Terrorism Coverage

Ever since fellow agents accused Gamal Abdel Hafiz of refusing to wear a wire to record other Muslims, one of the nation's best counter-terrorism agents lived a nightmare in the glare of the national media. Trouble was; the claims were never true, a small fact that was left out - until now. Gamal Abdel-Hafiz was once one of the most valuable counter-terrorism assets the FBI had. He turned up … [Read more...] about The Quiet American

The ruthless mprisoned leader of a Palestinian crime family tried not once but twice to contract the assassinations of the officers who put one of the nation's most prolific retail theft rings out of business. It was an operation with terrorist ties involving a family that hated America FORT WORTH, Texas – At home and off duty, Fort Worth Police Detective Scott Campbell never lets two … [Read more...] about Feds uncover Palestinian family’s plot to kill officer and agent

The U.S. government's tactic in Dallas set a precedent because federal authorities have never formally designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. And so, while membership and support is not illegal, the government's willingness to cite the Muslim Brotherhood could be politically meaningful more than a decade later. In a rare public assertion, the U.S. government is … [Read more...] about Feds cite rare justification: local Syrian man should be deported for ties to Muslim Brotherhood

A 2005 reporting trip to Birmingham, England (long before the township was noted for Islamic extremism) showed that a radical Islamist web magazine published there was hosted by a North Texas Internet company owned by three Palestinian brothers on trial in Dallas. A story at odds with defense claims that the brothers were never sympathetic to Islamic extremism BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - A radical … [Read more...] about British Islamic extremism propaganda sites linked to Texas brothers going through terror trial

Mufid Abdulqader was a popular civil engineer for the city of Dallas, personable and well-liked. But he led a secret life. He sang in a band that raised money for terrorism crooning for the deaths of Jews, and that was just for starters. Link to D Magazine story … [Read more...] about Hamas’ Rock Star

In the absence of media coverage and in the quiet of virtually empty Dallas immigration courtrooms, a government effort was underway to remove more Holy Land Foundation supporters from the country After years of counter-terror investigations, indictments and, this year, winning convictions at trial, the U.S. government in North Texas is not finished with the Elashi family. The government … [Read more...] about Wives of Holy Land Foundation terrorists to be deported

In 2004, a North Texas Muslim organization staged a fateful "tribute" conference honoring the life and works of the "Great Islamic Visionary" Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. One of the scheduled speakers, Mohamad Elibiari, became a prominent national security adviser who occupied the spotlight as a Muslim civil rights "spokesman" until journalist Patrick Poole saw this story and began reporting on … [Read more...] about Texas Muslims host Ayatollah Khomeini tribute attended by “mainstream” Muslim leaders

Long before ISIS became infamous for its Internet exploitation, back in the mid 2000s, al-Qaeda in Iraq was caught using Texas server companies to incite and recruit. So was Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian leaders. This series explores the confounding legal issues that arise when American Internet companies are caught profiting from outlawed terrorist groups. Nov 14, 2004CBS-11 CARBONDALE, … [Read more...] about Texas Internet hosting companies profit from outlawed terrorist groups