George Washington University Hires Former Al Qaeda Terrorist As Their New Homeland Security Expert

HOT AIR - Jesse Morton has been hired as an Islamic terrorism expert to work in George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. Mr. Morton used to go by the name Younus Abdullah Muhammad when he served as a recruiter for the al-Qaeda terrorist network.

That’s right, George Washington University has hired a “former” Islamic terrorist as an expert on homeland security:

During his days as an extremist, Morton earned a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University.
(Program Director Seamus) Hughes said before making the hiring decision, he discussed Morton with the FBI, leaders in the security community and the lawyers that prosecuted Morton.

He said he’s sure Morton is completely reformed from the days he served time in federal prison after inciting people to join a terrorist organization.

“I trust him,” he said. “We did our due diligence.” (CNN)

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I believe in reformation. I believe in second chances. I think people can learn and mature and change for the better. I definitely think one mistake shouldn’t define you for the rest of your life.

Having said that I feel like there are a few exceptions to that? For example at the top of my list of exceptions would be “Al Qaeda Recruiter.” If a job description on your resumé says “hypeman and talent scout for the terrorist group responsible for 9/11″ then I don’t think there’s any coming back from that. Maybe I’m being too rigid and hardheaded here, I don’t know, this is just how I feel personally. If at any point in your life you’ve been a part of murdering innocent Americans, a job at an American university just shouldn’t be in the cards for you.

Some more info on Jesse Morton – maybe you remember him for being charged in federal court for threatening Trey Parker and Matt Stone for putting Mohamed in a bear suit.

Morton, also known as Younus Abdullah Mohammad, was taken into U.S. custody in Rabat, Morocco. He was first arrested by Moroccan authorities in May after being indicted in the United States.

In May, Morton, a former resident of Brooklyn, New York, became the second person charged in the “South Park” case.

Earlier this year, Zachary Adam Chesser, 21, who admitted to posting online threats, was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Chesser, a Muslim convert, encouraged violent jihadists to attack “South Park” writers for an episode that depicted the Prophet Mohammed in a bear suit, court documents said. Chesser posted online messages that included the writers’ home addresses and urged online readers to “pay them a visit,” the documents said. [CNN]

Or maybe you heard about how he got 11.5 YEARS in prison for inspiring people to engage in terrorism (he was let out early to be an informant):

A federal judge in 2012 agreed that Morton deserved a harsh punishment, sentencing him to 11 1/2 years in prison.

“We may never know all of those who were inspired to engage in terrorism because of Revolution Muslim, but the string of recent terrorism cases with ties to Morton’s organization demonstrates the threat it posed to our national security,” then-U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride said in a statement at the time.

Like I said, maybe he’s a changed guy now, loves America and wants to protect it. Maybe there’s also a pool of candidates out there though who also want to do that and didn’t run a website with tutorials on how to fly a remote-controlled plane strapped with explosives into the Pentagon, located 2.4 miles away from the GW campus???

Just a thought. What do I know though, I’m not a headhunter.