[ April 26, 2024 ]
Like many things “counter-jihad,” this story starts with a sharp eye seeing something that doesn’t seem quite right. “See something, say something.” In this case, a reporter for a local newspaper connects dots that our collective radar may have otherwise missed. The reporter writes a great piece that gets shared on social media (h/t Dr. Bill Warner @PoliticalIslam). The Geller Report spots a thread in that piece and runs with it. In short order, the greater community of counter-jihadists is aware of a problem that requires answers.
In short, on February 18, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security gave a group of “about 50 imams and other members of the Muslim community” [hereinafter “Muslim community members”] a behind-the-scenes tour of Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport. From all appearances, it seems that this beneficent tour exposed security policies and procedures to the “Muslim community members.”
The tour comes to our attention after the conviction in Minnesota Federal District Court on June 3, 2016 of three Somali-Americans who tried to leave the United States to join ISIS. Ten Muslims were originally charged in the case. Six pled guilty and one became a cooperating witness. One of the men who pleaded guilty and the cooperating witness, two were employed on the tarmac at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport.
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A report during the trial noted that the Government intended to offer evidence that Sheikh Hassan Ali Mohamud Jami, a member of the defense team and a law school graduate but not a licensed attorney, had been known to preach jihad. That report further noted that “Last month, Mohamud was uninvited from a behind-the-scenes security tour with about 50 imams and other members of the Muslim community at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.”
Via City Journal:
A sidebar to the story of the ISIS-affiliated Somali men convicted on terrorism charges last year in federal district court in Minneapolis: one of the men who pleaded guilty and cooperated with the prosecution had worked on the tarmac at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and could have done serious harm. So had the one who turned informant and was never charged in the case. When his FBI interlocutors persuaded him to turn, he had a question for them: “Can I get my job at the airport back?”
That’s not all. In his March 29, 2016 Star Tribune story, Stephen Montemayor reported in passing that local imams and Muslim “community leaders” had received a “behind-the-scenes security tour” in February last year at MSP. Montemayor mentioned the tour when he noted that Hassan Mohamud—also known as “Sheikh Hassan,” an imam working as a legal assistant for one of the defendants—had been “uninvited” from the tour.
What was that tour for Muslims only all about?
Indeed, what was that tour all about? Also, who were the privileged “Muslim community members” given this backstage visit at the Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport?
Reporter Scott W. Johnson sought answers and soon found himself in a bureaucratic rabbit-hole. Eventually the Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties advised him he had to submit a Freedom of Information Act request to get the information he sought. His reward after “two FOIA requests, two appeals of the responses to my FOIA requests, and one FOIA lawsuit filed in federal district court here” was “78 heavily redacted pages.” (See the FOIA reply here)
The identity of the “Muslim community members” were among the redactions. DHS gives a multitude of statutory reasons for not revealing the identity of the “Muslim community members.” The most bizarre, which we hope to cure right now:
“The FOIA and the case law require that we balance the individual’s privacy right against the public interest in disclosing the individual’s private information. Thus, we must weigh whether those individuals’ right to privacy in detailed information (such as names, demographics and contact information) outweigh the public interest in the planning and execution of the meeting that occurred in February, 2016. But for some Minnesota-based media articles written about the meeting, there was no national interest in the meeting. [Emphasis added- The Geller Report]
Well, courtesy of The Geller Report, the Department of Homeland Security is herewith advised that that there is now at least a modicum of national, indeed international, interest in the identity of those “Muslim community members.” Given the fact that at least one invitee who preached jihad was “disinvited” from that tour, presumably for security reasons, the public has a vested interest in vetting the “Muslim community members” who did attend that tour. Among many other interests, the public should know how and why any “community members,” Muslim or otherwise, are chosen by the government to be privy to otherwise confidential security matters at our nation’s airports.
Hopefully we need not await a jihad attack before the identities of those “Muslim community members” are revealed in a post-incident 9/11 Commission-style report.
The court case which seeks, in part, the identity of those “Muslim community members” is Johnson v. DHS, et al. #0:17-cv-01612. As of this writing, the case is proceeding in Federal Court under a “pretrial scheduling order” with discovery due by 11/15/2017.
