A secret government program monitoring homes and business of Muslims has outraged members of the Islamic community. The monitoring has been taking place since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

The government apparently conducted the monitoring program without warrants.

Officials said they implemented the monitoring because they are looking for nuclear bombs. They also said the warrants were unnecessary because the monitoring was being done from publicly accessible areas.

D.C.-area Muslims were stunned by the latest revelations that came out in a news medium article.

They said they thought they had a very good relationship with the D.C. field office of the FBI.

One leader said he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Finally, he said he was very confused about it all.

Another leader said the Bush administration seems to be clueless when it comes to security and terrorism and linking it.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington-based civil rights group, said it would not take the discovery lying down.

"I'm unsure that this administration knows what it's talking about. I'd like assurance from the president that the Muslim community is not targeted because of our religious identity," said Nihad Awad, director of CAIR.

"Spying on us does not take us anywhere. It's just telling the American community that Muslims are not to be trusted and this is the wrong message," said Muneer Baig, of the Muslim Association of Virginia.

Muslim leaders said they will be filing a Freedom of Information request to find out more about the secret monitoring of mosques, homes and businesses in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia.