US Muslims hopeful but wary of status under Obama: "The FBI is among the law enforcement agencies that attend the Islamic Society conventions to recruit Arabic speakers.
Thomas Nicpon, assistant special agent in charge in the FBI's New York intelligence division, said deciding which Muslim groups to work with is a 'difficult question' since within many groups, members may differ widely in their outlook. But he said the FBI 'tries to vet it out' before working with a Muslim organization — or any community group.
'The overwhelming majority of American Muslims are loyal, patriotic Americans who obviously are very upset by and very concerned about what happened on 9-11,' said Nicpon, who leads the FBI's New York outreach to Muslims. 'They're generally a lot more well-integrated in society than they perhaps are in London or Britain in general. They identify a lot more with America and American culture.'"
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