This is just another way of blaming what happened on anything but what is responsible, Islam and John "Mohammed".
but...don't despair...this really doesn't seem the focus of the news coverage I've seen. Earlier, I very cynically asked my better half for his opinion: "one guess, 'hon'...emphasis on black muslims or Gulf war vets?" Surprisingly, he said "blacks", Muslim or not.
All kinds of opinions out there, clearly, but the Jamaican "quasi-stepson" and the year(s) in Antigua (among other things) make me think this suspect's military background is the least contributory to his problems (or as Rummy said..."You've got to be kidding!")
Even Columbo didn't need this many clues.
I wouldn't worry about it too much. The leftist media (But I repeat myself) is going to have *a lot* of trouble spinning this that way. They've been trying ever since Oswald shot Kennedy (I remember the posters saying "The Marine Corps Builds Oswalds"). It didn't stick then, and it won't stick now.
The guy took up Islam, changed his name to Mohammed, and started sniping people after Al Quaeda declared war on civilization. *That's* what's going to stick - and the media can keep spinning until they burn up from the friction (I should live to see that...), and they won't change the public perception in that regard one bit.
In this case, the inherent simplicity of the average person's outlook on things will work in our favor, not against us...
Again, his islamic conversion is most assuredly his impetus for being a psychotic murderer, but to say this guy was a vet is accurate. He was wearing a uniform during the Carter, Reagan, Bush I, and Clinton administrations.
***FBI.gov - Press Release: "FBI ISSUES THREAT COMMUNICATION ON AL-QAEDA TARGETING THE U.S. RAILWAY SECTOR" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPETS: "On October 23, the FBI distributed through the NLETS communications system, an intelligence update warning state and local law enforcement of recent reporting that al-Qa'ida is targeting the U.S. railway sector. Information from debriefings of al-Qa'ida detainees as of mid-October indicates that the group has considered directly targeting U.S. passenger trains, possibly using operatives who have a Western appearance"..."In addition, the U.S. Intelligence Community continues to receive general threat reporting on such sectors as, the airline and maritime industries, financial sector and government facilities and installations...") (102402)
THIS IS LONDON.com: "'BIN LADEN AMBASSADOR' HELD IN RAID" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An Islamic radical described as Osama bin Laden's ambassador in Europe is in custody after being seized in an armed raid on a London address. Abu Qatada, a 42-year-old cleric accused by police in eight countries of being a key figure in bin Laden's al-Qaida network, is being held in Belmarsh Prison in south east London, says The Times.") (102402)
FOX NEWS.com: "TWO PEOPLE IN CUSTODY IN MARYLAND AFTER AUTHORITIES ISSUE ARREST WARRANT IN SNIPER CASE" (ARTICLE NOTE: The suspects are identified as John Allen Muhammad (aka John Allen Williams), age 42 and John Lee Malvo, age 17.) (102402)
WSFA.com: "ABC LIQUOR STORE SHOOTING VICTIM, KELLIE ADAMS, SPEAKS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Kellie Adams and Claudine Parker may have been the first victims of the rampage that has gripped the Washington, D.C. area. The 24-year-old woman was the only survivor of what police thought was a bungled robbery.") (102402)
ABC NEWS.go.com: "PREPARING FOR JIHAD...IN ALABAMA Islamic Militant Training Camp Allegedly Operating in Alabama" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A training camp linked to Islamic militants has been operating in Alabama, and European law enforcement officials believe Muslim extremists were using it to prepare for a holy war.") (July 25, 2002)
NBC 13.com: "MUSLIM DETAINEE MAY BE LINKED TO WEB SITE WITH ALABAMA TIE Suspect Used Alabama Firearms School to Promote Jihad Training" (ARTICLE NOTE: The American muslim is identified as James Ujaama.) (July 26, 2002)
SEATTLE PI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER: "RANCH'S EFFORTS AT TERROR TRAINING DETAILED Muslim Who Lived at Oregon Site Tells How Scheme Fell Apart" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Now, three years later, the aborted scheme to help advance the cause of Islamic radicals -- while also making a buck -- is a key element in an FBI investigation aimed at proving that London cleric Abu Hamza al Masri recruited al-Qaida members and supported international terrorism. The Egyptian-born Abu Hamza is wanted in Yemen on terrorism charges and the U.S. Treasury Department has frozen his assets in this country. Hamza's London mosque had been visited by Zacarias Moussaoui, who was charged in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks, and by others with terrorist connections. The investigation, rooted in Western Washington, became public last month. At its center is Ujaama, a Seattle businessman, Web site designer and self-styled entrepreneur now in custody in Virginia...") (August 9, 2002)
NewsMax.com: "PRO-TERRORIST SNIPER SUSPECT WORKED FOR FARRAKHAN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "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, 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...") (102402)
SAC BEE.com - SACRAMENTO BEE: "IRAQI AMERICANS SPLIT OVER WAR" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Despite their widespread hatred of Saddam Hussein, the nation's 300,000 Iraqi Americans are sharply divided over whether the United States should invade Iraq, what the human cost would be, and what would happen after the Iraqi dictator is overthrown.") (102202)
That -- unfortunately -- was your first mistake.
Surely you must realize exactly *what* we're talking about here?
The American Liberal-Socialist Lamestream media.
...of which, *FoxNews* is a just another part.