The authorities have been quick

The authorities have been quick to say that there is no indication that John Muhammad was connected to al Qaeda or any other terrorist organization. This simply isn’t true. This story from the Bellingham, Washington Herald has not been widely reported, but almost exactly a year ago, a man who knew Muhammad called the FBI to report him as a possible terrorist. Despite living in a homeless shelter, Muhammad flashed wads of cash and frequently took airplane trips on purported business. The man who reported Muhammad says that: “I felt like he was part of an organization. I felt like he had some connection with terrorists….I said he’s got connections somewhere with somebody who’s got money.” It remains to be seen whether Muhammad was connected to a terrorist organization, but it is ridiculous to suggest that there is no indication that he may have been.