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85 Comments
6 years ago
Simply unf*cking believable. SMH
6 years ago
Reply to
Toledo Steel
CA IS governed by the LIB-LEFT. How many of the forest fires had help from the invaders of criminal islam? Islam is clearly not a religion -this is a logical conclusion. Islam is built on lies and uses its political ideology to further it goal to destroy WESTERN CULTURE. WE see this on a daily basis.
6 years ago
Reply to
notislam
I read that a few years ago that many firefighters have reason to believe radical Muslims and Antifa are starting these fires…..but they are being shut up….
6 years ago
Reply to
ladywarrior
That fire in Fort MacMurray was huge. But while it was burning, the mosque was going up nicely. $50+million, 10 acres and completely self-sufficcient. They have their own k-12 school( I bet no Canadian history), library, gym, track, store, pharmacy. It is the biggest mosque in North America. Their is questions as to where they got that money from. I also heard that they don’t as a rule, move that far north. So, what are they up to. They are Trudumdum’s buddies. My thoughts are they will probably buy up properties that will no doubt be sold at a considerable loss. Which will be perfect for them. So, they can really benefit from a fire, especially, one of that size. What would happen if they were to make the oil and gas companies hostage to them if they were to commit an act of terror? This is what Trudumdum wants to happen. He wants to get rid of oil and gas anyway. Jihad justin Trudumdum, has to have his head on a swivel looking over his shoulder, wondering who will be his maker. Remember, the Sharia Law of the Muslims says their law condones beheadings, FGM, honor killing (which is basically killing your own family, and getting away with it). They kill infidels(those that do not believe in their religion), which is practically everyone else. They have alr
eady begun taking over.
6 years ago
Reply to
RJAARC
the US constitution allows muslim to practice islam, build mosques, buy and stockpile machine guns in USA. and they are doing it. muslims have rights so they can have guided tours and work in airports or nuclear plants if they want. get over it. this is America not the islamophobic spain of the XVI century which name will live in infamy
6 years ago
Reply to
Trump can't ban islam
The US Constitution also has the Second Amendment that allows its citizens to protect themselves from attacks by ragheads and other undesirables. An armed society is a polite society.
Be safe, be trained, be alert.
6 years ago
Reply to
ladywarrior
how is that “trolling”. i speak FACTS. but some people are just afraid of FACTS
6 years ago
Reply to
Trump can't ban islam
Muzzie facts aren’t the same in the civilized parts of the world.
“During times of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ~ George Orwell ’1984′
6 years ago
Reply to
Trump can't ban islam
You and your Muslim co-conspirators have no right to stockpile machine guns. The problem in the west is islamophilia on the part of the government, not islamophobia.
6 years ago
Reply to
Trump can't ban islam
Islamophobic Spain was brutalized by muslams for over a century. Finally, Spaniards joined with other European Crusaders to kill enough muzzies all at one time to rid the civilized world of that cancer. The Crusaders bought us 800 years of relative peace. Now the inbred primitive muzzies are violently threatening tolerant and compassionate civilization again. We need another cleansing.
“Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.” ~ Manuel II Palaiologos – 14th century Byzantine emperor
“Islam is as dangerous in a man as rabies in a dog.” ~ Winston Churchill
6 years ago
Left/Liberal pro-jihadis will sell out the country to jihadis if they had their way. Just like the Leftists Pope who is now calling for more immigrants http://tinyurl.com/popeofwolves
……..Like a shepherd who wants the sheeps to stop protesting against jihadi wolves attacking them and be open hearted to let the wolves come in !
challenge them every step of the way Legally, socially , politically do not vote pro-jihadi scums.
6 years ago
The fact that muslims continually prowl around in secret trying to hide form public notice is clearly admission that they do not want to be identified later from incidents in places they studied.
