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Where is Freeper BettyJo that knew everything about Alamoudi??
Indeed he does.
Makes you wonder about the sincerity of FR posters that parroted his line. I wonder if there is paid astroturfing going here?
Grover Norquist is a smart guy. He's always been ahead of the curve on taxation issues and the dire need for tax reform. Still, I've never understood his fascination - and willingness to work with - certain segments of - uhh -"society."
If Norquist was a leftist and this news came out, Freepers would be shredding him on these boards.
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If "Islam is the religion of Peace", as President Bush asserts almost as often as Kerry brings up his Viet Nam service, then you think he'd befriend the "99% of Muslims" who are peaceful instead of continually embracing terrorist supporters. Also it's disappointing that the administration still doesn't do adequate background checks on individuals before Bush has photo ops with them to showcase his tolerance.
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Paging Michael Moore. Candidate for your next "documentary".
ABC Radio: Berger and Clinton Funneling Money to Hamas?
AP: FBI Sent Hamas Money in Clinton Days
EVote.com cache page unavailable NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday she would
return $50,000 in campaign contributions from an American Muslim group. ...
www.evote.com/news_section/2000-10/10262000Muslim.asp
POLITICS AND THE FIRST LADY: 2001
Washington detains al-Amoudi under the charge of receiving assets from Libya
Libya-USA, Politics, 10/1/2003
Feds Arrest Va. Man For Libya Ties
A federal affidavit filed to support the complaint alleges numerous links between al-Amoudi and Libyan entities. |
9/29/2003: Al-Amoudi Update |
The charges against Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi, an official of the American Muslim Council, have to do with making undisclosed trips to Libya, and accepting large sums of money from the Libyan mission to the UN: Man Charged in Violating Libya Sanctions.
A criminal complaint unsealed Monday alleges Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi violated U.S. law by accepting, either personally or through the American Muslim Foundation he heads, $10,700 from the Libyan mission to the United Nations and by failing to disclose numerous trips to Libya on his passport.
Such actions are illegal under U.S. economic sanctions imposed in 1986 following terrorist bombings tied to Libya in Vienna and Rome.
Al-Amoudi, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Ethiopia, made an initial court appearance in Alexandria, Va., but neither he nor his attorney would comment on the charges. He was arrested Sunday at Dulles International Airport after a flight from London, officials said.
The charge carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and up to $250,000 in fines, prosecutors said.
Clinton Emissary Said to be Bin Laden Bag Man Free Republic
American Muslims and U.S. Foreign Policy: What are their major objectives, and how are they being implemented?
Terrorism in Tampa - Sami Al-Arian - Tampa Bay Online 3-25-03 Timeline / Links to Stories from 2-1-95 until arrest in right hand column
Al-Arian in White House Complex CNN
The Florida professor indicted last week on terrorism charges was granted entry to the White House complex and briefed by a senior administration official as part of a 160-person group in June 2001, according to a White House official.
Officials would not release the name of the senior administration official who briefed the group. A member of the president's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives also briefed them, according to the White House.
Sami Al-Arian, 45, was arrested Thursday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with his alleged support of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which the State Department has labeled a terrorist organization. If convicted, he faces up to life in prison.
Al-Arian, who taught at the University of South Florida, has five children and denied any links to terrorism.
The White House said Al-Arian entered the Eisenhower Executive Office Building with the American Muslim Council as part of what the White House called an "outreach meeting."
"This demonstrates that the Justice Department is pursuing terrorism regardless of whether someone attended a White House meeting or not," White House spokesman Taylor Gross said.
This meeting was the only time Al-Arian was on the White House grounds during the Bush administration. However, the White House official said Secret Service records show Al-Arian also visited June 23, 2000, during the Clinton administration.
MUSLIM INTERN FOR REP. DAVID BONIER KICKED OUT OF MEETING WITH BUSH ADMINISTRATION BY SECRET SERVICE 7-5-01
Simply another "untouchable" escapade, everyone back to sleep.
"Move along, nothing to see here."
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