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Insane asylum for terrorists

June 16, 2004 Posted by Scott at 8:45 AM

Michelle Malkin uncovers the deep secret of Nuradin Abdi's passage from Somalia to Columbus, where he seems to have sought to join the war against America by blowing up a shopping mall: "America's insane asylum for terrorists."

Michelle does not exactly build up the suspense; right at the top of her column she reveals the secret: "He didn't cross the border illegally. He didn't sneak in on a ship. He came through the front door at America's invitation."

Michelle adds: "Abdi's case cannot be viewed in isolation. At least three other high-profile Islamic militants that we know of exploited the asylum system over the past decade." She concludes: "The feds deserve credit for tracking down asylum abusers suspected of terrorism. But homeland security would be easier to achieve if they did a better job of keeping murderous frauds out in the first place."