed a lot."
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THV Extra: Father Of Alleged Recruiter Shooter Speaks Out
VICTIM!! My son that shot up some folks is a VICTIM! The FBI KNEW he was going to do something bad and they did NOTHING! Of course if they had tried to do something (completely illegal and unconstitutional) like arrest him for whatever... then it would have been racial profiling and we would have sued. BUT HE IS A VICTIM!!
I’m so sick of this crap I could scream. Wait, I just did, in caps lock.
I feel sorry for Mr. Bledsoe having to watch his son become a radicalized, dangerous terrorist and there’s nothing he could have done to stop it. It’s a terrible thing to watch this happen to one of your children. I applaud his position regarding terrorists.
Hind sight is always 20/20. The tough part of this is arresting someone for a crime he has not yet committed. If another administration was in power, I could actually see that happenning, but this administration will not prosecute for crimes that HAVE been committed (ACORN, SEIU beatings, Black Panthers, etc.) How do you expect the FBI to arrest this guy for something he is about to do, when they wont even jail those who ARE guilty of crimes against this country. The fault is not with the FBI, it is with the Obama administration. THEY should be the ones held accountable, and no one else.
OK, dear old Dad, you knew things as well (obviously by your comments).
1.) Why the hell didn’t you sing out to authorities about what you knew PRIOR to your son going jihadi? I know it must be difficult turning in your own son. Hell, I would even be OK with YOU doing some poking and prying into your own son’s life.
2.) Since you did know and didn’t sing out, though you may not be legally culpable, you bear responsibility ethically and morally to a degree for your son’s jihadi actions.
What is it about this society that requires us to find blame in something else other than the perpetrator of the crime? Contrary to myth, perps are not “forced” to commit crimes. But the myth provides a nice rationale for their actions.
Regardless of his status in Memphis, to say that the FBI should have done something is ridiculous. Especially in this climate of government. What exactly SHOULD they have done?
It must be terrible indeed. However, it is totally LAME to blame his son’s murders on the FBI. Had he parented in this way, too? “Son, make sure you remember that everything is someone else’s fault.”
FBI: “Son, we are going to have to arrest you for your thoughts.” Or perhaps, “It is illegal to travel to Yemen.” “We know what you will do in the future.” ?? Which of these is breaking the law, then? And why on earth would Little O and Eric Holder would give the go-ahead to do something like this?
And what about if the DAD takes the son’s gun away?
FBI: “Son, we are going to have to arrest you for your thoughts.” Or perhaps, “It is illegal to travel to Yemen.” “We know what you will do in the future.” ?? Which of these is breaking the law, then? And why on earth would Little O and Eric Holder would give the go-ahead to do something like this?
And what about if the DAD takes the son’s gun away?
FBI: “Son, we are going to have to arrest you for your thoughts.” Or perhaps, “It is illegal to travel to Yemen.” “We know what you will do in the future.” ?? Which of these is breaking the law, then? And why on earth would Little O and Eric Holder would give the go-ahead to do something like this?
And what about if the DAD takes the son’s gun away?
How about:
MILITARY.com (AP): Little Rock, Arkansas - "SUSPECT IN GI KILLING: 'EYE FOR AN EYE'" (SNIPPET: "Muhammad told the AP he admitted to his actions to police and said he was retaliating against the U.S. military. "Yes, I did tell the police upon my arrest that this was an act of retaliation, and not a reaction on the Soldiers personally," Muhammad said. He called it "a act, for the sake of God, for the sake of Allah, the Lord of all the world, and also a retaliation on U.S. military."") (June 10, 2009)
BLACK HILLS PORTAL.com: "MEDIA BLACKOUT ON DOMESTIC TERRORIST AND FUNERAL OF WAR HERO Victim of Domestic Terrorist Laid to Rest" by Jim Kouri, CPP (SNIPPET: "There were many in attendance from the US military and the law enforcement community to pay their final respects to a fallen soldier -- the first killed on American soil by a terrorist since September 11, 2001.")
ABC NEWS.go.com - Exclusive: "FBI PROBES MUHAMMAD'S TIES TO OHIO MOSQUE FBI Wants to Know If Ohio Mosque Has Link to Terror" by Richard Esposito, Pierre Thomas and Jack Date (PAGE 2 - Snippet: "His travels to Yemen are another promising area of investigation by the FBI and to other intelligence agencies. While in Yemen it is believed that Muhammad attended the Damaj Institute, an Islamic institute attended by a number of radicalized U.S. converts, which was once attended by John Walker Lindh, the "American Taliban" captured in Afghanistan.") (June 4, 2009)
ABC NEWS.go.com: "RECRUITER SHOOTING SUSPECT UNDER FBI INVESTIGATION" by Richard Esposito, Pierre Thomas and Jack Date (SNIPPET: "The investigation was in its preliminary stages, authorities said, and was based on the suspect's travel to Yemen and his arrest there for using a Somali passport." SNIPPET: "According to sources, the suspect advised them that he was going to kill as many Army personnel as possible.") (June 1, 2009)
KATV.com: Little Rock, Arkansas - "SHOOTER, VICTIMS IDENTIFIED IN WEST LR SHOOTING" (SNIPPET: "At a briefing Monday afternoon, Little Rock police chief Stuart Thomas identified the suspect as Abdul Hakim Mujahid Muhammad, 24, of Little Rock. Thomas says Muhammad also goes by the name Carlos Bledsoe.") (Posted June 1, 2009, 3:17 pm)
I know my parents always had the FBI babysit for me so I wouldn’t kill the infidels.
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