Do you feel safe now? ~ By Joseph Farah

Commentary from WorldNetDaily

Excerpt: "And to every American reading this column, know that your personal security is up to you. The government is not watching out for you." By Joseph Farah Posted: December 28, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 If you have traveled by airline lately – domestically or internationally – you know the meaning of the word "hassle." Ordinary people who pose no possible threat to life and limb are forced to take off their shoes, their belts, walk through metal detectors, get their bags X-rayed and stand on long security lines. Meanwhile, as we saw last weekend, a man with "significant terrorist connections" boards a plan in Nigeria with the components of a bomb and nearly succeeds in detonating it as it approached Detroit. In other words, all the best efforts of government's politically correct, non-profiling of airline passengers proves worthless once again. In fact, if it hadn't been for the alert passengers on Flight 253, all 278 of them might have perished in the latest act of Islamic terrorism. Passengers, not crew members, jumped over one another to subdue the fiend. There was not a TSA agent or a sky marshal in sight. The government's response to the latest incident is to increase its meaningless security charade in which all passengers – elderly grandmas and newborns – are scrutinized with the same level of enthusiasm as those with "significant terrorism connections." Maybe you're asking yourself why someone with "significant terrorism connections" is permitted on a commercial airliner headed for the U.S. What is the purpose of the "no-fly list" if not to keep those with "significant terrorism connections" from getting on board? Don't expect to get an answer to that question. Just expect your own personal airline hassles to increase. READ FULL STORY >

Daniel Pearl's Father Speaks Out On The WAR ON TERROR (Video)

Video provided by AlreadyKnownAsX2 February 07, 2009 - Daniel Pearl's Father Speaks Out On The WAR ON TERROR From the video description provided by AlreadyKnownAsX2:

The 'white' house is reluctant to use the term WAR ON TERROR, legitimizing islamic terror is one of the many ways liberals are trying to destroy our great country. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123362422088941893.html

"No. Those around the world who mourned for Danny in 2002 genuinely hoped that Danny's murder would be a turning point in the history of man's inhumanity to man, and that the targeting of innocents to transmit political messages would quickly become, like slavery and human sacrifice, an embarrassing relic of a bygone era. But somehow, barbarism, often cloaked in the language of "resistance," has gained acceptance in the most elite circles of our society. The words "war on terror" cannot be uttered today without fear of offense. Civilized society, so it seems, is so numbed by violence that it has lost its gift to be disgusted by evil." "This mentality of surrender then worked its way through politicians like the former mayor of London, Ken Livingstone. In July 2005 he told Sky News that suicide bombing is almost man's second nature. "In an unfair balance, that's what people use," explained Mr. Livingstone. But the clearest endorsement of terror as a legitimate instrument of political bargaining came from former President Jimmy Carter. In his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," Mr. Carter appeals to the sponsors of suicide bombing. "It is imperative that the general Arab community and all significant Palestinian groups make it clear that they will end the suicide bombings and other acts of terrorism when international laws and the ultimate goals of the Road-map for Peace are accepted by Israel." Acts of terror, according to Mr. Carter, are no longer taboo, but effective tools for terrorists to address perceived injustices. Mr. Carter's logic has become the dominant paradigm in rationalizing terror. When asked what Israel should do to stop Hamas's rockets aimed at innocent civilians, the Syrian first lady, Asma Al-Assad, did not hesitate for a moment in her response: "They should end the occupation." In other words, terror must earn a dividend before it is stopped."

obama sucking up to islamic terrorists: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090131/ap_on_go_pr_wh/war_on_terror

"Obama has made it clear in his first days in office that he is courting the Muslim community and making what is at least a symbolic shift away from the previous administration's often more combative tone. He chose an Arab network for his first televised interview, declaring that "Americans are not your enemy." Before his first full week in office ended, he named former Sen. George J. Mitchell as his special envoy for the Middle East and sent him to the region for talks with leaders. According to the White House, Obama is intent on repairing America's image in the eyes of the Islamic world and addressing issues such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, unrest in Pakistan and India, Arab-Israeli peace talks and tensions with Iran."

