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Why is there an Islamic Village in the foothills near Fresno?
KFSN TV 30 Fresno, CA ^ | 11-07-01 | Kevin Quinn

Posted on 11/08/2001 8:14:41 AM PST by Clovis_Skeptic

.Why is there an Islamic Village in the foothills near Fresno? There's an airstrip and neighbors complain of gunfire. Kevin Quinn takes you inside Baladullah, California.

Sorry, no transcript as of now. Video only. Worth the effort to view.

The video provides a look at this compound in the foothills above Fresno, CA. Pre 9-11, a Fresn County Sheriffs deputy was killed by a member of this peaceful Islamic community. The suspect (in the beginning trial phase still) broke into a empty nearby foothill home, when deputies arrived this guy was lying in the hallway floor with a rifle, and killed one deputy. This video is the first investigative reporting we have had on this Islamic community. The trail leads to FUQRA, a known terrorist group operating all over the world, and have several communities such as this one all over the USA.

Here is an excerpt from an article of the Sacramento Bee...

California links of terrorists probed:
Federal and state investigators try to unearth 'sleeper' agents.
By Sam Stanton and Andy Furillo
Bee Staff Writers

(Published Sept. 30, 2001)

The compound Beyond seeking out ties to bin Laden-linked terrorist networks, officials are keeping tabs on another Islamic group near Fresno because of the recent killing of a sheriff's deputy in an area home, apparently stemming from a botched burglary.(this was no burglary according to all accounts)

There is no evidence that the Fresno group has been involved in any terrorist activities, officials say.

The group, according to a federal source, is part of Fuqra, an organization whose name means "poverty" in Arabic and which has had compounds in several U.S. areas.

Some Fuqra members in other areas have been implicated in past years in domestic terrorist attacks, and the State Department has labeled the group, known formally as Jamaat ul-Fuqra, as "an Islamic sect that seeks to purify Islam through violence."

The group south of Fresno operates an 1,800-acre compound called the International Quranic Open University, which sits on the former site of the drug addiction recovery cult Synanon.

The compound, a series of mobile homes shaded by trees, also serves as a U-Haul rentals location. A resident there last week refused to talk to a reporter, referring inquiries to a Visalia attorney who did not respond to a message seeking information.

Authorities have been studying the compound since the Aug. 21 slaying of Fresno County Sheriff's Deputy Erik Telen. Officials charged 20-year-old Ramadan Abdur-Rauf Abdullah with murder in the killing, apparently stemming from a botched burglary at a rural home.

James Oppliger, Fresno County's chief deputy district attorney, said the suspect claimed he had been living at the compound seeking psychiatric treatment from the Quranic university.

Oppliger said he since has begun studying the group and its possible connections to other organizations.

(Zavia Books) is the bookstore for this Islamic compound. It is called Koranic Open University. Note the books being sold. One of them is prefaced by ( Sheik Mubarik Ali Shah Jilani [Gilani]) a known terrorist. The trail leads from Baladullah (actually Miramonte, CA) to Pakistan, where Sheik Gilani lives. He is the head of Fuqra.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: alfuqra; baladullah; fresno; fuqra; gilani; jamaatalfuqra; jihadinamerica; jilani; redcross; trainingcamps; university
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To: zog
ROTFL I just might be a little bit overly sensitive huh?
I just get so tired of the California bashing that goes on where all of us are thought to be a bunch of liberal leaning ,sushi eating, cafe latte drinking, demoRats!!!! So not true!!!
Appreciate the explanation, and sorry for not getting the humor, I usually am so sharp too! :)
161 posted on 11/08/2001 3:07:11 PM PST by ladyinred
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To: ladyinred
Here is the link to Grandpa Dave's #14 you mentioned.

This is an AWESOME article from the Sacramento Bee on terrorist sleeper networks operating all over California, including Fuqra at the compound near Fresno.

SLEEPER TERRORISTS IN CALIFORNIA

162 posted on 11/08/2001 3:10:14 PM PST by Travis McGee
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To: abner
I found the list of donors on the California Secretary of State official site. Just do a search on State of California. I had to go to the SOS page as the feature was missing on Davis's page.
Once on that site, you go to Campaign finance and there are several choices there. After picking the wrong one a couple of times, I finally found donations to the governor and did a search on past elections.
A huge list comes up with every company and Hollywood star and how much they donated!
I wonder what Davis is trying to hide huh? His page won't let you see his donations on any search engine! :)
164 posted on 11/08/2001 3:15:38 PM PST by ladyinred
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To: Travis McGee
Many thanks Travis. I am going to have to go to school and learn how to post links.
Clovis_Skeptic asked to me sort of host this thread for him while he is at work, and I am trying, but I am sorely lacking in HTML talent! I appreciate the help.
165 posted on 11/08/2001 3:20:04 PM PST by ladyinred
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To: Clovis_Skeptic
The group south of Fresno operates an 1,800-acre compound called the International Quranic Open University, which sits on the former site of the drug addiction recovery cult Synanon.

Where is Janet Reno when we need her?

166 posted on 11/08/2001 3:48:22 PM PST by Anticommie
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To: Clovis_Skeptic
Quite fascinating. Check out the following thread that I started a month or so ago.

