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Fatal Attraction: Oklahoma Faces Two Cases Of Men Who Allegedly Advocated Beheading Women As Justified Under Islam

Muriithi-300x300nolen-facebook-twoWe have been discussing the alarming and baffling migration of Muslim men and women from the West to join the blood-soaked Islamic State or ISIS forces as they behead and murder their way through captured territories. While the vast majority of Muslims are disgusted by ISIS, the chilling reality is that there is a large portion of people who do not just support but long to behead and torture other people. Oklahoma is facing precisely that reality in two cases involving Muslim men who appear to identify with ISIS and relish the concept of beheading people in the name of Islam. It is a fatal attraction that may explain the thousands flocking from the West to the ranks of the Islamic State.


In Oklahoma City, Jacob Mugambi Muriithi (left above), 30, is being held on a charge of a terrorism charge after he allegedly threatened to behead a co-worker. He was located less than 20 miles from where Alton Alexander Nolen (right above) who is accused of beheading a co-worker just the day before the threats were allegedly made.

AltonNolen090514FacebookPhotoNolen had only recently converted to Islam in prison but immediately took to the aspects of the religion that he viewed as justifying murder and decapitations. Writing under the name “Jah’Keem Yisrael” on his Facebook page, he wrote various incendiary and bizarre messages:

“A Future Prophecy Revelation 18:8 She (The statue Of Liberty) is going into flames. She and anybody who’s with her.”

“AMERICA SO CALL HELPS IRAQ (WHICH NOT)- WELL WHY CANT U HELP THE GAZA CITIZENS AGAINST ISRAEL…AMERICA AND ISRAEL ARE WICKED. WAKE UP MUSLIMS!!!”

“I JST WANT TO SAY AS AN MUSLIM WE DNT CELEBRATE AMERIKAS HOLIDAYS.”

“KAFIR KAFIRS MEANS SOMEONES WHO DISAGREES WITH ISLAM. JST CAUSE YOU AS-SALAAMU ALAKIUN EVERY MORNING DNT MEANS YOUR AN MUSLIM THANK YOU THO.”

“Ima Tell You Off Top Im Not Your Friend My Friends Are At The Mosque All Around The World.”

“Im an Muslim from the Tribe of Judah who Was Pretty Much Raised In Killeen Texas. My Ancestors Who Are The True Jews Here In America Today Are Originally From Israel. They Were Bombed Outta Israel By The Roman Catholic Army So They Fled To Egypt And The Afrikans Sold Us To The White Man As Slaves Along With Any Other Black Person Here In Amerika Today Aka The True Jews From Israel. Our Ancestors Are Originally From Israel. Were Not from Afrika.”

“You know what gets me about Christians is that they blaspheme saying that Jesus (pbus Ameen) is God. If Jesus (pbuh Ameen) was God why when you claim he was on a cross he quoted Quote’ Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing? With this said he can’t be the Savior. All Praise To Allah,”

In one message, he declared “Islam Will Dominate the World. Freedom Can Go To Hell.”

He had been trying to convert people at his work and was telling co-workers about how women should be stoned for committing certain offenses. After he was fired, he returned and beheaded a female co-worker and stabbed another woman. After beheading Colleen Hufford, 54, and stabbing Traci Johnson’, 43, in the attack at Vaughan Foods store, he was shot and wounded by off-duty sheriff’s deputy and company CEO Mark Vaughan.

Nolen has a long previous criminal record including assault and battery on an officer, possession of a controlled substance, and escaping from detention.

Muriithi is identified as a native of Kenya who worked at Bellevue Nursing Home in northwest Oklahoma City. He also was trying to convert people and praised Islamic State for beheading Christians. He is quoted as saying that it “is just what we do.” He allegedly told the victim that he was going to cut her head off with “a blade” and said that, after cutting off her head, he would post it on Facebook. Islamic State fighters have been using social media to parade the heads of murdered captives.

Both Muriithi and Nolen are disturbing examples of the resource of disaffected, marginal, and unhinged individuals who swell the ranks of the Islamic State. For them, religion is an excuse to vent their anger and to kill in the name of faith. It is precisely the dehumanizing elements of the ISIS beliefs that attract them — to be able to treat women and other humans as undeserving of mercy or sympathy. Religion is the not the cause but the vehicle for their violent expression.

212 thoughts on “Fatal Attraction: Oklahoma Faces Two Cases Of Men Who Allegedly Advocated Beheading Women As Justified Under Islam”

  2. HappyP, let’s start anew, how about it? I don’t want you to feel left out NOR do I want you to feel stupid ( which you most certainly are NOT). I’ve agreed with you numerous times today and even said “Hear Hear!” to one of your comments. We are both direct people and sometimes online, as you know messages get mixed up and tangled. Now you know Squeeky and you know me, things can progress in a different way, OK? Shake? Group hug, you, me and Squeekers?

    1. That is sooo awesome. Thank you for the thought Annie. You show yourself as Dark but I was dark lol not anymore lol

  3. happy, stick around. When you learn the commenters it gets easier. I think you did some “learnin'” today.

