Hey, hatemongers, there are no sleeping cells in America! It is all in your head. To begin with, investigators who briefed President Biden told him that ISIS inspired the suspect in the New Orleans attack had no outside help. In other words, the suspect was not "realized at his mosque in Texas."

We also learned that he had posted videos indicating that he had a “desire to kill” the night before the attack and that al-Qaeda was the one who leaked the information that they sent over 1,000 people into the US to commit acts of terror.

However, a former CIA officer named Sarah Adams, who is a self-proclaimed global threat advisor, was interviewed on the Shawn Ryan podcast just two weeks ago and warned that there are more than a thousand al-CIA-da sleepers in the United States right now who are planning major attacks on the homeland.

She implies that Biden's open southern border is an entry point for these terrorists. Other hatemongers also claimed that the driver in the New Orleans attack came into the US through the Mexican border. Wrong again! The attacker was born and raised in Texas and is a 10-year army veteran.

Miss Adams is a Muslim hater who preys on people's fears and depicts Muslim-Americans as if they are snakes hiding in the grass, waiting for the next move, and, as such, constitute a threat to our homeland security.

That's how this woman makes money by simply defaming and smearing Muslims and spreading mass hysteria. She confounds me even more when she equates Hamas with ISIS. Hamas never attacked the US, and ISIS never attacked Israel.

Miss Adams seems to ignore the fact that injured ISIS fighters received medical treatment in ISISrael.

Due to media bias and misinformation about the attack, Masjid Bilal in Houston, Texas, where the attacker used to attend, said in its Instagram story:

"If the media contact anyone, you mustn't respond. If approached by the FBI and a response is necessary, please refer to CAIR and ISGH. We must stay united as we condemn these terrible acts."

That is truly chilling, especially in the wake of the New Orleans and Las Vegas attacks.

It is genuinely chilling, especially in the wake of today’s terror attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas. We all know what happened in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. I'll never forget the story of Salman Hamdani, the 23-year-old Pakistani American, in September 11, 2001.

He was an emergency medical technician, police cadet, and emergency medical technician who, like thousands of others, never came home that night. Sadly, in the weeks after Sept. 11, Salman was wrongfully linked as an accomplice to the attacks.

Meet University of Alabama Student Kareem Badawi

Kareem Badawi was a Palestinian American who graduated from the Episcopal School of Baton Rouge in 2024 and started classes at UA last August. He was a trusted friend and selfless teammate for those who knew him. He pledged to join the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Sadly, Kareem Badawi was among the 15 victims killed in the Bourbon Street terror attack on New Year's Day. Another 2024 graduate of the Episcopal School, Parker Vidrine, was critically injured in the attack.

Among the first eight victims identified by authorities were:

• Kareem Badawi, 18 – A recent high school graduate and a University of Alabama student.
• Tiger Bech, 27 – Princeton football player turned NYC professional.
• Nikyra Dedeaux, 18 – Kindhearted nursing school hopeful.
• Hubert Gauthreaux, 21 – High school graduate.
• Reggie Hunter, 37 – Baton Rouge father of two lost while celebrating New Year.
• Nicole Perez, 27 – Loving mom helping her son learn to read.
• Matthew Tenedorio, 25 – Talented fiber optics professional.
• Martin "Tiger" Bech, 27 – A 2021 Princeton graduate.

Today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s most significant Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, joined the New Orleans Muslim community in mourning the victims of the attack on New Year’s Day.

The organization reiterated its longstanding condemnation of Daesh and other extremists that encourage such violence, saying, "We join the New Orleans Muslim community in extending our condolences to the families of those killed in the horrific, senseless, and infuriating attack. May God comfort the families of the victims, heal the injured, and protect humanity from those who dare to commit such cowardly acts of mass violence."

CAIR's statement further added, “If reports that the perpetrator was a man with a history of drunk driving and spousal abuse who plotted to kill his family before supposedly experiencing dreams telling him to join Daesh are true, then his crime is the latest example of why cruel, merciless, bottom-feeding extremist groups have been rejected by the overwhelming majority of the Muslim world – from Islamic scholars to mosques, to organizations, and individual Muslims.”

“We strongly denounce this crime, we stand in solidarity with the people of New Orleans, we encourage anyone with relevant information to come forward immediately, and we pray for a full recovery of those impacted by this crime.”

Meanwhile, the University of Alabama President Stuart R. Bell expressed his grief by offering prayers and support to those impacted. Dr. Bell issued the following statement:

"I learned today that Kareem Badawi, one of our students at UA, was killed in the terrorist attack in New Orleans. I grieve alongside the family and friends of Kareem in their heartbreaking loss."

Badawi’s high school alma mater also shared its sorrow, confirming that another alumnus was critically injured in the attack.

The dawn of the new year, which should have been a moment of joy and celebration, turned into a nightmare on January 1, 2025, when a terror attack on New Orleans’ iconic Bourbon Street claimed the lives of at least 15 people and injured approximately 35 more.

In a post on Facebook, Kareem’s father, Belal Badawi, said, “With great sadness and sorrow and with heart's content with God’s will and destiny, I announce the news of the death of my son, Kareem Belal Badawi, who passed away early this morning as a result of the tragic incident in New Orleans. We ask God to have mercy on Kareem and grant us patience and strength to overcome this noble affliction.”

Rahaa Anny, one of Kareem's FB friends, wrote a post, saying in part, "As our community faces demonization, the reality that our people are also victims will likely be overlooked. May God shower His mercy upon him and grant his family the courage and strength to endure this tremendous loss. Ameen."

Miss Anny is spot on, and I hope Sarah Adams takes note of that; when a Middle Eastern terrorist strikes, sadly, Muslims in America get hurt twice. Once as victims of the terror attack, as in the case of Kareem Badawi, and second, Muslims suffered backlash and insults from the public and the US media.

Mahmoud El-Yousseph is a Palestinian freelancer for Islamicity.com and ColumbusFreepress.com. He can be reached at [email protected].