A Terrorist in the Heart of America
Last month I warned Pajamas Media readers that a Chicago-area man was involved in the worst act of terrorism to hit India in modern times. This month the Department of Justice indicted David Headley on 12 charges related to the Mumbai terror attacks and plans he and accomplices had in the works against a Danish newspaper that had printed controversial images of the prophet Muhammad. Six of those charges are for the murder of Americans abroad.
Headley has plead not guilty to the charges, but his lawyers claim he is cooperating with the FBI. Indian officials claim they also will charge Headley and have expressed an interest in extraditing him.
The Mumbai terror attacks rank as one of the most sophisticated operations ever run by a terrorist organization. It involved ten men who arrived by sea, worked in teams, and hit at least ten targets nearly simultaneously. Leaders of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba kept in constant contact with the attackers from Pakistan, directing them who to kill and giving them words of encouragement. When the last of the attackers was killed at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel three days after the carnage began, over 173 people were dead and another 308 wounded.
This gruesome act of terror was clearly well-planned. At least some of that planning was done by Chicago resident David Headley.
Davide Headley was born Daood Gilani in Washington, D.C., to a Pakistani father and an American mother. When the young Daood’s parents divorced he moved to Pakistan with his father and attended an elite military academy. His mother eventually gained legal custody and he moved to Philadelphia where he bounced around in a number of low-level jobs. Apparently not satisfied with a life of poverty, he became involved in a scheme to smuggle heroin from Pakistan. This landed him in jail for 15 months after a 1998 conviction. Published reports claim that the short sentence was due to his cooperation with the Drug Enforcement Administration (he is said to have become an informant).
He was granted special permission by the supervising court to travel to Pakistan while still on probation. This move has sparked widespread speculation abroad that he was on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s payroll. It has flamed the fire of conspiracy theorists, who have taken to calling Headley a “double agent” and an “agent gone rogue.” But there is no evidence that Headley was anything more than an informant wishing to reduce his sentence.
And cooperate he must have, because his court supervision was cut short only a few months after 9/11 — three years before his probation was set to end.
It is not clear at what point Headley became radicalized and committed to violent jihad. It should be remembered that he attended a military academy with close ties to the Pakistani establishment. Growing up he would have been taught that India had no right to Kashmir, a majority Muslim region which Pakistan also claims as its own. Paramilitary organizations fighting against India in Kashmir were largely sponsored by the Pakistani government and military. The leap from troubled youth to supporting Lashkar-e-Taiba, which was involved with state sponsorship up until recently in the Kashmir conflict, is not as great as might be imagined.
A Pakistani Mohammedan involved in a Terrorist incident . Well I never LOL
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
DIVERSITY IS STRENGTH
America must not become a haven for terrorists, importing murder to places like India, Israel and Europe—not to mention creating another 9/11, right here.
Never forget that this area (south side of Chicago) is an Egyptian Brotherhood stronghold. Since the erection of the Bridgeview Mosque, we have been inundated with Moslems and accompanying demands on communities to yield to sharia (the latest is demands that fathers be banned from attending their daughters’ school basketball games because they are not related to other girls on the team).
One town, Palos Heights, IL, stood up and said “no” to a mosque being built. The mayor city officials and residents stayed the course, weathered the lawsuit and paid the judgment. To this day it is the only town not overrun by Moslems – a real oasis.
An outstanding investigation of the Bridgeview Mosque (the “mothership” of Islamization in IL) was done by the Chicago Tribune in 2004. It is still a must read.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/chi-0409190261sep19,0,3008717.story
He was granted special permission by the supervising court to travel to Pakistan while still on probation. This move has sparked widespread speculation abroad that he was on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s payroll. It has flamed the fire of conspiracy theorists, who have taken to calling Headley a “double agent” and an “agent gone rogue.” But there is no evidence that Headley was anything more than an informant wishing to reduce his sentence.
You’re a useless anti-Islamic propaganda device. While you sit here staring at your pud and directing anger at the enemy within, real reporters are doing the work:
Fueling the speculation abroad is that the FBI managed to warn its Indian counterparts of a planned attack in Mumbai in September 2008. The’s FBI accurate intel about that operation has been corroborated by Azam Amir Kasab, the only surviving terrorist from Mumbai, who admitted under interrogations that the attack was originally set for September but had to be aborted. The Indians thought the FBI alert for September was so specific—even mentioning target hotels, including the eventual main target, the Taj Mahal Palace—that the Bureau might have an informant inside a Pakistani terror group. Indian intelligence believes that it was Headley who passed along that info to the FBI. But then, his information to his American handlers suddenly dried. By the time the terrorists eventually pulled off the successful November attack, U.S. intelligence agencies were caught flat-footed.
