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Sunday, April 7, was just another day in the fair city of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. But if a teenager named Alexander Scott Mercurio had gotten his way, it would have gone down in history as another one of those infamous dates, akin to December 7, September 11, and October 7. Instead, Mercurio was arrested on Saturday. Nevertheless, there are numerous reasons why it would be unwise to let the case of this bloody-minded young man pass unnoticed.
CNN reported Tuesday that Mercurio “planned to attack churches in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday ‘using weapons, including knives, firearms, and fire,’ according to court documents cited by the Justice Department.” He is accused of writing out his plan: “Stop close by the church, equip the weapon(s) and storm the temple, kill as many people as possible before they inevitably disperse/scatter, then burn the temple to the ground and flee the scene.” He planned improbably to repeat this scenario at all 21 churches in Coeur d’Alene; what he imagined the local police might be doing in all the time it would have taken to do this is unclear.
Mercurio wanted to commit this large-scale mass murder because of his Islamic faith and loyalty to the Islamic State (ISIS). “Alexander Scott Mercurio” is not a name that Muslim parents are likely to give to their children; young Mercurio is clearly a convert to Islam, and was anxious to demonstrate the fervor of his new faith by carrying out his massacre during the holy month of Ramadan.
Western analysts routinely tell us that Ramadan is a time when many Muslims try to intensify their devotion to Allah, and that’s true. A hadith has a Muslim asking Muhammad, “Instruct me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward).” Muhammad replied, “I do not find such a deed.” (Bukhari 4.52.44) So what better way to increase one’s devotion to Allah than by waging jihad? In April 2022, the Palestinian Authority’s Supreme Sharia Judge, Mahmoud Al-Habbash, declared that “Ramadan is not a month of laziness but rather a month of activity, of effort, and of hard work, and as it also was in the life of the Prophet, a month of jihad, conquest, and victory.” Every Ramadan, therefore, we see an increase in jihad attacks.
Mercurio also planned to “harm his father and acquire firearms.” The pious young man “stated he intended to incapacitate his father with a pipe, handcuff him, and use the firearms locked in the closet to attack the church.” He explained that he wanted to attack his father because his parents were not happy with his “deen,” that is, his religion. As the Qur’an says, “You will not find people who believe in Allah and the last day loving those who oppose Allah and his messenger, even though they be their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their tribe.” (58:22)
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Mike says
If he gets convicted, they should toss him in a cell with Big Bubba, and later transfer him to the Supermax facility in Colorado, so he and that Tsarnaev jerk can keep each other company.
bagsgroove says
What an imbecilic jerk. Put him in prison for life in a cell with a gay Bubba ! This stupid kid thinks allah will give him paradise ! He’ll be shocked when he finds out allah does not exist. And he wanted to do his father in with a metal pie. What a son !
bagsgroove says
What an imbecilic jerk. Put him in prison for life in a cell with a gay Bubba ! This stupid kid thinks allah will give him paradise ! He’ll be shocked when he finds out allah does not exist. And he wanted to do his father in with a metal pie. What a son !
bill says
Just the mere stupidity and ineffectiveness of his plan indicates mental problems. So how did they find out about him I would like to hear.
OLD GUY. says
Funny how converts to Islam feel the need to murder as a show of their faith to ISLAM. Islamic followers will make such wonderful neighbors.
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