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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

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.

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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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]

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Thanks, to my knowledge The American Task Force on Palestine isn't a dangerous group, and there's nothing that stands out in Sahali's bio to identify him as a threat. But this simply shouldn't happen. And they should be prosecuted else there will be repeats, a weakness in security having been identified.

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AM, just for interest. Thanks to thouworm. I don't think I pinged this thread, we know the nature of the current administration, and the topic isn't all that relevant to world affairs. Still it's become a bit interesting. Note post 91. A repetition of this 2006 post. Information suddenly hard to find on the web, the wayback machine and google caches apparently in the process of being purged.

The map link is still working in the first post (below-look quick), probably soon to be gone too.

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

~~~~~~~~~~

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