Merry Christmas - Terror Alert - 12/25/09 ~ By Nicholas Contompasis

From the blog, The Left - Watch What They Do, Not What They Say!

By Nicholas Contompasis Friday, December 25, 2009 Today, Al Qaeda, from Yemen authorized an attack on America by attempting to blow up a US air carrier. A 23 year old Abdul Mutallab also known as Umar Farouk Abdulmutalib was apprehended by a passenger while he was attempting to ignite a liquid explosive. He is now with U.S. authorities being questioned. The White House finally has admitted that this is a terrorist attack. Of course this can’t be, since we no longer have a war on terror and any actions such as today’s is called something more mundane. This seems to be a retaliatory strike against America, after last week’s attacks on Al Qaeda training camps in Yemen killing dozens of terrorists. I feel that this is just the beginning of many smaller attacks against American interests. It is general knowledge that there are thousands of Muslim terrorists out there that will sacrifice their lives for this distorted religion. This person was on a terror watch list but did get through by boarding at a foreign airport destine for Detroit. READ FULL STORY >

Father of Terror Suspect Reportedly Warned U.S. About Son

From FOXNEWS.com

Saturday, December 26, 2009 The father of a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane on Christmas Day reportedly warned the U.S. about his son's extreme religious views and activities, Nigerian newspaper This Day reported. The suspected terrorist has been identified as 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. His father, Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, was a former minister and well-known banker, recently retiring from his chairman position at First Bank Nigeria, the paper reported. A close family source said that the father left his hometown of Katsina, in northern Nigeria, to speak with security agencies on Saturday. Family members said the father had become uncomfortable and concerned about his son's fanatical religious views in recent months. They said, as a result, he reported his son's activities to the U.S. Embassy and Nigerian security agencies six months ago. The father was reportedly devastated to hear the reports about his son's arrest and alleged role in trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airplane. A close friend said the father was shocked to learn that his son was even allowed to travel to the U.S. after he had reported him to U.S. authorities, the paper reported. READ FULL STORY >

The war front is at home ~ By Star Parker

Commentary from WorldNetDaily

By Star Parker Posted: December 26, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 Christmas 2009 – our nation is still at war. Afghanistan? Iraq? Yes, of course, brave young Americans are in those far off lands defending our country. God bless them. But the war's front is here at home – the war we are having with ourselves. After the horrendous attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, a few Christian pastors stepped up to say that the unprecedented violation of America's homeland was a sign of weakness within our nation. They weren't talking about how we gather intelligence or how we check travelers at the airport. The management best-seller from the 1960s, "The Peter Principle," points out that one sign of an organization or an individual at their "level of incompetence" is thinking that re-organizing alone solves problems. Drawing new organization charts or moving around furniture is a lot easier than getting to the heart of understanding what is causing failure. The weakness that led to our vulnerability on that infamous September day, said those pastors, was moral, not technical. For this, they were widely denounced. President Bush rallied the nation and talked about good and evil. But the evil he talked about was overseas. We deployed our troops and tried to understand what was wrong with "them" and how we could fix it. But little soul searching or introspection was done at home. What might be wrong with us? As we talked about advancing freedom in other societies, we bloated our own government and violated and abused the principles of freedom – private property and personal responsibility – on which our own society was founded and built. READ FULL STORY >

