They could have flushed this money down the nearest toilet and gotten just as much of a return on their investment as they’re going to get. This money is given out based on the false assumption that Muslims lack jobs and opportunities, and therefore turn to jihad, and can be dissuaded from waging jihad with a bit of jobs training and a basketball program. It’s as condescending as it is wrongheaded, and stems from the idea that Islam is a Religion of Peace and that jihad exists only because we haven’t been nice enough to the poor dears. “Countering Violent Extremism” is an Obama-era program that should already have been scrapped, but instead, the money is still uselessly flowing.
“Feds Award $10 Million In Grants To Prevent Terrorist Recruitment,” by Will Racke, Daily Caller, June 23, 2017 (thanks to Debra):
The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it has awarded 26 grants totaling $10 million to communities across the U.S. in an effort to fight radicalization and recruitment of American citizens by terrorist groups.
The awards are part of the department’s Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Grant Program, which gives money to city and state governments, as well as private organizations, to develop programs that combat terrorism and extremist ideology.
Many of the grant recipients are local police departments, but the award winners also include community groups that can intervene with susceptible young people before they become radicalized through the internet propaganda of international terrorist groups such as ISIS and al-Qaida.
“We are witnessing a global surge in terrorist activity, and in many ways our own backyard has become the battleground,” said Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly in a Friday news release. “That is why DHS is focused on stepping up efforts to counter terrorist recruitment and radicalization, including through close collaboration with state and local partners.”
Congress appropriated the $10 million for the CVE program in 2015, the first time the government had set aside funding specifically for local police, community centers and nonprofit groups to use in fighting the spread of extremist ideology. Following a call for applications in July 2016, DHS received nearly 200 applications from organizations in 40 states.
The grant recipients were selected for their ability to build “prevention programs” that address root causes of violent extremism and reverse further radicalization in already susceptible communities, according to DHS.
Two significant grants were awarded to organizations in Minneapolis, which is home to a large concentration of Somali immigrants. Several Somali men from Minneapolis have either attempted to support Islamic terror groups or have traveled overseas to join ISIS.
Recognizing the unique danger, DHS awarded $347,600 to the Hennepin Country Sheriff’s Office, which covers Minneapolis, and $423,340 to the Heartland Democracy Center, a civic engagement nonprofit that works in the Twin Cities area….
Michael Copeland says
“Before they become radicalised”.
In this context the word “radicalised” means “turned to violence”.
The notion that this is NOT Islam is hopelessly mistaken.
“Violence is the heart of Islam”, says Ayatollah Yazdi.
What happens when a muslim obeys Koran 9:5, “Kill the non-muslims wherever you find them”?
Is that an example of “becoming radicalised”?
What a waste.
Adrian says
They still don’t realize:
1. It’s not our job to “reform” Islam
2. Guns and planes will never be the ultimate solution
3. Even if ISIS is “destroyed”, there are 20 other organizations waiting in the wings
4. Throw honest light on Islam’s ideology and the problems will solve themselves
5. The correct information (as daily seen on Jihad Watch) is the MOST IMPORTANT TOOL.
6. This is a propaganda war being waged by thoughtless sheep
b.a. freeman says
a better phrase than “becoming radicalized” might be “becoming devout.” as anybody who has actually taken even a *brief* look at islam (as opposed to muslim practices) knows, *islam* prescribes that muslims treat kufr with violence. thus, IS and its ilk are actually devout muslims.
so deport all devout muslims. that’ll be $10 million dollars, please.
notmoron says
How much millions will they give to Hindus, Jews and Christians to prevent the radicalisation?
If not, why?
Keys says
Exactly, notmoron.
Isn’t it telling about the nature of Islam that it is the only religion that has taxpayer money spent so its followers do not become terrorists. Why?
Pretty obvious to non morons. And even more obvious that it won’t work. It’s like blackmail. To hell with it.
WPM says
If we just paided Nazis in 1938 they would not have invaded Poland right??
Papa Whiskey says
How about a few bucks for JihadWatch, Gates of Vienna, et al.?
We should live so long.
Keys says
Right.
How about a few hundred thousand to prevent Christian boys from becoming terrorists ?