6 years ago
Reply to
marlene
the US constitution allows muslim to practice islam, build mosques, bear arms and stockpile machine guns in USA. muslims have rights so they can have guided tours to airports or nuclear plants, or work in them if they want. get over it. this is America not the islamophobic spain of the XVI century which name will live in infamy
6 years ago
Reply to
Trump can't ban islam
Are you serious. You were born on this planet weren’t you? Islamic Terrorists is a name that will live in infamy. So you condone what they do in the name of Islam? You agree with the fact that they will not assimilate with the people of your country? They do not accept the laws of the U.S. or whatever country they are in. They say that they only accept the laws of Islam, their “Sharia Law” book. You believe in FGM (female genital mutilation), and that all women should have that surgery, which has even killed some. You believe in the fact that women will be relegated back to the CRO-MAGNON times. It will be as if the “SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT” never happened. In the “Sharia Law”, the woman in any legal battle is basically “guilty” until proven innocent. It puts women below animals in the food chain. This is just a very minute bit of information on their law. IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT FOR WOMEN OF YOUR COUNTRY? THAT IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
6 years ago
Reply to
JOHN
islam in no way can wear the name traitor; it owes as much fealty to the non muslim as a wolf does to the throat of a prey..or a vampire does to his source of blood..
6 years ago
Reply to
JOHN
John, inbreeding is what causes that dead-eyed look so many muzzies have. From childhood, they are threatened with torture and death if they question any of their 7th century pedophile prophet’s mercilessly violent ranting. Pity them.
Have you ever seen a Muslim hospital?
Have you heard a Muslim orchestra?
Have you seen a Muslim band march in a parade?
Have you witnessed a Muslim charity?
Have you seen Muslims shak[ing] hands with Muslim Girl Scouts?
Have you seen a Muslim Candy-Striper?
Have you ever seen a Muslim do anything that contributes positively to the American way of life?
6 years ago
Reply to
Trump can't ban islam
The constitution does NOT allow ANYONE to stockpile machineguns in the USA. Muslims can bear arms AFTER they pass a background check. You can’t fight the infiltration of Muslims by misrepresenting the truth. The constitution is on OUR side, not the Muslims side.
we can use the constitution as a weapon when we use it as WRITTEN.
6 years ago
Reply to
wesleymethodist
And murderers are not supposed to kill people according to the Constitution.
6 years ago
Reply to
Trump can't ban islam
And the Jews stood by while the Nazis built killing factories. They learned the lessons of being defenseless against evil.
6 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
>… The fact that muslims continually prowl around in secret trying to hide from public notice is clearly admission that they do not want to be identified later from incidents in places they studied …
Without the help from the traitors from within, you think they could get that far?
Our number 1 priority is to GET THE TRAITORS
6 years ago
Reply to
Kalambong Kalambong
Exactly right. Needs to be heads rolling in the responsible departments IN THE MORNING, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
6 years ago
Reply to
YOU'RE EFFIN' FIRED!
Ahhhh…er….”YOU’RE EEFN’ FRIED”, we don’t DO THAT here in the U.S., I’m SURE you PROBABLY meant to say: “Some guys NEED to get fired over this IN THE MORNING, NO QUESTIONS ASKED”…But, no “rolling heads” game here please…THAT’S ACTUALLY what the Taliban do…no joke! A guy I know, [spent 2 tours in Afghanistan] said that a patrol once came onto a SOCCER FIELD, where guys (NOT Tallis), were using a HEAD as they’re ball!!?? No S&*T! Afghanies are a bit different…to say the LEAST!
6 years ago
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Christian Gains
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6 years ago
Reply to
Kalambong Kalambong
The word traitor insinuates a perpetrator has changed sides. The term saboteur is more accurately applied to terrorists.
6 years ago
Reply to
Kalambong Kalambong
As Daniel Greenfield once wrote:
Why do traitors never prosper? Because when traitors prosper none dare call it treason.
6 years ago
the US constitution allows muslim to practice islam and build mosques in USA. muslims have rights so they can have guided tours and work in airports or nuclear plants if they want. get over it. this is America not the islamophobic spain of the XVI century which name will live in infamy
6 years ago
Reply to
Trump can't ban islam
allah was the name of the male goat muhammad like to rape when he was not raping little boys.
Muslims are shadow homosexuals.
6 years ago
Reply to
Toledo Steel
Don’t insult gays by comparing us to the pedophile. Muhammad has more in common with a certain Senate candidate who come in to 14 year olds.
6 years ago
Reply to
Trump can't ban islam
Do yo stick out in public as brightly as you do in reader commentary?
6 years ago
Reply to
Trump can't ban islam
It’s the product of a merciless, horrifically violent pedophile from the 7th century – in which chromosome damage from 1400 years of inbreeding abounds. The future will look back after WWIII and wonder why we slept.
