Rep. Peter King (R-NY), a member of Homeland Security Committee, warns:
The car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University by a Somali immigrant Monday has all the indications of terrorism and illustrates the problem of radicalization within the Somali refugee community in the United States.
He also said: “We’ve had up to 40 Somali-Americans who have gone over to Somalia to fight as ISIS terrorists.” They have also gone to the Islamic State itself. And just to make everyone feel even better, The Daily Mail reported in June about a Somali war criminal working in security at Dulles International Airport; then in August, it was revealed:
The Obama administration gave Somali Muslims behind-the-scenes tours at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport — the nation’s 17th busiest in terms of passenger traffic — after the group “complained to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson about feeling harassed and profiled.” Johnson has been consistently failing in his department, which is a key part of U.S. counter-terrorism efforts; and engages our worst enemies in a well-practiced strategy of stealth jihadists of a victimology subterfuge.
“The special security tours not offered to any other group” followed round-table dialogue meetings with local Somali leaders to get their feedback for “modifications to practices that would allow for operations to be more culturally sensitive.”
“Rep. Pete King: ‘Up to 40’ Somali Americans Have Become ISIS Fighters”, by Brian Freeman, Newsmax, November 30, 2016:
The car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University by a Somali immigrant Monday has all the indications of terrorism and illustrates the problem of radicalization within the Somali refugee community in the United States, New York Rep. Pete King said.
“There’s been a real problem with the [American] Somali community as far as having a large number of Al-Shabaab supporters,” King, a member of the Homeland Security Committee told Fox News’ Megyn Kelly Monday night….
King said Columbus, Ohio, where the attack took place, along with Minneapolis-St. Paul, are “the two areas with the highest concentration of Somali [refugees]. We’ve had up to 40 Somali-Americans who have gone over to Somalia to fight as ISIS terrorists.
“So this is a real threat, it’s a real danger. And again, it’s a community where the overwhelming majority are good people, but there’s a hard core within it,” King said.
“When I had my hearings on Islamist terrorism five-and-a-half years ago, the first witness we had focused on the threat we have from Somali-Americans.”
King stressed that there must be “more surveillance” in Muslim-American communities in order to help prevent more terrorism.
CNSNews.com reported that since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, some 100,000 Somalis, virtually all of them Muslims, have been admitted into the United States, including more than 9,000 in fiscal year 2016.
The Islamic State terrorist group, which has encouraged its followers to use vehicles and knives when it carries out operations, has claimed responsibility for the attack……

Oliver says
And Trump also said that there were problems with the Somalis- with the number going to ISIS and Gov Dayton (D-Minn) and the liberturd lamer steam media and other leftists apologists were critical of the President Elect.
But he was right.
PERHAPS– instead of giving millions to Catholic Charities, the US charter some old airplanes, and FLY say, 75,000 Somalis, men, women and children- back to Somalia, and give them each, say adult men, $100; women $50 and children 410- and a weapon- so that they can go and kill ( each other, or other terrorists). MY non PC views
Resist says
Not a bad idea…
A Harris USA says
Agree, 100% never give a dime to Catholic Charities!!!! They are the biggest, but not the only Christian organization that pays for savage pigs to come here to attack and kill us!! Somalia or wherever the hell they came from, NO MORE!!! If you want to give to a charity may I suggest a veterans charity, or even an animal or children’s medical organization… DO NOT FEED THE BEAST!! If that fake pope wants to fund terror, let him pay for it out of his pockets!!! I am DONE!!!!
Angemon says
40 that they know of…
miriamrove says
Thank god there a few sane politicians out there. m
Jerry says
Representative King is good for America. He’s hardcore “real” and a little scary, but he’s a force for good in my opinion. He understands the islamic threat and he’s been bold with his opinions about that threat. We need more politicians willing to be bold about islam. Early on in his career back in the 90’s he was apparently supportive of the muslim community–that’s fine. But as the threat of islam increased and 9/11 happened his views appropriately stiffened about muslims and their violent religion. And that’s great too. It shows he’s not a sock puppet for bad ideas, he’s willing to adapt to changing circumstances like smart people should. He’s not a bigot, he’s an intelligent man willing to address the facts. I’m no King aficionado, but it seems to me he’s “one of us” in regard to islam. Definitely someone who’s not afraid to speak the truth, unlike so many of our politicians of today. Let’s revisit his views from 2011:
https://youtu.be/q-GTgt8bXz4
Wellington says
Much larger matter here than what King articulated. (Instructive and highly telling how King falls somewhat into the truth again and again but virtually never completely).
Virtually all Somalis in America are a problem because virtually all Somalis are Muslim. And every last Muslim is at least a confused human being, even if said human being is not ready to implement all Islamic religious tenets (many of which are mortal threats to freedom and to what the American Constitution guarantees).
What I have just stated has NOTHING to do with race. I don’t give a damn what race, ethnicity or gender a person is. But I do very much care about ideas—–and freedom. And no Muslim, not even Zuhdi Jasser, can reconcile Islam with freedom.
