THE SNIPER LETTER appears to be influenced by an offshoot of the Black Muslim movement called the “Five Percent” movement — though the Five Percenters apparently don’t regard themselves as Muslims. The evidence seems a bit shaky to me.

UPDATE: Louis Farrakhan acknowledged today that Muhammad was a Nation of Islam member. Which means he’s not really a Muslim at all, at least in the opinion of most non-Nation of Islam Muslims. In fact, I seem to recall that the Saudis actually fund some sort of program dedicated to pointing out that the Nation of Islam isn’t really Islam.

Which isn’t to say that he sees things this way himself, or that he might not have been a Useful Idiot. Stay tuned.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Roy Innis is warning of terrorist infiltration into Black Muslim groups, especially those operating in prison.