Davide Headley aka Daood Gilani should be extradited to India to be prosecuted for the terrorist attack in Mumbai he helped to carry out.
Massraksh…he won’t be, because the fact that he was a government asset will be too damaging to the US.
He’s a Pakistani.
He’s a Pakistani.
He’s a Pakistani.
He’s a Pakistani…
“Until we are willing to take on the root ideology spawning the vast majority of terrorism in the world today, then we should expect to find more and more Americans involved in transnational terrorism.”
Whitewashing the violent,barbaric, and theocratic elements of Islam only permits these vile forces to fester. Long past time for decent people to demand that Muslims who believe in peace, freedom and democracy explicitly reject those elements of Islam and expel from their midst the Islamists who promote the overthrow of secular democratic governments and the imposition of Shari’ah law.
5. Alice Nolin.
“You’re a useless anti-Islamic propaganda device. While you sit here staring at your pud and directing anger at the enemy within, real reporters are doing the work…”
Where the hell is Foolspin?
Say the word “terrorist”, and the Pee Wee moho – Anon – Shawn Ondeen Whatever’s Alice Nolin Twilight Zone Dummy appears. Like a dissed Jason, with a permanent ax to grind, the apparition appears from the steamy swamp of the Modern Liberal cesspool wishing for a gallon of Roundup to eliminate the perceived “pud” competition.
Notice the use of “pud”. This is an advance warning as to the contents of its pamphlet, “Onan the Wannabe Jihadist”. It’s a bit puzzling as to why Alice would be discussing “staring at your pud” as Pee Wee moho – Anon – Shawn Ondeen Whatever has run afoul of this in past. I guess one more viewing of Catalina Five-O: Tiger Shark won’t hurt. Unless your P.O. finds out. Maybe Pakistan would be more friendly.
What does the Handsome Mixed European – American Turkey With a touch of Black think about you risking all with this “pud” talk? Have you abandoned the “Master” completely? Yeah, right in line with the Modern Liberal concept of family.
I know the gobbling drives you crazy, (you’re not alone) and who wouldn’t want to put a paper bag over that Handsome Turkey head, but it’s still going to count as one of the 72. That’s life, or afterlife, so to speak.
Van Jones might not recognize you as “Alice”. The muggers might be confused, but you’ll set them straight with your “Courage and Intelligence”. Is the military jargon a thing of the past? Darn, you’re so good at that.
Merry Christmas.
Remember, Mr. Lucky, these are Alice/Moho’s rules:
1. Islam is never wrong.
2. When Islam is wrong, see rule #1.
Alice, Moho, pee-wee, whoever—please go stare at your own pud.
Frankly, it’s becoming harder and harder to believe that Muslims have America’s best interests at heart, even if they don’t personally want to perpetrat violent acts of terror to subvert our nation, society, and thoroughly non-Islamic civilization.
For this reason, I question calling Muslims “American”. I don’t believe they have American fealty in their hearts. I don’t believe they are patriots to the American cause. More, I think if Muslims are honest to our faces (which is rare), and if they are indeed “good” Muslims (i.e. they follow seriously the infinite dictates of Islam and the centrality of Jihad) then Muslims are axiomatically opposed to most things real Americans hold dear. With Islamic Sharia prohibitions against most of what constitutes an American “way of life”, with hatred in their Muslim hearts for our non-Muslim plurality (except to the extent that it allows them to wage Jihad unhindered to further Islam…), with their indifference to our ethics, to our humanism, and with downright hatred of our secularism, for our Christian and other social precepts, I believe that Muslims are completely unsuited to living here, or forwarding the cause of America. I believe Muslim contribute NOTHING to the American cause, and, in fact, pose a grave and growing threat to our rights, our safety, and the long-term viability of our system. If allowed to stay, and worse, if allowed to spread Islam and grow their communities, it is only a matter of time before there are hundreds of thousands of Daood Gilanis spread like a blight across the American heartland, waging their violent Jihads, nurtured within, and protected and hidden by their Islamic communities across our land.
