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National Public Radio aired a two-part series on counter-terrorism training on July 18 and 19. Omissions as to the nature of Islamic radicalism in the United States made the reports, by NPR's Dina Temple Ralston, useless at best, misleading at worst.
"Terrorism Training Casts Pall Over Muslim Employee" (July 18) portrays Omar Al-Omari, former Multicultural Relations Officer for the Ohio Department of Public Safety, as a victim of "Islamophobia." It does so by repeatedly omitting critical information.
"Imam Arrest Shows Shift in Muslim Outreach Effort" (July 19) refers to the FBI arrest of Miami imams Hafiz Khan and son Izhar Khan, along with other family members, on charges of "financing terrorism in Pakistan." NPR avoids specifics while noting that Hafiz and Izhar Khan have pled "not guilty to all of the charges."