Naveed Afzal Haq

Naveed Afzal Haq: "Angry Muslim" and murderer

More is being learned about the Seattle shooter.

SEATTLE, July 29 (AP) -- The police have identified a man accused of killing a woman and wounding five others at a Jewish agency here on Friday as Naveed Afzal Haq.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation office in Seattle said Mr. Haq, 30, was an American citizen. Mr. Haq was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of homicide and attempted homicide, the police said.

His lawyer, Larry Stephenson, told The Seattle Times that he thought Mr. Haq was single and unemployed. Mr. Stephenson said Mr. Haq had a misdemeanor lewd conduct charge pending in Benton County; he had been accused of exposing himself in a public place.

What does the Koran say about exposing yourself in a public place?

Is that sort of act against Islamic teaching?

I wonder because it would be telling in terms of Haq's commitment to his professed faith.

It's interesting to me that some of these violent Muslims claim to be such faithful soldiers of Islam, yet their behavior is out of line with their religion.

The reports still linger that some of the 9/11 hijackers went to strip clubs and drank alcohol.

Not exactly what you'd expect from an Islamic fundamentalist, is it?

Mr. Haq previously lived in Pasco in southeast Washington, the police said. The Seattle Times reported that he had lived most recently in Everett, north of Seattle, but the police would not confirm that.

The authorities said Mr. Haq walked into the agency, the Jewish Federation, on Friday and opened fire in what they called a hate crime. The gunman forced his way through the center’s security door after an employee punched in her security code, said Marla Meislin-Dietrich, a co-worker who was not at the building at the time.

Staff members said they overheard him saying, “I am a Muslim-American, angry at Israel,” before opening fire, Ms. Meislin-Dietrich said. “He was randomly shooting at everyone.”

What?

No "Allahu Akbar" this time?

Haq shot six women. His victims are in their 20s and 40s. One of the injured women is pregnant.

What a strong, brave soldier of Islam!

What courage does it take to shoot and kill unarmed civilians?

It doesn't take courage. It takes a terrorist.

The police would not confirm the account.

The gunman surrendered after speaking with a 911 dispatcher. That conversation led the police to believe that the shooting was a hate crime, the authorities said.

“This was a purposeful, hateful act, as far as we know, by an individual acting on his own,” Mayor Greg Nickels said at a news conference.

I understand what's meant by the phrase "an individual acting on his own" -- the person received no orders to act from any sort of terrorist group.

What I don't like about the phrase is that it implies that the mindset that prompted the shooter to act is somehow confined to that individual.

In fact, there are a lot (millions?) of Muslims that believe walking into a Jewish community center in Seattle and opening fire is an act to be applauded.

While it's possible that Haq acted "alone," he had the spiritual backing of millions of Muslims.

In that sense, when he went into the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and killed innocents, he wasn't alone.

Haq is a terrorist.

Three of the five wounded people were critically injured. The names of the victims were not released.

The authorities said that officers were moving to protect synagogues and mosques around the city but that there was no evidence of a broad threat.

This is disturbing to me, too. I realize that authorities mean they have received no warnings that there is intelligence pointing to an orchestrated plan to target local places of worship; but let's not pretend that a "broad threat" does not exist.

It most certainly does.

9/11 provided evidence that there is indeed a broad threat.

Has the passing of time dulled us to that fact?

We are at war, and it's not a cold war.

The broad threat is grounded wherever there are militant Muslims seeking to destroy the infidels. Remember, WE are the infidels.

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This really makes me sick.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) issued this press release yesterday on Haq's attack.

CAIR CONDEMNS ATTACK ON SEATTLE JEWISH CENTER
Group says Mideast conflict must not be ‘transplanted’ to America

(WASHINGTON, DC, 7/28/06) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned an attack on a Jewish community center in Seattle, Wash., that left one person dead and several more injured. (A statement signed by representatives of the Seattle Muslim community, including CAIR-Seattle, is attached below.)

A lone gunman who reportedly said, “I'm a Muslim American; I'm angry at Israel," entered the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and began shooting. The alleged gunman was later arrested.

In a statement, the Washington-based Islamic civil rights and advocacy group said:

“We condemn this senseless attack on a religious institution and offer sincere condolences to the loved ones of those killed or injured. The American Muslim and Jewish communities must do whatever is within their power to prevent the current conflict in the Middle East from being transplanted to this country. We also urge local, state and national law enforcement authorities to step up security measures at synagogues, mosques and other religious institutions of both faiths.”

CAIR, America's largest Muslim civil liberties group, has 32 offices, chapters and affiliates nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

That is so hypocritical it makes me physically ill.

Read about the CAIR-Terror Connection.

CAIR solicits funds for terror organizations and acts as an apologist for groups that directly support terror.

CAIR is active in "transplanting" the conflict to America.

The organization's condemnation of the Seattle attack is hollow.

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More on Haq here.