Last week, I wrote at Greg's place that British radical Anjem Choudary "who draws attention to himself by loudly praising terrorists," gets airtime on Fox News because he's a "cartoonish buffoon who can be counted on to confirm every stereotype about Islam and Muslims." He talked to Justin Elliott basically confirming that he's just a big publicity hound:
Now, in advance of the planned "Shariah4America" demonstration in Washington, Choudary is following a familiar script. His group has posted images online of the White House with minarets and the Statue of Liberty wearing a veil. It's not hyperbole to say that everything he does is for media consumption. When I asked him about a 2003 episode in which Al Muhajiroun unveiled posters hailing the Sept. 11 hijackers as the "Magnificent 19," Choudary was candid: "It was a media ploy in order to attract the attention of the media and the general public about why such things take place."
On Monday, Glenn Beck promoted Choudary's "Sharia4America" march by referring to it as "the moment I've been saying for five years ... that the enemies all around the world" will strike. "You seen [Choudary] on Sean Hannity?" Beck asked.
In Fox News, Choudary has found someone who will take him seriously. In Choudary, Fox News finds someone to vindicate for its viewers their conspiratorial warnings of an impending Islamist takeover of the U.S.
