And that, ladies and gentlemen, is good news.

The Congresswoman has been investigating the reported firing (see here, here, here) of Major Stephen Coughlin (USAR) by the Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Staff.

First and foremost, Rep. Myrick confirms that Major Coughlin will now be retained by the DOD, and “…associated with another office program within the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he will continue to spread his message.”

The Congresswoman, one of the handful of stalwart individuals on jihadism in either the House or Senate, also highlights in her statement, the seriousness of what she terms, “…the nature of the radical Islamist enemy that we face today and how they are seeking to infiltrate all elements of our society.”

Rep. Myrick further lavishes deserving praise upon Major Coughlin’s thesis, “Major Coughlin’s thesis must be read by everyone responsible for ensuring the safety of America,” for which we now learn he has been retained, and arguably even promoted, within the DOD.
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Score one for common sense and BZ to Representative Myrick for keeping DoD’s feet to the fire on this issue.

Said xformed @ 4:15 pm | Permalink   

1. This is great news!

   Comment by Cao — 2/5/2008 @ 7:15 pm

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2. […] Major Coughlin To be retained by the DOD February, 6, 2008 — nicedeb Coughlin,  is the Islamic law expert who had  been fired (apparently) at the insistence of Hesham Islam, an assistant to Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England. Background here. The Congresswoman has been investigating the reported firing (see here, here, here) of Major Stephen Coughlin (USAR) by the Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Staff.First and foremost, Rep. Myrick confirms that Major Coughlin will now be retained by the DOD, and “…associated with another office program within the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he will continue to spread his message.” […]

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