investigated, wire tapped, and anything else our intelligence agencies are capable of!
Here is a heartbreaking story about a set of parents who discovered the death of their son on the Internet. Pictures of the young man with a bullet through is his were posted online for the world to see. He was a naturalized Somalian immigrant.
He was also one of several young Somalian immigrant youths who disappeared and would up in Somalia. ALL were involved in a youth center at THE SAME MOSQUE. ALL went on to fight in a terrorist group linked to al-qaida.
And there is reason for all of us to be concerned... It is believed that some of the youth may have been trained TO CARRY OUT TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES!
Here is a heartbreaking story about a set of parents who discovered the death of their son on the Internet. Pictures of the young man with a bullet through is his were posted online for the world to see. He was a naturalized Somalian immigrant.
He was also one of several young Somalian immigrant youths who disappeared and would up in Somalia. ALL were involved in a youth center at THE SAME MOSQUE. ALL went on to fight in a terrorist group linked to al-qaida.
And there is reason for all of us to be concerned... It is believed that some of the youth may have been trained TO CARRY OUT TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE UNITED STATES!
Excerpts:
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (July 24) - Abayte Ahmed and her husband learned of their son's death in the most heinous fashion. A family acquaintance called and told them to click on an Internet site. There on the screen were photographs of their 20-year-old son -- the boy with the movie-star looks -- shot through the head thousands of miles away in Somalia.
Jamal Bana died in Somalia. Several missing Somali-Americans are believed to have fought there.
"He must have been somewhat disillusioned and indoctrinated, because he didn't have any clue about Somalia at all," his mother said, fighting back tears and barely able to speak about her eldest son.
The FBI said Bana's death is part of a sweeping federal investigation into a recruiting effort in the United States by a Somali terrorist group called Al-Shabaab, which has ties to al Qaeda. More than a dozen young men of Somali descent have disappeared from the Minneapolis area in recent months. At least three, including Bana, have ended up dead in Somalia, community leaders say.
One of the missing youth, Shirwa Ahmed, 27, blew up himself and 29 others last fall in Somalia in what is believed to be the first suicide bombing carried out by a naturalized U.S. citizen. Ahmed had traveled from Minneapolis. The attack raised red flags throughout the U.S. intelligence community and sparked an investigation by the FBI.
Just weeks ago, community activist Abdirizak Bihi lost his 17-year-old nephew, Burhan Hassan, in Somalia. Asked if his nephew had been kidnapped from Minneapolis, Bihi said, "They kidnap them in the sense of mental kidnapping, not physically. But they play a male role of mentor."
Bihi and community leader Omar Jamal said they hold one place at least loosely responsible: the Abubakar as-Saddique Islamic Center, the largest mosque in Minneapolis.
"All these kids missing, they all have one thing in common: They all participated in youth programs in that mosque," said Jamal.
Jamal and Bihi said leaders of the mosque, at the very least, allowed people to come around their facility and recruit young men to fight in Somalia -- a charge the head imam denies...
"This is the baseless accusation really," said Sheikh Abdirahman Sheikh Omar Ahmed. "The mosque -- the mission of the mosque -- is to worship. And people come to worship and go. We don't have any control over what comes through everybody's mind or ideology."
Federal authorities recently made their first arrests in the case, charging two Minnesota men, Salah Osman Ahmed and Abdifatah Yusuf Isse, with one count each of providing material support to terrorists and conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure people overseas, according to the indictment.
CNN could not reach Salah Osman Ahmed's attorney for comment. Published reports indicate he planned to plead not guilty. Isse has pleaded guilty and is cooperating with federal authorities, officials said. In court papers obtained by CNN, Isse's attorney said, "Mr. Isse will not be the last defendant indicted."
A local attorney involved in the case said at least seven Somali-Americans have been questioned by a grand jury. An FBI official said the bureau cannot rule out the possibility that some of the young men involved could be trained to carry out terrorist attacks on U.S. soil.
I absolutely LOVE how the head imam said that they aren't responsible for what goes through everyone's mind. I just wonder how well that would go over if several youth members of my Christian church were to get involved in a terror cell associate with al-qaida... I wonder if my minister could simply say, "Hey, lots of people come worship here. I can't control what is said or put into the minds of our youth..." You know what the difference would be? Christians and churches all over this country would create a deafening roar for investigation. They'd WANT it shut down and would make it quite clear.
Waiting to hear a roar about this instance, or any other, from the muslims in this country...
~*~*~Krystal~*~*~
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