Couple slips though security to crash state dinner

Associated Press ^ | Nov. 25, 2009

[Free ThinkerNY]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service says it's looking into its own security procedures after determining that two people crashed Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House.

Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan says that President Barack Obama was never in any danger. Donovan says the party crashers went through the same security screening as the 300-plus people actually invited to the dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

[Peter Libra]

I hope it backfires in their two lovely Washington Social Graces faces.

I too have a problem with pranksters. Loath Sasha Cohen (Borat). It is all about them. Most of the general public do not see it that way, I will concede.

It is the hard working employees who take the flak. To what end? - pressure might be on the authorities to "lighten up" and let them off. Make the beggers sweat their elegant posteriors off, says I.

[AmericanInTokyo]

It was apparantly all about THIS. And probably nothing more. You are right. "Me. Me. Me. Me." (Is the economy that bad back in the States, with the "Balloon Boy" Heenes and now these losers?)

One wonders if they blabbed about anything else but that at their respective dinner tables over the brie. They must have passed out promotional brochures like crazy.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Just curious. Is this getting ink in India today at all?

The security breach at the White House on the occasion of the U.S. State Dinner attended by and honoring His Excellency?

Should we hit the FR India ping list?

[mass55th]

I don’t believe that’s the same guy.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Ping, and bump! for possible comment.....

[Peter Libra]

One wonders if they blabbed about anything else but that at their respective dinner tables over the brie. They must have passed out promotional brochures like crazy.

Just getting ready to call it a night when I caught your reply. Puzzled at first, I used my liberal spouse face book pass word (she told it me). Then I got on face book. Ah the charming lady herself- Michaele (sp), an officer and other positions. I thought polo was as dead as a dodo and all- cept' in England.

Funny thing here in my own working class city, dependent on the Steel Industry, the whole thing of the beautiful people and those who just seem to find an angle is one of mystery. Avoiding the daily grind. How do they do it? (chuckle)

Ah well, the old saying is- "Virtue is it's own reward".

[mass55th]

"I hope it backfires in their two lovely Washington Social Graces faces. "

Could they be the new Ambassador Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame? Look for a lawsuit, then a book or reality show.

[granite]

I can't believe no one has said it's

BUSH'S FAULT

[Candor7]

Yeah the photo looks different, although there is a connection with the same Non profit.

[Candor7]

Yes, things are not looking too safe for Mr. Obama and the Czars right now.

I bet Obama reacts with rampant paranoia making things much worse. He obviously has a very unprofessional security cadre.

[thouworm]

Sahali should be kicked off the board of this organization for that publicity prank, if that's what it was. But while we are on the subject, I find the organization far more interesting than the recent social faux pas, security breach, and BHO adm embarrassment.

From SJackson, circa 2006:

W. T. F.

The occupation. Of what, you ask? Not the map below, from the American Task Force on Palestine, the group before which Condi noted:

"Last month, in his speech to the UN General Assembly, President Bush reiterated his deep conviction that the Palestinian people deserve a better life - a life that is rooted in liberty and democracy, uncompromised by violence and terrorism, unburdened by corruption and misrule, and forever free of the daily humiliation of occupation. It is this belief that led President Bush, in June of 2002, to become the first American president to make it a matter of policy that the creation of a Palestinian state, with territorial integrity, with viability, living side by side with Israel, in peace and security, would indeed strengthen peace and security, not just in the region but the peace and security of us all. "

Arab countries in tan, non-Arab countries in white, and, surprise, a country is missing. A little one. Guess who? A footnote, territorial integrity means that Israel will have to cede land to connect Gaza and the West Bank. Irrelevant though, since Israel's destruction is the objective.

And yes, the State Dept might have made a mistake vetting the group, but no, I doubt the map is an accident.

Our Mission and Purpose (original link presently invalid---redirected to different Mission page)
2006 FR Thread

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A map from Wayback cache (it is no longer on their website)

The Mission and Purpose of the American Task Force on Palestine

ATFP advocates the establishment of a democratic state of Palestine living in peace and security alongside Israel in the territories occupied in 1967 in accordance with international law and the relevant United Nations Resolutions.

