George Galloway Returns to the U.S. Amid Allegations of Terrorism Support

February 8, 2010

British MP George Galloway made a surprising visit to the United States last week to raise money for a planned fourth Viva Palestina (VP) convoy. Galloway’s group claims to “break the crippling siege of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid” to Palestinians, but statements and actions on past trips show it also seeks to support the terrorist organization Hamas materially and politically.
Barred from Egypt after last month's convoy turned violent, Galloway is promising a “sea convoy” sailing under Turkish flags and said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was interested in leading a future venture.

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How the Christmas Bomber Spent his Summer in the United States

February 5, 2010

After the failed Christmas Day airline bombing by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the director of a 2008 program Abdulmutallab attended in Houston lamented "we did not convince him of the validity of our views, and that is cause for regret." An examination of sermons and speeches from the AlMaghrib Institute -uncovered by the Investigative Project on Terrorism - shows they are far from moderate, however, exhorting followers to carry out jihad and not integrate with the West.

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Fear and Loathing in Detroit

February 3, 2010

Reactions to the release of an autopsy of a Detroit imam killed as FBI agents tried to arrest him in October show a a facts-be-damned attitude among the imam’s supporters. The medical examiner's report shows Luqman Abdullah's numerous gunshot wounds were focused on his torso and lower body, which is how SWAT teams are trained to respond when an armed suspect fires first.
But Islamist groups and their political allies are using innuendo to spread hostility toward law enforcement in the absence of any tangible evidence.

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How al-Shabaab Targets Western Youth

January 29, 2010

As the new year begins, al-Shabaab, a terror group fighting to overthrow the government of Somalia, has served notice that it intends to play an increasingly prominent role in international jihad. It appears that the group intends to carry on that fight with recruits from the United States. Between September 2007 and October 2009, 20 young men (all but one of Somali descent), left the Minneapolis area for Somalia to fight for al-Shabaab.
Records tied to a series of prosecutions in Minneapolis provide a detailed look at how al-Shabaab recruits and raises money in the United States.

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