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3ba4ac7f5fdf.htm
THE ULTIMATE JIHAD CHALLENGE IS A TWO-WEEK COURSE IN OUR 1,000-ACRE STATE OF THE ART SHOOTING RANGE IN THE UNITED STATES. DUE TO THE FIREARMS LAW OF THE UK ALL SERIOUS FIREARMS TRAINING MUST BE DONE OVERSEAS.....

168 posted on 11/08/2001 3:55:53 PM PST by Aaron_A
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To: mlo
MLO,
as you used to work there, could you post the lon/lat so a Freeper might look over this joint on, say, TeraServer?
169 posted on 11/08/2001 4:00:29 PM PST by FreedomFarmer
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To: Otis-James
Incredible reading! If this Islamic fanatic visited this site at Fresno, he probably dropped off money to buy weapons and to finance their peaceful training on how to kill Americans!

This Peaceful Islamic Fanatic site in the foothills near Fresno appears to be a training site like the ones we have bombed in Afghanistan!

170 posted on 11/08/2001 4:01:13 PM PST by Grampa Dave
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To: Clovis_Skeptic
They are just trying to blend into the tapestry of diversity that is the fabric of our multicultural brotherhood in Amerika.
171 posted on 11/08/2001 4:06:50 PM PST by MissAmericanPie
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To: Travis McGee
This is simply beyond belief.

Pathetic, truly pathetic.

173 posted on 11/08/2001 4:12:50 PM PST by Lent
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To: FreedomFarmer
MLO, as you used to work there, could you post the lon/lat so a Freeper might look over this joint on, say, TeraServer?

Certainly. I've looked the place up on TS before. I think I even still have those pictures. But when I get home tonight I'll find it and post the link to TS.

174 posted on 11/08/2001 4:16:10 PM PST by mlo
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To: ladyinred
Why do they need an airstrip? Did the report mention anything about that? I can't recall them saying who is flying in and out of there, do you?

The report had no info regarding current use of the airstrip. I would guess the prior owner, Synanon built it. Maybe someone from that area knows about that. I know that Synanon was like a drug rehab, type employment, cult camp or something that made promotinal products like pens and such with company name on it.

175 posted on 11/08/2001 4:24:32 PM PST by Clovis_Skeptic
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To: ladyinred
I was away for awhile and will be cutting out again.

Sometimes a little separation clears the mind. I doubt that we will find a direct link with this specific organization and site to Davis, his fellow fascists in Sacramento and other demonicRats.

This is apparently a training and educational site. They would probably take money from other Islamic Fanatics rather than donate to Davis. However, there probably is some Islamic Organizations that have given this training site money and to Davis and other California demonicRats. That would be the link, and we may never be able to touch it as individual citizens!

Condidit should be a prime suspect re any monies from any Islamic group! Then see if these donors can be connected to this Islamic Fanatic Training site!

The smoking gun here, is probably the fact that this group has received 1 million $'s in Charter School Funds and is eligible for $5 million later this year and next year.

We need someone to review the Charter School requests for state funds. The people and organizations requesting the funds should be listed. Then, somehow correlate these people to organizations that donate to them, Davis and others.

If we had a real attorney general instead of a fascist more interested in hammering MicroSoft, they could get this information and make the appropriate connections and links!

However, I trust our current AG even less than I do Davis. I see him in the same light as Jake Reno. The both of them work 24/7 to keep real investigations into real criminals and terrorist at a minimum!

I have a friend who will get our info and questions to the Secretary of States office. At least Bill Jones is a republican and not bought out by the highest $!

Thanks for what you have done here for us! I have run into the same road blocks when I have tried to see who is contributing to Davis's reelection funds!

176 posted on 11/08/2001 4:29:13 PM PST by Grampa Dave
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To: mlo
Thank you. I can put my ultralight down in 50' with no load, but it wouldn't be polite to show up uninvited and empty handed.
177 posted on 11/08/2001 4:30:59 PM PST by FreedomFarmer
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To: Otis-James
O-J posted, "Grandpa Dave, in light of all the dubious questions about Baladullah, and considering the new expanded powers Justice/BATF/FBI have...why the heck can't they just drop in there in force, welcome everyone to America, and have a few-hours, polite look-see around?"

Let us hope so. The problem is the lack of reliable FBI agents and AG agents to do the job! With the investigation into direct involvement re 9/11, airport security, the anthrax scares, over reactions and actual problems, the good guys are spread so thin!

The Fresno Bee and the Sacramento Bee have to raise hell. But on the other hand, when the rats start to leave this training site, someone needs to follow them!

Davis has proved that he can't be trusted with any confidential data like with the bridges. That means that our state police good guys are at a disadvantage with Davis being their commanding officer. He has our unarmed National Guardsmen spread out all over.

Even us posting this stuff has probably alerted them, and they have the shredders going 24/7 and other evidence is disappearing! So be it! Now people are starting to wake up and be aware of this cancer and can take precautions to protect themselves and their family from this potential source of Islamic Fanatic Violence!

178 posted on 11/08/2001 4:39:24 PM PST by Grampa Dave
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To: Clovis_Skeptic
See post #133
179 posted on 11/08/2001 4:40:24 PM PST by mlo
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