Wayback Cache of ATFP

[Candor7]

I have a theory about why he crashed the party. The ATFP is a policy lobbying organization. Now they are no longer necessary because Obama has a specific Palestine Independence policy. In other worlds ATFP is no longer needed and have been co-opted by Obama. The guy sees himself and ATFP as being victorious and he wants some credit for all of their organization’s work.Or he wants some of the action.

Obama has made them redundant.

[mass55th]

I found a website titled Militant Islam Monitor.org, with an article titled "From interfaith to intifada:Talat Othman- The American Task Force on Palestine - CIOCG - the IAP - Hamas & CTU's Bernardin Center" Here's the link:

Monitor article

Haven't read it yet. Still gathering info.

Abul Huda Farouki -- Founder of Nour USA and close friend of Ahmed Chalabi's. Accused by some of profiting from the Iraq War. FAROUKI and his wife went to a Clinton coffee clatche on 3/7/95. At the time he is listed as Chairman, American International Services, Reston, Va. He donated $78,000.

Hani Masri was a big bundler for Hillary, has given large sums to Democrat candidates over the years, and donated between $100,001 to $250,000 to the William J. Clinton Foundation $100,001 to $250,000.

Talat Othman: Article on him, his connections to Tony Rezko and others here:

Follow the Money: Obama contributor Talat M. Othman

Will try to dig some more tomorrow. I'm tired now and going to bed. Nighty Night all.

[thouworm]

FBI Arrests Man Linked to American Muslim Groups Reuters | 09-29-03

Posted on Monday, September 29, 2003 10:10:22 AM by Brian S

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man affiliated with at least two American Muslim groups has been arrested on criminal charges, federal law enforcement officials said on Monday.

They confirmed a report by Al Jazeera, the Arabic satellite channel, that Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi has been arrested. They declined to give details of the charges against him.

Muslim activists described him as one of the founders of a group called the American Muslim Armed Forces and Veteran Affairs Council and a board member of another Washington, D.C.-based group called the American Muslim Council.

The officials said the arrest took place over the weekend, and that details about the case were expected to be released later on Monday.

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Post 43 by XHogPilot

Abdul-Rahman Al-Amoudi, executive board, American Committee on Jerusalem ,aka American Task Force on Palestine

Thread: FBI Arrests Man Linked to American Muslim Groups

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In 2004 he pled guilty to three charges of illegal financial transactions with the Libyan government, unlawful procurement of citizenship and impeding administration of the Internal Revenue Service, as well as a role in a Libyan conspiracy to assassinate Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah. He agreed to cooperate in ongoing investigations in return for prosecutors dropping 31 other counts and possible reduction in a pending 23-year sentence and $750,000 in fines.[2][3] He was sentenced to 23 years in October, 2004.[1]

Al-Amoudi has been described as an "expert in the art of deception" in a report by Newsweek journalists Mark Hosenball and Michael Isikoff, for expressing moderate, pro-American sympathies in his lobbying and public relations work with Americans, but then expressing support for Hamas and Hezbollah at an Islamist rally.[4]

Wikipedia

[thouworm]

My first thought was if he was “sent,” it was to embarrass BHO and, perhaps, send a message. It is very possible they were known by the people they were mingling with there.

If it was just a solo publicity stunt, he put that organization in a poor light and is worthy of dismissal.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Good work.

As Super Researchers, at some point we have to cross over the rubicon, and render this gate crasher Tareq (his name) into Arabic, and then search Arabic news sites, data bases, etc. etc. with the appropriate software widely available, to see if he has connections with the Middle East and what kind of connections. Probably nothing there, but who knows. The Democratic Money stream is also interesting. At any rate, even though Ft Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan could not speak Arabic and was a local born man (just like I assume Tareq cannot speak it), Hasan sure had connections to Yemen and Pakistan and Palestine we have come to find out, and HE too got very near some important people (Ambassador from Israel and Ambassador Paul Bremer) in D.C. at some high-falluting, official policy wonk meeting (but he did not get close to a Vice President, or a CBS Anchorman or other foreign dignitaries).

