I’ve been highlighting the plight of Islamic scholar and counter-terrorism expert Stephen Coughlin, who was fired from the Pentagon after being labeled a “Christian zealot with a pen” — because he truthfully analyzes Islamic doctrine without fear of alienating Saudi Arabia.
Insight magazine now reports that Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England has let his assistant, Hesham Islam, guide the Pentagon’s dialogue with Muslims, with the help of Saudi-financed lecturers. The result — grave accusation indeed — has been to turn the Defense Department into a “Muslim propaganda center.”
Hear out U.S. Central Command analyst Neal Harper on the matter:
How is it that he [Islam] is allowed to call anyone a Christian zealot? This alone exposes his bias, his poor perception of Christians, and a complete lack of professionalism … Should we instead be asking who is this guy and how did he get inside? Is he representative of those who are leading this Muslim outreach? Does Muslim outreach mean that we are not allowed to question or confront those we are trying to communicate with and the doctrine upon which they stand? When speaking the truth gets one fired, we all should be concerned and at the very least need to ask why.
Army Lt. Col. Joseph Myers, an adviser of the Air Force Air Command and Staff College, states: “The termination of Stephen Coughlin on the Joint Staff is an act of intellectual cowardice.”
(Ret.) Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney attests that “Steve Coughlin is the most knowledgeable person in the U.S. government on Islamic law. The secretary of defense should ensure that he stays at DoD.”
Meanwhile, a string of incidents at the Pentagon shows the increasing influence of Islamic extremists.