Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and senior staff privately met in Washington D.C. with a select group of Muslim, Arab, and Sikhs. Among the mix were the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamic Society of NA (ISNA) and the Muslim American Society. The 1 1/2 hour briefing involved DHS counter-radicalization and anti-terrorist programs. A former U.S. intelligence officer reports:
The "counter-radicalization" program is something that the other side created for us. It initially started in Britain. The MB groups suggested it. We went over there and got it. We thought it was a great idea and now we're using it. It's the enemy giving us a way to destroy ourselves.
