Farrahkan Says Sniper Suspect Was A Member Of Nation Of Islam

Ananova ^ | 10-27-2002

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Farrakhan says sniper suspect was a member of Nation of Islam

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan says suspected sniper John Allen Muhammad is a member of the religious group.

But Farrakhan says Muhammed will be thrown out of the group if he is convicted of the series of shootings that left 10 people dead and three wounded.

The Nation of Islam leader says he "grieves for the senseless loss of life" caused by the sniper shootings.

Farrakhan said: "He has not formally been kicked out of the Nation of Islam, but certainly if he's found guilty of something like this he would not be considered at all a member."

Farrakhan says Muhammad joined the group in 1997 but that he had not been in contact since 1999, when he was involved in a domestic dispute with his wife, also a member.

The Nation of Islam leader's comments came in a news conference in response to speculation that Muhammad provided security at the "Million Man March" in Washington.

Farrahkan, who organised the march, said Muhammad, 41, did not provide security. "He might well have been there," Farrakhan said.

"Those who knew him never said ugly things about his conduct or his behaviour," Farrakhan said.

Story filed: 01:10 Sunday 27th October 2002

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The FBI better get off their PC butts and clean out this den of terrorists!!!

[blam]

"wow!! farakhan is actually condemning this and not pulling the race card?!? "

I'm sure the FBI has already paid him a visit.

[dead]

He shot a lot of black people. Kinda tough to define a race card here.

[StJulian Perlmutter]

The tone of Calypso Louies missive tells me that the NOI will probably foot the bill for the shysters (LAWYERS)

[hispanarepublicana]

I think he was a member and then some. Please see my post here:
Are the Snipers Part of the "Five Percent Nation"? ("The Black Man is God" Among Teachings)

[Slyfox]

Farrakhan says Muhammed will be thrown out of the group if he is convicted

This is ClintonSpeak. What he is really saying is that Muhammed will be thrown out because he committed the act AND got caught. If he'd a just not got caught then he'd still be a member in good standing.

[Psycho Francis]

Same story.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

He shot a lot of black people. Kinda tough to define a race card here.

Institutional racism pushed him to this irrational behavior. Being oppressed, he could never hold a steady job, and lacked self esteem in this Eurocentric culture. Lots of blame whitey potential here.

[Lizard_King]

Careful there...reason is the tool the white man uses to oppress the black man. KILL WHITEY!/sarcasm

[FryingPan101]

But Farrakhan says Muhammed will be thrown out of the group if he is convicted of the series of shootings that left 10 people dead and three wounded. That's not fair.

[Hugin]

The Nation of Islam leader says he "grieves for the senseless loss of life" caused by the sniper shootings.

Uh-huh. The NOI has been teaching hatred of America and specifically white Americans for decades. Now Farakhan is shocked and grieving when someone acts on that hatred. Not for the first time either. I'm surprised nobody has brought up the Zebra killings of the 70s.

[Hugin]

One more thought, remember how Morris Dees went after that neo-Nazi leader in Protland OR and won a civil suit which took all their money when one of his followers killed someone? He never showed that the leader had any knowledge of the crime, only that his preaching hatred of non-whites had instigated him to do it. Perhaps the victims of the sniper should go after the NOI and Farakhan. There's a lot of money there.