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Muslim FBI agent refuses to record other muslim in terrorism probe, promoted to key position.
ABC News ^ | December 19, 2002 | Brian Ross and Vic Walter

Posted on 12/22/2002 9:55:35 PM PST by Fun Bob

Muslim Agent Refused to Record Fellow Muslim, Agent Says

Perhaps most astounding of the many mistakes, according to Flessner and an affidavit filed by Wright, is how an FBI agent named Gamal Abdel-Hafiz seriously damaged the investigation. Wright says Abdel-Hafiz, who is Muslim, refused to secretly record one of al-Kadi's suspected associates, who was also Muslim. Wright says Abdel-Hafiz told him, Vincent and other agents that "a Muslim doesn't record another Muslim."

"He wouldn't have any problems interviewing or recording somebody who wasn't a Muslim, but he could never record another Muslim," said Vincent.

Wright said he "was floored" by Abdel-Hafiz's refusal and immediately called the FBI headquarters. Their reaction surprised him even more: "The supervisor from headquarters says, 'Well, you have to understand where he's coming from, Bob.' I said no, no, no, no, no. I understand where I'm coming from," said Wright. "We both took the same damn oath to defend this country against all enemies foreign and domestic, and he just said no? No way in hell."

Far from being reprimanded, Abdel-Hafiz was promoted to one of the FBI's most important anti-terrorism posts, the American Embassy in Saudi Arabia, to handle investigations for the FBI in that Muslim country.

The FBI said it was unaware of the allegations against the Muslim agent when he was sent to Saudi Arabia or of two similar incidents described to ABCNEWS by agents in New York and Tampa, Fla. They said Abdel-Hafiz contributed significantly to many successful terror investigations.

In a statement to ABCNEWS, the FBI also defended the agent, saying he had a right to refuse because the undercover recording was supposed to take place in a mosque.

But former prosecutor Flessner said that was a lie and the mosque was never part of the plan.

"What he [Abdel-Hafiz] said was, it was against his religion to record another Muslim. I was dumbfounded by that response," said Flessner. "And I had perfectly appropriate conversations with the supervisors of his home office and nothing came of it."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: disloyalty; donutwatch; intelligencegap; muslim; terrorism
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It is no wonder to me anymore why our intelligence fails us. Political correctness and cozying up to Islam is doing tying our hands and rendering us ineffective. Not to mention hostility to national security and defense from the left.
1 posted on 12/22/2002 9:55:35 PM PST by Fun Bob
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To: Fun Bob
This just goes to show how far the FBI has fallen under Bush. (What? This happened under Clinton's watch? Well, how was I supposed to know that?!).
2 posted on 12/22/2002 9:58:22 PM PST by Jeff Chandler
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To: Jeff Chandler
bump
3 posted on 12/22/2002 10:00:40 PM PST by Jael
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To: *Donut watch
Yet another failure from the Federal Bureau of Incompetence.
4 posted on 12/22/2002 10:08:26 PM PST by coloradan
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To: Fun Bob
"He wouldn't have any problems interviewing or recording somebody who wasn't a Muslim, but he could never record another Muslim," said Vincent.

Sounds like someone doesn't take their oath to protect this country to seriously.

5 posted on 12/22/2002 10:17:21 PM PST by KineticKitty
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To: Fun Bob
It's absolutely unbelievable how much Clinton screwed up our country. Bush needs to clean house top to bottom. US Attorneys, FBI and CIA managers, a total review on field agents hired in the last 10 years, and so on. A COMPLETE PURGE. Fire the US Attorneys first.
6 posted on 12/22/2002 10:19:26 PM PST by thatdewd
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To: Fun Bob
duh, which way did he go george?
7 posted on 12/22/2002 10:28:58 PM PST by wafflehouse
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To: Fun Bob
I would like to say I am speechless with rage at the toadying up to Islam of various US government agencies but since I'm a Canadian, and whose government is even WORSE at kissing Islam's posterior - I'm just going to shut up before I get blacklisted from entering the US just because I love it and what it stands for too much.
8 posted on 12/22/2002 10:38:59 PM PST by Edward Watson
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To: Fun Bob
I would like to say I am speechless with rage at the toadying up to Islam of various US government agencies but since I'm a Canadian, and whose government is even WORSE at kissing Islam's posterior - I'm just going to shut up before I get blacklisted from entering the US just because I love it and what it stands for too much.
9 posted on 12/22/2002 10:39:07 PM PST by Edward Watson
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To: Edward Watson
BTTT...This article is unbelievable...God must truly love America to let us survive such treachery!
10 posted on 12/22/2002 11:25:30 PM PST by lainde
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To: Fun Bob
The day treasonous behavior is rewarded by U.S. law enforcement with a promotion, is the day we begin taking seriously how close we are to sticking a fork in the Republic.

