Here is a sterling example of how the mainstream media lies to the American people and misleads them about the nature and breadth of jihad activity in this country as well as elsewhere. "Motive of shooter who targeted military sites is unclear," by Josh White for the Washington Post, January 26:
Yonathan Melaku was sneaking through Fort Myer and Arlington National Cemetery, his backpack filled with plastic bags of ammonium nitrate, a notebook containing jihadist messages, and a can of black spray paint. The 23-year-old former Marine was heading to the graves of the nation’s most recent heroes, aiming to desecrate the stones with Arabic statements and leave handfuls of explosive material nearby as a message.Before police foiled the plan in June, the vandalism was to be Melaku’s sixth attack, months after he went on a mysterious shooting spree that targeted the Pentagon, the National Museum of the Marine Corps and two other military buildings in Northern Virginia. A video found after Melaku’s arrest showed him wearing a black mask and shooting a 9mm handgun out of his Acura’s passenger window as he drove along Interstate 95, shouting “Allahu Akbar!”
It was all part of a solitary campaign of “fear and terror,” federal prosecutors said. But authorities and Melaku’s defense attorney said no one knows for sure what led Melaku — a naturalized U.S. citizen from Ethiopia, local high school graduate and former Marine Corps Reservist — down that path or what message he was trying to send.
Melaku stood in U.S. District Court in Alexandria on Thursday morning to plead guilty to three counts, including shooting at the Pentagon on Oct. 19, 2010, and attempting to injure veterans’ memorials on U.S. property. As part of a plea agreement, Melaku admitted to using his legally obtained 9mm handgun to shoot the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the Pentagon and two military recruiting offices in October and November 2010.
The agreement calls for Melaku to serve 25 years in prison. Judge Gerald Bruce Lee accepted the plea, and Melaku is scheduled for sentencing on April 27.
Although Melaku acknowledged shooting at the buildings — attacks that did not injure anyone but caused an estimated $111,000 in damage — it still remains unclear why he did it. In a video entered into evidence and released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, Melaku says that he was targeting the museum as a military building, to “turn it off permanently.”
FBI officials and prosecutors said Melaku was on a personal terror mission. They said he researched jihadism on the Internet and had references to terrorism in a notebook and on his computer. It also seemed like he was gathering materials to make an improvised explosive device, though there was no indication how he would have used it.
Melaku wanted “to create fear and terror, which is what terrorists do,” said Dana Boente, first assistant U.S. Attorney in Alexandria.
Special Agent Jacqueline Maguire, of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, said it was fortunate authorities caught Melaku before anyone was injured. She said it appears Melaku acted alone....
When asked what he wanted to plead to the three counts included in his agreement, Melaku leaned forward to a microphone and said: “Uh, guilty, sir.”
Gregory English, Melaku’s defense lawyer, said after the hearing that Melaku’s family is of the Coptic Christian faith and that they were stunned to learn of his involvement in the crimes and the references to Islamic jihad. English said the shootings were out of character for Melaku, and he wonders whether his client suffers from a psychological problem, which he has asked the court to evaluate.
Or maybe he just converted to Islam, as appears abundantly to be the case.
English said Melaku thought that by shooting at the buildings he did, late at night, no one would get hurt. English said the video was intended for YouTube.“As bad as it is, this is someone who essentially broke windows,” English said. “It’s vandalism. He has no link to terrorism. . . . He had a message, but I don’t understand what that message was supposed to be.”
He "essentially broke windows," but what if someone had been on the wrong end of the bullets he shot out of his Acura while shouting "Allahu akbar"? "He has no link to terrorism" -- i.e. they didn't find an Al-Qaeda membership card in his wallet. Researching "jihadism" and shouting "Allahu akbar" while shooting a gun out of a car window doesn't count in English's politically correct world.
الله اكبر isn't a clear motive?
"They said he researched jihadism on the Internet and had references to terrorism in a notebook and on his computer." I research "jihadism" too! I see a violent extremist in my future.
Muslim who fired gun out of car while shouting "Allah akbar" pleads guilty to targeting military sites for jihad attack; Washington Post says his motive was unclear
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Josh White actually mentions Jihad on three occasions in his article...then, there's that whole "Allah Akbar thing...nope, still not getting a motive....sarc/off
I think what the media means to say is his motive for his motive is unclear. The motive is clearly Islam, but why anyone would motivated by Islam, aside from the those directly profitting from it like the creepy imams and the scumbags at CAIR, is beyond reason.
