Posted on 09/22/2005 2:06:00 AM PDT by goldstategop
Why is a Jewish Republican group hosting a supporter of Islamic terrorism and enemy of Israel?
That’s a good question. And one that has been asked before of the Republican Jewish Coalition of Los Angeles (RJC).
On Monday, September 26, the RJC will be proudly hosting California Director of Finance Tom Campbell.
And while the RJC shirked its responsibility of objecting when Campbell was appointed to this position by Governor Schwarzenegger, it is more outrageous that the Jewish group is now hosting of this man.
Why?
Because Tom Campbell has been and remains an unapologetic opponent of Israel, and—worse—an unapologetic supporter of Islamic Jihad’s front-man in America. As a U.S. Congressman, Campbell also employed anti-Semitic, Islamic terror supporters in key positions and accepted campaign contributions from those tied to terror.
Here’s the Cliff’s Notes version of Campbell’s record on these issues.
Sami Al-Arian is the indicted U.S. front-man for terrorist group Islamic Jihad. Documents and wiretaps show that Al-Arian raised funds for and planned homicide bombings in Israel that killed, among others, American Jewish college student Alisa Flatow. Al-Arian’s brother-in-law, the since-deported Mazen Al-Najjar, was a key figure in this operation.
But even though most of this was known—FBI, Customs, and INS raids produced documents of public record establishing this—Tom Campbell remained an outspoken supporter of Messrs. Al-Arian and Al-Najjar.
When Al-Arian was fired from the University of South Florida, from which he ran his terrorist network, Campbell wrote a letter of support praising Al-Arian and asking the University president to reconsider her decision. In the letter, Campbell noted that Al-Arian helped him raise money for his failed U.S. Senate bid.
And that raises the sources of funds for Campbell’s various runs for federal office. His donors have included Nihad Awad, executive director of the anti-Israel Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which was founded with laundered seed money from the personal bank account of HAMAS political director Moussa Abu Marzook.
Other Campbell donors, besides Al-Arian, included Muthanna Al-Hanooti, an official of an Islamic charity that donated to a Jordanian organization the FBI identified as HAMAS’ Jordanian operation; and Tariq Hamdi, an Al-Arian associate, who was indicted last month on immigration and mortgage fraud charges and has fled the country. According to testimony in the trials of perpetrators of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings, Hamdi provided the satellite phone battery to Osama Bin Laden that was instrumental in those bombings.
Another donor, Abdurahman Alamoudi, was captured on video in front of the White House announcing his support for HAMAS and Hezbollah. Alamoudi, now in prison, pled guilty to trying to assassinate Saudi King Abdullah (who was then Crown Prince). His indictment connected him with assorted Islamic terrorist groups and activities.
Those are Campbell’s donors. Then, there are Campbell’s former employees.
Suhail Khan held several key positions for Campbell, including Press Secretary and Policy Director.
But Khan is an Islamist who invited anti-Semites to the Bush White House (where he once worked) and whose father brought Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri into the United States to raise money for Al-Qaeda. Mahboob Khan, late founder and head of the Santa Clara Mosque, brought Zawahiri into the U.S. twice on a fake passport in the mid-‘90s to raise money for Al-Qaeda.
It would be different if the junior Khan did not share his father’s views. But Khan invited his father’s former congregant and Islamic leader, Hamza Yusuf, to the White House to meet with President Bush, according to the Wall Street Journal. That, despite this Yusuf utterance: “The Jews would have us believe that God has this bias to this little small tribe in the Middle of the Sinai desert and all the rest of humanity is just rubbish. I mean that this is the basic doctrine of the Jewish religion and that's why it is a most racist religion."
With a policy director like Suhail Khan, it’s no surprise that Campbell consistently voted against Israel while in Congress.
So why didn’t the RJC oppose Tom Campbell when the Governor they support, Governor Schwarzenegger, appointed him Finance Director of California? And why is RJC now hosting this man—whose views seem diametrically opposed to everything we as Americans opposed to terrorism and Jews who support Israel?
That’s a question only the RJC can answer. And it’s not the first time, either. The group hosted Republican Congressman Darrell Issa, even though he has voted against Israel, consistently praised Arafat and Hezbollah, and went out of his way to help terror-host Syria.
Recently, the RJC denounced Presidential protestor Cindy Sheehan for her support of Palestinians and attacks on Israel. Yet, they host Republicans who are as bad, if not worse on the same issue.
The Republican Jewish Coalition cannot have it both ways.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
"Keep your friends close and keep your enemies even closer."
Will be interesting to hear what Hugh Hewitt has to say about this as he frequently has Tom on his radio show. I am sorta shocked to read what Debbie has written. Tom couldn't be doing a Clinton, could he? He get's our enemy cash for his campaign while supplying the enemy with those beautiful OC female Virgins? Unless they are like Arafat and would rather have the young blonde surfer boys :)
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Scratch my last post. I have the WRONG CAMPBELL. I am doing what the MSM NEVER DOES. I am taking responsiblity for being WRONG. Hugh has JOHN Campbell, not TOM Campbell on his show. See, I shouldn't post this early in the morning :(
Zechariah 12:2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto ALL the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both AGAINST Judah and AGAINST Jerusalem.
Zec 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a BURDENSOME STONE for ALL people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE EARTH be gathered together AGAINST IT.
"Darrell Issa and Tom Campbell are known GOP critics of Israel."
Darrell Issa is a Christian Arab with a broad streak of dhimmi-complex.
There are many of them... I met a Lebanese Christian the other day who fled the civil war in '75 who firnly believes that the problems in the middle east are entirely caused by the US and England... not by the people who actually live there.
Some Republicans are no better than Democrats. It strikes me that these are two of those. Anti-Semitism is the Dem stock in trade, as is a consistantly anti-Israel stance. If Campbell and Issa feel the need to cozy up to the muslimes, let them do so from the party that fits them. I also have the same attitude about pro-Arab blue-bloods like James Baker and the rest of that crowd who seems to be swinging US foreign policy in a direction that will lead to the destruction of Israel ("The Roadmap", AKA "Land for Being Blown to Pieces").
Israel is the US' only real friend in that sick part of the world, and if there are office holders who can't grasp that simple fact, or who choose to ignore it, then those same office holders should be turned out. If Issa suffers from a dhimmi complex, he'd better learn something and fast: THE ONLY REAL DHIMMIS ARE THOSE WHO REFUSE TO FIGHT THE BARBARIAN MOHAMMEDAN UNTIL HE IS DESTROYED. Cowards and traitors are dhimmis.....which one is Mr. Issa? I suspect he's equal parts of both. And if he is, he is unfit for any office above and including the county weed control board.
The nerve of the woman, recognizing that we're at war against radical Islam and that there are enemies of our country here in the U.S.
OK, if you say so.
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