Yes — this particular Muslim filth may indeed have been “American born”. But while technically Daood Gilani is a US Citizen, he is that in name only. Intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually he is an alien agent working to further an alien creed in America. In that he only differs from most other Muslim in America in that he became one of Jihad’s storm troopers. Most Muslims prefer to simply support the overthrow of the West through quiet Jihad — birthing more Muslim babies, importing ever growing tangled webs of tribal families into our midst, setting up shop in every corner of our land like so many poisonous mushrooms, and quietly insinuating themselves into the corridors of American power. If they are “good” Muslims, then they are working to overthrow all that is not Islam however they might. One Muslim kills. The other Muslim sells baked goods to support the local mosque. They both are waging Jihad to destroy us from within and impose Islam Uber Alles.
Rusty schackeford: so what is your point? at first I thought most of the people on this Blog are highschool drop out simpletons and now I think they all are and you included. you did not make one single point… Listen simpleton: here is a comment for you mulim and black hating blogger: I am a muslim and my exwife is a catholic.. our 21 year old son joined the Marines and they picked him up this morning to go to Paris Island.. there is a very good chance that he will be going to Afghanistan, if he comes back with a medal I don’t think your racist ass will be screaming but if comes back and charged with killing three of our own solders then you are all over him.. a Muslim terrorist!!! see how pathetic you are!!
God, you people are stupid. Its simply enough to let you speak to destroy your own credibility.
Here’s an excellent primer on Islam; a must-read for all:
http://www.newenglishreview.org/custpage.cfm/frm/52705/sec_id/52705
It seems logical to conclude that muslim reprobate @13 is an elementary school dropout and his ex was granted full custody and raised a child into a man that possesses a sense of duty to his country,in spite of his father.
Mr. Shackelford,
If a Muslim wants to follow Mohammed, and make war on the infidel, why does that make him/her radical?
Thank you,
L.
Great question, #17 Leatherneck. Muslims who wage Jihad are just good pious Muslims, no?
BTW Leatherneck — you probably already know this, but for all the Muslim trash, Islamic stooges, and sad-sack Islam-apologists who troll at PJM — the term “leatherneck” applies to US Marines — it is their nickname — and this term “leatherneck” dates all the way back to the founding of the USA and the establishment of the Marines. You see, clueless ones, just like our current war, our first war as a nation after our revolution was waged against MUSLIM TERRORISTS and PIRATES along the Barbary Coast who were waging JIHAD (you know, raping, stealing, looting, kidnapping for ransom, trading slaves, lying, murdering, destroying, and generally acting like Muslims). The Americans took to wearing leather collars to guard against the typical, barbaric, and long standing Muslim tradition of striking at the necks of non-Muslims.
As the Koran says: “When you meet the Unbelievers, strike at their necks”. Sura 47:4/
To learn the origins of all the head chopping, hatred of “unbelievers”, terrorism, mayhem, violence, corruption, and hatred which Muslims spew forth daily from their mosques, in their media, and even in their ludicrous ill-informed posts at PJM, all on needs do is study their vile Koran and their vile blood drenched history. Their obscene Islamic culture of hatred is explicitly embodied in their execrable book; the Koran. It’s all there for anyone who wants to read it. Of course hapless slaves of Allah such as “mr” above, along with their witless friends and apologists have no way to counter the nasty truth of all the filth packed into that sinister little volume of sewage. It all reflects back to their immutable detestable “holy” book, the Koran.
Mr: #13- You call us simpletons and racists. Did you read what you just wrote? Try to explain how what you said could be considered intelligent. Mulsims call us Infidels, yet we are the racists? That makes sense. Yes, if your son would kill three of his fellow Marine brothers, we have every right to call him a murderer and a traitor. But let’s just say that my guess is that your son has a great deal more character and class than you have shown in your posts. For him to join the Marines and leave your despicable hatred behind, I give him a big thumbs-up. Good thing your wife left you.
Rusty schackeford:
Sorry, your last name should be capitalized.
so what is your point? at first I thought most of the people on this Blog are highschool drop out simpletons and now I think they all are and you included.
‘So’ should be Capitalized (the beginning of a sentence) . ‘At’ should be also. Actually when you use high school as you did, it does not need to be capitalized as that isn’t a proper noun. And it is two words! Blog, doesn’t need to be capitalized, unless it begins a sentence, or unless you name it, specifically: such as Ryan’s Blog.
you did not make one single point…
Again, the beginning of a sentence should be capitalized.
