Global Lessons from the Mumbai Terror Attacks

November 25, 2009

One year after terrorists struck at the heart of India's financial hub, Mumbai is still reeling from the shock of the attacks that left 183 people dead, including nine terrorists, and hundreds more injured. At nightfall on November 26, armed terrorists came ashore in Mumbai, having left the Pakistani port city of Karachi by boat. They attacked several high profile targets throughout the city, including two luxury hotels – the Taj Mahal Palace and the Oberoi-Trident – along with the main railway terminal, a Jewish cultural center, a café frequented by westerners, a movie theater and two hospitals.

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Rep. Keith Ellison, the Islamists' Man on Capitol Hill

November 23, 2009

As a U.S. representative, Keith Ellison's primary responsibility is to represent his constituents in Minnesota's 5th congressional district.
The first Muslim elected to Congress, Ellison, a Democrat, also seems to feel an obligation to be the voice of Muslim Americans in Washington. That alone would not be an issue. But in his two terms, he has established a disturbing record of promoting and defending radical Islamists who hide beneath a veneer of moderation.

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Detecting Military Radicalism in the Wake of Fort Hood

November 20, 2009

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee convened the first hearing into the Fort Hood massacre Thursday, seeking recommendations on how to better identify potential radicals in the armed forces and how to empower people to report their concerns up the chain of command.
The Investigative Project on Terrorism has a video summary of the hearing and witness testimony.

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Dar Al-Hijrah Official's Deception on Awlaki

November 18, 2009

When a former imam from his mosque praised Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan as a "hero," Dar al-Hijrah outreach director Imam Johari Abdul Malik took to the airwaves to criticize the remarks and cast them as surprising.
But a look at Awlaki's statements and connections during his time at the northern Virginia mosque shows that, at best, Malik's characterization was misinformed as to the facts. While at Dar Al-Hijrah, a mosque with a history of leadership tied to terrorists, Awlaki made statements that endorsed terrorism and defended the 9/11 hijackers.

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