Gordon England and Hasham Islam to be precise. It appears they’ve shot down a top Defense Department expert on militant Islamism for being too anti-militant Islamist.Did I mention this is not at the ACLU but at the Pentagon? Bill Gertz writes:
Stephen Coughlin, the Pentagon specialist on Islamic law and Islamist
extremism, has been fired from his position on the military’s Joint
Staff. The action followed a report in this space last week revealing
opposition to his work for the military by pro-Muslim officials within
the office of Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England. …
He had run afoul of a key aide to Mr. England, Hasham Islam, who
confronted Mr. Coughlin during a meeting several weeks ago when Mr.
Islam sought to have Mr. Coughlin soften his views on Islamist
extremism.