Posted on 02/05/2004 10:05:29 PM PST by tubavil
The Saga of FBI Special Agent Gamal Abdel-Hafiz. I wrote nearly a year ago about FBI Special Agent Gamal Abdel-Hafiz, documenting how he "could have a key role helping America's premier anti-terrorist force protect the United States from harm. But evidence from high-profile terrorism cases suggests that Abdel-Hafiz, an immigrant Muslim, twice refused on principle to tape-record his coreligionists, harming the investigations." The most notable piece of evidence was his statement, "A Muslim does not record another Muslim." The Dallas Morning News today carries a story by its ace reporter, Steve McGonigle, in which he provides Abdel-Hafiz' take on what happened. There is much of interest in the article ? I especially noted his comment that he and a FBI colleague took off for the week-long hajj in Mecca not to fulfill religious obligations but for work reasons ("All our contacts are there, and we meet with them and we talk to them. You sit and you talk, and you just shoot the breeze while there is no pressure for work, and they tell you a lot of things that they normally don't say").
Of special interest, however, is Abdel-Hafiz' explanation of the "a Muslim does not record another Muslim" remark. McGonigle reports it this way: Abdel-Hafiz
did not deny saying to the Chicago agent that "a Muslim does not record another Muslim." But he said he was discussing a common perception in the Muslim community, not his personal belief. Taping the witness, Mr. Abdel-Hafiz said, was unnecessary and could have destroyed his credibility with other investigative sources if it became known. He said his bosses in Dallas concurred with his decision to refuse to do the taping.
Assuming this account to be accurate, it has two striking implications. First, a Muslim FBI agent cannot investigate other Muslims or this would "destroy his credibility" with them, whatever that means. Second, the FBI brass goes along with this foolishness. Both points leave me feeling more worried than ever about the FBI under Robert Mueller (whose mistakes in judgment I have written about here and here). (January 18, 2004)
The fbi is a sick joke when it comes to fighting muslim terror. They should have been replaced 9/12/01 with Explorer scouts.
Excerpts from Pipes's original article:
Abdel-Hafiz refused. Why? "I fear for my life." But you have FBI protection, Flessner pointed out. No, Abdel-Hafiz scornfully replied: "The FBI can't protect me. The FBI, I don't trust them."
Pressed further, Abdel-Hafiz blurted out another reason, one recalled by several participants on the call:
* "I do not record another Muslim. That is against my religion" (Flessner).
* "A Muslim does not record another Muslim" (Robert Wright, FBI agent).
* He "wouldn't have any problems interviewing or recording somebody who wasn't a Muslim, but he could never record another Muslim" (John Vincent, FBI agent).
The treacherous Abdel-Hafiz is just laying out his latest "version" of the call.
America's Fifth Column ... watch PBS documentary JIHAD! In America
http://12thman.us/media/jihad.rm (Requires RealPlayer)
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