Democrats who took radical islamic & terrorist campaign $$$ (McKinney, Kennedy, Bonior & more)

FEC reports at opensecrets.com, various news reports

[GOPcapitalist]

CYNTHIA McKINNEY
POSITION: Democrat Congresswoman from Georgia

DONOR: Abdurahman Alamoudi
AMMOUNT: $2000 on September 11, 2001
DETAILS: Alamoudi, President of the American Muslim Foundation, is a well known radical mohammedan activist known for publicly praising terrorist organizations. He worked closely as an informal advisor and affiliate of several Clinton administration officials (source). At an October 2000 rally in Washington, D.C. Alamoudi spoke to a radical islamic crowd announcing ""I have been labeled by the media in New York as being a supporter of Hamas. Any supporters of Hamas here? (cheers) Hear that, Bill Clinton? We are all supporters of Hamas ... I wish they added that I am also a supporter of Hezbollah" (source). He is also named as a defendent in the lawsuit on behalf of 9/11 victims (source).

DONOR: Mohamed S. Omeish
AMMOUNT: $500 on September 11, 2001
DETAILS: Vice-President of the American Muslim Foundation and defendent in 9/11 suit (source).

DONOR: Ahmed Totonji
AMMOUNT: $1000 on September 11, 2001
DETAILS: Defendand in 9/11 suit (source).

DONOR: Jamal Barzinji
AMMOUNT: $500 on September 26, 2001
DETAILS: Defendand in 9/11 suit (source).

DONOR: Abdelhaleem Ashqar
AMMOUNT: $250 on September 11, 2001
DETAILS: Ashqar, a Howard University professor,  was jailed for 6 months in 1998 for contempt of court after he refused to testify to a Grand Jury investigating money laundering to Hamas and other terrorist organizations. Ashqar stated as a reason for his refusal to testify that he did not want the information "used against my friends, family and colleagues in the Palestinian liberation movement." (source - The Atlanta Journal Constitution, 8/3/02)

DONOR: Awad Nihad
AMMOUNT: $500 on September 11, 2001
DETAILS: Nihad is a director of the radical islamic group Council of American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR. CAIR has a lengthy history of voicing political viewpoints in defense of terrorist organizations, making complaints against the convictions of terrorists, setting up defense funds for various islamic radicals who have been convicted of crimes, and even criticizing a California billboard that was critical of Osama Bin Laden prior to the 9/11 attacks.

DONOR: Helal Omeira
AMMOUNT: $200 on October 25, 2001
DETAILS: Omeira is the Executive Director of Northern California's CAIR chapter. See above for info on CAIR

Several dozen other donors with links to radical Islamic groups such as CAIR and Alamoudi's American Muslim Federation appear on her finance reports located here. Among them are several persons whose offices have been searched by the FBI in the wake of 9/11 and in anti-terrorism probes.

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DAVID BONIOR
POSITION: Democrat Congressman from Michigan, House Minority Whip

DONOR: Abdurahman Alamoudi
AMMOUNT: $1000 on 10/7/96, $500 on 9/5/99, $500 on 6/18/99 ($1000 out of $2000 total returned on 2/8/02)
DETAILS: See Cynthia McKinney for details about Alamoudi

DONOR: Nehad Awad
AMMOUNT: $1000 on June 18, 1999
DETAILS: See Cynthia McKinney for details about Awad

DONOR: Mohamed Nimer
AMMOUNT: $250 on June 18, 1999
DETAILS: Official with CAIR, See Cynthia McKinney for details about CAIR

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RON KIRK
POSITION: Democrat nominee for US Senator from Texas (open seat), also former mayor of Dallas

CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE: $1133.22 Senate campaign payroll expense to Steven L. Hyland, Jr.
DETAILS: Hyland is an anti-Israel activist based out of Texas. In a June 23, 1995 editorial for the Daily Texan Hyland wrote "The U.S. government labels Hizbollah and Islamic Jihad as terrorist organizations, but they are really freedom fighters defending their rights in Lebanon and Palestine." Other published writings by Hyland blame Israel for the Palestinian terrorists and liken the Israeli government to Hitler's Germany. Hyland is also a close personal friend of convicted American Taliban John Walker Lindh. He met Lindh during a study abroad program at the Yemen Language Center in 1998 (source).

