By Michael Carl

The Northeast Intelligence Network reported on September 24th that a translated post from an Arabic blog site was issuing instructions for a terrorist attack in the United States. 

 

The Northeast site writes, “The single posting, which is presently being scrutinized by intelligence officials, appears to provide detailed instructions for Muslims living within the United States, giving them specific actions to take before, during and after an upcoming attack in the U.S.

 

The communication was discovered by [1] “Archangel,” a well-known independent intelligence analyst active within the intelligence community.”

 

This story was released only a few days after Fox News’ Martha McCallum did an interview with former CIA agent Gary Bernsten on the same subject.  McCallum’s interview was on or about the same day as a similar story by the New York Sun’s Eli Lake.

 

Is all of this talk merely speculation or is the threat of an attack a real possibility.

 

I interviewed terrorism expert Brigitte Gabriel of Act for America and the American Congress for Truth on the reality of the terrorism threat.

 

Brigitte Gabriel was born in Lebanon and later became a U. S. citizen.  She is a journalist who was formerly an anchor for World News, an Arabic news program.

 

She has lectured on the issues of radical Islam, jihad and terrorism to the United States Congress, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U. S. Special Operations Command.

 

She now heads ACT! for America, a group dedicated to informing Americans about the issues surrounding terrorism and what Americans can do to oppose the growing Islamic influence in the U. S.

 

Editor:  The United States embassy in Yemen was attacked on Wednesday.  Who was responsible and why?

 

Ms. Gabriel:  At this point, the exact identity of the group isn’t known, but we do know that it was a group of jihadists. 

 

At present, Al-Qaeda and Hamas have found a safe haven in Yemen.  Many radical groups are now in Yemen because the government has given them protection.

 

This attack should be a wake-up call to Americans that the threat of Islamic terrorism hasn’t gone away.  We’re not out of the woods yet.

 

Editor:  Is there a problem with American’s being naive about terrorism and radical Islam?

 

Ms. Gabriel:  I don’t think Americans are naive, I think we have a very short attention span.  We’re attracted to the now.  We want fast food, fast everything and things that call for our immediate attention.

 

We have to remember that the first attack on the World Trade Centre was in 1993 when we had a Democratic president.  The jihadists in Al-Qaeda waited eight years before they tried it again.

 

The terrorists are really counting on our ignorance and political problems.

 

We also have to realise that the war in Iraq will not solve our terrorist problem.  We were attacked in 1993 and in 2000 before the operation in Iraq.  

 

Editor:  Britain is having a problem resisting the imposition of Sharia Law.  The Archbishop of Canterbury was saying this week that it looks like it’s inevitable.  Why is this happening?

 

Ms. Gabriel:  This is happening in Britain now because the British didn’t resist it when the issue first surfaced many years ago. 

 

Britain has had a large influx of Muslims from Africa for a long time.

 

The Muslims moved to Britain and refused to assimilate.  Then they started the push for Sharia Law.

 

It’s a cultural issue.  The Muslim Brotherhood has been operating in Britain and pushing Islamic culture in England.  If the British don’t stop the takeover, the British will live to regret it.

 

Editor:  How does illegal immigration connect with terrorism?

 

Ms. Gabriel:  In my book, Because They Hate, I talked about how Al-Qaeda and Hamas pay 50-thousand dollars per person to the drug and illegal immigrant smuggling cartels to get terrorists into the United States.

 

If we don’t secure our borders and crack down on illegal immigration, we will have an increased terrorist threat that we will not be able to stop.

 

A terrorist sneaking across the border can bring in a nuclear device, a “suitcase bomb” that can be carried in.

 

Because of this, we now have terrorists walking the streets in our cities waiting for an opportunity to attack.

 

Editor:  I read on Robert Spencer’s Jihad Watch web site that Islamic groups actually have terrorist camps in the United States.  How can we put an end to this type of activity?

 

Ms. Gabriel:  There are now 40 such camps in the United States from New York to Oregon.  These have been allowed to organise and flourish because Americans are ignorant of what’s happening and are slaves of multi-culturalism and diversity.  

 

The Muslims are excellent organisers.  We must organise just as well.  That’s why I started the group ACT! for America–to organise the American people to fight such things as terrorist training camps right here.

 

We have to put pressure on our Congressmen to shut down the camps.  

 

One of the things my web site does is list the voting records of all 435 Representatives and 100 Senators have voted on important national security legislation.

 

We all know how politicians speak out of both sides of their mouth and the only way to stop that is to hold them accountable for their votes.  

 

 Editor:  The Al-Yaqin Media Centre reports that some European Muslims are planning an attack for somewhere in Texas.  How credible is the report?  And how credible are reports such as this one?

 

Ms. Gabriel:  I cannot comment on that report because I haven’t seen it.  

 

Most of the time terrorists don’t tell where they’re going to attack.  We have information that says they’re operating in the United States, but we don’t know the location of their next attack.

 

However, even though it’s not popular among some people, the orders allowing for wiretapping have actually been helpful in preventing many attacks in the United States. 

 

So, the federal authorities have been able to stop many attacks because of information gained through a wiretap.

 

Editor:  In his book, Islamic Imperialism, Efraim Karsh says that many of the Hadiths given during Muhammad’s Medina period advocated jihad.  So we know that jihad isn’t a new concept.  How does the idea of jihad play out in the West in the 21st Century?

 

Ms. Gabriel:  In my new book, They Must Be Stopped, I mention that jihad is mentioned over 400 times in the Qur’an.  We have to understand that jihad is not simply a personal struggle, it is a military concept that involves violence against all non-believers.  It’s the way Islam is.

 

They don’t attack because of a government, they try to expand because it’s the nature of Islam.

 

We also have to get away from the mistaken belief that Islam is a religion of peace.  The Qur’an has many verses telling of how Christians and Jews are the enemies of Muslims.

 

Most people don’t know that on his death bed, Muhammad told his followers to continue the struggle against the Christians and the Jews.

 

So Islam is a religion of violence, pure and simple.  If we don’t come to understand that, we will pay a very high price.  Islam is a very aggressive and militaristic religion.

 

I would like to recommend your readers visit my web site at [2] http://www.actforamerica.org/ and read the votes cast by their representatives.  Americans need to get personally involved in the very real threat of Islamic terrorism.

 

For more information on Brigitte Gabriel, go to…

[3] http://www.actforamerica.org/

 

To buy Ms. Gabriel’s book, click to…

[4] http://www.amazon.com/They-Must-Be-Stopped-Radical/dp/0312383630

 

For more on Islamic Terrorism, click to…

[5] http://jihadwatch.org/

[6] http://counterterrorismblog.org/

 

Or, on Efraim Karsh…

[7] http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/med/who/karsh/