Posted on 02/08/2008 8:02:46 PM PST by camerakid400
Former terrorists Walid Shoebat, Kamal Saleem and Zak Anani addressed cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, during their annual political forum. They shared their experiences as terrorists and helped cadets understand the Islamic fundamentalist mind set.
During the event a Jordanian college student, identified as Omar Khalifa of Metro International, approached Kamal Saleem and spoke to him in Arabic, "you are an enemy of Islam and you must die." The incident was reported to Military Police, who investigated Khalifa's threat.
"The men receive threats of this nature all of time and we take each one very seriously," said Keith Davies, Executive Director of the Shoebat Foundation. "That is why each of the men live in seclusion."
Numerous media outlets (New York Times, the Associated Press, The Colorado Springs Gazette, the Rocky Mountain News) did not report on the former terrorists' message, but instead focused on the [inaccurate] media statements distributed by CAIR (Council for American Islamic Relations), in an all-out campaign to discredit the speakers credentials and background.
"We have all been told that Islam has been hijacked by extremists,” said Walid Shoebat. "Yet CAIR, who professes to be ‘Moderate Muslims’ are the Three Ex Terrorists biggest critics, and pull out all stops to try and keep out voices from being heard. I beg to ask the question; if CAIR is indeed moderate as they claim, then WHY are they not supporting our campaign against 'extremists? If they are sincerely against the Fundamentalist Muslim agenda why do they appose us?"
According to the Air Force Academy's public affairs office CAIR spokesman, Ibrahim Hooper, contacted them numerous times criticizing the scheduling of the three men, and requesting an opportunity to have a CAIR representative share with cadets information about the Islamic faith. The Academy informed Hooper that the event was not about religion, but about terrorism, and he denied CAIR's request.
Each of the men can document their stories and identities. Shoebat has spoken at more than 50 events, including many prestigious organizations and venues. He has also addressed audiences at numerous government agencies, who always scrutinize his credentials and background, and they have cleared him each and every time. He has spoken at the National Constitution Center, Columbia, Stanford and Harvard universities, the Department of Homeland Security, and the FBI Academy, to name only a few. The advisory board of the Walid Shoebat Foundation is comprised of Generals and other senior officers from the U.S. Military.
Read Shoebat's Op-Ed response to claims made by journalists and reporters (Click Here) .
Walid Shoebat is the author of two best selling books “Why I Left Jihad” and “Why We Want to Kill You” More info can be found at: www.shoebat.com and www.3xterrorists.com .
Wow, how intriguing. I might have to buy his book.
Ditto
Is this saying Omar Khalifa is a student at the Air Force Academy?
If so, he should be a former student very soon.
It's easier to keep track of your enemy when you know where his is.
If we’re letting muslims anywhere near our armed forces training we’re asking for it. Bringing them in as speakers is one thing, training them to kill... us... is another.
I understand there were students from as many as five or more universities in the area in attendance.
See post #7. Islamic terrorist has no business being trained by any of our military academies.
Why is this dingbat not behind bars by now? If the account is accurate, he committed the crimes of assault and menacing, and also should be investigated (including phone calls he made to domestic contacts) for his terrorist ties. For good measure, he could be prosecuted in a Federal civil rights case for attempting to deny the speaker his rights under the First Amendment.
Bump
Wait till Obama or Klinton get in ( which one of them will) They will be kissing Muslim ass from here to Port Said and back . CAIR will be invited AGAIN to the White House and the rest of us will have to not even look corrked at a Muzzie for fear we will be charged with a hate crime. MARK MY WORDS .
A Federal civil rights case is ONLY against an American who offends the poor Muzzie.
Islam scares me because it is evil.
Very curious, that he would be identified as a “Jordanian college sudent” if he is in fact an academy student. If not in the Air Force and an academy student, whatinheck was he doing there? This incident needs a bit of ‘splainin.’
Mr. Khalifa should be matriculated to Gitmo.
Is Shoebat still a muslim?
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