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According to NBC News, these remarks came in letters to Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco, who's been corresponding with Reid and other terrorist types, including Colleen "Jihad Jane" LaRose, with an eye toward penning a book.In one missive to Mehlman-Orozco, Reid argued that Islamic law allowed his attempt at mass murder -- a claim not softened in the slightest by his admission that "many people would dispute that and disagree with me on that point."
You think?
Just as jaw-slackening is his reported belief that the bombing "wasn't supposed to happen, not because it was displeasing to God...rather because it was not either my time to die nor that of those on the plane with me, and he had other plans for me which include my staying in prison and other matters which I may not be aware of as of yet."
Like, for instance, slowly rotting over a period of decades, perhaps?Reid added: "I do have some tactical regrets of a sort which I won't go into here, but I don't regret losing my freedom."
We're pretty sure lots of other people are fine with him losing his freedom, too, especially given his take on the horrific Charlie Hebdo slayings in France last month. He suggested that the real tragedy of this incident was people who "think it is OK to demean the sacred and belittle that which is more beloved to we Muslims than their own souls," adding, "As the saying goes, if you play with fire you might get burned, so I have no tears for those who insult Islam."
He's not exactly a tear-magnet, either.
Here are two videos from NBC, the first featuring Mehlman-Orozco talking about her reasons for swapping letters with people such as Reid, the second featuring a contemporary interview with passengers who survived the failed bombing.
