The T-word

Remember, about two weeks ago, North Carolina student Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar drove his SUV into a crowd of fellow students at Chapel Hill, injuring several of them? We all know that this fellow shouldn't be branded a "terrorist," since to do so is prejudiced and hateful. See, for example, the L.A. Times.

Well, it seems that Mr. Taheri has written a letter to the news anchor of the local television station in Durham, North Carolina. The letter reads:

Allah gives permission in the Koran for the followers of Allah to attack those who have raged war against them, with the expectation of eternal paradise in case of martyrdom and/or living one's life in obedience of all of Allah's commandments found throughout the Koran's 114 chapters...

The U.S. government is responsible for the deaths of and the torture of countless followers of Allah, my brothers and sisters. My attack on Americans at UNC-CH on March 3rd was in retaliation for similar attacks orchestrated by the U.S. government on my fellow followers of Allah in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, and other Islamic territories. I did not act out of hatred for Americans, but out of love for Allah instead.

Wow. We are left to wonder what a real terrorist would sound like.

More from the indispensable Daniel Pipes, titled "Sudden Jihad Syndrome."