OT, but related: Wait till we decide to really investigate the rapatoriums known as madrassas:
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2012/news/stories/01/24/more-boys-accuse-muslim-scholar-of-molestation/
I think he just wanted to show off, and that shooting was intended for Youtube...So he can feel "important" once in his life...
You wrote that you think he committed the crime so that 'he can feel "important" once in his life...'
What if he committed the crime so that he could show the world that his religious beliefs were supremely important and could only be ignored at a non-believer's peril?
And then multiply this clown by millions who think the same way.
We've got a problem. It's called Islam!
Arafat used to call them - "MJANIN" - (Locos, 'Mental'... )
Arafat used to call them - "MJANIN" - (Locos, 'Mental'... )
Semper Fidelis. .Muslim-style. .When, O When will the top brass get a grip on this simple fact ?
"Islam is a terrorist organization" Dr. Ali Sina, ex-Muslim
http://schnellmann.org/islam-is-terror.html
ISLAM IS TERROR 3:151, 59:2, 8:12, 8:59,60
3:151 "Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers,
for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no authority; their abode will be the Fire; and evil is the home of the wrong-doers!"
59:2 "...cast terror into their hearts (“People of the Book” i.e. Christians & Jews)"
8:12 "...I (Pedo Allah 65:4) will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers..."
(and beheadings + finger amputating)
8:60 "...to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah (i.e. "Unbelievers" 8:59)"
The prophet of Islam boasted, "I have been made victorious with terror"
Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 220
" he wonders whether his client suffers from a psychological problem, which he has asked the court to evaluate.
Or maybe he just converted to Islam, as appears abundantly to be the case."
Both of those reasons seem to be the same to me! Anyone care to explain the difference?
In order to get a journalism job in mainstream media you have to be charming and bright, and also have a total ignorance of history and current events. You have to attend the right parties, drink the right whiskey and show up at work looking slightly hung over. Then you have to pound away at the keyboard with an unlit cigarette dangling from your lip. That's a true journalist. No research required. Oh, and you have to have graduated from a university that's funded by Middle East oil.
Ooooh Susan. .that was one corker-of-an-observation ;-)
Aardvark. .the difference is quite plain to see: six of one, half-dozen of the other. Cop-on man. Wink.
"The motive was still unclear.?
The motive was still unclear."?
What part of the word "jihad" don't you understand.?
God help us...
I'm quite sure at 0.03, and again at 0.16, he's singing "jingle bells". Listen to it...
Now let me see. The US government has prohibited any of its arms from mentioning Jihad. The Obama MSM follows this ruling as well. It is therefore no surprise that the MSM, and the law, are totally befuddled as to the motivations of this yet another patriotic and loyal member of the ummah.
. .an' in futherence to your statement, Susan, I can understand why the scruffy mack, Colombo-types & the bearded Spencers of this World get the real investigative journalism done.
ABC News ran a story about this last night - no mention of Islam or Jihad, only of "Homegrown terror" - some sort of amorphous, undirected, completely insane, motiveless, blind terrorism.
None dare call it Islam.....
And recall the pre-Christmas grenade and shooting attack in Liege, Belgium, the killed several people - the government flipped over backwards insisting that it was "not terror-related."
A-freakin'-MAZING
For the pious, Allahu Akbar is plenty of motivation...Allahu Akbar makes it clear in his books how a pious Mahoundian should motivate himself...And who they should motivate against...The Quran repeats over and over, 'Thou shall motivate yourself against them' (kuffar)...Maybe someone should tell Josh that he is a kuffar, and the pious are also motivated against him...It's nothing personal, it's just jihad...Allahu Akbar willing, and he always is...
Go to the Washington Post article and read the comments. Basically, they all call Josh White (the author of the WP article) an idiot. There are also several posts on Islam in general by someone called "alan1618", who, I suspect, is also a Jihad Watch reader.
"The motive is unclear"... because the conclusion is too horrific to entertain.
