Rep. King; more than 40 Americans join Al-Shabab
Representative Peter King claims that his Homeland Security Committee has discovered that more than 40 Americans, and 20 Canadians, have joined the Somalian terrorist group Al-Shabab according to the Associated Press;
In his prepared opening remarks, obtained by The Associated Press, King said al-Shabab is “engaged in an ongoing, successful effort to recruit and radicalize dozens of Muslim-American jihadis, who pose a direct threat to the U.S.”
King said al-Shabab is not just a Somali problem – the organization has a large cadre of American jihadis and ties to al-Qaida, particularly the terror group’s Yemen branch.
“We must face the reality that al-Shabab is a growing threat to our homeland,” King said.
That’s about 1 out of a thousand Somalians living in this country who have trained and fought with al-Shabab. If the rate was that high among militia members, the media would be beating it to death daily.
Category: Terror War
Last paragraph completely agree.
I’m curious to know a little more about the demographics of membership in this group. How many are immigrates, first generation Americans, and maybe muslim converts or muslims from other ethnic backgrounds? What exactly is their pull beyond they’re enthic enclave? I know there is a semifamous whitish character nick-named “the American” who we’ve been trying to kill off and on now for a few years in Somalia.
Isn’t it about time we stopped importing masses of people from the third world already?
I’d ask isn’t it about time we accept that there is in fact a threat?
Anybody have any idea WHERE in the US they are recruiting? Or is that going to be secret until they blow something up?
As to what’s raised in #’s 1 & 2, yes, and yes.
PN, a lot of the Somali’s are concentrated in the Minneapolis area, but not exclusive to that city. See Lewiston, Maine, and Columbus, Ohio.
Go figure, from the desert, immigrate to the nation’s refridgerator.
There is a huge Somali community in Minneapolis. Many of the churches run an illegal “humanitarian” resettlement ring.
Thanks for the info, UpNorth and jerry920.
Nice(on the churches illegal resettlement rings). They need to go back and read the Cherokee legend about the old woman and the snake.