Editorial Board Newark Star-Ledger In its hunt for terrorists, the New York Police Department hid moles in Newark mosques and sent agents into Paterson bodegas. The spying stayed secret until boxes of documents were leaked to the Associated Press. Here’s what was exposed: The NYPD’s surveillance of New Jersey Muslims never turned up a useful…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Associated Press has obtained confidential documents that show the New York cops collected intelligence on more than 250 mosques and Muslim student groups in and around New York. AP reported that the department used undercover officers and informants to canvas the Islamic population of New York. AP wrote that the…
This issue over FBI informants in mosques has created serious tension as of late between the FBI and the Islamic community in the U.S. This comes after great inroads have been made to improve relations in the Post-9/11 era. By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES — FBI Director Robert Mueller on Monday…