That a person can wish to be part of a clan, group, 'faith' that claims supremacy and that grants supremacy only if death to unbelievers is achieved as a sign of true respect,ie. not only supremacy, but dominion and submission. And of course, the righteousness of lying to those who's submission is commanded. Now... one might think that if only this was shown, evidenced by the koranic, hadith and endless youtube verifications of muslims and their leaders stating all this and more, that the conclusions as to what it indicates as to ... motive, might be clear and present.
In the Tafsir Ibn Kathir, he stated clearly:
Paying Jizyah is a Sign of Kufr and Disgrace
Allah said,(until they pay the Jizyah), if they do not choose to embrace Islam,
(with willing submission), in defeat and subservience,
(and feel themselves subdued.), disgraced, humiliated and belittled. Therefore, Muslims are not allowed to honor the people of Dhimmah or elevate them above Muslims, for they are
miserable, disgraced and humiliated.
Now... this is not some isolated abnormal statement but the standard. And the domination, subjugation and humiliation of unbelievers is the standard. And so, one might think that if this were simply stated then it would be apparent and clear...
BUT...the elites in the west do not allow enquiry, nor analysis nor the obvious conclusions.
The clue should have been the 9/11 flight recordings, the last words on which were what? "Terror is great"?
23 years in prison for causing material damage using a handgun, and that only after plea bargaining? How many years would he have got if he did not shout "Allah akbar" but "forward Christian soldiers"?
That penalty is two years more than the Norwegian Christian Crusader Breivik will get, if not found legally insane, for killing 77 innocent people in an act of terror to promote a political goal. But of course, he did not shout anything during the killings, but kept silent.
Justice seems to be a concept wide open for interpretation and that is the most scaring part. Maybe Winston Churchill was right for once when he said: “The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.”
"former Marine"?
I think it's safe to call this one an ex-Marine...
Ole Harting, is not your supposion an gymnastic excersise in equivalance ?
No! Equivalence between Holy War as a Crusade under the banner of Christ and Jihad under the banner of Islam is a perversity in the first case but doctrine in the second.
As Martin Luther famously said, "If a 'Christian' army carry the name of Christ in its banner it commits a greater sin than any Turk."
Christianity spreads by the Word, not the Sword as in Islam.
We should keep the two regiments apart, otherwise we will become like Muslims and Islam. I find the hymn anti-Christian:
"Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus going on before.
Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe;
Forward into battle see His banners go!"
As far as I know Jesus never killed anyone but preached to love your enemies and turn the other cheek. Muhammad preached of course the very opposite so don’t try to make the two incompatible religions equivalent with that perverse hymn.
"former Marine"?
More likely always a Mujahideen.
Joined the Marines to know the capabilities of the Kuffar enemy.
You are right, unfortunately, these people getting recognized by others are "important", you can see at the seminars at Pamela Gellar or Nonie Darwish usually there will be hijab wearing women, without a clue, defending Islam. This is the way they can feel "great defenders of faith" in front of others. A perfect example is the Muslim woman supporting Hamas and the annihilation of Jews! (Q and A with David Horowitz, 5th Oct. 2010 University of California, San Diego ). This guy went one step further...From the video and showing the pistol and the excitement, it was meant for Youtube or the Muslim web sites than a Jihadist agenda (of course, the scare tactics is always a secondary issue).
I watched the video and really thought for a second that I was looking at Baghdad, or Syria or any of those god forsaken places, but Virginia? US of A? OUTRAGEOUS! Holy Cr@p!
For a second I thought I was looking at something from Baghdad, Kabul or any of those god forsaken places. But Virginia? In our US of A? Holy Cr@p! That's pret-ty terrifying.
I often ask myself "when will the media and popular notions and speech catch up with the truth?" How long will it take them to embrace honesty? Robert has spoken of the mountain of lies and viciousness of that mountain's peddlers, taking heart only in the knowledge that the truth is on his side.
Here are some words of encouragement from an American from our nations past.
I know you are asking today, "How long will it take?" Somebody’s asking, "How long will prejudice blind the visions of men, darken their understanding, and drive bright-eyed wisdom from her sacred throne?" ...
Somebody’s asking, "When will the radiant star of hope be plunged against the nocturnal bosom of this lonely night, plucked from weary souls with chains of fear and the manacles of death? How long will justice be crucified, and truth bear it?"
