He was locked up for supporting Islamist terrorism before turning his life around
Ashley Powers, The Washington Post
Feb. 9, 2021
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4of6Mohammed Khalid is pictured in Ellicott City, Md., near where he grew up.Photo for The Washington Post by Andre ChungShow MoreShow Less
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6of6 Terrorist. That s what the boys whispered after he stood up and introduced himself to his ninth-grade class. Terrorist. Soft enough that the teacher couldn t hear, loud enough to sting. The boys smirked, turned back to whatever was happening in English class. Mohammed Khalid didn t respond. He simmered inside. Mohammed was 13 and had arrived in suburban Baltimore from Pakistan just a few weeks before. He was a wisp of a kid in a collared shirt, with neatly trimmed black hair and oval-shaped glasses that
Biden admin eyes new approach to violent domestic extremism
For four years, the executive branch largely ignored the rising threat of right-wing domestic extremists. Now, that s changing.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seal hangs on a wall at the agency headquarters in Washington on July 6, 2018.Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg via Getty Images file
Jan. 26, 2021, 1:40 PM UTC
BySteve Benen
In the post-9/11 era, many have embraced an assumption that the nation s most serious security threats are foreign. In recent years, however, experts have pointed in a different direction.
A few years ago, the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism conducted a law-enforcement survey and found that domestic, anti-government radicals were considered the most serious threat. Research from the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security at Duke University came to a similar conclusion.
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BIDEN TALKS OF WHAT S WORTH BATTLING FOR, NOT FIGHTING AGAINST: Trump’s “America first” was about fear and isolation. Instead of looking to confront and bully those who opposed him in the election, Biden reached out and promised respect for those who disagree and to seek consensus. “To those who did not support us, let me say this: Hear me out as we move forward. Take a measure of me and my heart. If you still disagree, so be it. That’s democracy,” he said. “Disagreement must not lead to disunion,” he continued. “I pledge you this. I will be president for all Americans. I will fight as hard for those of you who did not support me as for those who did.” Biden aptly noted the nation seems to be engaged in an “uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal.” The resolution was in opening “our souls instead of hardening our hearts.”