October 23, 2007

Muslim Teacher Attacks Base, Chants Death to America: Deemed "Not a terrorist"

So laughable, it hurts. Since when has the requirement for someone to be deemed a "terrorist" included mental stability? Must it also include membership in an organization?

Case #4,134 in the files of personal jihad. Miami Herald:

Wielding two butcher knives bought at Wal-Mart and vodka bottles to use as explosives, Tahmeed Ahmad chanted ''Death to America'' and told Homestead Air Reserve Base guards he wanted to kill soldiers.

But Ahmad was no terrorist, authorities believe.

Rather, the Miami Central High School math teacher wanted to ''commit suicide by cop'' when he attacked military policemen stationed at the west gate just before midnight Sunday, the FBI said.

So, he chants "death to America" and attacks an Air Reserve Base? Was he "not a terrorist" because he was teh stoooopid (knives?!?!)?
Police quickly arrested Ahmad, 22, whose mother says is mentally ill and had recently been in a mental institution. The FBI charged him Monday with assaulting a U.S. government employee.

Ahmad is in his first year teaching math at Miami Central High, 1781 NW 95th St.

So a guy who's been institutionalized is teaching at a public high school? That alone is scary.
The teacher told agent Richard W. Lunn he would have used a gun but that a week ago, a dealer refused to sell him one because he had not lived in Florida for 90 days, as required by law.
Wow, finally a case of gun control actually working.

Tag: world's dumbest jihadi
H/T: Mrs. Abe "Death to America" Froman

UPDATE by Rusty: Bryan Preston has related thoughts.

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 08:10 AM | |