Wahhabis and Wasabi?

Dean's World asks "Does the FBI know the difference between Wahhabis and Wasabi?"

Yahoo News reported When [Dale Walton was] asked whether he, as the FBI's former counterterrorism chief, could describe the differences between Shiite and Sunni Muslims, Watson answered, "Not technically, no."

According to WikipediaShi'a is short for Shi'at Ali, a follower of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was the prophet Muhammad's relative and cousin. Shi'as believe that Ali should have followed Muhammad as the leader of the Muslims. Sunni Muslims believe that Abu Bakr, the first caliph to hold power after Muhammad, held his office legitimately. This difference of opinion regarding an event in 632 CE may seem like a minor matter to some, but this schism shaped two Muslim traditions which differ sharply in many of their beliefs and practices.

Actually if I had written it without looking it up, I would have been a little wrong, because I thought that Ali was the grandson of Muhammad, rather than a cousin, but I did know that the Shiites believed that he was the proper successor to Muhammad, and the Sunni's disagreed on who should lead when Muhammad died.

To answer Mary's question, the Wahhabis are basically Fundamentalist Muslims, followers of Ibn 'Abd ul-Wahhab, who instituted a great reform in the religion of Islam in Arabia in the 8th century, returning to the earliest form of Islam. See this to see what Ays at "Iraq at a glance" gave as a background on Wahhabis.

Wasabi is a condiment traditionally served with raw fish (sushi and sashimi) and noodle (soba) dishes in Japan.