October 28, 2009

Radical Imam Shot in Detroit!

Wow. Almost every other day now the FBI has been arresting Islamists in the US on terror related charges. More so than at any other time in my memory. Now, if a few more would do us the favor and resist arrest ....

Here's the story:

Agents at a warehouse in Dearborn were trying to arrest Luqman Ameen Abdullah, 53, on charges that included conspiracy to sell stolen goods and illegal possession and sale of firearms. Ten followers listed in a criminal complaint were also being rounded up in the area.

Abdullah refused to surrender, fired a weapon and was killed by gunfire from agents, FBI spokeswoman Sandra Berchtold said.

In a court filing, the FBI said Abdullah, also known as Christopher Thomas, was an imam, or prayer leader, of a radical group named Ummah whose primary mission is to establish an Islamic state within the United States...

The group believes that a separate Islamic state in the U.S. would be controlled by Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, who is serving a life sentence in a federal prison in Colorado for shooting two police officers in Georgia in 2000, Leone said. Al-Amin, a veteran of the black power movement, started the group after he converted to Islam in prison.

Unlike others arrested in recent plots, this one is said to have no overseas connection. Which makes this a truly homegrown movement. Recall that most of the other Americans arrested in recent roundups were connected to Pakistan or other locations abroad, either by virtue of heritage, friendship, or Islamist groups.

The sheer number of these arrests in recent weeks suggests something is up. A pattern is emerging whereby federal agents arrests potential terrorists either in the planning stages or as they leave the country.

So, what do you make of it all?

Thanks to Bill.

Update: Tragedy, an officer was killed.

By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 07:38 PM | |