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| 30 Years Ago Today: Terror in DC |
| 2007-03-09 |
| I heard about this on WTOP radio this morning, but it is not easy to find in current news. Google was my friend, however. Much more background about the Hanifi movement at link. A sectarian dispute in the United States was transformed into a mass hostage taking by Hanafi Muslims in Washington, DC in 1977. The Hanafi Movement in the United States was founded by Hamas Abdul Khaalis in 1968. Khaalis, formerly Ernest 2X McGee, had been the Nation of Islam's first National Secretary and a friend of Malcolm X. He had converted to orthodox Islam and founded the Hanafi Movement with money donated by Kareem Abdul-Jabar. On 09 March 1977, Khaalis and about a dozen of his followers armed with shotguns and machetes seized control of seized the District Building [city hall], the B'nai B'rith building, and the Islamic Center, in the District of Columbia. Khaalis said they were seeking revenge for the murders of Khaalis' family members by Black Muslims in 1973. They held 134 hostages for more than 39 hours, they shot Washington DC city councilman Marion Barry in the chest, and they shot a radio reporter dead. The standoff ended and the hostages were freed after ambassadors from three Islamic nations joined the negotiations. The Hanafis were convicted and sentenced to long terms in prison. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #2 ...they shot Washington DC city councilman Marion Barry in the chest Well, I guess there really is some good in everybody... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-03-09 08:36 |
| #1 Thanks for the reminder Bob. Lest we forget the Religion of Pieces has been drawing blood since Jefferson's time. Nor Kareem Abdul-Jabar's part in funding Muslim terrorist. Sectarian dispute? Not really. The Animals for Allan had another demand. In a precursor to the Cartoon Jihad, Khaalis got his turban in a knot over the movie Messenger. They wanted the movie squashed. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-03-09 06:47 |