He was homeless, but carried wads of cash. He flew sometimes to the Caribbean. He liked to discuss his violent anti-American fantasies, especially after September 11. It isn't much, but this piece in the Bellingham Herald (via Andrew Sullivan) paints a fishy picture of Muhammed before he traveled east for his shooting spree. Whoever may have been paying him, or using him, Muhammed fits the profile of a fall guy or Useful Idiot With a Grudge of His Own, like Timothy McVeigh. Or Muhammed Salameh.
posted by Michael Scott Moore |
9:45 PM