Posted on 02/01/2008 6:24:57 AM PST by PurpleMan
I agree. I have a feeling there’s more here than anyone imagines, right now.
Ominous parallels between the lesser collective and the greatest collective in the history of mankind. Hesham Islam’s own words about Steven Coughlin are one clue. His deeds, the deceptive resume exposed by Claudia Rosett is another.
The “Current Approach”, identified as lacking by Steven Coughlin, is taking place right before our very eyes in regards to Hesham Islam.
Words & Deeds
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53371
We are at war even if the Dems, the media...pretend otherwise :
Sheesh, why do we put such men in such high positions?
Thanks for the ping/link. I had not seen the article before. BUMP-TO-THE-TRUTH
Just a little thanks here. I went down to the local mall and to Coles Bookstore. The computer there found the book, under History, Psychology et al. Assistant had to help me find it though. Four copies in store. Now there are three.
Yes,passport I/D on the back cover. Yeah- Mockba/USSR. My fifteenth book purchased through FR recomends.
Islam Expert Not Forced Out, Congresswoman Says
Fred Lucas
Staff Writer
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/11567437/
(CNSNews.com) - A Pentagon anti-terrorism specialist was not ousted because his superiors thought he was too critical of Islam, a congresswoman who investigated the matter said Tuesday.
Stephen Coughlin, an expert on Islamic law for the Department of Defense, was not pushed out of his job because he offended Muslim employees of the Pentagon, as many had suspected, said Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.), co-chair of the bipartisan House Anti-Terrorism Caucus.
Myrick and Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) met with Coughlin when looking into the matter.
“Major Coughlin told me that he has had a great working relationship with the Joint Staff and that he did not believe there was a conspiracy to remove him from the position,” Myrick said in a written statement.
“In fact, he was already planning to leave the Joint Staff at the end of the contract,” she said. “Lest the rumors persist, Major Coughlin will be associated with another office program within the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he will continue to spread the message.”
Much of the controversy surrounding Coughlin - an attorney, former Army intelligence officer, and major in the Army Reserves - emerged from his 333-page thesis, “To Our Great Detriment: Ignoring What Extremists Say About Jihad.”
The report was accepted last year by the National Defense Intelligence College. The report describes an Islamic culture that teaches violence from an early age.
The thesis says, for instance, “So how does one explain the prevailing assumption that Islam does not stand for such violence undertaken in its name with the fact that its laws and education materials validate the very acts undertaken by ‘extremists’ in Iraq?”
It continues: “The first ‘radicalizing’ lessons Saudi youth receive that motivates them to travel to Iraq and fight coalition forces does not come from ‘extremist’ groups like al Qaeda, but rather is taught as part of Saudi Arabia’s standard secondary school curriculum.”
Coughlin - who supporters say had one of the most important jobs in analyzing how jihadists think - crossed Hasham Islam, an aide to Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, according The Washington Times.
The paper reported that the aide told Coughlin to “soften his view” on radical Islam. When Coughlin refused, Hasham Islam called him a Christian zealot “with a pen,” according to the report.
But that isn’t the conclusion Myrich reached after her inquiry.
“Infiltration in America is a very serious and important issue,” Myrick said. “We cannot take it lightly and we must get our facts correct. That is why I did not accept opinions and rumors as truth.”
Though Myrick doesn’t believe there was political chicanery involved, she does think the Pentagon should have paid more attention to Coughlin’s thesis.
“He states we have not listened to our enemies - Osama Bin Laden and his ilk - that they are acting in accordance with Islam,” she said. “Our military has not identified and analyzed our enemy’s stated doctrine - that they are acting in accordance with Islamic law.”
She added that the government must be aware of radical jihadists trying to infiltrate American organizations.
“I know that some people will refuse to admit there is a subversive movement going on here, but let me remind you that we have underestimated the will and capability of our enemy for more than 30 years,” Myrick said. “They are patient and determined to achieve their radical agenda.”
Coughlin couldn’t be reached for comment on this story, but two of his associates said they spoke to him this weekend.
Coughlin will be working for Special Operations Command, Jerome Gordon, a former Army intelligence officer who knows Coughlin, told Cybercast News Service. He said both Myrick and Hoekstra interviewed Coughlin last week.
Andrew Bostom, an author and lecturer on Islam, who also said he spoke to Coughlin over the weekend, thinks Congress did investigate the matter as thoroughly as possible.
“You can’t deny that there was a current of dissatisfaction in the Pentagon with what he (Coughlin) was doing,” Bostom told Cybercast News Service. “I find this a puzzling statement.”
“Major Coughlin told me that he has had a great working relationship with the Joint Staff and that he did not believe there was a conspiracy to remove him from the position,” Myrick said in a written statement.”
I don’t think he would even raise the specter of a Joint Staff/DoD “conspiracy to remove him.”
He wouldn’t lower himself to that moonbat level of idiocy.
Plus, I’m sure he likes to eat.
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