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Army Instructor Ousted Over Muslim Groups’ Complaints About ‘Bigoted’ Teachings on Radical Islam Fights Back

Oct. 5, 2012 6:35pm Jason Howerton

Matthew Dooley Fights Back After He Was Suspended Over Muslim Groups Complaints on Islam Teachings

Lt. Col. Matthew Dooley (Thomas More Law Center)

A highly decorated Army lieutenant colonel says he was essentially blacklisted by his superiors after more than 50 Muslim groups complained about a course he taught on radical Islam. Now he is fighting to get his career back.

As previously reported by TheBlaze, Lt. Col. Matthew Dooley, a West Point graduate and decorated combat veteran, was an instructor at the Joint Forces Staff College at the National Defense University, where he was reportedly popular among students and fellow staff members, FoxNews.com reports.

That all changed when Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, slammed Dooley and his “Perspectives on Islam and Islamic Radicalism” course during a Pentagon press conference in May, calling his teachings unprofessional and “against our values.”

He was later given a negative Officer Evaluation Report (OER), which was unusual given the fact that Dooley had passed the evaluations with flying colors the previous five years. Dooley says a bad OER is like being blacklisted in military circles.

“This was a very heavy-handed approach from the very top,” Richard Thompson, president of the Thomas More Law Center, told Fox News. His organization is now representing Dooley in the case. To read one of their latest press releases on the case, click here.

“He had a brilliant career ahead of him,” Thompson added. “Now, he has been flagged…“They [superiors] ordered a negative evaluation. He will never have the opportunity for promotion unless this is overturned.”

(To learn more about some of Dooley’s course material, click here)

Attorneys at the Thomas More Law Center believe a letter sent to the White House, Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies about a year ago and signed by 57 Islamic organizations caused the federal government to clamp down on Dooley, his course and ultimately all the government’s training material on radical Islam. Among the organizations who signed the letter are the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), both named unindicted co-conspirators in the Holy Land Foundation trial, the largest terrorism financing case in U.S. history.

Lawmakers and critics have alleged that the letter led to the massive purge of terms than Muslims might find “offensive” in government training materials, which Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) says threatens U.S. national security. The feds enlisted a number of “Islamic experts” to help with the purge, however, they have refused to reveal who they are despite numerous inquiries from Congress and members of the press.

The Washington Times explains some of the changes that occurred:

The FBI training manual changed. Nearly 900 pages of training that was considered offensive were deleted. Members like Congressman Allen West, Florida Republican, and Congressman Louie Gohmert, Texas Republican, were critical of the purge.

Gohmert questioned FBI director Robert Mueller in May 2012 about the deleting of FBI material. Rep. Gohmert went to the House floor and compared the number of times certain terms (at 22:40) were used in the 9/11 Commission report as opposed to the now purged FBI training manual. For example, according to Gohmert, the 9/11 report mentioned the word “Islam” 322 times. However, Gohmert discusses that the FBI training manual can no longer mention the terms: Islam, Muslim, jihad, enemy, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, al Qaeda, caliphate, Shariah law.

“The people who were the hijackers the people who planned the attacks that hoped to have killed tens of thousands of Americans instead of three thousand those were Islamists…they believed in Islam. And thank God that they only represent a tiny percentage of Muslims around the world, but let’s be realistic. As one intelligence officer said, ‘we are blinding ourselves to being able to see who our enemy is.’”

Watch Gohmert’s epic House floor speech on document purge and radical Islam back in February:

“Dooley is still serving in the military and not allowed to speak publicly on his case, according to Thompson. But the soldier is hoping to have his negative OER revised and be reinstated in his job as an instructor, according to Thompson, who maintains that the guidelines from the NDU Faculty Handbook were disregarded when Dooley was relieved of his position,” according to FoxNews.com.

Here is the letter that reportedly led the massive purge of terms relating to radical Islam in government training materials:

US Islamic groups demand Islamophobia ‘purge’ in letter to White House

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Comments (225)

zoro51
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:45pm
first off ISLAM IS A MAN MADE CULT of HARTE N DEATH no redeeming qualities what so ever.. bigoted.. no to show the right way n to prove the wrong way isnt bigoted.. so basicly u fire a SOILDGER due to ISLAM ASS SUCKING.. a masn made cult of hate n death whose god is a STONE IDOL… what a joke that is… hope he fires back n sues period n WINS..

