Militant Muslims seek Virginia base

Washington Times ^ | 7/01/02 | Jerry Seper and Steve Miller

[kattracks]

RED HOUSE, Va.

[goldstategop]

Its close to the nerve center of the Great Satan.

[Torie]

Law-enforcement authorities said they believe radical Muslims are seeking to create a patchwork of "hide-outs" in rural southern Virginia for would-be terrorists and other extremists.

I don't think rural Virginia is probably the best place to "hide-out." It is rather populated, and I don't think these folks would blend in very well. But then I really am not familiar with rural Virginia. Perhaps it might surprise me.

[jonatron]

bbbump

[doug from upland]

Janet Reno is gone and will need a job after Jeb kicks her behind in November. Perhaps she could be a contract agent for the government. She would know what to do with a religious compound.

[per loin]

Because we refuse to acknowledge that Islam is the enemy, we allow them to build terrorist training camps here. Would we have allowed the Third Reich to openly run tax-exempt sabotage training centers here during the second world war?

[Don Myers]

Perhaps, it might be good for citizens to know where these hideouts are located, just in case, anyone wants to send them Christmas Cards. Is there any sort of directory for these hideouts for distribution to the common citizens?

[pgkdan]

Western Virginia (not West Virginia) is very rural and mountainous. It's a good place to get lost. Except for the DC Metro area, Richmond, Roanoke and Tidewater, Virginia is very rural. Please don't let Northern VA establish your opinion of The Old Dominion.

[Mo1]

Militant American Muslims ???

[L_Von_Mises]

I don't think rural Virginia is probably the best place to "hide-out." It is rather populated, and I don't think these folks would blend in very well. But then I really am not familiar with rural Virginia. Perhaps it might surprise me.

It is pretty rural although it is not too far from Lynchburg (where Liberty University is located) and is ironically just South of Patrick Henry's home named Red Hill. I can't imagine they would feel too welcome in that area.

[Mark17]

Because we refuse to acknowledge that Islam is the enemy, we allow them to build terrorist training camps here. Would we have allowed the Third Reich to openly run tax-exempt sabotage training centers here during the second world war?

It is called PC, and we all know PC is still alive and well in America.

[Don Myers]

"Would we have allowed the Third Reich to openly run tax-exempt sabotage training centers here during the second world war?"

This country is so busy being politically correct, Arafat could open training camps in downtown Chicago, and no one would dare say anything.

[CyberAnt]

Hmmmm? I remember a recent story about a large fenced-in compound in Virginia. Does anybody remember that?? Maybe you could find something by searching for Virginia.

[CyberAnt]

"Because we refuse to acknowledge that Islam is the enemy, we allow them to build terrorist training camps here. Would we have allowed the Third Reich to openly run tax-exempt sabotage training centers here during the second world war?"

I think you should send those statements to our AG. Although I'm confident he already knows it, sometime it helps to remind our government that WE KNOW what's going on.

[CyberAnt]

"I can't imagine they would feel too welcome there"

On the contrary, in the middle east, the PA live in all the holiest of areas surrounding Israel. They live in areas of America that we hold special in order to show us they can get away with doing whatever they want.

[goody2shooz]

...Sheik Gilani...a Pakistani cleric...founded the tax-exempt Muslims of America in 1980...is linked to Jamaat al-Fuqra, a terrorist group committed to waging jihad, or holy war, against the United States....

Why, in the name of all that is HOLY, was this person allowed into our country? There are idiots at the State Department who need to be fired - I don't give a damn what the regulations say! They should be rooted out of that government bureaucracy NOW!

[timestax]

DITTO! man DITTO !!

[JusticeLives]

It's my understanding that Red House is being very closely scrutinized and watched 24/7. Our guys are very serious about keeping tabs on them but they can't arrest them because they haven't done anything...yet. An article about Red House *was* in the newspapers months ago, CyberAnt, and I'm surprised more hasn't been made of it in the news lately. Also heard that the t_rr_ists are traveling by motorcycle in full head gear in order not to be noticed. I swear I saw 2 of them several months ago driving around 90 miles an hour on 7E into Leesburg. They were dressed inappropriately (scimpy clothes and flimsy footwear was the first thing I noticed about the 2). FWIW

[JusticeLives]

It's my understanding that Red House is being very closely scrutinized and being watched 24/7. Our guys are very serious about keeping tabs on them but they can't arrest them because they haven't done anything...yet. An article about Red House *was* in the newspapers months ago, CyberAnt, and I'm surprised more hasn't been made of it in the news lately. Also heard that the t_rr_ists are traveling by motorcycle in full head gear in order not to be noticed. I swear I saw 2 of them several months ago driving around 90 miles an hour on 7E into Leesburg. They were dressed inappropriately (scimpy clothes and flimsy footwear was the first thing I noticed about the 2). FWIW