A tale of two walls ~ By Joseph Farah

Commentary from WorldNetDaily

By Joseph Farah Posted: December 14, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 Egypt is building a huge metal wall along its border with the Gaza Strip to cut down on smuggling and penetration by terrorists. When it is finished in 18 months, the super-strength steel wall that cannot be cut or melted will be about seven miles long and extend 60 feet below the ground to inhibit tunnel-digging. It is said to be impenetrable – however, no one doubts that smugglers and terrorists won't try to burrow beneath it. But it is a deterrent – a big deterrent. Interestingly, I have heard not one word of protest from the international community about this wall. Contrast this mute non-reaction to the tales of woe sung when the Israelis built similar security fences to protect its civilians from terrorist attacks from Palestinian Authority territories. That fence, now proven overwhelmingly effective in cutting down terrorist violence, was roundly and bitterly condemned and protested – with comparisons to the Berlin Wall and even Nazi concentration camps. That wall was protested by the major powers in Europe and the U.S. government. It was also protested personally by Barack Obama. What about this new wall Egypt is building for ostensibly the same reasons? Not a word of protest in the U.S. In fact, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is helping Egypt build it. Can anyone explain this dichotomy to me? The only difference I can see between the two projects is that one was built to protect Jewish civilians in Israel and the other is being built to protect Arab civilians in Egypt. Am I missing something? I want to go on record as supporting both walls. I'm all for walls to keep bad guys out. I'm opposed to walls built to keep citizens from escaping tyranny. It's just that simple. While we're on the subject of walls and their effectiveness against smuggling and terrorists, what about the U.S. border with Mexico? READ FULL STORY >

AirTran e-mail stirs up Internet firestorm

From KHOU.com

by Leigh Frillici / 11 News Posted on December 3, 2009 at 6:40 PM Updated yesterday at 4:05 PM The FAA is investigating an incident aboard an AirTran flight from Atlanta to Houston that touched off a firestorm of e-mails. AirTran Flight 297 was delayed on November 17 after a passenger refused to turn off his cell phone. An e-mail sent out by Houstonian Tedd Petruna, who was on the flight, said that wasn’t the whole story. According to the e-mail, Petruna and other passengers believed they witnessed a dry run for a terrorist attack. Petruna said he couldn’t talk on camera, but Chaplain Keith Robinson, who was also on the flight, did talk with us. Robinson missed the original flight, but boarded after the plane taxied back to the gate because of the cell phone delay. “Flight attendants were sobbing openly,” Robinson said. Robinson said a passenger getting off the plane warned him not to get on. “He said ‘I just saw them there were these Middle Eastern men. They were taking pictures. They wouldn’t sit down,” Robinson said. “Besides that, he said a couple of them were making gestures with their hand as if they were shooting people.” READ FULL STORY >

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• E-mail about AirTran flight 297

• E-mail stirs fears of hijacking 'dry run'

E-mail stirs fears of hijacking 'dry run'

From WorldNetDaily

Airline response leaves questions unanswered Posted: December 05, 2009 ~ 12:30 am Eastern By Bob Unruh © 2009 WorldNetDaily An airline is fending off charges fueled by a widely circulated e-mail that an incident on a flight from Atlanta to Houston, reported by news media as minor, actually bore the marks of a "dry run" by Muslim terrorists. The e-mail account of a purported passenger on AirTran Flight 297 on Nov. 17, bolstered by a separate investigation by Northeast Intelligence Network, contends that about a dozen Muslim men in "full attire" who were spread throughout the jet as it taxied to the runway caused a disturbance prompting pilots to return to the gate and bring law enforcement officers onboard. The airline, at its InsideAirTran website, denied many of the claims made in the e-mail, which purportedly was written by a passenger, Tedd Petruna of Houston, and circulated by a friend, A. Gene Hackemack. Neither Petruna nor Hackemack responded immediately to WND requests for comment. After first rebutting Petruna's written account point by point, AirTran later posted on its site a denial that the e-mailer was even on the flight, writing: "After conducting additional research into this situation, we have verified, according to flight manifests (legally binding documents) that the individual that allegedly created a first-hand account of events on-board AirTran Airways flight 297, a Theodore Petruna, was never actually on-board the flight." Yet questions remain, such as why was the flight crew was changed after a supposedly minor disturbance and why several passengers were so distraught that they refused to continue on to their destination after the men involved were allowed to reboard the airplane. Now, KHOU in Houston reports the Federal Aviation Administration has begun investigating. READ FULL STORY >

