Fox News is, as described in the Center for American Progress report "Fear Incorporated," as an "echo chamber" for American Islamophobia. So it wasn't a big surprise that Fox News, without knowing the actual facts, would use the Australian "terror" incident as an opportunity to fear monger about global Islamic jihad. What was interesting, though, was that Brian all-terrorists-are-Muslims Kilmeade would present, as a credible source for his hysterical hyperbole, a former sports reporter turned "terrorism expert" who has said that gays and liberals are allied with radical Muslims because they hate American and Jesus, too. But, as Kilmeade informed us, this incident in Australia is "Muslim extremism" even if the Australians won't acknowledge it. So there!

Kilmeade began with an up-date on the hostage situation in Sydney, Australia. Naturally, Kilmeade stressed that the hostage taker had requested an ISIS flag. [Wrong, Man Haran Monis asked for a flag with the Islamic Shahada on it - not an Isis flag] After asking "what do we know about Australia's history with Islamic extremism and why are they being targeted," he introduced his guest "terrorism expert, one of the best" Erick Stakelbeck who, given that he condemns the building of mosques and fears Islamic "infiltration" of the Bible Belt, is a natural for the rabidly anti-Islamic Fox News. His right wing creds include his employment at the Christian Broadcasting Network and regular contributions to Glenn Beck's TV as well as numerous other right wing media outlets. But even better, he worked for the Investigative Project on Terrorism founded by the bad shit, Islamphobic crazy Steve Emerson.

Despite the reality that there was no verifiable connection to terrorism, at that time, Kilmeade framed the requisite Fox fear mongering narrative that any incident involving Muslims is related to global jihad: "Are you suprised that "we have another terror incident of this magnitude in Australia? As the chyron engaged in classic Fox fear mongering: "Terror Down Under," Stakelbeck said about how Australia is a target for terror because of it's a western country which is contributing to anti-terror military actions in the Middle East. He noted that there are Muslims in Australia, some of whom have joined ISIS. Despite the reality that no ISIS connection had been established, the chyron read "Jihadist Blueprint, Stakelbeck: This Points To ISIS Sympathizers."

Kilmeade mentioned Australia's thwarting of an ISIS plot to attack Australians. He added that because Australia is an American ally, the terrorist will strike Australia "to get to us." Stakelbeck spoke, at greater length, about the aforementioned ISIS plot. Kilmeade made "one thing clear" - "When you ask for a flag and that flag is delivered and the words are translated *"there is no God but Allah and Mohammed is the messenger of God," it's hard to believe this isn't Muslim extremism even though Tony Abbot [Australian PM] hasn't said that yet."

Since this morning, the Australian police and PM have now gone on record as saying that although the hostage taker was "politically motivated," there appears to be no connection to organized jihad. While Monis espoused a radical Islamic ideology, he, according to the PM "had a long history of violent crime, infatuation with extremism and mental instability." But Brian Kilmeade, who knows more than the Australian authorities, thinks it's "Islamic extremism" and that, as was said in Plan 9 From Outer Space, "proves it!"

*And memo to Kilmeade: The Muslim "Shahada" is inscribed on Saudi Arabia's flag.