Lately, I’m worried about Sue Myrick, and fully expect her head to explode sometime soon. No, Sue’s not hearing more voices from her coffeemaker, at least as far as I know. But it’s clear that her tight, fevered focus on all things Muslim is loosening her bolts, if you know what I mean. That’s why the latest news about a young Charlotte man, Samir Khan (no relation to songwriter Sammy Cahn), who has a pro-jihadist blog and is said to be editing Inspire, an online magazine for al-Qaeda in Yemen, is the worst thing that could happen to Sue. As we’ve written before, the woman’s already seeing jihadists under every bed (she really missed her era; she’d have been in her element during the Red Scare), but the al-Qaeda magazine/Charlotte connection could be more than she can take.
Seriously, here we go again with the constant drumbeat of fear that passes for patriotism these days. OK, so there’s someone here who’s editing a pro-jihad magazine. If it’s true, then deal with it; either arrest the guy or decide he’s within his rights, and get on with life. That’s how a country that hasn’t lost its bearings deals with that kind of thing — not by running around petrified, freaking out at every reminder that there are people in the world who don’t like us. But, as long as we have officials like Sue “Forever Scared” Myrick, the country will never start acting like rational grown-ups whenever the latest jihadist pops out of his hole. Especially one who’s editing a slick, full-color online publication — in English, no less — that looks like a Charlotte Magazine special edition for suicide bombers, and is supposedly being used to recruit for al-Qaeda, although not many of its intended readers can even read the thing.
You can see pages from this great threat to our nation here. Frankly, it’s almost like a parody of an al-Qaeda magazine, something The Onion would crank out. I particularly like one story’s headline, “Make A Bomb In The Kitchen of Your Mom,” by “The AQ Chef.” As Charles Barkley likes to ask, “Is this for real?” I could be wrong, of course, but this whole “case” just feels like a crock. And even if it’s for real, it’s sure as hell nothing to go nuts over.
This article appears in Jul 20-26, 2010.
John Grooms
I guess you have not read our history with Islamic nations have you? Look up the two Barbary Wars which spanned 40-years and four presidents starting with George Washington. Look up David Barton, WallBuilders newsletter, winter 2006, A Muslim Sworn Into Congress.
Ah, more CL ignorance. Do you do any research prior to writing your drivel? The guy lived in the Univ area and is now in Yemen (no longer “here” as you write). Flew on a round-trip ticket, the return ticket still unused. The guy should’ve been on a no-fly list instead of 2 year olds with names similar to persons of suspicion. THAT’S the real story here. Maybe you should put aside your raging leftist notions and your clear hatred for Sue Myrick to get to the heart of the story and see that there is, indeed, a problem here. And if you don’t also see that a clear “marketing” attempt to reach out to English speaking terrorist sympathizers is in the works with this online mag, then you are as ignorant as you proclaim Myrick to be.
Dear Top & Kelly
I’m scared of brown people too.
Love,
Wes (ibn Muhammad Yusef Ali)
You guys don’t seem to understand that hate and contempt are not synonyms.
Hate describes Ms Myrick’s attitude toward Muslims. Contempt for her constant displays of ignorance describes Mr Groom’s attitude toward Ms Myrick. He does not hate her, he is laughing at her.
No, I hate her, too. 🙂
This is not hate on our part of us Americans; Islamists say they hate Christians and Jews and want us dead. This is not about the color of ones skin.
I guess nobody has taken the time to read David Barton historical research on their attacking our merchant ships, England’s, Spain’s, etc.
Gee, TopAssistant, you mean THE David Barton, the guy who rewrites American history to please, and make money off of, ignoramuses who think America is a constitutionally mandated Christian nation? The same David Barton who lies through his teeth about Jefferson’s letter in which TJ coined the phrase “wall of separation between church and state”? The same David Barton who gladly delivers his spiel to “Christian Identity” white supremacists with links to neo-Nazis? THAT David Barton. It’s a tragedy that so many Americans are so ignorant of history that someone like Barton and come along and cherry-pick obscure documents to create historical fantasies, and that a good many knotheads fall for it. If readers are curious about David Barton, check this out: http://www.publiceye.org/ifas/fw/9606/barton.html
TopAssistant = Frank Griffin.
Yep, that’s what I thought, Rosa. Top Assistant = Frank Griffin = hopeless Loser.