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Misreading Muslim friends & foes
by Paul Sperry https://www.legal-project.org/883/misreading-muslim-friends-foes Excerpt: Official Washington has a dangerous knack for misreading Muslim friend and foe. Exhibit A is Anwar al-Aw laki, the al Qaeda leader suspected of masterminding the FedEx bomb plot and who in a new video is calling for Muslims around the world to "kill the Americans." Shortly after 9/11, the Pentagon invited the US-born imam to a luncheon with military brass -- even though he was an FBI suspect in the attack that had just killed almost 200 Pentagon workers. Recently obtained internal Pentagon documents explain that the official who invited Awlaki was impressed by his "moderate" rhetoric. Years later, after Awlaki was linked to the Fort Hood massacre, the same official said she regretted arranging the meeting -- her excuse being that Awlaki is "either a good liar or . . . later something happened . . . I don't know." Eager to reach out to the Muslim community, the Pentagon gave the Muslim cleric the benefit of the doubt. This happens far too often in Washington: Established Muslim groups thought moderate and safe for outreach in fact prove to be dangerously and embarrassingly radical. Read the complete original version of this item... receive the latest by email: subscribe to the legal project's free mailing list Note: The content of external articles does not necessarily reflect the views of The Legal Project. |
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