National Security Alert

By Ryan Mauro

Interfaith Ally or Islamist Front Group?

On March 14, a group called the Muslims of the Americas (MOA) held a parade in Binghamton, New York, under the banner of its “United Muslim-Christian Forum.” The event sought to bring together Muslims and Christians with mutual respect for Jesus Christ to celebrate the birthday of Mohammed. New Yorkers shouldn’t be fooled by the group’s public relations effort, as the Christian Action Network, where I serve as the national security advisor, has thoroughly documented its extremism. [more...]

Moscow Bombings Already Being Misunderstood

The terrorist attacks in Moscow are already being misunderstood. The media is already trying to frame the conflict in nationalist terms, failing to see how extremist ideological movements attach themselves to nationalist causes, viewing them as a subset of their overall worldwide struggle. In CNN.com’s report about the bombings carried out by the “Black Widows,” a group of female Chechens whose husbands have been killed by the Russians, they have analyst Bob Ayers explain their motivations. Just like some sought to differentiate Al-Qaeda in Iraq from Al-Qaeda and the Taliban from Al-Qaeda, painting them as flawed liberation movements, the same is being done with the Chechen terrorists. [more...]

Three Muslims Charged in Shooting Homosexual in San Francisco

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that three Muslim cousins have been arrested for shooting a dozen people in one night with a BB gun, believing they were homosexual. The three suspects, Mohammad Habibzada, Shafiq Hashemi, and Sayed Bassam, allegedly drove up next to one victim and videotaped shooting him in the face. He reported the attack to law enforcement, which then arrested the group. The victim refused medical treatment and did not suffer serious injury. [more...]

Virginia House of Delegates Chooses Extremist to Open Prayers

The Investigative Project on Terrorism has brought attention to the decision by the Virginia House of Delegates to have Imam Johari Abdul-Malik of the Dar al-Hijrah mosque to deliver its opening prayers. The mosque has a history of attendees joining terrorist causes. The IPT reports that in 2001, Imam Abdul-Malik spoke for The Islamic Association for Palestine, which was later shut down for being a front for Hamas. His remarks included suggestions on what sort of violence against Israel was justifiable. [more...]