[Cindy]

Reposting post no. 115:

"Kukiko Mitani, whose husband, Stephen Pomerantz, owned the building at the time, tried to sell it for years, at one time asking $18 million. But when the recession hit, she sold it in July to a real estate investment firm, Soho Properties, for $4.85 million in cash, records show. One of the investors was the Cordoba Initiative, an interfaith group founded by Imam Feisal. “ http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/nyregion/09mosque.html?pagewanted=2&_r=2&ref=nyregion"

[livius]

Interesting. She still sold it really, really low, but they apparently paid in cash and maybe she needed the cash at that point. I wonder who else is part of “Soho Properties”?

[fivecatsandadog]

The Cordoba Initiative, "founded in 2002, is a multi-faith organization whose objective is to heal the relationship between the Islamic World and America. Working through civil dialogue, policy initiatives, education, and cultural programs, the Initiative focuses on Thought, Action and Outcomes.

This is pure BS. Thought, Action and Outcomes? What the hell were they thinking when they converted this building into a mosque/prayer center, temporary or not? Certainly not anything about "healing the relationship". Outcomes? Duh, what did they expect, planting a mosque at Ground Zero? They have no intention of healing anything. This is about domination and submission: "Education" and "Cultural Programs".