Texas Terror Shooter Nadir Soofi a ‘Heartthrob’ In Pakistan
It seems Texas Terror shooter Nadir Soofi was quite a “heartthrob” during his teenage years in Pakistan, according to AFP’s interviews with his classmates.
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Counterterrorism Officials on Garland Shooters: ‘Hundreds if Not Thousands’ like Them
FBI and intelligence community officials are openly admitting how difficult it has become to track the thousands of potential American jihadists on social media.
Radical Kansas City Mosque to Host Funeral for Garland Shooter Nadir Soofi
A Kansas City mosque that once petitioned the White House to ban criticism of Islam will host the funeral of deceased terrorist Nadir Soofi, who was one of the two jihadis who attempted an attack on a “Draw Muhammad” free-speech event in Garland, Texas on Sunday.
A Handy Field Guide For Submitting to Sharia Law
Liberals don’t think Christian pizzeria owners, bakers, or florists are likely to avenge insults with violence. In other words, they submit to sharia law because they fear it will be enforced.
Geert Wilders Plans New Mohammed Cartoon Exhibit in Response to Texas Terror Attack
The UK Telegraph reports that Dutch politician Geert Wilders, a guest of honor at the Mohammed Art Exhibit in Garland, Texas, has asked his parliament to stage an exhibition of the Mohammed cartoons from the event.
Judicial Watch: Muslim Rep. Ellison (D-MN) ‘Obstructs and Complains’ About War On Terror
Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton told Breitbart News that Minnesota Democrat congressman Keith Ellison “has a clear record of obstruction and complaint about every sensible law enforcement effort in the war on terror.”
Al-Shabaab’s History of ‘Social Media Terrorism’ Precedes Texas Shooter’s Online Ties
An April report in Kenya’s The Standard noted that the nation’s officials were preparing to crack down on terror warnings on social media meant to alarm–calling them “themselves terrorism in nature”–and warned that the jihadist group al-Shabaab had taken too strong a foothold on Twitter.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Draw Muhammad’ Winner on Growing Up in Islam and Defeating the Jihad
Breitbart News spoke with Bosch Fawstin, an accomplished artist, cartoonist, and anti-Jihad activist who won first prize at Sunday’s “Draw Muhammad” free speech event in Garland, Texas.
Garland School District Reconsiders Culwell Center Rental Requirements After Terrorist Attack
The Garland Independent School District (ISD) is rethinking who can rent the Curtis Culwell Center, following the attack on free speech that occurred outside the venue during the Mohammad Art Contest and Exhibit on Sunday evening, May 3.
Power, Principle and Freedom of Speech
Belief in a “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment is a perfect expression of power over principle, because the power to define and suppress “hate speech” would be enormous. We don’t have to imagine its dimensions, because every totalitarian regime in recent history claimed such powers.
Garland Shooter Online Pen Pal Linked to Centcom Twitter Hack
Counter-terrorism authorities are naturally interested in whatever connections Garland shooters Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi might have had with international terrorist organizations – such as ISIS, which has claimed responsibility for the attack on Pamela Geller’s Mohammed Art Exhibit. Social-media activity by the slain terrorists is being carefully examined.
Garland Mayor: Pamela Geller’s ‘Ideology,’ Not Radical Islam, ‘Put My Citizens at Risk’
The mayor of Garland, Texas has attacked AFDI President Pamela Geller for hosting a free speech event in his town, arguing that the “Draw Muhammad” contest had “invited” violence and that Geller’s “ideology,” and not that of the jihadist attackers, had “put my police officers at risk.”
Louie Gohmert, ‘I Can Understand These Concerns’ about Jade Helm 15
Congressman Louie Gohmert, of the 1st Texas Congressional District, has weighed in on the upcoming military training exercise, Jade Helm 15. In a statement sent to Breitbart Texas, the six-term Republican says that his office “has been inundated with calls” and that people are “concerned that the U.S. Army is preparing for modern-day martial law.”