I come to say to you this afternoon, however difficult the moment, however frustrating the hour, it will not be long, because "truth crushed to earth will rise again."
How long? Not long, because "no lie can live forever."
How long? Not long, because "you shall reap what you sow."
How long? Not long:
Truth forever on the scaffold,
Wrong forever on the throne,
Yet that scaffold sways the future,
And, behind the dim unknown,
Standeth God within the shadow,
Keeping watch above his own.
How long? Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
How long? Not long, because:
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He has loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword;
His truth is marching on.
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat.
O, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant my feet!
Our God is marching on.
Glory, hallelujah! Glory, hallelujah!
Glory, hallelujah! Glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.
Dr. MLK
Bloddy Brilliant
This video belongs on some "stupid things that criminals do" program; what with his face plastered all over the internet now. One thing that this POS has going for him (and other muslims like him) is that he isn't too bright, so he's gonna get caught, and soon; and I hope that they throw away the key on this worhtless islamic thug.
The Washington Post says "his motive was unclear" ???? When will these idiots at this newspaper grow a brain ?
Ole Hartling wrote:
23 years in prison for causing material damage using a handgun, and that only after plea bargaining? How many years would he have got if he did not shout "Allah akbar" but "forward Christian soldiers"?
That penalty is two years more than the Norwegian Christian Crusader Breivik will get, if not found legally insane, for killing 77 innocent people in an act of terror to promote a political goal. But of course, he did not shout anything during the killings, but kept silent.
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Your implication that Jihadists are treated harshly and unjustly in the West is ludicrous.
Your further hinting that Breivik would have been yelling "forward Christian soldiers" if he hadn't "kept silent" is likewise absurd. This murderer identified more as neo-pagan than as Christian.
Also, the primary reason for the difference between Yonathan Melaku's sentence and that of Anders Breivik is that the Jihadist was tried in the still relatively sane United States, while Breivik was tried in so-"liberal"-its-brains-have-fallen-out Norway.
That a bombing and a premeditated attack *on children* should bring anything less than life in prison is utter madness.
More:
Justice seems to be a concept wide open for interpretation and that is the most scaring part. Maybe Winston Churchill was right for once when he said: “The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.”
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Again, the idea that contemplating releasing a brutal mass killer is true "justice", while condemning taking a Jihad threat seriously, is just mind-boggling.
Your usual moral equivalence seems to have hit a new low here...
I respectfully disagree. In my opinion it is the US justice system which has hit a new low here. After suspending the Geneva convention on turture and mistreatment of POW's - eliminating habeus corpus and the right to fair trial - and targeted killings of American citizens abroad on suspion alone, I thought the US had reached the buttom of the pit.
Churchill may be wrong in one respect, it is not always might that leads to unjustice. More often it is fear and revenge.
I think you misunderstand your patriotism practically saying: My country right or wrong.
Instead your should listen to the voice of Senator Carl Schurz:
"I confidently trust that the American people will prove themselves … too wise not to detect the false pride or the dangerous ambitions or the selfish schemes which so often hide themselves under that deceptive cry of mock patriotism: "Our country, right or wrong!" They will not fail to recognize that our dignity, our free institutions and the peace and welfare of this and coming generations of Americans will be secure only as we cling to the watchword of true patriotism: "Our country—when right to be kept right; when wrong to be put right."
(Carl Schurz, "The Policy of Imperialism", in Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz, vol. 6 (1913), pp. 119–20).
My confidence in the American people is, in this respect, somewhat weakened as the once great nation slide down a slippery lane towards bankruptcy economically, politically, and morally."
Ole Hartling wrote:
I think you misunderstand your patriotism practically saying: My country right or wrong.
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Ole, I have *never* said "My country right or wrong"—nor would I *ever* express such a thing.
I have frequently disagreed with my government's policies, as well as the positions of some of my fellow citizens.
Personally, I don't believe that a mass murderer of children should ever have a chance to get out of prison—and it is not revenge that leads me to this view, but a belief that such a person will always present a profound danger to others.
In any case, thank you for your reply.
ibram hooper is that you, surley must be, ohh dang it; they began clonning.
lastly;Christan are not to murder. Kill we can do in defence of our lives, family and country.