2 days. 2 shootings.. let's see what you all have to say about this.


By NOAH TRISTER, Associated Press Writer Noah Trister, Associated Press Writer – 3 mins ago

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A man with "political and religious motives" killed a soldier just out of basic training and wounded another Monday in a targeted attack on a military recruiting center, police said. The shootings were not believed to be part of a broader scheme.

A police report based on an interview with the suspect says Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad, 23, told police he observed two soldiers in uniform, drove up to the recruiting center and started shooting.

"He saw them standing there and drove up and shot them," Lt. Terry Hastings told The Associated Press. "That's what he said."

The two soldiers who were shot had completed basic training within the past two weeks and were not regular recruiters, said Lt. Col. Thomas F. Artis of the Oklahoma City Recruiting Battalion, which oversees the Little Rock office.

William Long, 23, of Conway, died, and Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, of Jacksonville, was wounded and in stable condition, Police Chief Stuart Thomas said.

Both men were from nearby hometowns and volunteered to work at the recruiting center to attract other locals to the military. "They can show the example, 'Here's where I was, and here is where I am,'" Artis said.

Police arrested Muhammad, 23, along an interstate moments after the shootings at the Army-Navy Career Center in a shopping center in west Little Rock.

Muhammad had converted to Islam at some point in his life and interviews with police show he "probably had political and religious motives for the attack," the police chief said.

Muhammad, previously known as Carlos Bledsoe.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090602/ap_on_re_us/us_recruiters_shot

This is against what my Bible preaches, but may he rot in hell.

amen!!!

Makes me wonder if we are ever going to have a serious discussion about religion in this country.

I saw this on the news today. I was shocked. In front of a recruiting station, of all places. What the hell?? He shot three and one died. That is shamless. These guys weren't even through with basic yet, I don't think.

Kat

I wonder what we are going to find out about him?

Kat

Yes, we shall have to see what we find out about him. Primarily if he was on any kind of Mind-Altering drugs like Prozac, or if he'd been instigated by any under cover FBI.


Could this be the first REAL act of terrorism in our country?

This is just what THEY want in any case. To justify all the Draconian measures.

The first REAL Act of terrorism? And who is THEY?

yah it just could be

except for those guys that opened up on the CIA parking lot with machine guns in the 90's

or the first World Trade Center bombing

or The Murrah building in OK

or the second World Trade Center bombing

Ah yes but were they REAL...

yes unlike the other thread this qualifies as a terrorist act because they did not care who they shot as long as they were in uniform imo

the other one was just a murder

post in other thread

Some of the usual suspects are missing from the conversation. Very telling..

Not familiar with the CIA parking lot deal, but your other 3 examples were all inside jobs.

I should clarify that I'm mainly speaking of Mulsim terrorism in the US. Of course KKK and such were terrorist crimes.

Now when you consider P2OG (secret Government document stating that they are trying to goad Muslims into attacking us) you could also say that this case was inspired by our own Shadow Government.

Obama is placating the muslim world. If this was an inside job, why we it be carried out days before his big address in Cairo blaming us for the ills of the middle east?

How do you know his speech before he says it?

i'm staying out of the discussion, but i'm saddened for the boy's family.

he's from my town.

Don't know for sure it was and inside job. Just saying it could be a result of P2OG and just the type of thing they want to happen.

A bigger question is why Israel is doing its largest military excersise EVER during Obama's visit.

"We bomb your civilians indiscriminantly, rape your women & children, torture you to death, and Israel is getting ready to wipe you off the face of the earth; but we really ARE going to change this time. Oh, and I'm one of you, so it's all OK."

why is it when a white guy goes on random acts of violence he's troubled...but if a muslim..convert at that does it , he's a terrorist?

ding ding ding ding

not condoning the act - he took lives and placed others in danger - so he should be punished and pay for his crimes

but why play the religion card, the terrorist card, the drug usage card...

guessing is ok for some, I prefer facts (jmo)