Nope, just pointing out the linkages.
Linkages, you want linkages? Here are some concerning some of the players mentioned in the article. You provided propaganda, no "Linkages" to any "supremest organizations"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1489869/posts
Even so, Safavian had extra support in his corner that morning. Two congressmen -- one a liberal Democrat, surprisingly enough -- stopped by to cheer him on before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee.
"I think he will do a great job for the American people in this job," testified Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, who had previously employed Safavian as a top aide.
"I would like to second what Chris Cannon has said," added Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, who brought along his chief of staff and two lawyers to add to his cheering section. "We are joined with his wife and his mom, as well as his family and friends, to underscore how fine a decision has been made for this appointment," Conyers gushed. "We hope that the Senate will agree and get him to work as quickly as possible."
SEN. SUSAN COLLINS: Is there anything you are aware of in your background which might present a conflict of interest with the duties of the office to which you have been nominated?
SAFAVIAN: No, ma'am.
Actually, there was one rather glaring matter -- in addition to the shady ties to fellow lobbyist and Norquist crony Abramoff that now have him in hot water. It came in the form of an item typewritten on official lobbying registration papers filed on Sept. 18, 2000, with the secretary of the U.S. Senate. There, plain as day at the top of page two , it states: Client Name: Abdurahman Alamoudi Lobbyist Name: David Safavian
Safavian at the time served as managing partner for Janus-Merritt Strategies LLC, the Washington lobbying firm he started with Norquist and the one that filed the disclosure form that year, as required by law.
Did Safavian once lobby Congress and federal agencies for Alamoudi, a man with far-reaching ties to terrorism and al-Qaida? He insists it was all a mistake and that Alamoudi, a confessed terrorist now behind bars, was "erroneously listed" on the form .
One client Safavian does admit lobbying for is the Islamic Institute in Washington, which was co-founded by Norquist, who recently wed a Palestinian Muslim activist, and Khaled Saffuri, former deputy to Alamoudi, who provided seed money for the institute.
Records show Safavian registered as the group's chief lobbyist beginning June 1, 1999. They also show that on behalf of his Muslim clients, he lobbied Congress to end the Justice Department's use of undisclosed evidence against suspected Middle Eastern terrorists in deportation proceedings. He pushed that issue in both the House and Senate up until the start of 2001.
He also helped his Islamist clients fight terrorist profiling at airports by penning op-eds in Washington newspapers.
But political connections certainly did not hurt. Safavian not only lobbied for the Islamic Institute, he also sat on its board of directors with founders Norquist and Saffuri, who have arranged meetings between Islamic leaders and top Bush officials, and placed Arabs and Muslims in government jobs -- even though Saffuri worked closely with convicted terrorist Alamoudi and now personally sponsors an orphan of a Palestinian suicide bomber.
The top White House procurement job Safavian landed was actually a promotion. He was already working at the White House as a counselor in the Office of Management and Budget when President Bush tapped him for the senior post. And before that, he worked as chief of staff for the head of the General Services Administration, where he says he mastered the procurement process. (Snip)