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Many political analysts have expressed grave concerns over Black Muslims serving as a ''Fifth Column'' within the United States and within the U.S. military.  Allegedly, there is a radical contingent of Islamists operating in the U.S. who are willing to provide aid and comfort to enemies of the U.S.  One Black Muslim leader, [[Louis Farrakhan]], has publicly expressed their hatred of America.   
 
Many political analysts have expressed grave concerns over Black Muslims serving as a ''Fifth Column'' within the United States and within the U.S. military.  Allegedly, there is a radical contingent of Islamists operating in the U.S. who are willing to provide aid and comfort to enemies of the U.S.  One Black Muslim leader, [[Louis Farrakhan]], has publicly expressed their hatred of America.   
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In March 2003, Sgt. Asan Akbar was alleged to have tossed several grenades into the tents of senior officers at the 101st Airborne's Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait City. Two officers were killed and 15 were wounded. Akbar is a Black Muslim.  Later, in "'Fifth Column' within the U.S. armed forces," an analyst wrote: "The murderous insider attack in the 101st could be the precursor for a far larger and more dangerous problem, both for the military and for American society more generally."<ref>Free Republic, Black Muslims: A Fifth Column Inside The United States?, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1590205/posts, March 4, 2006</ref>
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In March 2003, Sgt. Asan Akbar was alleged to have tossed several grenades into the tents of senior officers at the 101st Airborne's Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait City. Two officers were killed and 15 were wounded. Akbar is a Black Muslim, who became a Muslim as an adult, and was later convicted of the crimes.<ref>  Manuel Roig-Franzia | ''Washington Post'', Army Soldier Is Convicted In Attack on Fellow Troops, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7210-2005Apr21.html?noredirect=on, April 22, 2005</ref> Later, in "'Fifth Column' within the U.S. armed forces," an analyst wrote: "The murderous insider attack in the 101st could be the precursor for a far larger and more dangerous problem, both for the military and for American society more generally."<ref>Free Republic, Black Muslims: A Fifth Column Inside The United States?, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1590205/posts, March 4, 2006</ref>
    
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