Security incident aboard AirTran Flight 297 suggests terror “Dry Run”

From Northeast Intelligence Network ~ Investigating threats to our homeland

By Douglas J. Hagmann, Director 3 December 2009: On November 17, an incident took place aboard AirTran Flight 297 scheduled to fly from Atlanta Hartsfield Airport to Houston that the media does not want to cover and everyone from the airline to the TSA and other government agencies want to keep very quiet. The reasons, I have been told, is fear of predatory lawsuits, negative publicity from accusations of religious profiling, and the obligatory subjugation to mindless mandatory Muslim sensitivity training that make a mockery of our American system of values. Interestingly, one airline official told me “we don’t want to become another flight 300,” which is a reference to a very similar scenario that took place aboard US Airways Flight 300 exactly three years ago. I was first contacted about this incident two days after it happened by a passenger who was aboard AirTran Flight 297. Based on the allegations made by this passenger, we conducted additional research, interviews and investigation, all of which takes time to insure accuracy, and are now able to release our report of the incident that took place aboard that aircraft. Be prepared to be shocked, angered, and perhaps saddened by our national and corporate acquiescence to mafia-type tactics by Islamists who are engaged in a full frontal assault, and laughing about it. Unsurprisingly, the facts we developed during the course of our investigation are inconsistent with those being reported in the media, despite the media having the responsibility to report the truth. The incident A group of thirteen men dressed in traditional Muslim attire were among 73 passengers who boarded AirTran Flight 297 on Tuesday, 17 November 2009, a routine flight scheduled to depart Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, gate C-16 at 4:43 PM ET to Houston Hobby Airport. Reports developed by this investigator found two witnesses who observed direct interaction among all of these Muslim men at the terminal. As the passengers boarded the aircraft, two of the Muslim men took seats in first class, while the remaining eleven were seated throughout the remaining rows of the aircraft. Most had carrying-on bags that they stowed in the overhead compartments above their seats. As the aircraft began to taxi to the runway, a female flight attendant was beginning to issue the normal passenger advisories over the PA system. Almost on cue at the time passengers were told to turn off all electronic devices, one of the Muslim men seated in the front of the plane began to use his cell phone in a manner that was described by a flight attendant and passenger “as deliberate and obvious.” He was talking loudly in Arabic, nearly at the level of the flight attendant. Some reports suggest that this man actually called another Muslim passenger, although this has not been immediately confirmed. It is possible, however, as another passenger reported that a Muslim man seated toward the rear of the plane answered his cellular phone at the same time the man in the front began using his. READ FULL STORY > Related “required reading:”

• Islamic Ideological Jihad - a terror tactic

• “Flashback: One year ago”

• Douglas J. Hagmann - quoted in The Washington Times in an article by Audrey Hudson

'Let's pretend' security ~ By Barbara Simpson

Commentary from WorldNetDaily

By Barbara Simpson Posted: November 30, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 Here's a plot for a book or script: Terrorists want to take out the top echelon of leaders of a major nation in hopes of weakening the resolve of the people and overthrowing the government. The terrorists want access to an event where the only goal is "mix and meet," political massaging and good PR. Media covering the event are primed for feel-good soft news. There's no visible threat and no expected trouble. Protocol is in place and all goes smoothly – until, it doesn't. The whole event is undone. Terrorists get in and do the evil deed. They wipe out those targeted people and many others as well. The media are stupefied because they believed the administration PR that there really isn't a war on terrorism. The fact is no one in authority is allowed to use the word "terrorism," which raises images of ostriches with their heads in the sand. People "believe" there are no terrorist enemies. But that isn't true, and the worst happens. Sounds like a blockbuster hit because it sounds like it could happen. Did it happen? Well, sort of. There were no terrorists, there was no attack, no one was injured and no one died. But, it was a high security event: the first state dinner hosted by Barack Obama, the new U.S. president. In attendance were all the top leaders of the country, the most powerful nation on Earth. The guest of honor was the prime minister of India and other officials and the rest of the guest list was upward of 300 top political, media and other figures. But – and it's a big but – the event was crashed by two people who got past what is supposed to be the best security in the world. They actually got into the White House! Michaele and Tareq Salahi sneaked into the dinner under false pretenses, getting past Secret Service security checks. They were not on the guest list yet were admitted. To make it worse, no one from the White House social office was there to double-check the list as is traditionally done. It was something that couldn't happen – but did. READ FULL STORY >

