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Mysterious Group Buys Building Next to Ground Zero For Mosque
Hudson New York Institute via GatewayPundit.FirstThings ^ | December 16, 2009 | by Youssef M. Ibrahim

Posted on 12/16/2009 11:28:23 AM PST by Steelfish

Mysterious Group Buys Building Next to Ground Zero For Mosque Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Jim Hoft

A mysterous Muslim group with unknown sponsors has purchased a building steps away from Ground Zero. Hudson New York reported:

An identified group with unknown sponsors has purchased building steps away from where the WorldTrade Center once stood — to turn it into potentially one of the largest New York City mosques.

At the moment the building, the old Burlington Coat Factory, already serves as a mini-mosque: an iron grill lifts every Friday afternoon for a little known Imam leading prayers a few yards away from where Osama Bin Laden’s airborne Islamist bombers killed nearly 3000 people back in 2001.

The Imam, Feisal Abdul Rauf, told the New York Times — which put the story on its front page Wednesday — that he has assembled several million dollars to turn it into ‘’an Islamic center near the city’s most hallowed piece of land that would stand as one of ground zero’s more unexpected and striking neighbors.’’

The 61-year-old Imam said he paid $4.85 million for it — in cash, records show. With 50,000 square feet of air rights and enough financing, he plans an ambitious project of $150 million, he said, akin to the Chautauqua Institution, the 92 Street Y or the Jewish Community Center.

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To: 21twelve
And as far as property rights, I can’t put a casino, restaurant or gas station on my front yard. Or have large bins of manure that I could sell by the truck load

You could if you paid off the right people. As for property rights, that refers to the politicians owned by the Imam (or his hidden backers).

301 posted on 12/17/2009 8:20:10 AM PST by Kells
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To: GOPJ
Don't worry - the Iman knows some head of a liberal church that believes in DIVERSITY above all will provide the excuse - not that he cares. This is an intentional insult to all Americans - and that's how he wants it.

It is an obvious, deliberate provocation to weaken the resolve of the people. Cultural marxists do this all the time.

302 posted on 12/17/2009 8:24:44 AM PST by Kells
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To: Kells

I go past this place into the bar next store which is frequented by all the Construction workers from the WTC site. Knowing most of them I am sure they would not want to have a Mosque so close. I am sure the NYPD 1st precint and NYU Hospital downtown would have many frequent visitors.


303 posted on 12/17/2009 8:58:02 AM PST by ubme4aday
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To: True Republican Patriot

Doesn’t mater - he actually ascended into “Paradise”. If it was Heaven, its description is greatly diffferent from the Biblical idea of Heaven.

‘Good muslims’ go to a lower level in Paradise from murderous jhadis plus the jihadis get the perk of white rasins. Everything backward sounds hellish to me.


304 posted on 12/17/2009 9:13:33 AM PST by PIF
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To: Steelfish

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305 posted on 12/17/2009 9:59:10 AM PST by IYellAtMyTV (Workday Forecast--Increasing pressure towards afternoon. Rum likely by evening.)
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To: Steelfish

Incredible - I wonder if Obama will be there for their opening?


306 posted on 12/17/2009 10:07:51 AM PST by surfer
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To: Steelfish

So the Islamofacists razed the twin towers and are aiming to build a mosque in the ashes? They’ve been doing similar things for centuries. It’s their way of asserting symbolic dominance over the cultures they conquer.


307 posted on 12/17/2009 10:12:10 AM PST by behzinlea
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To: jessduntno

Your comments are the only thing keeping me sane right now. I am physically churning over this revelation.


308 posted on 12/17/2009 11:59:03 AM PST by Faith (By the way---where is that birth certificate?)
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To: Faith

It will NEVER happen...keep the faith...


309 posted on 12/17/2009 12:04:40 PM PST by jessduntno ("The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.")
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To: Steelfish

Interesting... Over 4 Million in CASH??? Gee - wonder who REALLY funded this???


