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NYC Imam Arrested in Terror Probe


Here's the latest from CBN News on what authorities are calling one of the biggest terror plots on U.S. soil since 9/11. Very interesting that an imam from a Queens mosque has been arrested in the case. The imam worked as an FBI informant, no less. I've consistently praised the Feds' performance in breaking up terror cells and plots over the past eight years--they've been outstanding. But one blind spot for the F.B.I. continues to be their reachout efforts to certain Muslims who are anything but moderate. The imam charged in this Queens case was working for the feds--obviously, he was a poor choice for them to use an an informant. Who is doing the vetting of Muslim outreach partners at the Bureau? Remember, it took years for the FBI to finally disavow CAIR. And the Bureau's outreach to ISNA continues. I know for a fact that the F.B.I. has also worked with a radical Iranian Shia imam in Dearborn, MI named Mohammed Ali Elahi. Not good.

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