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10/26/2002

Hey CNN - Sniper was an ISLAMIC Terrorist
Why is CNN downplaying sniper suspect John Muhammad's religion? On the night authorities announced they were seeking Muhammad and his sidekick, ilegal immigrant John Lee Malvo, CNN steadfastly used the name "John Allen Williams" for Muhammad, even though "Williams" had legally changed his name to Muhammad a year ago. And even though MSNBC and Fox News were referring to Muhammad by his chosen and legal name.

Perhaps CNN doesn't want you to realize that the sniper was an Islamic terrorist. They'd prefer you think of him as an ex-soldier turned homicidal wacko.

But here's the truth: Muhammad is a Muslim, a follower of the Islamic faith. He, according to news reports out of Seattle, openly praised the hijackers of Sept. 11. He provided security for the (Not-Anywhere Near-A) Million Man March sponsored by noted anti-Semite America-hating Louis Farrakhan and his Nation of Islam. And his actions directly follow Osama bin Laden's fatwa isued against America, which directs Muslims to attack "the infidel" even individually.

CNN ignores as much of this as possible, preferring to call Muhammad "Williams."

As Glenn Reynolds notes on Instapundit today, They're now calling John Muhammad "John Williams," in an apparent policy of only calling people by adopted Muslim names when they're not terrorists. (They don't call Muhammad Ali "Cassius Clay," now do they?)

Read all of Reynold's essay and the things he links to. The liberal media is working overtime to downplay the sniper's Islamicism and make you think the sniper spree had nothing to do with terrorism. Don't fall for it. For John Allen Muhammad, Islam was not a religion of peace. It was a religion of hatred and murder.

South Knox Bubba's got a good essay on this too.