Trying terrorists, or Bush-Cheney? ~ By Joseph Farah

From WorldNetDaily

"The Obama administration is more dangerous to America in many ways than any terrorist organization. What this cabal is doing to the country in stripping it of its most cherished values, its basic morality, its foundation on the rule of law, its liberties and its economy is more devastating than anything Mohammed and his zealots could have ever imagined."

By Joseph Farah Posted: November 19, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has already had a trial and been convicted of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. that killed nearly 3,000. He should have been put to death by now. Instead, the Barack Obama administration is going to give him another trial – a civilian trial in New York City, of all places – where his defense team will be able to use all the gimmickry and technicalities available to American citizens trying to beat the rap. "Was our client read his Miranda rights?" they will ask. "How many times was he waterboarded?" "Was any of the evidence you are using against our clients obtained illegally?" They will attempt to turn the trial into a circus in which George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are actually accused of crimes – probably much to the satisfaction of the Obama administration, which views their actions in bringing this mass murderer to justice as illegal. Obama's attorney general, Eric Holder, already announced he would investigate whether CIA officers should be prosecuted for their interrogations of Mohammed and others. Maybe instead of prosecuting this monster, he might be called to testify on behalf of the defense. If I were in Mohammed's shoes, I certainly would. Once again, it goes to prove the point that the Obama administration doesn't view even the kind of monstrous terrorism that struck on 9/11 as anything but a criminal justice matter. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]

Sarah Palin: Obama Administration's Atrocious Decision

From Sarah Palin's Notes

By Sarah Palin November 13, 2009 at 3:39pm Horrible decision, absolutely horrible. It is devastating for so many of us to hear that the Obama Administration decided that the 9/11 terrorist mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be given a criminal trial in New York. This is an atrocious decision. Mohammed and his terrorist co-conspirators are responsible for the deaths of more than 3,000 Americans. Thousands of American families have suffered through the loss of loved ones because of the disgusting attacks launched against the United States, and now this trial venue adds insult to injury, in addition to compromising our efforts in the War on Terror. Heaven forbid our allies see this decision as a reason to become less likely to support our efforts in the future. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]

When Is an Extremist Not an Extremist?

From GlennBeck.com

By Glenn Beck November 12, 2009 - 2:59 ET I've been down for a couple of days, so I may have missed this, but, has anybody over at the White House labeled Nidal Malik Hasan — the terrorist who killed 13 and wounded 30 more at Fort Hood — an extremist? I've heard him referred to as a "shooter" and a "gunman." He's been called "troubled" and "harassed." We know he didn't want to be deployed and his cousin called him a "good American." But extremist? No, we can't say that; we wouldn't want offend anyone. Are we that politically correct? I guess so. But there is no hesitation by Barack Obama's political arm, Organizing for America, to send out an e-mail calling tea party goers extremists: "Across the country, members of Congress who support reform are being shouted down, physically assaulted, hung in effigy, and receiving death threats. We can't let extremists hijack this debate, or confuse Congress about where the people stand." So, that's extremism, but killing 13 people isn't? If there was anyone who could be labeled "extremist," you would think it would be someone who spoke of Islamic jihad to his fellow soldiers and then acted on those feelings by picking up a weapon and killing his fellow soldiers with it. But no, there are real extremists picking up a sign and protesting big government. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]

