An Alabama native who moved to Somalia to wage jihad alongside al-Shabab militants faces a Saturday deadline to surrender to the insurgents or be killed, according to his Internet posting.
Omar Hammami — whom the FBI named as one of its most-wanted terrorists in November — has engaged in a public fight with al-Shabab over the last year, and a Twitter account that terrorism analysts believe is run by Hammami or his associates announced Jan. 4 that al-Shabab fighters had given him 15 days to surrender, or else.
OK, I made up the last three.
Really, instead of having Hammami on a most-wanted list, the FBI should have a "We told you so, you dumb ass--just what were you thinking?" list for people like Hammami who leave their safe cul-de-sac in America to join the global jihad.
We should place a bet with al-Shabab over who gets Hammami first: our drones or their jihadis. Finally, an outreach gesture we can believe in!
