HERE’S MORE ON THAT NASHVILLE CABBIE STORY:
A Nashville cabbie made anti-Semitic statements and praised Adolph Hitler’s campaign against Jews during a religious argument that culminated when he ran over one of the passengers as he left the taxi, witnesses said during a hearing today.
The cab driver, Ibrahim Ahmed, said Hitler was “trying to rid the world of Jews,†the alleged victim, Jeremie Imbus, told the court.
“I just remember …(being)… I guess the word is ‘shocked,’†Imbus said of the Feb. 18 incident.
Well, that’s one word. And Tom Elia notes a surprising lacuna.