EXCLUSIVE–Pamela Geller Calls Out Cowardly Conservatives, Says She’ll Organize Another Free Speech Event in Near Future **FULL IMAGE GALLERY**
Breitbart News spoke with Pamela Geller, president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative and blogger at Atlasshrugs.com, about her recent “Draw Muhammad” free speech art exhibit, which came under attack by Islamic radicals on Sunday in Garland, Texas. Geller discussed how
200 Pakistanis Honor Garland Shooters as ‘Martyrs of Islam’
In Pakistan Tuesday, around 200 Muslims held a gathering to honor the jihadis who attempted to carry out a terror attack against a free speech event on Sunday in Garland, Texas.
Garland Shooter’s Former Lawyer: He ‘Wouldn’t Shake My Hand’ Because I’m a Woman
Those who knew slain Garland terrorist and jihadi aspirant Elton Simpson profess surprise that he tried to perpetrate a mass murder, including people who really ought to know better. Take his former lawyer, for example, in a passage quoted from Fox News affiliate KSAZ in Simpson’s hometown of Phoenix, Arizona.
American Jihadi in Somalia Encouraged ‘Draw Muhammad’ Contest Attack
A jihadist in Somalia believed to have tiles to Al-Shabaab was found to have tweeted a message demanding Americans attack the ‘Draw Muhammad’ Contest held in Garland, Texas on Sunday. The discovery of these tweets follows reports from at least one law enforcement official that the gunmen responded directly to Twitter requests to attack the event.
The Texas Terror Connection To Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison’s Minneapolis District
An Islamist radical recruited to Somalia from Minneapolis inspired the would-be “Texas Terror” killers, who were gunned down in Garland, Texas Sunday night by a sharp-shooting law enforcement officer before they could carry out their mass-murder plot at an art exhibit sponsored by First Amendment heroine Pamela Geller.
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Texas Cartoon Attack, Gives No Evidence Of Direct Link
CAIRO (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a weekend attack at a center near Dallas, Texas, that was exhibiting cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad — though it offered no evidence of a direct link to the attackers.
Texas GOP Lawmakers Condemn Garland Shooting as Attack on Freedom of Expression
Three Republican lawmakers from Texas issued statements on their official websites condemning Sunday’s terrorist attack on a “Draw Muhammad” event in Garland as an assault on freedom of expression.
Report: Investigators Believe Garland Shooters Responded to ‘Specific Calls’ on Social Media to ‘Destroy Texas’
A law enforcement source speaking to the Investigative Project on Terrorism claims evidence indicates the gunmen who attempted to attack a Draw Muhammad Contest in Garland, Texas on Sunday were reacting to social media posts specifically demanding a terror attack against the event.
National Prayer Day in Texas Timely Given Events in Garland
Today is the day Texas commemorates the National Day of Prayer. It’s an especially timely observance, given that it comes on the day after the terrorist shooting tragedy in Garland, Texas, on Sunday.
Second Garland Shooter Identified; Elton Simpson’s Father Denounces Attack
The second shooter in the Garland, Texas terrorist attack has been identified as Nadir Soofi, 34. According to law enforcement officials quoted by the Washington Post, he was indeed Elton Simpson’s roommate, as some earlier reports indicated.
2010 Arizona Muslim Publication: Texas Shooter ‘Well-Liked,’ ‘Kids Adore Him’
“The first thing you notice is the warm and welcoming smile. Any brother standing in the doorway is sure to get a big smile, hearty handshake, and some sort of kind conversation,” Kawthar Ijai wrote in a February 2010 Arizona Muslim Voice profile of Elton Simpson, the man who officials said carried out a terrorist attack in Garland, Texas on Sunday.
Meet Elton Simpson, Garland Shooter and ‘Terrorist Wannabe’
One of the slain Garland shooters has been identified as 30-year-old Elton Simpson of Phoenix, Arizona, a man who was already the subject of a terrorism investigation.