Muslims will NEVER be true Americans.

11 posted on 12/22/2002 11:35:11 PM PST by F16Fighter
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To: Fun Bob
Heard it before a lot but....ABC??????????????
12 posted on 12/22/2002 11:37:05 PM PST by chnsmok
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To: Jeff Chandler; All
The worse is yet to come, mark my words.

America will pay a heavy price for blindly allowing this dangerous idealogy disguised as a religion to proliferate.

13 posted on 12/23/2002 12:17:12 AM PST by expatguy
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The worse is yet to come, mark my words.

America will pay a heavy price for blindly allowing this dangerous idealogy disguised as a religion to proliferate.

14 posted on 12/23/2002 12:18:38 AM PST by expatguy
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To: F16Fighter
Muslims will NEVER be true Americans.

I agree with you.
15 posted on 12/23/2002 1:49:52 AM PST by Michael2001
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To: Fun Bob
But on Dec. 6, U.S. Customs agents, as part of their own investigation, conducted a midnight search of a Boston-area company believed to be secretly owned and controlled by al-Kadi.

The company provides computer software to the FBI and other key federal agencies, which means al-Kadi and his employees could have had access to some of the government's most sensitive secrets.

Al-Kadi is on the U.S. government's "dirty dozen" list of leading terror financiers being investigated by the CIA. The federal government says it is pursuing possible criminal charges.

How wonderful. A guy who finances Al Qaeda is selling software to the FBI. I suppose his employees have to provide technical support for the software to the FBI from time to time? "This is the Help Desk. Just say yes when the dialogue box pops up and asks if you will let someone else take control of your computer."

16 posted on 12/23/2002 2:13:26 AM PST by Rocky
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To: expatguy
America will pay a heavy price for blindly allowing this dangerous idealogy disguised as a religion to proliferate.

America will pay a heavy price for actively promoting and supporting Islamic fundamentalism during the 1980s.

17 posted on 12/23/2002 5:38:07 AM PST by Lessismore
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To: Fun Bob
A major news outlet has reported that a federal law-enforcement officer literally refused to perform his duties because the object of them was a co-religionist -- a Muslim, of course. Do we really need any more reasons to distrust Muslims?

FBI higher-ups have mounted a defense of the treasonous agent, as if there could be anything more important to an FBI agent than his sworn duty to investigate suspected federal criminals and pursue the perpetrators of federal offenses. Do we really need any more reasons why the FBI needs to be gutted and rebuilt from scratch?

The Clinton Administration, with the connivance of Congressional oversight bodies, actively composed the farce we currently suffer in Federal law enforcement, and used it to kill dozens of innocent religious cultists and the family of an innocent, albeit eccentric, Idaho mountain man. Do we really need any more reasons to distrust the Democratic Party?

The Bush Administration has made little headway in reforming the mess in the FBI. Indications are that that particular rat's nest isn't high on its list of priorities, though the FBI is the nation's foremost counterespionage agency and a key link in the chain of defense against terrorism. I'd like to trust the Republicans, as not many alternatives remain... but given this, the airport-security gestapo, and the anti-constitutional provisions of the Patriot Act, it's getting harder all the time.

Could we have some action on this, Dubya? Soon, please?

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18 posted on 12/23/2002 7:09:24 AM PST by fporretto
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To: Fun Bob
Too bad Wright didn't get picked as a Time Magazine person of the year. He blew his whistle and nobody cared. Hell, from the looks of it, they still don't care!
19 posted on 12/23/2002 7:14:01 AM PST by demkicker
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To: Jeff Chandler
After reading the entire article, it's still not clear exactly when Abdel-Hafiz was promoted. ???????
20 posted on 12/23/2002 7:26:56 AM PST by savedbygrace
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