6 years ago
So, now the muslim terrorists in Minneapolis know the security measures and how to get around them.
In the second year of the rat obama disaster, muslims at Massachusetts’ Logan Airport, were baggage handlers and were receiving firearms from airplanes and handing them off to other muslims.
American, to date, do not see the ‘good and peaceful’ muslims as any threat whatsoever. (sarc)
6 years ago
The enabling of this by the dhs is still evidence of o’loser flunky holdovers roaming in the shadows. I’m wondering if one of the ones on the tour was riding a high horse.
6 years ago
So what are they going to do next? Give them Tours of our Nuclear Silos!
6 years ago
WTF? Besides the fact that sabotaging airliners is a proclaimed terrorist aim, anybody with a loose screw being made privy to an airport’s security apparatus is insanity. All it took was one guy working on the tarmac with access to planes to bring down that Russian airliner over Egypt not long ago.
6 years ago
Minnesota is a whacked out state, that votes in wrestlers and comedians like Franken and Ventura. That state is spreading dangerous Somalis everywhere. The airport should be forced to adhere to federal law. We have to NOT permit these savages in who want to destroy this country. Our safety and well-being depends upon these imbeciles who DON’T guard the security of our country.
6 years ago
Reply to
freepetta
They used to call it ‘Minnesota Nice’. I don’t think it is appropriate here.
6 years ago
Unbelievable!! looks like deep state traitors from the DHS and Minneapolis airport authorities, are opening the security kimono for muslim radicals in broad day light!!!
Maybe only a mass casualty terror attack in Minneapolis airport (or any other US airport for that matter) that could be linked in any way to these Imams and the other “members of the Muslim community” that were invited to this bizarre, behind-the-scenes tour of Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport, will finally force America to wake up from this self destructive, multicultural, “progressive” nightmare we live in…
If indeed an attack like that (linked in any way to these behind the scenes tour participants) actually takes place, I can only hope that ALL casualties of this muslim savagery will end up being “progressive” traitors that are guilty of infecting America with the muslim plague
Why is it that sane patriots that want to protect America from the horrors of Islam, have to pay (with their lives / health / money) for the abject stupidity / malice / treachery of the zombie “progressives” that want to bring America down and give it to the muslims on a silver platter?
Sadly, many non “progressive” patriots that just will happen to be in the wrong place and in the wrong time, will unjustly end up becoming victims of the next, inevitable, indiscriminate muslim savagery that will be aided and abetted (on many levels) by the “progressive”, treacherous, AINO’s (American In Name Only)
The combination of islam (both the Sunni ‘Muslim Brotherhood” and the Shiite Iran) and its “progressive” enablers, is the biggest threat to the national interest / security of the US and its allies, Putin’s Russia / China’s growing influence / ISIS, are a walk in the park compared to the evil alliance between “progressives” and political islam
D
6 years ago
Show the terrorists how our security works. Brilliant idea 🙂
6 years ago
IF they did this, DO NOT USE THE MINNEAPOLIS Airport, but you will. No pilot, crew, employees, passengers or public protested. Therefore, like a “diversity” lottery someone of you might be selected to get slaughtered and it all depends on luck.
6 years ago
Alice Weidel (AfD with 12.6% in parlament 94 of 709 seats),
“Islam is INcompatible with the Basic Law(Constitution)” & “Islam is a political ideology, and NOT a religion” 🙂
allah’SS 3/141 – 8/17 GOAL is purely polically’ @AliSinaOrg -> hegemony
http://www.pi-news.net/alice-weidel-der-islam-ist-mit-dem-grundgesetz-unvereinbar/
https://quran.com/8/39 9/29-33, 48/1-28,… http://www.pi-news.net/wp-content/uploads/Politische-Ideologie-2.jpg
6 years ago
… Terrorism has nothing to do with Islam.
