Muslim students put FBI and immigration officials on the hot seat Sunday at a taping in Queens of a well known Pakistani talk show. NY1 Criminal Justice reporter Solana Pyne was there as a panel answered questions about everything from FBI training to the success of the war on terror.
An unusual gathering even for a place as diverse as Queens, as a well known Pakistani talk show host taped a program to bring back home. "There is an important question, what is the outcome of this war on terror after five years,” asked talk-show host Hamid Mir.
A room full of students asked questions. “Are FBI agents or other government officials trained, or getting trained to learn more about Islam?” asked one student in attendance. Answering them was a member of parliament from the United Kingdom, a local imam, Muslim academics from both coasts, as well as the head of the New York office for Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, and an FBI special agent.
“FBI Agents can't all look like me,” said FBI special agent, Andrew Arena. “They can't all be white guys. We have got to diversify and that's very, very important. We train our agents from day one in the academy to understand the Muslim faith.”
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Spanish Enclaves 'Targeted By Al-Qaeda'
Madrid, 6 Nov. (AKI) - International terror network al-Qaeda is setting its sights on Spain's enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on the north African coast - both with significant Muslim populations - according to leading Spanish daily El Pais, quoting unnamed intelligence sources who have unearthed a Jihadist document on an Islamic extremist website.
Signed with the codename Nadim al-Magrebi, the message warns of a "Holy war against the infidel Spanish state which has occupied the two cities." It invites Islamic fundamentalists to form "a strong Jihadist group whose objective is not just one or two operations but a declaration of long-term war."
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Islamic Cyber Rogues Threaten Vatican Site
Dubai, 8 Nov. (AKI) - Muslim hackers allegedly supporting al-Qaeda have announced - for the second time in a month - a planned attack on the Vatican's official website. The assault has been planned by Islamist cyber-rogues for Thursday 9 November at 12 am Mecca time (10 am in Italy).
The announcement was made on Wednesday through the creation of an ad hoc site where hackers can download programmes to start the internet attack. "The leadership of the electronic Jihad has decided to undertake a grand attack against the official Vatican site following the insults by the Pope against our Prophet," read a statement.
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