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Can American Values Radicalize Muslims?
netwmd.com ^ | 2/12/2011 | Raymond Ibrahim

Posted on 02/12/2011 11:06:10 PM PST by forty_years

... To be sure, radicalized American Muslims pose a far greater risk than foreign radicals. For example, it is much easier for the former to get a job in the food industry and poison food -- a recently revealed al-Qaeda strategy. American terrorists are also better positioned to exploit the Western mindset. After describing Anwar al-Awlaki as one of the most dangerous terrorists alive, Holder added that he "is a person who -- as an American citizen -- is familiar with this country and he brings a dimension, because of that American familiarity, that others do not." (Likewise, American Adam Gadahn is al-Qaeda's chief propagandist in English no doubt due to his "American familiarity.") ...

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TOPICS: Apologetics; Islam; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: homegrown; multiculturalism; sensitivity; terrorists

1 posted on 02/12/2011 11:06:16 PM PST by forty_years
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To: forty_years

Adam Gadahn may be American but he was a goat herder. Literally. His mother raised goats and Adam was pressed into service.

It just so happens I know people who own goats and there is nothing wrong with that line of animal husbandry. But listen to Gadahn’s speeches: the rhetoric sounds like something out of a video game for minor children. It is obvious his exposure to the greater American culture was limited.


2 posted on 02/12/2011 11:40:58 PM PST by SatinDoll (NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!)
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To: forty_years

What a dumb question to ask. Radical muslims have existed since the 7th century AD.


3 posted on 02/13/2011 12:04:29 AM PST by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: forty_years

In a word, NO.


4 posted on 02/13/2011 1:03:49 AM PST by tina07 (In loving memory of my father,WWII Vet. CBI 10/16/42-12/17/45, d. 11/1/85 -Happy B'day Daddy 2/20/23)
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To: forty_years

If a gentler, kinder not claiming perfect)lifestyle is the cause of radical Muzzies, then good diets and exercise programs are the cause of obesity.


5 posted on 02/13/2011 4:04:09 AM PST by trebb ("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
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To: forty_years

Uh, the mere act of waking and eating breakfast radicalizes muslims.


6 posted on 02/13/2011 4:12:55 AM PST by circlecity
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To: forty_years

Well if they start becoming ‘Americanized’, someone beheads them...


7 posted on 02/13/2011 7:21:02 AM PST by Freddd
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To: forty_years

I think the states should have a contingency plan for the creation of internment camps.

And this time I feel its totally justifiable.


8 posted on 02/13/2011 7:22:59 AM PST by Eye of Unk ("These people are either at your neck or at your knees" A quote by Winston Churchill)
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