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Report: Obama administration knowingly funded Al-Qaeda affiliate [Islamic Relief Agency]
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| 07/26/18 14:25
| Arutz Sheva Staff
Posted on 07/26/2018 4:42:39 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The Obama administration approved a grant of $200,000 of taxpayer money to an al-Qaeda affiliate in Sudan, the Middle East Forum (MEF) discovered.
The grant was approved ten years after the US Treasury designated the Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA) as an organization which funds terrorists.
Government officials also authorized the release of at least $115,000 of the grant after they realized that the Khartoum-based ISRA was on the Treasury’s list of terror organizations.
ISRA, also known as the Islamic African Relief Agency (IARA), was designated as terror-supporting organization in October 2004, due to its connection with Osama bin Laden and his terror organizations Maktab al-Khidamat (MK) and Al-Qaeda, MEF reported.
According to the Treasury, ISRA began cooperating with MK in 1997, raising $5 million for the terror group by 2000. In 2003, ISRA raised money to help fund Hamas suicide bombings.
The group also tried to help “relocate” bin Laden and “secure safe harbor for him,” MEF emphasized. …
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; War on Terror
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To: Olog-hai
To: butlerweave
If it was a very bad idea for the US taxpayer and for the USA, nobama funded it.
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:44:27 AM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: Olog-hai
You can call Obama a lot of names but smart isn’t one of them.
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posted on
07/26/2018 7:54:15 AM PDT
by
Vaduz
(women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
To: Carl Vehse
Umm, does it begin with a T?
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posted on
07/26/2018 8:06:32 AM PDT
by
A_Former_Democrat
("Moderates/Independents/Non-voters" Are DIMS REALLY who you'd want BACK in POWER?)
To: Carl Vehse
Someone wake up the comatose AG. But.. but.. "Q" says to "trust him."
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posted on
07/26/2018 8:31:55 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Liberals, piss off. That is all.)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
07/26/2018 9:50:40 AM PDT
by
Cheerio
To: Olog-hai
Call out every Rat bastard that tried calling Trump a traitor last week.
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posted on
07/26/2018 10:41:13 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
To: Lurkinanloomin
Aided and abetted by Rubio, Graham and McCain.Source? If so for linda, I'll post a ping to her list.
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posted on
07/26/2018 2:03:43 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(We're out for ourselves, we lie when necessary, and money is everything. [Laughs]. ~ CongressmanX)
To: upchuck
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posted on
07/26/2018 6:02:01 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: upchuck
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posted on
07/26/2018 6:06:22 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Olog-hai
Not a natural born citizen.
Not Constitutionally eligible.
Allowed to usurp the office anyway.
What did anyone expect?
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07/26/2018 6:22:48 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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Small potatoes for Iran's biggest funder.
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07/31/2018 6:49:25 PM PDT
by
SJackson
(The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement)
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