What happens when a wonderful and powerful institution is headed by numbskulls? That's been the dilemma of the Federal Bureau of Investigation since Robert S. Mueller III became its director in September 2001. I can't judge his record on other matters, but on radical Islam, the bureau's front office has been abysmal. Here, in honor of the heroically stupid comment by Paul M. Moskal, chief division counsel for the Buffalo bureau (and posted at "Idiots' File) is an annotated bibliography of my writings on this dismal subject, to be updated as needed.
"Arab/Muslim Lawsuits v. the FBI." DanielPipes.org, July 20, 2003. Information on lawsuits initiated by Bassem Youssef and Wilfred Samuel Rattigan.
"The FBI's Blindness to Radical Islam." DanielPipes.org, September 18, 2003. My central discussion of this topic, with multiple examples of the problem.
"The U.S. Government's Poor Record on Islamists." DanielPipes.org, various dates. This entry notes several specific mistakes. How the Jacksonville, Fl. bureau received "sensitivity training" at the hands of CAIR. Daniel Roberts, special agent-in-charge of Detroit bureau, explains "Bridges," an FBI outreach program to Muslims. Director Mueller lauds MPAC.
"The FBI Lets Slip the Truth." DanielPipes.org, May 25, 2006. The short saga of Pat Rose telling the truth about bureau monitoring of Muslims and the fevered efforts to retract her comments.
And here are a pair where, concerning the Brandon Mayfield episode, I more happily defend the bureau:
"If You Are Muslim, You Are Suspect." New York Sun, June 1, 2004. Notes some of the circumstantial evidence that made Mayfield a reasonable suspect.
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