Report on homegrown terror highlights Minneapolis Somalis

The United States was slow to take seriously the threat posed by homegrown radicals, and the government has failed to put systems in place to deal with the growing phenomenon, according to a new report compiled by the former heads of the Sept. 11 Commission.

The report says U.S. authorities failed to realize that Somali-American youths traveling from Minnesota to Mogadishu in 2008 to join extremists was not an isolated situation. Instead, the movement was one among several instances of a broader, more diverse threat that has surfaced across the country.

“Allowing Muslims into the country is a grave error. Self preservation would require a complete ban on immigration from Muslim countries”

And we missed a great opportunity to rewrite America’s immigration laws after 9/11. There were a lot of changes that could have been made that would have helped protect our nation for ages far more than invading Iraq. Those changes are all but impossible now, is my guess.

Hindsight is 20/20, but so it goes.

I agree completely, but would extend your idea - no new Moslems getting in, and the ones who are here being required to leave. Immediately. No exceptions. None. Nada. No diplomats, visas, investments, etc for or from these creatures - the whole thing.

A political ideology bent on the destruction of our Constitution and the submission of our people is no more a religion than is Communism, which should likewise be banned.

Our First Amendment and the rest of our freedoms should not be a suicide pact. Moslems and Communists mean to use them as such, and should be banned and banished.

FR Thread:

No, Professor Ahmed, the Founders Were Not So Fond of Islam

************************************EXCERPT INTRO**********************************

Posted on Fri 10 Sep 2010 08:05:24 AM PST by Kaslin

While doing the MSM circuit this week, American University professor Akbar Ahmed told some whoppers about Adams, Jefferson, and Franklin

Akbar Ahmed, the chair of Islamic studies at American University, has advised many government officials, including General Petraeus, Richard Holbrooke, and George W. Bush. He speaks regularly on BBC and CNN, and has appeared on many U.S. shows, including Oprah and Nightline.

To oppose the “burn the Quran” event planned by Pastor Terry Jones, Ahmed wrote an editorial for CNN in which he stated:

Not only are the actions of Jones contrary to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, but they are also against the ideals of the American Founding Fathers.
…
The Founding Fathers read and honored the same Quran that Jones is now seeking to burn.
…
[John Adams, America’s second president] showed the utmost respect for Islam, naming the Prophet Mohammed as one of the greatest truth seekers in history.

These statements are utterly opposed by the facts.

John Adams said absolutely nothing of the kind. Correspondence from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson on July 16, 1814, reveals John Adams’ true feelings about Islam: Adams states that Mohammed is “a military fanatic” who “denies that laws were made for him; he arrogates everything to himself by force of arms.”

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.