Listen simpleton: here is a comment for you mulim and black hating blogger:
Of course you know “Mulim” is misspelled. Should be “Muslim.”
I am a muslim and my exwife is a catholic.
Dear Man: You are a “Muslim” (please learn to capitalize and to spell before you blog) and it really should be ex-wife is Catholic! Your lack of English education is showing! How can ANYONE who reads your comments give ANY credence to what you write, when your command of English, is so poorly demonstrated.
I am incredibly embarrassed for you, to call another “simpleton” when you have done nothing less than affirm the general opinion that YOU Sir, are the “simpleton” when expressing your thoughts in English. You are obviously under-educated /ill-educated, and rather proud of it. Sad.
. our 21 year old son joined the Marines and they picked him up this morning to go to Paris Island.. there is a very good chance that he will be going to Afghanistan, if he comes back with a medal I don’t think your racist ass will be screaming but if comes back and charged with killing three of our own solders then you are all over him.. a Muslim terrorist!!! see how pathetic you are!!
Sir, did your son not VOLUNTEER to join the Marines? How does that make the rest of us RACISTS??? Did he not know that he would be going to either Iraq or Afghanistan? And Sir, if your son comes home with a medal, we will HONOR him. However, if he KILLS three of OUR soldiers? Yes, we will prosecute him, or as you put it, “you are all over him.” WHAT? We should LET THAT GO?
If he kills American Soldiers, whether you are Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Atheist…YES, we WILL BE “all over him.”
Umm… I hope our intel agencies are working hard in Houston. You name it.. Houston has it.
Houston is ‘hot’ and ‘wet’ when it comes to active terror cells.
Anyone who hasn’t read Nonie Darwish’s new book “CRUEL AND USUAL PUNISHMENT” should do so as soon as possible. It’s a must read.
RE: 19 to 13. And too bad she couldn’t take her son with her, away from your poisonous ideology.
#15, Banned, yes, that’s an excellent article! Hugh Fitzgerald is always good.
I especially liked his points about foreign aid, and jizya; think of all the good we could have done in this country with the money that’s been poured into Egypt, Pakistan and the Palestinian Authority?
24. BettyBlue:
Indeed.
Mortan Dungslag. You may be a disgusting proto-human with the reasoning powers of a cockroach, but your honest at least.
@26 Mary Steiner:
My, harsh words. Mortan speaks the truth. Check out the link at 15.
Mary, did you even bother reading the link at #15? Or do you consider actually looking at the evidence beneath you?
After all, it’s much easier to fling insults, and use the good old Alinsky tactic of shaming, calling names, etc., as opposed to actually offering evidence, and debating.
26. Mary Steiner:
Mortan Dungslag. You may be a disgusting proto-human with the reasoning powers of a cockroach, but your honest at least.
Mary Steiner — ad hominem aside, don’t hide us from that super-intellect squirming in your cranium! Your otherwise excellent post confuses a little, mainly in its complete lack of detail or example, (cockroach powers notwithstanding). Can you disprove ANY of the facts I present, or do you deliberately limit your posts to name calling and such for a higher reason? If so, do tell. But in any event, please share your gargantuan brain with the rest of the world and tell us how I’m wrong about Islam and Muslims.
Or do you dispute the historical fact that Marines are called “Leathernecks” because Jihadists 230 years ago conducted themselves much like Jihadists do today?
I just finished a post on the danger of bringing terrorists to the mainland. In it, I point out that putting them in Illinois puts the guards and their families and town in danger. What greater moment for a terrorist than to take a school hostage in the town where the guards live and demand the release of someone like KSM? Remember Belsan? These people are not regular bad guys, even the worst of our worst. They are dedicated to murdering us, all of us is possible. And Obama is willing to expose his state, his citizens and his nation to death in order to stick a finger in GWB’s eye.
Obama’s crew are something to behold. Like I said in the post, I wonder if they have childproofed the wall sockets in the Oval office yet.
Just saying…
http://truthandcommonsense.com/2009/12/16/sending-terror-to-illinois-the-obama-administration-one-bad-idea-after-another/
Marines are called Leathernecks, Devil dogs, (USMC)Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children, and Jarheads. I have earned the right to be called such.
#31 archer52,
I agree 100% with your post.
Leatherneck– I gather you have not read my post at #18 about the history of the term leatherneck?
I was already aware of the history. However, I did read your post.
Have a good night.