Erick Stakelbeck, whose main job is to be an “authority on terrorism and national security issues” for Pat Robertson’s CBN, is now doing videos for WorldNetDaily.
It’s not terribly surprising. Stakelbeck’s mission is to make alarmist claims to bash Muslims with a little Biblical prophecy mixed in, despite his complete lack of credentials on the subject (he is a former sports reporter). This sort of thing has earned him spots on Fox News and other right-wing outlets, and his association with WND simply moves him even further to the right.
Stakelbeck’s first WND video is an interview with Geert Wilders, the Dutch anti-Muslim activist. Stakelbeck plays softball with Wilders and allows him to play the victim, claiming Wilders was “subjected to a kangaroo court in his own country” for allegedly inciting anti-Muslim hatred, an effort that has included likening the Quran to “Mein Kampf.”
Obviously, the Muslim-haters at WND eat this sort of thing up. And Stakelbeck has chosen to play to them by associating himself with the increasingly fringe WND.