Taheriazar: It's In The Koran

The suspect in this month's attack on the UNC-CH campus has written a letter to ABC11 Eyewitness News. Eyewitness News received the letter Monday, in response to our request for an interview. It was sent from Central Prison in Raleigh and dated Friday, March 10. Addressed to ABC11 Eyewitness News anchor Amber Rupinta, the two-page letter includes Taheri-azar's explanation of what he was trying to accomplish in the attack.
"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."

Again, we need to heed the words of this jihadist, who makes it abundantly clear that he justifies his actions because of his religious beliefs.

Taheriazar also must be rather myopic considering that the overwhelming number of deaths in the Middle East and South Asia are not caused by infidels killing Muslims, but by Muslims killing other Muslims who do not adhere to the same version of Islam as they do. Sunni killing Shi'ite. Shi'ite killing Sunni. Militant Islamists (Salafists and Wahabists) killing Sunni and Shi'a - to try and forment a civil war in Iraq. Ba'athists (who are Sunni Muslims) trying to kill their opponents (Kurds and Shi'a - both of whom are Muslims).

Also, there's the curious wording - "similar attacks orchestrated by the US"? We don't hear much about soldiers running down terrorists or civilian populations in Iraq or anywhere else for that matter, but we do hear plenty about Islamic terrorists using car bombs to blow up people waiting to get jobs or go to school or voting in elections.

Greyhawk has a roundup of views from Iraq on who's doing the killing - and by and large it's not the US doing the killing but Islamic terrorists killing other Muslims.

Others commenting on Taheriazar's statements: Charles at LGF, Ed Driscoll, and Small Town Veteran.