This might make a good chapter appendex to that book Muslim Mafia about how C.A.I.R. and others are worming there way into high positions and social circles in Washington. Just a supposition. Good for some post-Thanksgiving research no doubt.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Now we found reference to this D.C. "power" couple on the Arab site, "Arab Video" which linked their wedding video. However, it is now being hit by posters who are tearing them a new one, as a result of their White House tresspass, ala Balloon Boy PR stunt. Some of these comments are funny, and crude. They are probably linking to the video on a US site, and carrying the American posters comments as is. As it is, I think those two are in for some rough sailing. Wonder if the big Polo Match between USA and India will now be cancelled they were probably trying to hype (I know, I know, paragraphs are our friends) :

" تعاليق مشاهدييوتوبعلىMichaele and Tareq Salahi DC Wedding Celebration mini-version : يوتيوب عربي You are the most obnoxious f**kers I've ever come across on youtube...hope you get the happily ever after you both deserve. insanedem.... just another pair of d-list celebrity fkrz. povertyonwheels..... I wonder if they are going to be follow by paparazzi. Maybe, any mistake they make will be news, now. MachievelSpirit13.... Feh. Too schmaltzy. Them two wanna schmooz at the White House and now they gonna shvitz. Oy-yoy-yoy! prying1 Guess the trash from the Bush years still wants in the White House... ordogthemage.... I remember this party very well. I was not invited to it by my buddy Vince Vaughn and I crashed it. Great times! envivision.... Schmaltz wedding video: $25,000 Clairol blonde dye: $6 Class: Priceless Some things money just can't buy. maurythef... doesn't matter invited or uninvited, they are all cheesy, the only reason they are there to rub elbows with the rest of this corrupt and dysfunctional family of American politicians, ordinary , hard working American voter never gets invited, you have to a millionaire and these day maybe a billionaire , because the dollar is worth crap anyway, everyone there wants to buy power and influence, I am sick of all politician, good luck to all of you sheeps for taking it up the @ $ $ !... bluemonday2020 They also forgot to take a course in brains, but then again they don't have any. royalfuzziness.... Got Ballz BradenBacha Look here pops just because you got some blonde chick hanging on your arm don't mean you can crash a white house party. Go back to tending your horse farm and take Ms ED with you teach how to do something like shovel horse poop. royalfuzziness.... ********* in D.C. thats how she got in she know's all the politicians.most of them in that room have probably at the very least got a ***** from her.high priced skank insultcomic..... proving that a woman will ****** a goat for a dollar. over and over and over again. 2deadlyman..... *barf*....I know a friend of this guy's, and this couple is the biggest farce around. Who the hell CARES about them and what they do? bloomz402..... Have you guys read the wedding stats (in 'more info')? Grotesque! This couple is beyond cheesy. In all of this aspiring, they forgot to take a course in class. meanjeanny...... man, these people are the typical white trash that are doing everything in their power to get famous! They are ridiculous! cat22203...... This wedding is hella losery, just like their attempt to be famous for 15 min. by trying to get next to Obama. Your corny wedding is f***ing corny. Your lives are a joke. 19TSEliot48...... party crashers for the win!!!!!! Partiperson....... PARTY CRASHERS!!"

[mojitojoe]

Got them all.

[AmericanInTokyo]

good, mj

[thouworm]

Working off your theory, I searched for recent activity of ATFP....and it's not much, from what I have found so far.

Recent interview with the president of ATFP:

Washington Insider: "Politics always interferes with policy"
Written by Michael Friedson
Published Thursday, November 12, 2009

SOURCE

Also, between what I have found and the connections in Post #93 by mass55th, there is no telling what we could find if we kept digging into the Founders and BOD of ATFP.