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By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Indictments in Minneapolis Somali terrorist ring case

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:56:05 +0000

[...] deep? Five months ago, the Twin Cities Somali community staged a protest march against the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which had attempted to dissuade them from [...]

By: Tel-Chai Nation

Tel-Chai Nation — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:29:48 +0000

2 Somali Muslims charged in Minneapolis terror inv…

The Star Tribune (via Hot Air) reports that an indictment has been made in the FBI’s investigation of jihadi recruits in the Twin Cities area…

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Two men charged in Minneapolis terror investigation

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:00:52 +0000

[...] of young men who all attended one particular mosque in the Twin Cities. Their family members have run afoul of CAIR in attempting to cooperate in finding their relatives: The first indictments in a major [...]

By: My News Summary, 6/15/2009 « Mr. Smith Goes Conservative Blogging

My News Summary, 6/15/2009 « Mr. Smith Goes Conservative Blogging — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:18:41 +0000

[...] Twin Cities Somalis protest against … CAIR? This should fall under the category of more peaceful Muslims being victimized by more militant Muslims. CAIR is devoted to supporting radical Islamic causes but disguises itself as a civil rights organization. The trend which can be seen in Pakistan, Iraq, and even in Iran, is that more peaceful Muslims don’t want the radicals to interfere in their lives. They may provide the militants with support, but only when the radicals leave them alone. It doesn’t mean that these people are on our side, but it does mean that we can sometimes work with them against our common enemy, the radicals. [...]

By: dcpolwarth

dcpolwarth — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:48:07 +0000

Lets break this down:

If CAIR has a legitimate reason for not wanting this investigation to go any further, what could it be?

Perhaps they fear a backlash against Muslims? That’s all I can think of.

The problem is that there are all sorts of unpleasant reasons why CAIR would be trying to hamper the investigation, and almost no legitimate ones.

Thoughts, anyone?

By: American Umma Under Pressure « America Pwn3d

American Umma Under Pressure « America Pwn3d — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:39:01 +0000

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By: hpushkin

hpushkin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:13:06 +0000

A few comments have triggered me off. I have complained to the cab authority numerous times in Minnapolis. I have literallhy ended up screaming at women-hating cab driver Somalis there (Yes, I am female, a highly inferior entity for them). No they do not drive well.

When living in Mpls., we finally hired a limo service because we couldn’t stand the cab drivers any more every time we went to the airport. The authorities now make them go to the back of the line if they refuse to carry passengers with liquor off Int’l flights. That may mean a wait of 2+ hours, a significant lack of fare for the day. Boo hoo.

By: angryed

angryed — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:16:30 +0000

boomer on June 13, 2009 at 5:11 PM

Well do I have much of a choice? Is there a non-Somali cab line I can get into when I go to MSP?

By: boomer

boomer — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:11:21 +0000

angryed on June 13, 2009 at 9:34 AM

Why in the world would you want to get into a cab with them anyway? I’ve seen how they drive. Some of them have left the twin cities and come down to where I live in Colorado. In fact a few weeks ago one of them drove on the wrong side of I-76 and got his passenger killed when he hit another car head on. They have caused a rash of wrecks in this area and officials are now finally asking “How in the world did they get a drivers license?” So I suppose we will be having some of these protests here soon as well.

By: Squid Shark

Squid Shark — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:23:36 +0000

I suppose this is more of the “grand strategy” where the ‘fake moderates” pretend to critizise the radicals to get us good Christian folk to let our guard down, right? right?

By: Buy Danish

Buy Danish — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:32:30 +0000

Unless, of course, CAIR has a completely different agenda.

Discover the Networks provides clues:

This is the essence of CAIR's strategy: shock moderate Muslims about the motivations of the U.S. Government, turn them into post-[9/11] victims, and then recruit them as supporters for your political agenda when they are ripe for the taking." Along the same lines, a civil suit filed by the estate of 9/11 victim and former high-ranking FBI counter-terrorism agent John O'Neill, Sr. asserted that CAIR's goal "is to create as much self-doubt, hesitation, fear of name-calling, and litigation within police departments and intelligence agencies as possible so as to render such authorities ineffective in pursuing international and domestic terrorist entities."

