Minneapolis On The Map Again! Little Mogadishu and the terror recruiters are here.

The Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis

 is sometimes called "Little Mogadishu."

Right here in Minneapolis.

Six Minnesota men are accused of planning to travel to Syria to help support the Islamic State militant group.

The Department of Justice said the men, who were arrested in two different states Sunday, are all charged with “conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.” Some are facing similar additional federal charges.

“As described in the criminal complaint, these men worked over the course of the last 10 months to join ISIL,” said U.S. Attorney Luger in the news release. “Even when their co-conspirators were caught and charged, they continued to seek new and creative ways to leave Minnesota to fight for a terror group.” - Bring Me the News

I think it might be more accurate to state that Minneapolis has a 'terror recruiting problem'.

This is the city in Minnesota where most Somalis live.

All the headlines say the recruiters are from Minnesota - but they're pretty much centered right here in Minneapolis.  As our Mayor noted recently:

We are also a city of refugees, of people who escaped war and persecution and were welcomed here. Minneapolis is known across the world as a safe harbor for refugees and we should be proud of that history. - Mayor Betsy Hodges, State of the City Address

BTW.  One of Mayor Hodges' main goals for her administration is Minneapolis Climate Champs Challenge.  It's a huge concern. (Freedom to marry is also big on her agenda.)

We know our collective future depends on our ability to have a planet — and a city — that can sustain life with clean air, clean water, nourishing food, and stable weather patterns. - Mayor Hodges

Really?  I'm thinking public safety may need some attention as well.  

"Muslims should be proud of smashing idols. It has given praise to Allah that we have destroyed them." - Mullah Mohammed Omar

Taller Buddha in 1963 and in 2008 after destruction

The goal seems to be the destruction of civilization and world domination.*


The claim that Allah is pleased by the destruction of 'idols' is what the deceased spiritual leader of the Taliban said after the 6th century Buddhas of Bamiyan were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. - Story here.

These days, ISIS is destroying Christian churches and shrines sacred to Christians, Muslims, and Jews in Iraq.

Hundreds of years of history and tradition disappeared in a matter of seconds. ISIS militants in northern Iraq blew up the Mosque of the Prophet Jonah.

The building guarded his reported burial site, venerated for centuries by both Muslims and Christians alike. But on Thursday, it became the latest casualty in the war ravaged by extremists proclaiming an Islamic State.

Video from local residents captured the aftermath of the mosque's destruction. Entire sections of the structure collapsed. Others remained standing, but clearly damaged.

Another clip making its rounds on social media allegedly shows militants using a hammer to destroy the tombstone of the ancient, sacred site.

In late June, militants captured the city of Mosul, Iraq's second largest. The rebels have targeted Christian and Shia Muslim sites, destroying both mosques and churches. They also drove out the city's large Christian community. - Source

Oh, and this.

Syrian Al Qaeda Rebel Group ISIS Pledges to Conquer Jerusalem, Rome. - Source

*Not to worry though.

Pray for those suffering under Islamic extremist terror and religious persecution.  Pray the rosary every day.


UPDATE:  Look at what I wrote in March of 2011: Islam's "holy war" on Christians.