AN AMERICAN MUSLIM WHO IS ALLEGED TO BE AN AL QAEDA member was arrested in Denver. The story mentions that another man, a Jordanian-born American, was arrested with a rather large cargo of forged checks, and is suspected of being an Al Qaeda trainee. Here’s more on that case, from the Washington Post.

It’s probably a mistake to make too much of these: Like a lot of the “militia” busts post-Oklahoma City, these may well turn out to be less significant than they appear. The Arab-American and American Islamic communities had better hope so, as this sort of thing is certainly dreadful PR. Groups like CAIR certainly aren’t helping things with their posturing.

UPDATE: Matthew Hoy says it’s not racist to be suspicious of Arab men in light of recent events. He’s talking about foreign nationals wanting visas, not Arab-Americans.