And Muslims will certainly understand that even more money will be needed to thwart young Jews from becoming world terrorists – something more needs to be done about the vilest – millions should be spent to prevent Jewish terrorist recruiting. Hope the Saudis chip in.
Marilyn says
I am so disgusted with my government, especially congress. We have an insane debt that grows daily. Yet congress continues to spend money like there’s no end to it. This post is a prime example as is their, in their latest spending bill, allocating over $3 billion for refugee & migration assistance. The congresses we have had for the last several years, including this one is unbelievable blatant in their hypocrisy and lies. But, as always, these chickens will, eventually, come to roost and, as always, we, the people, will suffer the consequences of their bad acts.
marina says
The “extremist ideology” is in the Koran you fools. The Homeland Security should be given Korans, compilation of Hadiths and Mo’s Sira (biography). It might wake them up from the delusion that Islam is a religion of peace.
marblenecltr says
That $10 million is borrowed money adding to the $20 trillion already owed. That money could be saved and our comfort and security greatly increased with halt on immigration but for the most necessary situations.
notmoron says
Didn’t Trump said he will cut the waste or drain the swamp?
What have happened?
ChristianInDeed says
So if the local mosque decides it needs help to prevent the radicalisation of some of its congregation, can they apply for a slice of that pie? ‘cuz that’d be money well spent 😉 Oh the irony!
Westman says
Another source for the, “Jihad Seeker’s Allowance”
Debi Brand says
“They could have flushed this money down the nearest toilet and gotten just as much of a return on their investment as they’re going to get. This money is given out based on the false assumption….”
Indeed.
As in, rampant E. coli detected in pork meat. Impossible to determine, precisely, from and in which cuts. All widespread test provide proof of is, it is in pork meat.
However, pork ranchers, they tell us, the most probable source of this contamination is found only in the pork, imported or otherwise, branded “Extreme” pork.
Therefore, to “aggressively” address this problem, and thus to correct and “eliminate” it, we will now ban all importing, as well as in-country processing, and thus selling of all pork meat branded with the said “extremist” brand.
Congruently, to assist these good ranchers and reward them for their efforts to correct the said issue, funds will be granted to them to assist them in raising, thus, processing, packaging, labeling, and selling the non-“extremist” brand of the said pork meat.
Graham says
All the mosques are now setting up basketball teams and applying for big wads of cash!
“O.K. thats $10 for two second hand hoops and a ball – Wow! That leaves us $20,000 for our bomb making classes!
Debi Brand says
To say little, if anything at all, about the bargain-buy “just terror” hits: robbery, arson, knife and/or vehicular attacks.
Anne Smith says
Jizya
Debi Brand says
Indeed.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
All pointless if the double game continues to be played in Syria. Soon the Americans will undo all the good work done there and get us all back to square one. All for what? Oil under to Golan heights?
https://www.rt.com/usa/394194-us-syria-another-chemical-weapons-attack/
https://www.rt.com/news/394192-lavrov-nusra-double-standards/
mortimer says
“IT’S THE IDEOLOGY, STUPID!”
Muslims who have read the hadiths regarding the duty of jihad, houris, eternal erections and rewards for murdering kafirs cannot possibly UNLEARN those hadith narrations or the 164 jihad verses in the Koran or the motivating sermons of Salafite preachers. The young jihadists cannot UNLEARN the authentic commands of Mohammed to defend Islam through holy fighting ‘IN THE CAUSE OF ALLAH’.
They only method that will dissuade young jihadists is called ‘ABSOLUTE DEPROGRAMMING’ which will take the jihadist through a university-level course of textual study to bring them RIGHT OUT of Islam.
Once they learn that Islam’s source texts are UNRELIABLE and that NO reliable Islamic history exists, they will lose their interest in jihad as being largely invented bunkum, invented by the caliphs.
Without absolute deprogramming, there is no hope of change the Islamic mindset.
Chris Malan says
Some of that money will most likely find its way into the hands of the Jihadis. What could be sweeter to a Jihadi than blowing up Americans with a bomb paid for by Americans?
Debi Brand says
As we have done before, to include, if not working hand in hand with them, then supplying them with the very explosives used in the hits, planned, executed, filmed on schedule, undoubtedly, with our help: Iraq, U.S. troops.
Oh well, best to pretend such is not so …