Some ideologies just suck. Nazism did. So does Marxism. So does Islam. I will take on all-comers averring otherwise. Oh yeah, make my week.
gravenimage says
All true, Wellington.
linnte says
Absolutely right on Wellington. And there is another aspect of the Somali situation that people are hesitant to talk about and that is education and the CAPCITY to learn. These folks have a history of poor education which makes them handicapped in regards of HOW to learn. Learning HOW to learn is what school is really all about. The stuff that is learned in school is actually a secondary beneficial by-product of learning HOW to learn. And Somalis have thousands of years history not knowing how to learn past what they learn in Somalia. This makes their average IQ pretty darned low.
Jake says
Ideas matter, what a concept. Inviting these guys in to live with us is not an appropriate solution to their humanitarian disaster.
gravenimage says
Rep. Peter King: “Real problem with the Somali community as far as having a large number of Al-Shabaab supporters”
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Peter King does not completely grasp the heart of the issue–the threat of Islam itself–but his instincts are good, and this is far more honest than most of what we hear from politicians these days.
Bravo Peter King!
somehistory says
Two things: The FBi warned in 2010 about al shabab members coming in as refugees in order to carry out attacks.
And how can one be sure that the majority in a community are no threat? How can he be sure that the, “overwhelming majority are good people,”?
Was the terrorist from Monday in OH on the radar for being *bad*? They seem to never know when someone is about to commit mass murder, or murder by beheading, but insist that the *majority* are *good people* and no threat.
And if he was speaking about an apple core, and said the core was a *threat* or *bad*…one could expect that the apple in its totality was no good
Steve's nephew says
The wise old saying: “when you are in a deep hole and you want to get out, the first thing to do is to stop digging.” In other words, don’t allow another immigrant from Somalia (or Morocco, etc.), not one. Then when the dust settles, we should start deporting the worst of the bunch.
Eric Jones says
Many Somali’s support Sharia. No muslim who supports Sharia should be allowed in the USA. O Obama. Just leave.
Eric
sparker says
With a national IQ of 70 Somalis’ are borderline mentally retarded. I’m sure they’ll make a great contribution to the USA.
mortimer says
Muslim youth in America should either be completely indoctrinated in American values in a compulsory Civics course taken during each year from 8th grade to high school graduation or they should be given a choice of a free one-way ticket to an Islamic paradise like Pakistan or Sudan.
Oliver says
8th grade through high school is too late. Go back to earlier posts by me, quoting the (in my view, although totally evil) greatest mass psychologist of the 20th century.
GIVE ME A CHILD FORM BIRTH TO 6, AND I WILL HAVE A NZAI FOR LIFE.
That was Adolph Hitler.
Damien says
Airport security is there for the safety of all air travellers. It cannot be sensitive to any culture. What is the problem with being taken to one side for a quick security check before boarding a flight? Those who condemn racial profiling have their heads in the sand. They are playing with their own lives and the lives of others as they are in fact putting the fear of upsetting sombody’s sensibilities above the right of everybody else to travel safely.
melancholy observer says
yes but look at poor old Australia. Our once beautiful city of Melbourne, our second city is now stacked with African refugees from Somalia and Sudan. Crime gangs of the most appalling type have infected the western suburbs of the city. You are not even allowed to reflect on their backgrounds without committing some sort of offence either criminal or civil.. I n Australia there is no first amendment so we can’t even talk about the problem freely.. The state of Victoria has both religious and racial vilification laws to close down any real discussion about what’s going on in Melbourne.
Jake says
Time for revolution. It worked in America. There are certain inalienable rights, and among these are….
American Pragmatism says
Almost all islamist attacks in the USA are from refugees or their children.
Nearly all terrorist attackers travel overseas to terrorism hotspots before committing crimes against innocent civilians.
common sense says
King is a good man for speaking up. He needs to be heard on MSM channels (good luck).
“And again, it’s a community where the overwhelming majority are good people”.- not if you don’t report criminal behavior you may know of or suspect.
99.90% security regarding this problem with Somalians specifically is not good enough. Attacks will occur at the same rate as they are now. 99.999999999% is the only way to eliminate most of the ongoing threat. Until we address the tribal buffer zone that supposed moderate Muslims provide to the “Hard-core” Somalians its a fantasy, good sensible talk and its nice to see someone other than Trump point it out but still a fantasy.
What changed after Mondays Ohio attack other than the awareness level which is great but did not stop the attack, again…good luck.
common sense says
And I’m really sick of seeing our top security agents periodically come on TV for the past 10 years telling us they can’t stop every attack that some will still get through. That’s a result of BHO poor leadership and down right policies of treason. There are 11 more carved up and bludgeoned people along with us who want better results.
Saying “its not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ a nuclear or dirty bomb goes off in a major metropolitan area is a catastrophic failure of DHS leadership and is completely unacceptable rhetoric.
We can worry about being sensitive about the reputation of Islam or we can let Muslims know they have a choice to become American or choose Islam and go back to the middle east or England, France and Germany. Especially those mentally deficient Somalian tree swinging thugs that have more recess monkey in them than actual human dna.