Government & Politics
MI5 accused of failing to sound alarm about terrorist Usman Khan (LINK ONLY)
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Day: May 10, 2021
Law Enforcement
Fishmongers’ Hall terror attacker claimed he wanted to help police before deadly rampage, inquests hear (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Flight 93 families hope heroism award helps keep story alive
(AP) Serene, stark and seemingly in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania, the National Park Service memorial to the people who died on United Airlines Flight 93 is hard to find on a map — as the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack […]
Government & Politics
Ted Cruz: Ilhan Omar is ‘acting as press secretary for Hamas’
(Breitbart) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Monday that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is “acting as the press secretary for Hamas,” the Palestinian terror organization, after she tweeted false information about recent clashes in Gaza. Omar, who is staunchly anti-Israel, and has a […]
Government & Politics
Omar accuses Israel of ‘act of terrorism’ with Gaza strikes The Israeli strikes were in response to Hamas bombarding Israel with rockets earlier in the day.
(Jewish Journal) Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) accused the Israeli government of committing an “act of terrorism” with its airstrikes into the Gaza Strip on May 10. The Israeli strikes were in response to Hamas bombarding Israel with rockets earlier in the day. […]
Government & Politics
Anger in France over ‘civil war’ warning
(AFP) The government of French President Emmanuel Macron reacted with fury on Monday after a group of serving French soldiers published an open letter warning that “civil war” was brewing over his “concessions” to Islamism, weeks after a similar message from elements […]
Immigration
Migrant arrivals by sea on Italian island swell past 2,100
(AP) Several hundred more migrants reached a tiny Italian island before dawn on Monday, swelling to past 2,100 the number of arrivals in around 24 hours and fueling calls from across the political spectrum for the Italian government to strengthen its migration […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
NJ man could be the first Muslim federal judge. But a question about Sharia is stoking controversy
(Bergen Record) New Jersey’s Zahid Quraishi has served as a military prosecutor and an Army captain in Iraq, as an assistant U.S. attorney who has tried cases of public corruption, organized crime and financial fraud, and as a white-collar criminal defense lawyer. But […]
Government & Politics
UN says Europe needs more efficient mechanisms to handle migrant arrivals
(Reuters) Europe could easily manage hundreds of migrants arriving on its shores if it had more predictable state-led systems to deal with such matters, the U.N.’s refugees chief said, pointing to the arrival of hundreds on Italy’s Lampedusa island at the weekend. […]
Legal
Accused ISIS soldier from Dearborn to stay behind bars ahead of trial
(Detroit News) A federal judge Monday refused to release on bond an accused Islamic State soldier captured on a Syrian battlefield three years ago, saying there is a risk the Dearborn man could flee the state. U.S. District Judge David Lawson said […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Police radio operator ‘felt sick with stress’
(BBC) A radio operator felt “overwhelmed” and “sick” when he was given a key control room role after the Manchester Arena bombing for which he had no experience or training, an inquiry heard. David Myerscough, a civilian staff member at Greater Manchester […]
Government & Politics
New military letter warns Macron over ‘survival’ of France
(AFP) A group of serving French soldiers has published an open letter warning President Emmanuel Macron that the survival of France is at stake after his “concessions” to Islamism, weeks after a similar message from elements in the military rocked the political […]