DONOR: Ishan "Sammy" Elashi
AMMOUNT: $500 on April 24, 1995 to Kirk's Dallas mayoral campaign (source)
DETAILS: Elashi, a radical Islamic activist based out of Richardson, TX, is the owner of Tetrabal Corporation and an affiliate of his family-owned Infocom Corporation, both of which have been shut down by the government from export charges after shipping computer equipment to known terrorist states. Elashi himself was arrested in February as a result of government terrorism investigations. He was indicted on 39 federal counts in April stemming from illegal shipments of electronics, computer hardware, and communications equipments to locations in Syria, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and other locations throughout the Middle East. A number of the shipments occured after an export ban was imposed upon his company during the investigation. The charges included money laundering and the illegal exports he made to known terrorist states. Elashi pled guilty to the charges on June 17, 2002 and faces sentencing this September with a 50 year maximum penalty plus over $1 million in fines. His conviction is listed on the web site of the United States Department of Justice and the United States Commerce Department's Bureau of Export Administration, the agency that enforces export laws pertaining to national security and anti-terrorism matters. Press releases detailing Elashi's guilty plea in anti-terrorism export charges may be found by clicking on the links to both agencies.
        Ishan Elashi's business dealings also extend to Infocom Corporation, in which he is an affiliate and his brother Ghassan Elashi is the principle. Infocom, a former web service provider for almost exclusively Islamic sites ranging from Al Jazeera television to the Holy Land Foundation, was raided last September under an investigation by the government's North Texas Joint Terrorism Task Force (source). Infocom's assets were frozen after it recieved a $250,000 money transfer from Elashi's cousin Nadia Marzook, the wife of Hamas Political Bureau leader Mousa Abu Marzook. Marzook, who is based in Syria, is listed in the leadership section of the Hamas' website at this link. Among the Elashi family members who own Infocom are affiliates of the Islamic Association for Palestine (which was founded by Marzook). Other affiliations of the Elashi's and many other Democrat donors include the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR. The Elashis are also the main officials of the Richardson, TX based Holy Land Foundation - another group that had its assets frozen in a post 9/11 probe. President Bush announced the order against the HLF, which was recently sustained in court, stating the charges against it: "The Holy Land Foundation is registered with the IRS as a tax-exempt charity based in Richardson...Money raised by the Holy Land Foundation is used by Hamas to support schools and indoctrinate children to grow up into suicide bombers." The Holy Land Foundation was also formerly represented by lobbyist John Bryant. Bryant is a former Democrat Congressman from the Dallas area and a supporter and friend of Kirk.

DONOR: Majida M. Salem
AMMOUNT: $100 on April 25, 1995 to Kirk's Dallas mayoral campaign (source)
DETAILS: According to a news report, "The address Salem provided in making his donation [to Kirk] has been linked by federal authorities" to Ghassan Elashi. (source)

DONOR: Mohammed Suleman
AMMOUNT: $50 on May 1, 1995 to Kirk's Dallas mayoral campaign (source)
DETAILS: Suleman is on the board of the Dallas chapter of radical islamic group CAIR. After September 11, Suleman gave support for former Holy Land Foundation employee Ghassan Dahduli following his deportion only weeks after September 11th for terrorist ties (source). Dahduli was a close personal friend of Osama Bin Laden's personal secretary, Wadi Al Hage, who was convicted for the 1998 embassy bombings in Africa. Papers belonging to Al Hage mentioned Dahduli and business activities with the Holy Land Foundation.

SUPPORTER: Ghulam Warriach
EVENT: Hosted a dinner in Kirk's honor (source)
DETAILS: Warriach, also a CAIR board member, hosted an August 1995 dinner in honor of then Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk and former Democrat Congressman John Bryant, a vocal congressional opponent of Israel.

