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May 17, 2012 1:31 AM CDT

Indonesian Cops Nix Lady Gaga Concert

Permit denied after extremists vow to stop 'Satanic' singer

(Newser) - Religious fanatics appear to have made the world's biggest Muslim country a no-go for Gaga. Police in Indonesia have refused Lady Gaga a permit for her sold-out Jakarta concert, saying they would be unable to guarantee her safety following threats from an extremist group , reports the Guardian . The chief...

Media Makes
Excuses for
Robert Bales

Glenn Greenwald

Mar 19, 2012 1:45 PM CDT

Media Makes Excuses for Robert Bales

Glenn Greenwald on America's double standard

(Newser) - When US media outlets speculate on Robert Bales' motives for killing 16 Afghan civilians, they say he had financial and family problems, had served multiple tours of duty, saw a friend's leg blown off, etc. But when Muslims kill Americans, their motives are clear: "they are primitive, fanatically...

Bin Laden 'Right-Hand Man'
Set for Release in Britain

Feb 13, 2012 9:14 AM CST

Bin Laden 'Right-Hand Man' Set for Release in Britain

Abu Qatada to face 22-hour curfew in London

(Newser) - A radical cleric described as Osama bin Laden's "right-hand man" in Europe is set for immediate release from a British maximum security prison. Abu Qatada will be housebound for 22 hours a day in London, where he'll wear an electronic tag and face stringent rules on phone...

Islamic Extremist Gets Life
for Killing 2 US Airmen

Feb 10, 2012 9:52 AM CST

Islamic Extremist Gets Life for Killing 2 US Airmen

Arid Uka shot at servicemen in Frankfurt last year

(Newser) - An Islamic extremist who killed two US airmen bound for Afghanistan at Frankfurt airport last year and injured two others was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison today. The state court in Frankfurt convicted 22-year-old Arid Uka of two counts of murder. It also found him guilty...

Ex-Soldier Craig Baxam Busted Trying to Join Somali Militants

Ex-US Soldier Busted Trying
to Join Somali Militants

Jan 10, 2012 3:00 AM CST

Ex-US Soldier Busted Trying to Join Somali Militants

Md. man flew to Kenya in attempt to join al-Qaeda-linked group

(Newser) - A former US Army soldier is in federal custody for a half-baked plan to join al-Shabab militants in Somalia. Prosecutors say Craig Baxam, 24, decided he wanted to live under Sharia law and tried to make his way to Somalia from Kenya carrying a Koran and a few hundred dollars....

Feds Nab Sami Osmakac in Tampa Bomb Plot

Feds Nab
Man in Tampa
Bomb Plot

Jan 9, 2012 11:55 AM CST

Feds Nab Man in Tampa Bomb Plot

US citizen from Yugoslavia suspected extremist

(Newser) - Federal agents have arrested a suspected Islamic extremist who allegedly planned to attack Tampa hotspots. Sami Osmakac, 25, a naturalized US citizen from the former Yugoslavia, allegedly plotted attacks using explosives and an assault rifle, the AP reports. Osmakac was reportedly caught buying weapons from an undercover agent; he's...

FBI Training Manuals: Muslims Are Dangerous

FBI Training Materials:
Muslims Are Dangerous

INVESTIGATION

Sep 15, 2011 7:53 AM CDT

FBI Training Materials: Muslims Are Dangerous

Training materials are playing into terrorists' hands, say former agents

(Newser) - A shocking Wired exposé reveals that FBI counterterrorism agents are taught that "mainstream" American Muslims are likely to sympathize with terrorists, and that more "devout" Muslims are more likely to be "violent." The magazine acquired FBI training materials, some from as recently as March, which also...

Libya Could Fall to
Extremists: NATO

Sep 13, 2011 5:02 AM CDT

Libya Could Fall to Extremists: NATO

Tensions growing between rebel camps

(Newser) - The fall of Moammar Gadhafi's regime has created a power vacuum in Libya that could be exploited by Islamic extremists, warns NATO's secretary-general. As splits emerge in the rebel leadership and the remnants of Gadhafi's forces launch fresh attacks, the former rebels need to form a stable...

Muslims Burn
US Flag in London

Sep 12, 2011 4:34 AM CDT

Muslims Burn US Flag in London

'Islam will dominate world,' say signs

(Newser) - As part of the world-wide remembrance of the horrors of 9/11 yesterday, a group of Muslim demonstrators burned the American flag near the US embassy in London. The flag was torched as London observed a minute of silence at the time the first plane hit the World Trade Center in...

Frankfurt Suspect Admits Killing 2 US Airmen on Bus

Aug 31, 2011 6:59 AM CDT

Frankfurt Suspect Admits Killing 2 US Airmen on Bus

Arid Uka says he was influenced by extremist propaganda as trial begins

(Newser) - A 21-year-old Kosovo Albanian confessed today to killing two US airmen at the Frankfurt airport in March , saying in emotional testimony at the opening of his trial that he had been influenced by radical Islamic propaganda online. Arid Uka is charged with two counts of murder for the slaying of...