Looking for terror in all the wrong places ~ By Joseph Farah

From WorldNetDaily

By Joseph Farah Posted: November 12, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 Remember when Janet Napolitano's Department of Homeland Security was advising police officers all over the country to watch out for "right-wing extremists" sporting Ron Paul bumper stickers, waving the flag, declaring the Constitution, of all things, as the law of the land and especially those returning war veterans? The report revealed last April by WND also showed the bureaucracy created to protect Americans after the Sept. 11 attacks by Muslim terrorists had shifted its focus to those who opposed illegal immigration, supported the literal meaning of the Second Amendment, opposed the killing of unborn babies and promoted U.S. sovereignty and independence. That's where the real terror threat came from, according to Barack Obama's administration. The report was distributed to law-enforcement offices around the country. It even resulted in American drivers being pulled over for bearing "Don't Tread on Me" stickers on their bumper. Clearly, the intent of this report was to target those the Obama administration considers to be the real enemy in America. Later, of course, she named as a top Homeland Security adviser a man who headed an organization known for its praise of both the Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist organizations. Nothing demonstrates the national security myopia of the Obama administration better than its eagerness to see threats where none exist while being unwilling and unable to see those that are staring us in the face. The Obama clan could never see domestic terrorism carried out by Islamic jihadists – no matter how many times the country actually experienced it. However, it imagined domestic terrorists were all around us in the form of flag-waving, patriotic Americans. Go figure. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]

The 'Muslim Mafia' hard at work ~ By Joseph Farah

From WorldNetDaily

By Joseph Farah Posted: November 08, 2009 ~ 11:38 pm Eastern © 2009 Are you sick to your stomach about the way the media have soft-pedaled the latest Islamic terrorist attack at Fort Hood? Do you share my disbelief at the way the press has gone out of its way to portray this slaughter as something other than what it clearly is? Do you plan to share your revulsion with members of the media who have attempted to bury coverage of the shocking findings of the new book, "Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America," at the very moment this book needs maximum attention if we are to protect our country from future attacks? Far from being a setback to the organized front groups for jihadism, the massacre at Fort Hood has been a public relations boon to them. While the courageous American authors of this book have been systematically shut out of mainstream media coverage, the stealth jihadists who pose as Muslim civil rights proponents have had a press field day warning against phantom retribution against innocent Muslims. Hey guys! This is America. Not one Arab-American, not one Muslim-American has been attacked in response to the wholesale slaughter at Fort Hood. I'm an Arab-American, and I don't have any fear that my neighbors are going to hunt me down because of what happened at Fort Hood. I do, however, fear that I may be a victim of a terrorist attack. And I know I will face retribution in some form for publishing "Muslim Mafia." Do you want to be outraged? Check out this videotape of radical Muslims condoning the slaughter at Fort Hood. [Video is shown at the bottom of this post.] This is happening in the streets of America. No arrests. No condemnation. No attacks. I'm not even aware of any temporary restraining orders being filed against these creeps. All I can say is they are very lucky this Arab-American wasn't walking down that street when they pulled this stunt! Why aren't we seeing this on Fox News? Why aren't we seeing this on CNN? Why aren't we seeing this on MSLSD? Why is it that all we see are the front group spokesmen – even those that are part of an unindicted terrorist co-conspirator? [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]

Here is the video referred to above: RELATED STORY: Muslims: 'America's chickens have come home to roost'

Army shooter's mosque run by 'Muslim Mafia'

From WorldNetDaily

Islamic center preaches violent jihad, Shariah law

The Senate, led by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., plans to investigate how the Army missed numerous warning signs about Hasan's radical views. "The murders of these 13 people was a terrorist act and, in fact, it was the most destructive terrorist act to be committed on American soil since 9/11," remarked Lieberman, who heads the Senate's Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee.

