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http://www.investigativeproject.org/1577/icnas-search-for-radicalism-should-start-within
“ICNA’s Search for Radicalism Should Start Within”
IPT News
December 15, 2009
SNIPPET: “The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), which touts itself as a leading grassroots Muslim organization, stood with American law enforcement last week in condemning violence and distancing itself from the actions of five of its young, American mosque attendees. These would-be terrorists traveled to Pakistan, intent on killing American soldiers whom they saw as waging a war on Islam.
Leaders at the Alexandria-based ICNA mosque expressed shock at the men’s decision to give up bright futures for jihad. “The teachings of this mosque are the Koran, moderation, tolerance and peaceful interaction with our neighbors and other faiths,’ said Essan Talawi, a guest imam at the mosque where the five men attended and were active members of its youth group.”
http://www.investigativeproject.org/1583/mpacs-flawed-prescription-for-fighting-homegrown
“MPAC’s Flawed Prescription for Fighting Homegrown Terror”
IPT News
December 18, 2009
SNIPPET: “Following the news that five Americans had traveled from the United States to Pakistan to attend terrorist training camps, a coalition of representatives from the American-Muslim community has come out denouncing the alleged plotters. From this chorus, groups such as the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) have promised to redouble efforts at combating radicalization and to renew cooperation with law enforcement.”
SNIPPET: “The report was written to provide a “blueprint for how Muslim American communities can be an asset in securing our nation and preserving the rights of all Americans, as defined by a Muslim American perspective.” Despite this laudatory mission statement, a review of the report reveals that MPAC is simply continuing to engage in the same tactics which it has always relied upon—calling for greater cooperation between the American-Muslim community and U.S. law enforcement while undermining U.S. counter-terrorism efforts.”
SNIPPET: “And as for any concerns that informants are ineffective, the evidence simply does not bear that out. In recent years, informants have helped break terrorist plots in New York, North Carolina and New Jersey, just to name a few.
MPAC’s recent report offers the same old critiques of investigative techniques masquerading as a call for more cooperation and new ideas in the fight against homegrown terrorism.”