Army Warned About Jihadist Threat In '08 -- Washington Times
Almost two years before the deadly Fort Hood shooting by a radicalized Muslim officer, the U.S. Army was explicitly warned that jihadism — Islamic holy war — was a serious problem and threat to personnel in the U.S., according to participants at a major Army-sponsored conference.
The annual Army anti-terrorism conference in Florida in February 2008 included presentations on the threat by counterterrorism specialists Patrick Poole, Army Lt. Col. Joseph Myers and Terri Wonder.
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My Comment: I do not envy the men and women in the military who are responsible for weeding out the Major Hasan's of the world. Because of the nature and difficulty of their work, innocent people will probably be unjustly singled out .... but in view of what has happened at Fort Hood something has to be done.
The Dallas Morning news has more on this dilemma at .... U.S. torn over whether some Islamists offer insight or pose threat.
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