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Just days after the terrorist shooting at Fort Hood, Texas by a devout Muslim in the military, Janet Napolitanto appointed two other devout Muslims to positions within the Department of Homeland Security.
Devout Muslim Arif Alikhan was appointed to Assistant Secretary for Policy Development at DHS. Before his appointment, Alikhan was Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles – in charge of public safety for the city – a position he held since 2006.
In 2007, Alikhan was instrumental in removing the Muslim terror tracking plan in Los Angeles.
Kareem Shora
Also appointed was devout Muslim Kareem Shora, who was born in Damascus, Syria. Shora is now a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC).
His appointment was loudly applauded by the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Comittee (ADC).
Shora joined ADC in 2000 as legal council and is a vocal advocate for Muslim civil rights.
The ADC reportedly has close ties to anti-Israel professor Rashid Khalidi.
Topics I Dislike
Anything that spreads fear, negativity without reason or factual information. Petty arguements that tend to lean away from the actual subject matter.
Members of any faith who judge and condemn yet don't understand why they seem like hypocrites. Or those who will only make claims based on their own beliefs without taking the time and consideration to look at historical facts and evidence.
Summary of the eRumor:
A forwarded email warning that the Department of Homeland Security has issued a nine page report to law enforcement agencies of a possible increase in activity from rightwing extremist. The email also says that the report profiles veterans, third party members and Pro-Life Christians as possible extremists and was intentionally released by the Obama administration on the eve of conservative tax protest tea parties in order to discredit them.
The Truth:
The document is real and one in a series of assessments issued to law enforcement agencies about potential threats to national security. A similar report on left wing groups was issued in January 2009.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis did release an unclassified 9 page report called "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment." It was issued to law enforcement agencies according to an April 15, 2009 statement by DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano.
The eRumor suggested that the report reflects a troubling mindset in the administration against pro-lifers, veterans, supporters of third-party presidential candidates like Ron Paul or Chuck Baldwin, and evangelical Christians.
Secretary Napolitano said her office is “Concerned with its primary mission to ‘prevent terrorist attacks on our nation’’ and "We are on the lookout for criminal and terrorist activity but we do not – nor will we ever – monitor ideology or political beliefs. We take seriously our responsibility to protect the civil rights and liberties of the American people, including subjecting our activities to rigorous oversight from numerous internal and external sources."
Originally posted by tothetenthpower
Yeah this isn't news.
This is just to villify muslims further and step up the propaganda campaign against the Middle East in preparation for the attack on Iran.
These people are Americans. Probably born and raised there and faith has nothing to do with the job they are about to undertake. If anything it's a good sign that Homeland Security would like to get opinions from people who are actually close to the conflict and could provide insight that white men could not.
~Keeper
Originally posted by poedxsoldiervet
reply to post by SaturnFX
I think you are wrong Saturn, People who believe in a god are not delusional,
Could we get off the religious thing for a moment?
Obamas closing of Guantanamo will bring illegally detained prisoners of war in the war on terror here
His appointment was loudly applauded by the Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Comittee (ADC).
Not to mention that if such a prison was moved on to US soil, how long will it be until the US Government starts detaining its own citizens in the name of terrorism?
If anything it's a good sign that Homeland Security would like to get opinions from people who are actually close to the conflict and could provide insight that white men could not.