Posted: November 09, 2009 ~ 12:53 am Eastern © 2009 WorldNetDaily The suspected Fort Hood terrorist's former mosque in Maryland is controlled by the radical Muslim Brotherhood, a Saudi-funded worldwide jihadist movement which controls many of the mosques in America. Conventional wisdom holds that Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan "self-radicalized" without any help from the Muslim establishment before allegedly shooting 46 fellow soldiers and security guards, and murdering 13 of them at the sprawling Texas base. Witnesses say the devout Muslim officer jumped up on a desk and shouted, "Allahu Akbar!" – Allah is greatest – before opening fire and spraying more than 100 bullets inside a crowded building where troops prepared to deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq. However, WND has learned that the Maryland mosque where Hasan worshipped before his transfer to Fort Hood preaches violent jihad and a harsh Saudi-style Islamic doctrine that denies women the right to individual expression. Imam Faizul Khan ministered to Hasan when he worshipped at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Md. Khan has been portrayed in the media as a moderate, but he sits on the national board of directors of the radical Islamic Society of North America, or ISNA. Federal prosecutors recently named ISNA as an unindicted terrorist co-conspirator in the largest terror finance case in U.S. history. ISNA, they say, is a front group for the Muslim Brotherhood, parent of Hamas and al-Qaida. "ISNA has a long and disgraceful record of promoting radical Islam," says Islamic scholar and author Stephen Schwartz, a practicing Sufi Muslim. The Brotherhood, which supports violent jihad and Islamic rule, is the subject of the bestselling new book, "Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America." Khan recently was replaced as head prayer leader by Mohamed Abdullahi Sheikh Mohamed, who also knew Hasan. "He was not violent; he seemed calm," Mohamed said of the suspected terrorist. "I was shocked." He added: "Islam is not responsible." [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]

'Muslim Mafia' media blackout ~ By Joseph Farah

From WorldNetDaily

By Joseph Farah Posted: October 29, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 You may have missed this. Unless you are an avid WND reader, you almost certainly have. As a result of a daring undercover operation lasting six months, a Muslim Brotherhood front group – one already identified by the U.S. Justice Department as an unindicted terrorist co-conspirator – has been revealed as an active front for jihadist activity. This group, the Council on American Islamic Relations, still sports a 501(c)3 tax-exemption from the Internal Revenue Service. It still has broad access to the "mainstream" media. And it boasts about lobbying the Congress of the United States, though such activities are strictly limited by its tax-exempt status. Despite the following well-documented findings of this undercover investigation in which thousands of incriminating internal documents were collected, not one major news agency besides WND has picked up the voluminous stories revealed in "Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America":

• CAIR is trying to spring from prison a former headquarters official who trained for jihad with the same Pakistani terrorist group that last year massacred more than 150 people in Mumbai, India.

• CAIR officials are secretly coaching terrorism suspects and witnesses to withhold information from FBI investigators and have successfully obstructed at least one investigation in Maryland.

• CAIR is donating thousands of dollars to the legal defense fund of a Muslim cop killer.

• CAIR's visitor logs show the father of an al-Qaida terrorist visited CAIR director Nihad Awad several months before he was convicted of plotting to assassinate President Bush.

• Curiously, the logs do not register any guests around Sept. 11, 2001 – in fact, the entire month of September is blank.

• CAIR has cultivated Muslim moles inside a Washington-area law enforcement agency, including one who illegally accessed FBI records to tip off a terrorist under investigation and another with ties to Pakistani intelligence.

[CLICK HERE TO READ MUCH MORE]

Look who's probing 'Muslim Mafia' now

From WorldNetDaily

Book: CAIR leaders subject of official of 'ongoing' Hamas-finance investigation Posted: October 16, 2009 ~ 2:35 am Eastern © 2009 WorldNetDaily The Washington field office of the FBI is actively investigating the founding chairman and acting executive director of the nation's premier Islamic-rights group in Washington, based on evidence that emerged from the largest terror-financing case in U.S. history, a blockbuster new book alleges. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, along with its founding chairman Omar M. Ahmad, were named by the U.S. Justice Department as unindicted co-conspirators in a criminal conspiracy led by the Holy Land Foundation charity to underwrite Palestinian terrorism. "CAIR has been identified by the government at trial as a participant in an ongoing and ultimately unlawful conspiracy to support a designated terrorist organization – a conspiracy from which CAIR never withdrew," federal prosecutors wrote in September 2007, according to court documents. Following the blacklisting, the FBI severed ties with CAIR, a move that sent shock waves throughout the American Muslim establishment. "Until we can resolve whether there continues to be a connection between CAIR or its executives and Hamas," explained assistant FBI director Richard C. Powers, "the FBI does not view CAIR as an appropriate liaison partner." [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]

