Tonight, the man convicted of killing 10 people in sniper attacks around Washington, DC in 2002 is scheduled to be executed. Born John Allen Williams, he enlisted in the Louisiana Army National Guard in 1978 and volunteered for active duty in 1985.
Two years later, he converted to Islam. He then became known as John Allen Muhammad.
After his arrest, he admitted that he admired Osama bin Laden and approved of the September 11 attacks. His younger partner, Lee Boyd Malvo, drew pictures describing the killings as part of "jihad."
The DC sniper attacks were terrorist attacks. They were not "crimes." They were not the actions of a "stressed" or "deranged" man. They were the acts of a true-believing jihadist who wanted to take down as many of the infidel as possible before dying himself.
Sound familiar? John Allen Muhammad could have been bunkmates with Ft. Hood terrorist Major Nidal Malik Hasan.
The U.S. military: wake up! The enemy you fight is not just abroad but within your own ranks.
America: wake up! The enemy is real, and it is here.
John Allen Muhammad will die tonight. I suppose today he's preparing to meet his designated 72 virgins.
