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Feds Seeking Links Between D.C. Sniper and Radical Islam By ORI NIR FORWARD STAFF WASHINGTON — Federal authorities have begun investigating whether Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad may have been motivated not only by personal fury or greed, but also by a militant strain of Islam. Various press reports say federal agents are chasing down possible ties between Muhammad and Islamic terrorist organizations, while some pundits and at least one Jewish organization are pointing to a tantalizing series of reports suggesting Muhammad was influenced by militant religious ideology. Among the leads being pursued are indications that Muhammad may have been...