Date: August 10, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
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On 9/11, Islamists attacked the United States killing 2,977. Also, there’s October 7, 2023, when Islamists struck Israel killing approximately 1,200. In spite of these kind of attacks, the violence of Islam is being muted in news outlets across America.
However, some prominent individuals have been paying attention. The result is that Islamic influence and the growing network of the Muslim Brotherhood was at the center of a hearing held last week by Senator Ted Cruz, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights.
This hearing was titled, Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America. It was designed to examine the Muslim Brotherhood’s efforts to seize influence inside American nonprofits, political organizations, universities, courts, taxpayer-funded programs, and other American institutions. Witnesses described the network as linking to additional organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
Due to the significance of the hearing and the rapid advancement of Islam across the country, including into politics, Crosstalk believes it’s important for the American public to hear this testimony.
After an important opening from Senator Ted Cruz, you’ll hear testimony from the following individuals:
Lara Burns–She’s Head of Terrorism Research at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University. She’s also an attorney and a retired federal agent with more than 23 years experience on terrorism investigation. She led the Department of Justice’s largest terrorism financing prosecution, United States v. the Holy Land Foundation, et al, with conviction of Hamas’ top fund raisers in the U.S.
Arielle Klepach is senior litigation counsel with the National Jewish Advocacy Center. She has studied Muslim Brotherhood affiliated entities and how to curb their influence. She was also an assistant U.S. attorney.
Kyle Shideler is director and senior analyst for Home Security & Counterterrorism at The Center for Security Policy. He also served as an expert witness in the first federal terrorism trial against ANTIFA.
The legacy media was absent from giving meaningful coverage to this event. Why? It’s something to think about as you review this critical broadcast and what the facts presented mean for the future of America.
