Muslims In The Pentagon Is A Recipe For Disaster
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He had run afoul of a key aide to Mr. England, Hasham Islam, who confronted Mr. Coughlin during a meeting several weeks ago when Mr. Islam sought to have Mr. Coughlin soften his views on Islamist extremism.
Mr. Coughlin was accused directly by Mr. Islam of being a Christian zealot or extremist “with a pen,” according to defense officials. Mr. Coughlin appears to have become one of the first casualties in the war of ideas with Islamism.
The officials said Mr. Coughlin was let go because he had become “too hot” or controversial within the Pentagon.Misguided Pentagon officials, including Mr. Islam and Mr. England, have initiated an aggressive “outreach” program to U.S. Muslim groups that critics say is lending credibility to what has been identified as a budding support network for Islamist extremists, including front groups for the radical Muslim Brotherhood.
Mr. Coughlin, the Pentagon specialist on Islamic law and Islamist extremism, has been fired from his position on the military’s Joint Staff.
Bryan: “This is in a Pentagon run by a Republican president who has called himself a “war president” in the past. Emphasis on “past,” apparently.”
January 5, 2008 - 11:22 AM on January 5th, 2008
Stephen Coughlin fired from Pentagon after pro-Mus
This is bad news. Stephen Coughlin, a specialist on Islamic extremism and Shari’a, has been dismissed from the Pentagon following opposition to his work by Islamist officials: