Now Here's Some Compassion

The hip-hop anarchist [KRS-One] has declared his solidarity with al-Qaida by asserting that he and other African-Americans "cheered when 9-11 happened," reports the New York Daily News.

I say that proudly," the Boogie Down Productions founder went on, insisting that, before the attack, security guards kept Blacks out of the World Trade Center "because of the way we talk and dress.

So when the planes hit the building, we were like, 'Mmmm - justice.'

The atrocity of 9-11 "doesn't affect us the hip-hop community," he said. "9-11 happened to them, not us," he added, explaining that by "them" he meant "the rich ... those who are oppressing us. RCA or BMG, Universal, the radio stations.

Voting in a corrupt society adds more corruption," he added. "America has to commit suicide if the world is to be a better place.