310 posted on 12/17/2009 12:08:26 PM PST by LibertyRocks ( http://LibertyRocks.wordpress.com ~ ANTI-OBAMA STUFF : http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: doodad

That’s the first thing that I thought... That would likely send up a million red flags. It may be a “mysterious” group to the press, but no doubt the FBI and the IRS is probably very familiar with all concerned at this point. Now, if only we could know where the trail has led. I’d bet we’ll never find out...


311 posted on 12/17/2009 12:11:02 PM PST by LibertyRocks ( http://LibertyRocks.wordpress.com ~ ANTI-OBAMA STUFF : http://cafepress.com/NO_ObamaBiden08)
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To: behzinlea
Bears repeating, thanks
So the Islamofacists razed the twin towers and are aiming to build a mosque in the ashes? They’ve been doing similar things for centuries. It’s their way of asserting symbolic dominance over the cultures they conquer.

312 posted on 12/17/2009 12:42:50 PM PST by Syncro (TPXIII coming this Spring! March 27th to April 15th 2010, GIANT Rally in DC!)
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To: Karliner
Time for eminent Imminent domain to kick in, plus IED's etc. I meanrealistically would all the Americans in this great country actually ALLOW this, legally or vigilante?

It does not matter what a few people may think or want to do as the people who bought that property, now own that property.

If you wish to do something else with the property in question, you can purchase it from the current owner.

Any act or violence or vandalism against private property in this country will lead to the offenders being prosecuted and tossed in prison.

313 posted on 12/17/2009 12:46:17 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: PIF

Isn’t there a saying about God looking after fools and drunks, or something like that? He’s a true idiot. And I think he’s such an idiot he confuses even the Turks.


314 posted on 12/17/2009 2:01:55 PM PST by livius
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To: trumandogz
Any act or violence or vandalism against private property in this country will lead to the offenders being prosecuted and tossed in prison.

That's duly understood sir Truamdogz and I'd never consider it sve the thought however there are a LOT of very irrational folks and many many hurting folks killed innocently by a few crackpots. I've a feeling a lot of folks feel what I wrote. Highly doubtful any would pull the vigilante stuff but somehoe , some way there will have to be a legal way to usurp such a preposterous slap in America's face.

I do agree with our post:

It does not matter what a few people may think or want to do as the people who bought that property, now own that property.

If you wish to do something else with the property in question, you can purchase it from the current owner.

BUT

1) I could ill afford the lil abode in which I live at the moment

2) Could never mount a vigilante militia to blow up some stupid mosque by a person that had the "Audacity of being a Dope" yet he certainly is making waves.

3) Sadly I feel if this mosque acually gets to the point of breaking ground it would in my mind be a travesty for all Americans

BTW, havn't read ALL the posts but how would you feel should a mosque be built on such ground?

315 posted on 12/17/2009 2:32:44 PM PST by Karliner (Things are more like they are now than they have ever been before. DDE)
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To: Karliner

If they own the land they can build whatever they wish.


316 posted on 12/17/2009 3:01:59 PM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: jessduntno

The Islamics are tempting us to amend the Constitution, and such an amendment would not go well for them.


317 posted on 12/17/2009 3:06:47 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March (Ayers unimportant? What about Robert KKK Byrd or FALN pardons? DNC -- the terrorism party.)
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To: Steelfish; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

Gotta admit, this Imam has some big, clanging, brass ones. Now can we deport him and his flock, burn the building down, and salt the earth on which it stood?

PING!


318 posted on 12/17/2009 3:42:20 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Don't eat your dog; eat obnoxious, liberal humans to save the planet!)
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To: La Lydia

For a second I thought you were quoting Obama, rather than the Imam. The quotes, if not the sentiments, are absolutely interchangeable. Reminds me of that quiz years ago, where someone took selected excerpts from the Unabomber Manifesto, put them side by side with pronouncements from Al Gore and his first book, and NO ONE COULD TELL THEM APART. It was pure hit or miss to identify Gore over against the Unabomber.


319 posted on 12/17/2009 3:57:14 PM PST by supremedoctrine
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To: Steelfish

That’s just sick.


320 posted on 12/17/2009 3:59:31 PM PST by mombonn (God is looking for spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.)
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