CAIR attempts to torpedo Capitol press conference

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Posted: October 15, 2009 ~ 1:00 am Eastern By Art Moore © 2009 WorldNetDaily Despite protests and threats from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, four Congress members went ahead with a press conference at the U.S. Capitol yesterday to call for an investigation of the Muslim lobby group based on documents uncovered in the explosive new book "Muslim Mafia," by WND Books. Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., received a fax Tuesday from CAIR's in-house legal counsel, alleging the authors of the new book, set for release today, had engaged in "criminal actions" and warning that a report already had been filed with law enforcement authorities. The faxed letter from CAIR's Nadhira al-Khalili noted the Washington-based group had been forewarned of the press conference Myrick held with fellow members of the House anti-terror caucus leadership, Reps. John Shadegg, R-Ariz., Trent Franks, R-Ariz., and Paul Broun, R-Ga. The lawmakers called for an end to political lobbying by groups, such as CAIR, operating as fronts for the Egyptian-based Muslim Brotherhood, the parent of al-Qaida and Hamas. Myrick says in the foreword to "Muslim Mafia" that the WND Books publication – based on a six-month undercover operation that produced 12,000 pages of documents – finally provides the "proof" that radical Muslim "agents living among us have a plan in place, and they are successfully carrying out that subversive plan." Holding up the book, Shadegg said, regarding the CAIR fax, "Interestingly, whenever books like these are published, there are efforts to intimidate those who publish them and write them. And efforts to intimidate those who speak out in support of them." Shadegg continued, "We need an informed body politic, we need informed Americans to understand the threats against this country. And knowing the kinds of things that are in this book are very important. The latest book provides stunning documentation of many of the things that are said in it about CAIR." Franks said the anti-terror caucus fears CAIR has planted "spies" inside Congress targeting sensitive committees dealing with homeland security. "It's the water inside the ship that sinks it," he warned. Franks said CAIR and its agents are influencing policies related to the USA Patriot Act, the post-9/11 security measure to help law enforcement crack down on terrorists. "Muslim Mafia" uncovered confidential CAIR memos revealing that in one year alone, officials with the terror-supporting front group made an alarming 72 separate trips to Congress to lobby against the Patriot Act. The same year Congress met fewer than 150 days. U.S. prosecutors believe CAIR, while claiming to be a civil-rights group, is actually a front group for Hamas and other terrorists. The Justice Department stated in September 2007 during its prosecution of the Holy Land Foundation in Dallas – the largest terror-financing case in history – that CAIR "has been identified by the government at trial as a participant in an ongoing and ultimately unlawful conspiracy to support a designated terrorist organization, a conspiracy from which CAIR never withdrew." [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]

Al-Qaida could attack from within U.S.

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Alarm grows as recruiting rises, operatives smuggled in Posted: October 09, 2009 ~ 12:00 am Eastern By Michael Carl © 2009 WorldNetDaily The next al-Qaida attack on the United States could come from within, with recruiting for jihadists on the rise and the terror organization continuing to smuggle operatives across international borders, experts confirm. The recent arrests of terror suspects in Denver, where Najibullah Zazi is suspected of trying to orchestrate an attack on New York City, reveals just how imminent is the danger. In another new case, Hosam Smadi was arrested for allegedly trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper. Authorities allege he planted a bomb and tried to ignite it, but there was no damage because the device was faked by undercover FBI agents posing as members of an al-Qaida sleeper cell. Terror analyst and scholar Brigitte Gabriel reports that al-Qaida and the Muslim Brotherhood actively are recruiting operatives in the United States and Canada. [CLICK HERE TO READ MORE]