Father: Theyre waiting around to do it again to someone elses childTexas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. The father of a 23 year old Muslim-American who was radicalized by a mosque before he shot & killed an American soldier at an Army recruiting center in Arkansas testified to Congress yesterday that the mosque knew it was responsible for his sons drastic change in character. Sure they know but theyre waiting around to do it again to someone elses child said father Melvin Bledsoe to Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) during the Houses Homeland Security hearings on Radicalization. Watch the full Hearing Video below.
Carlos Bledsoe of Memphis TN converted to Islam changed his name to Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad and was sent to Yemen where he was radicalized prior to the 2009 shooting in Little Rock. It is one of 27 terror plots against the United States in the past two years each involving extreme radicalization of the Muslim faith.
Abdirizak Bihis nephew was lured to Somalia to join the Islamic extremist group Al Shabaab where he was killed.
That is why I am here today hoping that American people youre listening. I hope you hear me. I hope youre learning something from that. I dont think that any other child or any other parent in America should have to go through what Im facing today said father Melvin Bledsoe.
At issue during Thursdays hearing was the strength of the relationship between the Muslim-American community and law enforcement in their attempt to thwart radicalization and subsequent violence.
While some cooperation exists Congressman McCaul a former federal prosecutor and former Chief of Counter-terrorism at the US Attorneys Office in Texas believes barriers to coordinated outreach need to be addressed.
I am very concerned that there are organizations out there speaking for the Muslim-American community telling them not to coordinate with the FBI and law enforcement as evidenced by the poster that we saw by the Council on American Islamic Relations Rep. McCaul said.
The poster produced by CAIR urges Muslim-Americans to build a wall of resistance and dont talk to the FBI.
TRANSCRIPT OFCONGRESSMAN McCAUL and WITNESSES Q & AMcCaul: Before I ask the questions of the witnesses I want to read from Senator Liebermans letter to John Brennan the assistant to the President for Homeland Security.
What he said The failure to identify our enemy for what it is violent Islamic extremism is offensive and contradicts thousands of years of accepted military and intelligence doctrine to know your enemy."
We have to know our enemy and it is radical Islam in my judgment.
I would like to ask Mr. Bledsoe and Mr. Behi your children were kidnapped by these two Mosques they were held hostage they were sent overseas to both Yemen and to Somalia and their lives were destroyed. Have these two Mosque done anything to repair the relationship? Have they ever told you their sorry and have they ever told you that they will change their practices?"
Bledsoe: Ill speak first. No I have not heard from a Mosque at all about whether or not they are sorry. Going back to the question from the lady from Texas. Were not talking about all Muslims. Were talking about Islamic radicalization and that I wanted to make clear because there is a difference. I have Muslim in my family I mentioned earlier Im sitting beside two in the middle I am sitting in the middle between two.
So were not talking about all Muslims were talking about the ones who are hiding behind the moderate Muslim and theyre the one who is a threat to America a threat to our babies a threat to our children and they are in the danger."
McCaul: Did the Mosque know that they were responsible for the radicalization of your son?"
Bledsoe: Sure they know but theyre waiting around to do it again to someone elses child. That is why I am here today hoping that American people youre listening.
I hope you hear me. I hope your learning something from that I dont think that any other child or any other parent in America should have to go through what Im facing today."
McCaul: I agree with that. Mr. Behi has the Mosque that radicalized your nephew ever apologized or taken responsibility?"
Behi: Sir No. Never have they apologized. They as matter of fact attacked us and call us names and tools of infidels.
It seems that still nobody from the leadership or Congress in the state of Minnesota the Islamic organizations none of them have ever met 20 or more Somali-American families who were refugees get their kids from civil war lucky enough to raise their kids in a college level those families were hurt. Not a congressman not CAIR not any other organization not the Mosque people none of them ever visited them or even mentioned them.
As a matter of fact they call us liars."
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. The father of a 23 year old Muslim-American who was radicalized by a mosque before he shot & killed an American soldier at an Army recruiting center in Arkansas testified to Congress yesterday that the mosque knew it was responsible for his sons drastic change in character. Sure they know but theyre waiting around to do it again to someone elses child said father Melvin Bledsoe to Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) during the Houses Homeland Security hearings on Radicalization. Watch the full Hearing Video below.
attempt to thwart radicalization and subsequent violence.
While some cooperation exists Congressman McCaul a former federal prosecutor and former Chief of Counter-terrorism at the US Attorneys Office in Texas believes barriers to coordinated outreach need to be addressed.
I am very concerned that there are organizations out there speaking for the Muslim-American community telling them not to coordinate with the FBI and law enforcement as evidenced by the poster that we saw by the Council on American Islamic Relations Rep. McCaul said.
The poster produced by CAIR urges Muslim-Americans to build a wall of resistance and dont talk to the FBI.
TRANSCRIPT OF CONGRESSMAN McCAUL and WITNESSES Q & A
McCaul: Before I ask the questions of the witnesses I want to read from Senator Liebermans letter to John Brennan the assistant to the President for Homeland Security.
What he said The failure to identify our enemy for what it is violent Islamic extremism is offensive and contradicts thousands of years of accepted military and intelligence doctrine to know your enemy."
We have to know our enemy and it is radical Islam in my judgment.
I would like to ask Mr. Bledsoe and Mr. Behi your children were kidnapped by these two Mosques they were held hostage they were sent overseas to both Yemen and to Somalia and their lives were destroyed. Have these two Mosque done anything to repair the relationship? Have they ever told you their sorry and have they ever told you that they will change their practices?"
Bledsoe: Ill speak first. No I have not heard from a Mosque at all about whether or not they are sorry. Going back to the question from the lady from Texas. Were not talking about all Muslims. Were talking about Islamic radicalization and that I wanted to make clear because there is a difference. I 
have Muslim in my family I mentioned earlier Im sitting beside two in the middle I am sitting in the middle between two.
So were not talking about all Muslims were talking about the ones who are hiding behind the moderate Muslim and theyre the one who is a threat to America a threat to our babies a threat to our children and they are in the danger."
McCaul: Did the Mosque know that they were responsible for the radicalization of your son?"
Bledsoe: Sure they know but theyre waiting around to do it again to someone elses child. That is why I am here today hoping that American people youre listening.
I hope you hear me. I hope your learning something from that I dont think that any other child or any other parent in America should have to go through what Im facing today."
McCaul: I agree with that. Mr. Behi has the Mosque that radicalized your nephew ever apologized or taken responsibility?"
Behi: Sir No. Never have they apologized. They as matter of fact attacked us and call us names and tools of infidels.
It seems that still nobody from the leadership or Congress in the state of Minnesota the Islamic organizations none of them have ever met 20 or more Somali-American families who were refugees get their kids from civil war lucky enough to raise their kids in a college level those families were hurt. Not a congressman not CAIR not any other organization not the Mosque people none of them ever visited them or even mentioned them.
As a matter of fact they call us liars."