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HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
POSITION: Democrat Senator from New York

DONOR: Abdurahman Alamoudi
AMMOUNT: $1000 on May 25, 2000 (returned on October 25, 2000 amidst intense criticism during her Senate campaign)
DETAILS: See Cynthia McKinney for details about Alamoudi

For more on Hillary's returned Islamic cash see Newsmax

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TED KENNEDY
POSITION: Democrat Senator from Massachussetts

DONOR: Abdurahman Alamoudi
AMMOUNT: $500 on Septemer 27, 1994
DETAILS: See Cynthia McKinney for details about Alamoudi

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CIRO RODRIGUEZ
POSITION: Democrat Congressman froim Texas

DONOR: Abdurahman Alamoudi
AMMOUNT: $250 on May 18, 1998
DETAILS: See Cynthia McKinney for details about Alamoudi

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ALBERT WYNN
POSITION: Democrat Congressman from Maryland

DONOR: Abdurahman Alamoudi
AMMOUNT: $250 on 2/7/94, $200 on 9/9/94
DETAILS: See Cynthia McKinney for details about Alamoudi

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NICK RAHALL
POSITION: Democrat Congressman from West Virginia

DONOR: Abdurahman Alamoudi
AMMOUNT: $500 on June 28, 1996
DETAILS: See Cynthia McKinney for details about Alamoudi

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DENNIS KUCINICH
POSITION: Democrat Congressman from Ohio

DONOR: Abdurahman Alamoudi
AMMOUNT: $500 on March 27, 1997
DETAILS: See Cynthia McKinney for details about Alamoudi

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JAMES MORAN
POSITION:  Democrat Congressman from Virginia

DONOR: Abdelhaleem Ashqar
AMMOUNT: $250 on January 5, 2001
DETAILS: See Cynthia McKinney for details about Ashqar. (NOTE: Moran also recieved several contributions from Alamoudi but returned them)

[veronica]

I saw a reporter from Georgia on Fox a while ago. Apparently businessmen in McKinney's district are fed up with her too, due to her anti-business point of view.

[Dakmar]

I think she's a nutcase. I hope she gets on the "mother-ship" when it lands to pick up Farrkahan.

[Catspaw]

The mothership will have a chance to pick both of them up later today--Farrakhan is going to campaign for "Sister McKinney" later today, as he announced at the reparations rally in DC.

[Grampa Dave]

GOPC, thanks for posting this.

A bump for those in McKinney's district who are fighting the re election of the Islamakazi's favorite congressit.

[dennisw]

Definitely a nasty call and response by Voeggy who is our very own LarryLied. You would think these two were an Abbot and Costello act.

Hey Lied! You are a foul anti-Semite.

[dennisw]

The mothership will have a chance to pick both of them up later today--Farrakhan is going to campaign for "Sister McKinney" later today, as he announced at the reparations rally in DC.

How can we arrange to have the mothership pick up LarryLied too?  LOL!!!

[Cachelot]

You would think these two were an Abbot and Costello act.

Well, even nastier for the fact that the thread wasn't about israel or Jews in the first place, but about an Australian woman raped by some Lebanese immigrants. But as you know, where LarryLied or Skunk gets in, nothing is about anything but Jews.

A sad verdict over LibertyForum: there seems to be a broad consensus there that Skunk is the guy that really gives the place "class". A sad verdict over Free Republic: LarryLied/Voegelin can freely post the stuff that when quoted is enough to get a thread pulled for antisemitic content.

[veronica]

Cool website. GOODBYE CYNTHIA.COM

If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.

-Louis D. Brandeis (Supreme Court Justice, 1916-1939)

The time has come for Georgia's greatest political embarrassment, Cynthia McKinney, to return to the private sector where she can no longer cast shame on our great state and nation.

McKinney is a loose cannon. Her behavior since taking office, both in and out of the news, shows that she will say and do ANYTHING. She is without peer for making unsupportable claims and bringing dishonor to her constituents.

McKinney's recent political gaffes include ASKING Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin-Talal (after the September 11th tragedy) for his $10 Million check, after New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani rejected the "conditional" contribution.

This unbelievably callous act pales by comparison to her more recent assertions that President Bush did not act to stop September 11th (after the CIA reported a generic rumor of a possible airline hijacking--nothing more and no specifics), because a war on terrorism would be good for President Bush's (and former President George W. Bush's) wealthy military friends.

Outrageous! Scandalous! Senator Zell Miller has even publicly described McKinney's statements as "loony," and "disgraceful," undoubtedly mirroring the private sentiments of a great majority of people across Georgia and across the United States. In light of McKinney's comments and public behavior, it is most interesting to follow the money to discern exactly who is pouring funds into her campaign coffers.

Cynthia must go.

They have a guestbook you can sign. :))

[Cachelot]

In light of McKinney's comments and public behavior, it is most interesting to follow the money to discern exactly who is pouring funds into her campaign coffers.

