U.S. citizen carries out suicide bombing in Syria

An American citizen linked to al Qaeda terrorists has carried out a suicide bombing in Syria, CBS News has learned.

The picture on radical Islamic websites shows a smiling bearded man holding a cat, but U.S. officials believe the man, who called himself Abu Hurayra al-Amriki is the first American suicide bomber to die fighting for al Qaeda in Syria.

Al Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra recently released a photo showing four jihadis. The fighter on the right, wearing a suicide vest, appears to be Abu Hurayra.

The terror group claims he was killed Sunday in an attack in northern Syria. An al Qaeda video released Monday shows a truck being loaded with bombs and a subsequent explosion at a government complex.

Al Qaeda had promised an attack from an American. Just last week, an English-speaking man with his face blurred called on his brothers to defend Islam.

U.S. officials say they have identified Abu Hurayra's real name; it has not been released. But he was not alone. The FBI says several dozen Americans have gone to Syria to join the fighting.

Shame on him, but you know what?

There is no longer a very keen sense of What It Is to be an American.

Our borders are out of control and many, many times the people guarding are borders are the very most casual type of “American” —merely their passport color changed and in some cases they scowl and speak only halting English.

The job is just a meal ticket, like very much these days.

It’s the same with our religion —you simply attend, sometimes sing, and over time you get the basic message that ALL choices and behavior are essentially OK.

But very many people do not believe that —they think some things Are Not Okay and they end up seeking out some entity that externally affirms that internal feeling.

For some it’s environmentalism, for others it’s UFO’s, and for a few it’s freaking Islam.

Again, shame on him, but the greater question is WHY are our own people and many in Europe turning to this kind of cr*p…?

We don’t have the confidence of our convictions because WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CONVICTIONS.

Some things are not ok, and very many people are not Americans, and they should be treated politely, but they should be treated as non-Americans.

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