Declassify Intelligence On Anwar al Awlaki’s "Students"
Al Qaeda cleric Anwar al Awlaki described both the Fort Hood Shooter and the Christmas Day bomber as his “students” in a tape released this weekend, according to press reports. This is not surprising – the evidence tying Awlaki to both terrorists has continued to mount. But Awlaki’s comments highlight, once again, the U.S. Intelligence Community’s many [...]
Five Muslim Soldiers Arrested at Fort Jackson in South Carolina
CBN News reports that five Muslim soldiers, part of the Arabic Translation program at Fort Jackson in South Carolina, were arrested just before Christmas and are in custody - suspected of trying to poison the food supply at Fort Jackson:
A source with intimate knowledge of the investigation, which is ongoing, told CBN News investigators suspect [...]
The Times Explains
We and others have written a lot about the obfuscation surrounding Nidal Malik Hasan’s massacre at Fort Hood. The New York Times chimes in with an article that could have been written by a parodist, titled “Complications Grow for Muslims Serving in U.S. Military.” The source of those “complications” is acknowledged only delicately.
The [...]
Obama’s Talking Points
It was too much to hope, I suppose, that Army Chief of Staff George Casey, appearing on the Sunday talk shows, would signal a re-thinking of the regime of political correctness that seems to have penetrated the Army. It was disappointing that he reinforced that regime with his silly—and offensive—remarks about not letting “diversity” be [...]
A Tale of Two Mentalities
There are so many categories for this post because it touches on so many hot-button issues; but I picked “Dhimmi of the Month” as the primary category. We never did get the polling software off the ground, so you can’t vote on it… but I’ll still use the category when appropriate.
Sadly, today it’s appropriate.
The [...]
WSJ: Muslim Population in the Military Raises Difficult Issues
The “difficult issues” Yochi J. Dreazen’s article addresses invites troubling questions.
Dreazen writes:
[...] The deadly rampage at Fort Hood is forcing Pentagon officials to confront difficult questions about the military’s growing Muslim population.
The military has worked hard to recruit more Muslims since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the number of [...]