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rickbob
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:37pm
This increases my fear that the senior military leadership has been “Obamaized”. I have worked in military training units and the instructor ALWAYS uses approved lesson plans.

LTC Dooley, hang in there!!

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Uechi
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:36pm
Unfortunately the people at the top are only interested in their retirement benefits. I know for a fact that many lower ranking officers and enlisted don’t trust their upper leadership and hold them in contempt. Our Government and our Military has been inflitrated by members of the Moslem Brotherhood. Their goals are the complete and total destruction of the USA and its’ Constitution in the name of their bullcrap prophet and phony God.

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VaARNG_Guardsman
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:35pm
Everyone needs to get ready. The military is planning for military actions inside the US. I’ve seen the riot gear, and I’ve listen to the unclassified speeches.

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drenfroe
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:33pm
And since when do these other countries get a say so in America.

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drenfroe
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:31pm
I can’t believe that the Marines are the only military looking out for our country. Backing muslim agenda is a sell out. How disgusting and to turn your backs on your own is beyond disgusting.

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BetterInformed
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:26pm
Martin Dempsey somone would like to speak to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2F4VcBmeo

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topperj
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:26pm
Never forget General Casey’s remarks after the Ft. Hood Massacre. Remember that event from THREE F*cking years ago? “Our diversity, not only in our Army, but in our country, is a strength. And as horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that’s worse.” This is the belief system that has been indoctrinated into our military by men and women that can only be described as enemies of America, President Obama enemy numero uno.

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sligresda
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:26pm
dempsy was appointed by obama…so this isnt shocking.

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DeOppressoLiber
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:26pm
Here is a link to a great article on why religion matters in mission planning for this type of war. It is an article from the Special Warfare magazine. I suggest that you read it.

http://www3.citadel.edu/smll/Seminar/Additional%20Resources/Bedsole,%20Religion%20The%20Missing%20Dimension%20in%20Mission%20Planning,%20Special%20Warfare,%20Nov-Dec%2006.pdf

I also have links to LTC Dooley briefings and some of his reference works he used. He hit the nail on the head on what we might have to do in the future. Remember we have dealt with a religion that advocated the use of suicide bombers (Shintoism). We know how we had to stuff that genie back into the bottle.

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Cate
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:25pm
Does anybody care how the American people feel? Well I can guarantee, we are sick and tired of this embrace Islam routine. Anyone who has any sense, knows what their agenda is or should I say objective to destroy the West. No media outlet will print a guest column nor editorial comment that mentions something negative about Islam. There are two translations of the Quaran. The non violent one for the infidels and the violent one for jihead. This country is in danger and those who stand up like this brave soldier are demonized and can watch their careers swept from under them. We know they hate us and wish to destroy us and Obama is helping them each time he protects them and not the American people. Wake up people. They surround us, our homes and our churches. Beware.

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BetterInformed
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:23pm
Martin Dempsey, somebody wants to talk to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2F4VcBmeo

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The Third Archon
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:19pm
I would like to see more of the materials associated with the course. Of those available for review on the Blaze, I would say it certainly reflects a very conservative and sensational treatment of Islamic extremists (neither the majority, nor the largest plurality of all violent extremists). That being said, it is also well-sourced and its analysis, while I disagree with many of its conclusions and weightings, does not (based upon the scant available record) seem unintellectual or below academic standards. Academic freedom should protect all but outright false statements and pure unsubstantiated personal opinion. Even if one has a visceral academic opinion, unless it is either (a) patently contradicted by empirical findings, or (b) has no credible evidence offered to support it, this opinion should be protected–in fact, it is SPECIFICALLY that kind of opinion which academic freedom is NECESSARY to protect. He does, in fact, distinguish between violent and non-violent Muslims, and although he offers a different treatment of them respectively than more sympathetic audiences, he offers warrants for doing so, which while one might not agree with them, he is entitled his pedagogical judgment. I understand that the military has stricter regulations on such issues than civilian life, and also that it has a PR interest, but I do not think that the former can trump the value of academic freedom, and the latter would not be a problem if the issue wasn’t publicized.

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- pissantno.10
  Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:29pm
  roll another one and sip some more wine space cowboy
  
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- The Third Archon
  Posted on October 5, 2012 at 10:00pm
  Lol
  
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nosharia
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:16pm
There is no political correctness in war. Every detail we can learn about our enemies is that much more of a chance to win. Withholding critical information about those who would kill us, is dereliction of duty. It would put our troops in harms way.

