Italy Deports Imam Due to Muslim Extremism; Iron Policy Prevents Italy from Terrorist Deaths

Using a no-tolerance policy toward hostile Muslims who may be a threat toward Italy's national security, Italian authorities have deported a Moroccan imam known to be a Muslim extremist for "reasons of public order and state security," the Breitbart website reports today (July 28, 2016).

The 51-year-old Salafi Imam Mohammed Madad -- who had named his own daughter "Jihad" -- was expelled from the country on July 26 by order of Italy's Ministry of Interior, and may not apply for a visa to return to Italy for the next 15 years.

Italian counterterrorism units had had the man under surveillance because of his radical profile, and lately his sermons had taken on an increasingly radicalized, violent and anti-Western tone.

In contrast to France and Belgium -- which have had scores of citizens killed by Islamic radicals in recent years -- nobody has been killed by Muslim terrorists in Italy. Leading military analyst Edward Luttwak asserts that Italy has been successful in thwarting Islamic terror attempts because of its swift and decisive action against radical individuals.