Terrorist no. 1 40/2, ‘… I will cast terror’ (ups!) https://quran.com/8/12-17
http://schnellmann.org/terrorist-number-one.html
http://schnellmann.org/pic_counterjihad/say_my_name.jpg
6 years ago
Seek protection from those seeking protection -> a 25-year-old man (Asylum seeker vs. Art 16a,2 Basic law) is said to have raped a 15-year-old http://translate.google.com.br/translate?hl=pt-BR&sl=de&tl=en&u=https://www.wa.de/hamm/heessen-ort370526/mann-vergewaltigt-dolberg-offenbar-jugendliche-asylbewerber-untersuchungshaft-9361753.html
6 years ago
OT
“NY University Invites Pro-Sharia Linda Sarsour to LEAD Panel on Anti-Semitism!” https://quran.com/5/82 5/51, 5/41,… https://sunnah.com/bukhari/56/138-139
https://twitter.com/AmyMek/status/931394321236070401
6 years ago
The liberals have been busy. This attack in waiting was to be blamed on Trump
6 years ago
Name who did this!
6 years ago
To be fair telling the public won’t help solving the problem.
6 years ago
I ❤️ the Geller Report
6 years ago
I sent it to Pres. Trump. Maybe he should be the one asking 
6 years ago
Trump should name sheriff Clarke to head DHS and watch the changes happen in a very good way.
6 years ago
We need to find and punish all those involved.
6 years ago
Minneapolis is done. Still no prosecution of that Somali savage cop who shot the Australian unarmed woman in cold blood? He’s still getting paid by the taxpayers to sit on his ass at a desk. Creepy, Muslim loving mayor still holds office. Rise up, native Minnesotans or instead of eating Pike, you will find your heads on pikes.
6 years ago
Reply to
wilypagan
I’m amazed the family hasn’t filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Minneapolistan. Don’t they have a case for such a lawsuit? Maybe you could do it for a cut! That would brilliant!
6 years ago
Reply to
IzlamIsTyranny
They should get a nice settlement, but I have a feeling they are more concerned about seeing justice done and getting that killer off the force so he does not harm anyone else. The Minneapolis government should be concerned , but appears to have been infiltrated by sharia loving traitors.
6 years ago
Reply to
wilypagan
It would be sweet if you could stick it to those corrupt MF’ers in Minneapolistan.
6 years ago
The idiocy of the powers in Minnesota defy logic. On what planet could this possibly be a good idea?
6 years ago
Reply to
Apothis
They made a loud-mouthed Pro-Wrestler their governor, and a sophomoric failed comedian a senator. Even before that, they sent Paul Welfare to Washington. He would have given away the farm if he hadn’t been killed in a questionable aircraft crash in 2002. Minnesotans have ‘frozen-brain’ syndrome.
6 years ago
This kind of story – which has been seen more than once since 9/11 – is the very reason I won’t get on a plane or go to an airport. Our “dear leaders” sold us out a long time ago……starting with sex addict Bubba, the butt-grabbing NWO GHW Bush…..the “Islam means Peace” GW Bush…..and ramped up by the Muslim Marxist Obama……along with our elected office holders.
Now…..here in Vegas….we have criminally silent Law Enforcement hiding the truth about Paddock and Antifa…..all local and Federal investigators……”protect and serve” my fanny!
6 years ago
My question is why the hell is anybody given a tour explaining the airport security measures. That kind of logic is so stupid it just amazes me.
6 years ago
Got to be initiated by Obama holdovers. They all need to be fired and the ones who were arrested and convicted or plead guilty must be deported
6 years ago
Wasn’t it Obummer that was in office at that time???? Why have we taken in so many Arabs? There was nor is an upside except to guarantee job security for DHS employees. The Arabs/moslems are the only immigrant group that I can think of that murders and rapes its hosts.
6 years ago
Are these DHS people left over from the obummer administration???
6 years ago
Somebody – one person -in DHS had to sign off on this stoopid thing. Find and fire, then conduct the rest of the investigation.
6 years ago
Showing muslams our airport security measures is in keeping with the Minnesotan brain-froozen mentality. They elected a loud-mouthed pro-wrestler imbecile to be their governor, and sent a sophomoric failed comedian to represent them in the Senate. That went well, eh?
“The world is fighting Islamic terrorism, starvation and disease, but DEMOCRATS are fighting for men to pee in the ladies’ room. INSANITY.” ~ Actor James Woods
“Common sense doesn’t grow in everyone’s garden.” ~ Anon
6 years ago
What about that Australian woman clad in nothing but PJ’s, suspected of no crime, who was gunned down by a muslum “police officer” in Minneapolistan? Will there be any justice for her? Or at least a wrongful death lawsuit against the government of Minneapolistan?