  6. Chuckled my butt off at the deleted exchange between two commenters on the “Goodbye Dear Mum” thread. 😀

  9. Happypappies, I am edgy, I will admit that, but I don’t go out of my way be rude to you or anyone here. As a matter of fact you have been quite rude and I think I’ve been very patient with you. I’m not grasping your outrage, I’ve actually agreed with you and even complimented you on some of your comments today. It seems as if you still harbor some hurt over the fact that I found it annoying that you confused Squeeky’s comments with mine NUMEROUS times despite being corrected numerous times. You jumped down my throat at what you THOUGHT I said, but it was what Squeeky had said. SOOOO HappyP, as I said before, I cannot change the way you feel, however I can and will defend myself when you are wrong. You also have that right. I really don’t know how to respond to you anymore, so I won’t. So don’t be upset if it seems as if I’m ignoring you, it’s nothing personal, I’m just at a loss as to what is upsetting you so much today. You have jumped down Karen’s throat a few times today too so, actually I don’t feel singled out, lol. Take care, relax and have a hot toddy.

    1. Annie, I am not jumping down Karen’s throat. I am debating her. I debate Paul. I am endeavoring to show you the difference between debate and exchanging insults. I could not keep up with the comment thread at first and tried to explain that numerous times. Again, you don’t seem to accept that. Okay. Fine. I can’t be new to the column which is why I left. I came back and expressed myself candidly and you did not like it. I am a direct person. I will not always agree with everyone here. If you are going to ignore comments not just you but everyone, that I make, I will leave again and come back later. You didn’t make me feel especially stupid really just left out.

      1. happypappies – ignorance can be overcome, stupid is forever. I am ignorant of car mechanics. I will die ignorant of car mechanics. That does not make me stupid and it does not make a bad person. 🙂 Always consider the source when people are taking pot shots at you.

  11. Paul C. Schulte

    happypappies – you have heard of the conquests of Mohammed, of his successors, of the Ottoman Empire, etc. You seem to be forgetting some large parts of history.

    No more than the Book of Joshua.

    We can just go back and forth here. This is kind of ridiculous. Lets forward fast. I always enjoy a debate with you Paul. You are very smart and I have to trim toenails on my Show Papillon later when my friend brings her over. lol

    How about a Few words from the Wise –

    I rejoice in this war. Who is there that now dares to put on sanctity to depreciate war, or the “horrid glories of war.” None. Why? Because it is a war of purification. You want war, fire, blood, to purify you; and the Lord of Hosts has demanded that you should walk through fire and blood. You are called to the fiery baptism, and I call upon you to come up to the altar. Though your pathway be through fire, or through a river of blood, turn not aside. Be in no hurry—no hurry and flurry.

    Do you remember that glorious cause?

    1. happypappies – I never want war but I don’t back away from it. I am also aware that a preemptive strike saves nine. Obama is going to slow walk this through the election and then drop kick it to the next CinC, mark my words. He has already shifted the blame to the Intelligence Agency.

      1. happypappies – I never want war but I don’t back away from it. I am also aware that a preemptive strike saves nine. Obama is going to slow walk this through the election and then drop kick it to the next CinC, mark my words. He has already shifted the blame to the Intelligence Agency.

        I can read the headlines also Paul. And I do. But what is going on in Syria. I want to hear your take and then I will give you mine

        1. happypappies – it is hard to have a solution, when the perfect solution has come and gone. Bombing is no solution, we found that out in WWII. You need boots on the ground and a lot of them. The Iraq War was a perfect example of how to conduct a war in this day and age. Obama will not do it, he does not have the intestinal fortitude.

  13. It’s possible that there’s more to the OK situation than meets the eye:

    http://www.aol.com/article/2014/09/30/oklahoma-man-charged-with-murder-in-beheading/20969914/

    “The FBI is also investigating, given Nolen’s interest in beheadings and a recent surge in Middle East violence. Nolen had recently converted to Islam but Cleveland County Prosecutor Greg Mashburn said it appeared Nolen’s assault was tied more to his suspension.

    Mashburn said Vaughan’s human resources department suspended Nolen earlier Thursday after another co-worker, Traci Johnson, had complained that she had had an altercation with Nolen “about him not liking white people.”

    The prosecutor said Nolen fetched a knife from home and “returned to get revenge.” He walked into the plant’s administrative office in suburban Oklahoma City, Mashburn said. Nolen came across Hufford first and attacked her from behind, severing her head. He then turned his attention to Johnson, 43, who was repeatedly stabbed, but survived.

    The company’s chief operating officer, Mark Vaughan, a reserve sheriff’s deputy in Oklahoma City, leveled a rifle at Nolen and fired, striking him once and stopping the attack.

    Mashburn said it was “highly likely” that he would seek the death penalty against Nolen, but would confer first with Hufford’s family.”

  15. Olly – it appears that Bob had 10 post eaten today. Some people are cursed for the day. I have had those days.

  16. SWM,
    I’d be sweating bullets if I were one of the nurses or docs who took care of this guy in the ER.

    1. Annie – I am sure they are playing rock, paper, scissors to see who is going in.

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