But wait… Didn’t the wingnuts tell us that the Arkansas shooter must have been some sort of ally of Obama?

Murder accused wants ‘death to Obama’

ABDULHAKIM Mujahid Muhammad, the suspect in the 2009 shooting outside a US army recuiting centre, has appeared in an Arkansas state court saying only “death to Obama, peace to Osama” as he exited the hearing, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.

Muhammad, a Muslim convert born Carlos Bledsoe, has confessed repeatedly to the June 2009 shootings that killed Private William Long, 23, and injured Private Quinton Ezeagwula, 18, outside an Army Recruiting Center in Little Rock.

Muhammad said the shootings were in retaliation for US policies in the Middle East.

Prosecutors announced yesterday that they will seek the death penalty for Muhammad.

Muhammad’s attorney, Claiborne Ferguson, said he would not use an insanity defence for his client but instead would focus on keeping his client off of death row.

Mr Ferguson is still seeking additional state funding to cover the expense of investigators and specialists needed in Muhammad’s defence.