Cops: Soldier
Admits Plot
to Attack
Fort Hood

Jul 28, 2011 4:17 PM CDT

Cops: Soldier Admits Plot to Attack Fort Hood

AWOL Muslim private arrested with bomb-making material

(Newser) - The US soldier arrested over a possible second attack on Fort Hood told police he wanted to attack troops there, reports CNN . Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo, 21, apparently acted alone, said the local police chief, noting that he wasn’t aware of any other threat to the base. Abdo, a...

Jihadi Site Issues 40-Name,
American-Heavy Hit List

Jun 17, 2011 6:14 AM CDT

Jihadi Site Issues 40-Name, American-Heavy Hit List

Prominent US targets in industry, military, media named

(Newser) - A jihadi website closely linked to al-Qaeda has posted a hit list of 40 prominent people, mostly Americans. Those named include a congressman, a conservative pundit, Pentagon officials, and American businessmen whose company helps produce drones, reports ABC News . The site includes photographs and biographical information, and suggests followers send...

Site: Kill Terrorists With Bullets Coated in Our Pig Fat

Jun 2, 2011 4:00 AM CDT

Site: Kill Terrorists With Bullets Coated in Our Pig Fat

Claims paradise-blocking bullet was used on Osama bin Laden

(Newser) - A website is pitching pig oil to coat bullets to stop shot Muslim terrorists from entering paradise—and claims Osama bin Laden was dispatched with just such a bullet. "One shot, one soul," touts the Silver Bullet site , which claims the bizarre product is aimed at triggering "...

Islamists Warn of
Royal Wedding
Terror Attack

Apr 28, 2011 1:43 AM CDT

Islamists Warn of Royal Wedding Terror Attack

UK foreign policy makes wedding a legitimate target, extremists warn

(Newser) - The royal wedding is a "legitimate target" for terrorists and Muslims should stay out of central London tomorrow, warns a radical Muslim group in Britain. The leader of Muslims Against Crusades—whose application to protest outside the wedding was rejected—says he doesn't have any inside knowledge of...

Prof Gets
Death Threats
for Evolution Talk

Mar 7, 2011 4:36 AM CST

Prof Gets Death Threats for Evolution Talk

Muslim scientist forced to apologize for Darwin lecture

(Newser) - A British imam and scientist who tried making a point about the theory of evolution being compatible with Islam was forced to retract his comments because of death threats, reports the Independent . Dr. Usama Hasan, a physicist and fellow at the Royal Astronomical Society, was told by police to avoid...

Why Are More Latinos Converting to Radical Islam?

Dec 9, 2010 7:31 AM CST

Why Are More Latinos Converting to Radical Islam?

Antonio Martinez is the latest troubling case

(Newser) - The FBI's arrest of alleged would-be terrorist Antonio Martinez highlights a growing concern among US officials: Why are more Latinos converting to radical Islam? The question is especially important because Latino converts are being radicalized in the US—and al-Qaeda appears to be specifically recruiting them, because they can move...

Glenn Beck Estimates 10%
of Muslims Are Terrorists

Dec 7, 2010 6:46 AM CST

Glenn Beck Estimates 10% of Muslims Are Terrorists

That's a whopping 157 million Islamic terrorists

(Newser) - According to Glenn Beck, 10% of all Muslims are terrorists. And since there are 1.57 billion Muslims in the world, ThinkProgress notes, Beck is basically calling 157 million of them terrorists. The talk show host made the comment on his radio show yesterday, the Huffington Post reports, while he...

Go Ahead, Profile Me,
Says American Muslim

OPINION

Nov 29, 2010 12:16 PM CST

Go Ahead, Profile Me, Says American Muslim

It's time to stop being politically correct about this, she writes

(Newser) - Asra Q. Nomani is an American Muslim, but when it comes to airport security, she has no problem saying, “Profile me. Profile my family.” As the most recent would-be terrorist case highlights, "there is one common denominator defining those who’ve got their eyes trained on US...

FBI: Muslims Turned In
DC Bomb Plotter

Oct 29, 2010 5:18 AM CDT

FBI: Muslims Turned In DC Bomb Plotter

Agents ensnared suburban man by luring him into fake terror plot

(Newser) - The Virginia man charged with planning a terror attack on Washington DC’s Metro system was brought to the attention of authorities when members of the Muslim community reported that he had been trying to join a terrorist group, according to an FBI source. Farooque Ahmed—a suburban father with...

Somali Militants
Execute Girl 'Spies'

Oct 29, 2010 2:38 AM CDT

Somali Militants Execute Girl 'Spies'

Town ordered to watch teens' execution

(Newser) - A hardline Islamic militia forced hundreds of townspeople to watch as they executed two teenage girls for spying. Members of al-Shabab, which controls much of southern Somalia, walked through the streets telling residents about the executions by loudspeaker before the blindfolded girls, ages 15 and 18, were shot by a...