Thursday, March 08, 2007

Al Qaeda Spy in the USNavy

From Bluto at The Jawa Report comes the story of U.S. Navy sailor Paul R. Hall who converted to Islam, changed his name to Hassan Abujihaad and allegedly spied for al-Qaeda. Warship movements in the waters of the Middle East were allegedly transmitted to al-Qaeda operatives via the Internet.

Since I'm not following the story, check the link for more. Nevertheless, I do have some suspicions regarding how the alleged spying could have happened. I firmly believe that someone in the Navy at least suspected Hall/Abujihaad of doing something wrong and he/she was stifled from raising the issue because of political correctness. Not only that, but I'd also suggest that there exists a chill throughout the military about raising concerns which are culturally sensitive.

Think about it. A sailor adopts the religion of the enemy while the nation is at war. Somebody had to suspect nefariousness.

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