Taqiyya
Posted on 09/12/2010 9:49:50 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Ellison: Homegrown terror is a threat; Muslim parents need to talk to their kids By Bridget Johnson - 09/12/10 11:49 AM ET
The first Muslim elected to Congress said Sunday that homegrown terrorism is an increasing problem, but cautioned law enforcement to work with the Muslim community to catch extremists.
On CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday, former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean, chairman of the 9/11 Commission, said a report last week from the Bipartisan Policy Center assessing the threat nine years after the attacks showed that al-Qaeda's shifting strategy was a "real threat."
"The strategy has changed," Kean said. "They're potting smaller attacks and using nontraditional people," such as American citizens with passports who can travel freely.
"We think it's very serious and we think it's a growing threat," he said.
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) said he agreed with the report's findings, but questioned how the threat assessment might be used. "The information is right," he said. "The question is, what do we do with it?"
Ellison said it would be the "wrong direction" to focus on the American Muslim community as a whole. He said if outreach to the Muslims across the nation is a priority, those "good, loyal Americans will be among the first" to report suspicious activity.
The congressman added that controversies here needed to be calmed to deprive al-Qaeda of its talking points that Muslims in America aren't treated well.
He also encouraged Muslim families to talk to their children about the risks of domestic terrorist recruitment. "Understand that there are people who are trying to recruit your kids," Ellison said.
Kean agreed that the "vast majority of Islam is with us on this fight" and that those tasked with homeland security should "deal with the majority of Islam in good faith."
"This is not a country about hate; never has been," Kean said.
The problem is,,,the muslims ARE talking to their kids.
Muslim parents need to send their children to Sunday school.
FU Ellison
and the horse you rode in on.....
Taqiyya
Riiiight... Let's suppress freedom of speech so that terrorists don't get their panties in a wad. Aren't treated well? We're not pulling Muslims from their homes and beheading them, stoning them, hanging them, or locking them in their mosques and burning them. Since 9/11, how many Muslims have been killed in America because they're Muslim?
Yup. He really means talk to your kids and help them NOT to get caught.
“The congressman added that controversies here needed to be calmed to deprive al-Qaeda of its talking points that Muslims in America aren’t treated well.”
Calm down my ass. As far as I’m concerned we should ratchet up the conversation and let the savages know we don’t give a damn about their little feelings.
Ellison cannot have it both ways, he is either an American or as it would seem, he is Muslim first and American second. Backs Muslim cab drivers who will not take a fare if alcohol is on that person does not condemn Honor Killings - is quietly pushing Sharia Law.....is as oily as Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf........
Muslim parents who didn’t celebrate alQaeda’s glorious September 11th victory nine years ago need to talk to their kids. The rest shouldn’t be allowed children.
Are these the same people that are teaching the kids the truth about what's in the Koran?
Ellison himself is an islamist. How about that threat?
Bump.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.