The other kind of terror

[ck4829]

Imagine, for a moment, what would have happened if a Muslim extremist with an apparent hatred of the American government had been apprehended in, say, Tennessee, and charged with plotting to blow up Congress with a briefcase bomb.

Do you suppose that the case would then be relegated to the back pages of the local papers? Do you suppose it would go unmentioned by the 101st Keyboard Kommandos in their ever-vigilant search for proof that the War on Terror is right here in our midst?

Of course not. You can be certain Fox News would have splashed the case across its broadcasts, and Michelle Malkin and Little Green Footballs would have been all over it.

Now consider the case of Demetrius “Van” Crocker, who just happens to be a white right-wing extremist:

Demetrius “Van” Crocker of McKenzie, convicted in April of attempting to obtain a chemical weapon and possession of stolen explosives, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday by U.S. District Judge James Todd in Jackson.

Crocker, who told undercover FBI agents of his desire to explode a briefcase bomb while Congress was in session, was found guilty by a jury in about 90 minutes in April.

During the trial, prosecutors introduced video- and audio-taped conversations that Crocker had with undercover agents, laced with profanity, racial slurs and Crocker’s open hatred of all things to do with the government.

Of course, this story is not even on the front page of the Jackson paper, so I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for any Fox coverage, either.

http://theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/the_other_kind_of_terror/0012182

[GreenZoneLT]

1. Get with the program, man,

You're livin' too much in '82, dude. Right-wing, anti-government terrorism is so passe'. It's all about the foreign Islamists today.

As we used to say at my college paper, "Why do you think they call them stories?"