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He’s called Islam “barbaric and evil.”
He’s tweeted out pictures of bearded, dark-skinned airport security officers, labeling them “jihadis” and “terrorists.”
And in Texas, ex-FBI agent John Guandolo was allowed by the state’s Commission on Law Enforcement to train police and other law enforcement officers.
Earlier this month in San Angelo, anti-Islam Guandolo conducted one of his day-long seminars, “Understanding the Jihadi Threat to America.” A flier for the program said it would put “terrorist attacks into perspective” and “identify specific jihadi threats in Texas.”
The program — which Muslim advocacy groups say promotes racial and ethnic profiling — qualified as continuing education for Texas law enforcement officers, who must take 40 hours of credit every two years.