Posted on 10/24/2002 12:20:17 PM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
Sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad sympathized with the Sept. 11 terrorists, is "a strong believer in the Muslims" and attended - and worked for - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan's so-called Million Man March, new reports revealed today.
Here are excerpts from an interview Paula Zahn conducted today on CNN with Felix Strozier, who opened a martial arts school with Muhammad:
ZAHN: Before I talk with Mr. Strozier, I just wanted to share with you some of the reporting in the Seattle Times this morning, where several federal sources said that John Allen Muhammad and his stepson may have been motivated by anti-American sentiment post-September 11th.
Both were known, according to the Seattle Times, to speak sympathetically about the men who attacked the United States on September 11th. ...
What kind of a person was he?
STROZIER: Well, he seemed to be pretty nice person. He was quiet, but couple of times I saw him get upset. So I knew it was a different side to him. And at first, the relationship was fine, and he borrowed some money from the school fund and never paid it back, so we kind of fell out about that. ...
Muslim Convert
ZAHN: There is an interesting report that is emerging of this man in the Seattle Times, describing him as a Muslim convert. One of the local papers saying he converted, I guess, about 17 years ago after he got divorced. They also say that he was a man who had gone through at least two wives, this is the Seattle Times again, had bitter custody battles over his children, and a neighbor described him as being friendly, but also being a control freak who kidnapped his own children. Were you aware of any of this?
STROZIER: No. No, I wasn't. But I know he was manipulative. You know, he would do anything to get his way. ...
'Motivated by Anti-American Sentiment'
ZAHN: And, obviously, you haven't seen him post-September 11th, when federal sources I guess have been told by some that he was motivated by anti-American sentiment. Did you every hear him make negative comments by people who practiced other religions from his own?
STROZIER: No. But I know that he was the type that would have opinions about something like that.
ZAHN: What did you think this morning when you heard the news that he is in fact being considered one of the two suspects in this whole horrible sniping spree in the Washington, D.C., area?
STROZIER: Well, you know, it gave me goosebumps. As a matter of fact, I still have goosebumps now. It's sort of scary knowing that someone that I knew and was so close to would actually do something like this. ...
But you know, there was a few times that, you know, he would talk about certain things that was going on in the world. I knew he was a strong believer in the Muslims, and he went to the Million Man March.
[end of excerpt]
Muhammad not only attended Farrakhan's would-be "Million Man March," he worked for it, providing security, Fox News Channel reported this afternoon.
So - all those "experts" who insisted the gunman had to be one of those awful white men have ostrich egg on their faces. Instead the chief suspect takes inspiration from the likes of hatemonger Louis Farrakhan, a prominent figure of the blame-America-first left and one of many leftist pseudointellectuals, along with Norman Mailer, Michael Moore, Barbara Kingsolver, Elizabeth Wurtzel, ad nauseum, who have insinuated that America brought 9/11 on itself.
Will the same media mavens who condemned the Revs. Franklin Graham and Jerry Falwell for their comments about Islam now condemn Farrakhan? Will he and the other terrorist sympathizers admit their role in egging on a maniac who killed 10 people?
I have to admit that I am relieved it was not an "angry white male".
You have a small problem with your plan. It's called the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.
Is it coincidence that one of the victims is someone who was ultimately to profit from the MMM?
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The 'First Amendment' does not now nor has it ever protected those who advocate the forcible overthrow of the United States and its government. The Mohammedans do exactly that.
Unitl it formally changes its tenets (it's easy to do, it's a made-up religion), Mohammedanism should be outlawed in the US just as the Communist Party is and for the same reasons.
Ya wanna bet he'll refer to him as John "Williams" instead of John "Muhammud", even though that is his legal name?
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