Which brings us to the story:

Osman Ahmed, another relative of Hassan, said some in the family believe CAIR has aligned itself too closely with mosques where some believe the missing boys may have been influenced to leave. "They are supporting the groups we suspect of recruiting our kids," Ahmed said. "We refuse to be silent."

By: faol

faol — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:21:33 +0000

CAIR is ACORN spelled sideways.
Bambi will say nothing and Holder will drop the case.

By: coyoterex

coyoterex — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:04:05 +0000

Would be a good opportunity to show the Somali community here that American values are better than the values that CAIR espouses.

By: SouthernGent

SouthernGent — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:40:29 +0000

Wait! So CAIR doesn’t really care about muslims? Much like the NAACP doesn’t care about black? I’m mortified.

By: Wine_N_Dine

Wine_N_Dine — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:21:28 +0000

You know we all have it wrong. It’s really only the 95% of violent muslims that make the other 5% look bad.

By: sammypants

sammypants — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:14:37 +0000

I wish our President would tell CAIR that no one comes in our country and tells us to shut up.

By: blatantblue

blatantblue — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:01:39 +0000

The Retrograde Force

By: capejasmine

capejasmine — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:57:27 +0000

It’s just a sad world. So much hate, and anger, and lust for power, and control. I just don’t know what else to say. My prayers for the families of those boys that are lost to them, or recently taken. I hope those still alive, find their way back to their parents arms.

By: drjohn

drjohn — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:56:03 +0000

Somalis are obstreperous.

By: jbh45

jbh45 — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:54:09 +0000

angryed on June 13, 2009 at 9:34 AM

Not just anyone who was drinking, but also those who are sober and carrying a bottle of wine back from their trip…because the koran forbids transporting alcohol. So I guess the somalis walk to the liquor store in the -40 degree weather to get some chill off their bones?

Doubt it.

By: progressoverpeace

progressoverpeace — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:51:04 +0000

Is this the same “Muslim community” whose taxi drivers refuse to pick up passengers from the airport that have been drinking? Why yes, yes it is. Spare me the pity party.

angryed on June 13, 2009 at 9:34 AM

Exactly. I would prefer that they all follow their missing buddies. These people don’t belong in the US and never should have been brought here in the first place. I’d like to send whoever it was who okayed bringing them all here to be sent to Somalia to pay for his/her idiocy and abuse of power in subjecting the US to these morons.

“We don’t want anyone to come into our community and tell us to shut up,” Bihi said.

Same with us. Go back to Somalia. You are not welcome in our country.

By: rob verdi

rob verdi — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:49:05 +0000

thanks for the link.

By: Gator Country

Gator Country — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:38:19 +0000

The Case of Burhan Hassan isn’t just about terrorism. You had child predators operating in the community brainwashing and kidnapping kids. It evil in one of its purest forms. Groups like CAIR were too busy ~~posturing to notice~~ encouraging and profiting from the Jihadist evil in their midst. Look at this picture of Hassan and understand how bad these guys are. rob verdi on June 13, 2009 at 9:36 AM

Fixed.

By: BL@KBIRD

BL@KBIRD — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:33:50 +0000

You would think these young Mujaheddin had been kidnapped and brain washed into that teeny tiny fringe of religion hijackers rather than defending their faith and hoping to someday turn your womens a$$es into slave meat.

Poor Muslims.

By: katy

katy — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:18:27 +0000

Good to see some in the Somali community exercising their freedoms and taking a stand…

The FBI should take note of the protest and find out why their investigation may not be going as smoothly as they hoped.

However the skeptic in me wonders if BHO will make a call the FBI and stop things dead.