NPR reported that four missing Somali youths are believed to have returned

Here is a report from Friday (when I was away) from National Public Radio telling us that it is believed that four missing Somali youths have returned to Minneapolis (presumably from Africa and terrorist training), but have mysteriously disappeared from sight again. NPR has learned that as many as four of the travelers have come back … Continue reading NPR reported that four missing Somali youths are believed to have returned

Senate Homeland Security Committee investigates missing Somali youths

Today on the fifth anniversary of the Madrid train bombing by radical Islamists, Senator Joe Lieberman’s Homeland Security Commitee heard testimony in an attempt  to gauge the degree of concern we should have over the Somali “youths” who have reportedly left the US to take part in Jihadist activities in the Horn of Africa. I attended the hearing … Continue reading Senate Homeland Security Committee investigates missing Somali youths

Senate panel to hold hearings on missing Somali youths

Update March 15th:  Read our first hand account of the hearing here.   Bloomberg is reporting today that a Senate committee headed by Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman will be hearing testimony on jihadist recruitment activities in the US that involve the missing Somali youths. The disappearances also are raising concern among lawmakers. Joseph Lieberman, a … Continue reading Senate panel to hold hearings on missing Somali youths

Missing Somali youths press conference cancelled yesterday

I should have mentioned this yesterday, but there really isn’t much to report here.  I did decide to post this little bit just to keep our chronological order of events up to date. Imams, community leaders, and parents of Somali youth who have disappeared in recent months planned a press conference in response to recent … Continue reading Missing Somali youths press conference cancelled yesterday