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Yakov-Yurovsky
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:14pm
Thats what he gets for fighting for liberal democracy! Now in the name of diversity, replace this bigot with a real radical Islamist; s u c k a! lol

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progressiveslayer
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:10pm
Dempsey should be fired for acting stupidly with regards to Lt.Col Dooley,if we had an American president with our interests at heart he would have fired Dempsey.

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Small World
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:09pm
@Indivedualism Guess you haven’t heard the Muslims say death to America?

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ronin_6
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:57pm
I love soldiers. I hate the Army.
I ran an S2 shop for a year once. Doing OER’s was the biggest waste of time. The worst officers would still get good OER’s. I have only ever seen one officer get a bad OER. So this is very serious for this officer. I wish him the best of luck.

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Akridgerunner
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:56pm
Unbelievable. If this weren’t all so serious it would be hilarious. We will surely fail from within.

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SirhanSirhan
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:53pm
Jesus said this about his friend Prophet Muhammad who came after him:

Matthew 12:31-32 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (Prophet Muhammad) will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit (Prophet Muhammad) will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

So, you Christians, Jews and atheist just keep on doing what you’re doing.

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- ronin_6
  Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:59pm
  Keep trying little guy. There is not a bible scholar in the world that thinks Mohammed is mentioned in the bible.
  
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- pissantno.10
  Posted on October 5, 2012 at 8:18pm
  ya and i here all muslems have tiny little winkys thats why they boost some much and beat there women. they have tiny little ****** . they have to use a magnafying glass to play with themselves and hope a big bad camel will play humpty dumpty with them
  
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- SirhanSirhan
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 12:07am
  You guys are so blind you can’t see the forest because the trees are in the way. Jesus said this about you guys:
  
  Matthew 13:13 Therefore I speak to them (gentiles) in parables, because seeing they (gentiles) do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
  
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- heartitorleaveit
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 2:26am
  yeahbut-Allah was a moon-god in Babylon.
  
  The Epic of Atrahasis, chiseled on tablets sometime around 1700 B.C. in Babylon:
  “The beginning of the Epic of Atrahasis describes Allah as how all of the gods labored endlessly in grueling work, under the rule of the patron deity Enlil or Elil. But soon revolt of the gods had erupted, and one deity of ‘violence and revolution’ [was] named Allah (spelled by the experts as Alla),”
  “Then Alla made his voice heard and spoke to the gods his brothers,’ Come! Let us carry Elil, the counselor of gods, the warrior from his dwelling.”
  
  Mahoundmad was and is the Antichrist…….
  
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- heartitorleaveit
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 2:29am
  A muhoundmadists interpretation of the Bible! Fail…..
  
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Thornyrose13
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:48pm
Making these alterations to the training program is like removing all references to bullets, bayonets, landmines, and rifles in a basic infantry course. You leave your soldiers ignorant and unarmed against a ruthless enemy. This administration will never crack down on those responsible for this insanity, since they are the origin point for it. And all those organizations that find the information false, show us where it is incorrect. If it is offensive, too bad. That is not one of your constitutional rights, if you are American. And if you are not, then you don’t even have those rights. The question is how much damage will be done by this, before clearer heads prevail and train up our troops properly.

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budahbabe
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:44pm
This is how it is done, little by little, inch by inch of infiltration. This administration seems to be allowing it and uless this administration is kicked to the curb in November, America as we know it will be gone.

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razhunter100
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:44pm
search and see how many months , years some of our officers spent in Levinworth, because barry soetoro refused to show his bc…ex; col.lakin (sp) spent 6months in prison becayuse of this illegal pos.

stand up and do something…wtf.

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just his servant
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:44pm
Odd that a ring knocker would do this to another. Can’t help to wonder if there is more to it. If there isn’t, the LTC should be cleared. If Dempsey is doing this under orders from the top and he’s cooperating, he is beneath contempt.

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- razhunter100
  Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:52pm
  most generals under obama are complicit…all follow the bs.
  
  search 7 wars ..5 years…explains it all.
  
  also , look at which country has central banks, and when banks were installed.
  
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Small World
Posted on October 5, 2012 at 7:43pm
He of just called it work place violence.

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