And also very interesting to see who are running all around cyberspace howling maniacal support for her and her "Fruit of Islam" (a seemingly criminal organization) goons.

[GOPcapitalist]

You've got a strong point. Anybody who supports Israel (otherwise liberal Jewish people in south florida included) has only one candidate in that race, Bob Smith, because Sununu's bought and paid for with radical islamic campaign cash - the very same people we're criticizing Cyntha McKinney and all the Dems about.

[dennisw]

A sad verdict over LibertyForum: there seems to be a broad consensus there that Skunk is the guy that really gives the place "class".

That's what was said about the guy Adolf Hitler hired to do the interior decorating at his Berchtesgaden

[dennisw]

Sununu's bought and paid for with radical islamic campaign cash

Sunnunu's from Christian Lebanese background. At least on his father's side, I don't know about his mother. Why would he carry water for the Islamic Arabs except for the money $$$$$$

[backhoe]

Thanks- I signed their guestbook, and let's hope all our efforts to "help" Jihad Cindy return to the private sector bear fruit...

[GOPcapitalist]

Sunnunu's from Christian Lebanese background. At least on his father's side, I don't know about his mother. Why would he carry water for the Islamic Arabs except for the money $$$$$$

Good question. All I know is that the arab groups are always praising him for his "courageous" votes for palestine, and their most radical activists are always shelling out campaign money to him, Alamoudi among them.

It's a bit scary how many "republicans" are lining up behind him to take out Smith in the primary. They're thing with Smith is that he's a loose cannon, which he is, but personally I think that's a plus! The Senate could use a lot more Bob Smiths than all the tow-the-party-line yes men like Trent Lott who currently occupy seats there. Unfortunately the RNC establishment politicrats don't see it that way because they are what Trent Lott is and an outsider like Smith is a threat to them.

So they sell out by recruiting an opponent who doesn't speak out against the GOP...even if it means finding one who sells out to radical islamics in exchange for the constant flow of campaign cash they provide him.

[mlocher]

ADD TO IT IF YOU KNOW OTHER DEMS WHO TOOK TERRORIST AND TERRORIST-SUPPORTER CAMPAIGN CASH!

thanks for the post. but why not include ALL who took dollars from terrorist supporters?

i bet that there are a few republicans, but i bet most are democrats.

[Bullish]

Is anyone really suprized that democRATS would accept money from radical anti-Americans?

I'm not, seeing as they're anti-Americans themselves.

[GOPcapitalist]

i bet that there are a few republicans, but i bet most are democrats.

The main ones I know of are Tom Campbell and John Sununu. There's already been some discussion about Sununu on this thread (he's challenging Sen. Bob Smith in the GOP primary). I think Spencer Abraham also got some during his failed reelection campaign. Most are Dems though.

[mlocher]

thanks for the data. you confirmed my suspicions: the dems are the biggest ones on the take. nonetheless, this is not a party issue, it is an issue of america's security and needs to transcend party lines.

[SJackson]

It is for real. Amusing isn't it? Considering what Democrats did in 2000, why would they not do even more this year? Think 2002 will be known as the AIPAC election. Millions are being spent purging black Democrats and some cash is being thrown around to mess up the GOP in selected races. Funny stuff Jihad Lar. The AIPAC election, yeah I hear it called that far and wide just like you. Politically perceptive creature you are. First, “The Jews” (no voters in that district), throw out the pro terrorist, anti American BLACK demorcat In favor pro American, anti terrorist American uncolored democrat? Now, “The Jews” (no voters there either), try to throw out the pro terrorist, anti American BLACK demorcat In favor of a pro American, anti terrorist American uncolored democrat? Yup, Jew’s purging blacks. A picture’s worth a thousand words. Burns your ugly white supremecist Nazi *ss, doesn’t it Jihad Larry? Darn, all that wasted terrorist money, what a shame. Bad news for terrorists. Bad news, I suppose, for the neo-Nazi terrorist alliance developing here in America too.

[SJackson]

That's getting a tad ugly, though not for Jihan Larrys roomate Vogelin who thinks the time has arrived to start slapping down Jews, along with their new terrorist buddies, I guess.

FR should be very proud of their prolific poster. Stands for conservative Americans. And on many threads people wonder where the stereotype that Republicans are racists, or at least tolerate racists in their midst comes from. An FR political party would welcome David Duke as a candidate, as long as he brought in the votes.