Seven-year sentence for Laurel man who tried to join up with al-Shabab terrorist group

January13, 2014   A 26-year-old Laurel man was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison after he admitted traveling to Africa to try to join the terrorist group al-Shabab and trashing his home computer so federal investigators could not track him, authorities said. Craig Baxam was arrested by Kenyan authorities in December 2011, and he soon told…

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The Army takes measures in face of the eruption of radicalism in its ranks

November 18, 2013   The Army is concerned about the outbreaks of “ideological, religious or criminal” radicalism in its ranks and has implemented a monitoring system to neutralize the suspects. “The conduct of these individuals is a weakness for the institution and may pose a threat to security,” declared a member of the Army office….

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Union of Islamic Communities in Spain (UCIDE) note

December 12, 2013   We, the Union of Islamic Communities in Spain (UCIDE) view with concern the alarming news about the replacing of Muslim staff and of other religious convictions in certain areas of the Army, based on of religious prejudice and discrimination.   UCIDE: http://www.ucide.org/es/content/defensa-y-lealtad-demostrada-espa%C3%B1

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Fort Hood gunman who killed 13 forcibly shaved in military prison

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — The Army psychiatrist sentenced to death for the Fort Hood shooting rampage has been forcibly shaved, an Army spokesman said Tuesday. Maj. Nidal Hasan began growing a beard in the years after the November 2009 shooting that left 13 dead and 30 wounded. The beard prompted delays to his court-martial because…

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McCain Slams Fox’s Kilmeade for Objecting to ‘Allahu Akbar’: Like ‘Christian Saying Thank God’

Arizona Senator John McCain pushed back against Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade, and their earlier guest Laura Ingraham, strongly announcing that he was not “bailing out” PresidentBarack Obama, and that the Syrian Free Army was not comprised of Muslim extremists, but moderates whom the U.S. should be arming. Host Brian Kilmeade played a clip of Syrian rebels yelling, “Allahu Akbar” after shooting…

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