Islamist 'enabler' threatens 'grave harm to Bush presidency,' Gaffney warns

Center for Security Policy ^ | 26 February 2003 | Frank Gaffney

[Fred Mertz]

Headline Story |

Islamist 'enabler' threatens 'grave harm to Bush presidency,' Gaffney warns

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Norquist's group took seed money from an avowed supporter of Hezbollah, the terrorist group that killed 241 US Marines in a 1983 Beirut bombing.

A prominent conservative leader who allegedly has used undeclared foreign money and top political connections to promote terrorist sympathizers is an 'enabler' who threatens 'to do grave harm to the Bush presidency.'

Center for Security Policy President Frank Gaffney issued the warning in a letter to Grover Norquist, founding chairman of the Islamic Institute, after Norquist publicly accused Gaffney of 'racism and bigotry' and banished him from a weekly strategy group. Norquist's actions came in response to Gaffney's criticism of a White House official who allowed pro-terrorist Muslim groups access to the White House complex on January 16.

'People who afford terrorist-supporters or -apologists and their organizations entree into the White House deserve to be both challenged and criticized,' Gaffney wrote in response. Norquist, an anti-tax activist and Washington networker who often purports to speak in the name of President Bush, told Gaffney in a widely distributed letter that the Center for Security Policy leader was guilty of 'racial prejudice, religous bigotry or ethnic hatred' because the criticized official is a Muslim.

In response, Gaffney and American Conservative Union leader David Keene slammed Norquist for 'employing "Stalinist tactics" against those who disagree with Mr. Norquist's role in brokering access to the Bush White House,' the Washington Times reported on February 7.

Norquist has been criticized for promoting what is called the Wahhabi lobby, a Saudi-funded network designed to dominate and radicalize Islam in America, at the expense of other Muslim groups whose stand against terrorism is unequivocal.

'Why have you gone to such lengths to defend - to say nothing of legitimize and advance the agendas of - terrorist sympathizers and others hostile to everything for which American conservatives stand?' Gaffney asked Norquist in a responding letter. Gaffney listed his concerns:

* The Islamic Institute, which Norquist co-founded and houses in his Americans for Tax Reform office, received seed money from an avowed supporter of Hezbollah, the terrorist group that killed 241 US Marines in a 1983 suicide bomb attack.

* The Islamic Institute reportedly is 'predominantly funded by foreign governments, shady Saudi sources, and US-based groups raided by the Treasury Department-led Operation Green Quest Task Force for allegedly funding suicide bombers, al Qaeda and other terrorists' activities.'

* Norquist led conservative opposition to parts of the Bush administration's anti-terrorism legislation, without disclosing that his Islamic group was dependent on such funds.

* Norquist has affiliated himself with the radical National Committee to Protect Political Freedom (NCPPF), from which he received an award shortly before the September 11, 2001 attacks, despite the group's thirty-year public track record of promoting domestic and international terrorism.

* Norquist reportedly introduced Sami Al-Arian, whom federal law enforcement officials say is a leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, to then-candidate George W. Bush during the 2000 campaign. Televised videotape shows Al-Arian raising money in the US for terrorists.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Have you seen Grover say this is false what Frank has said?

Maybe, just maybe, he isn't saying anything because is't so pathetic???

[Chad Fairbanks]

Oh, you and I agree... but that may be because we are 'statists' engaging in 'agitprop' and we are not 'real conservatives'.... ;0)

[justshe]

15????

More like 30!

[Jael]

Really? Wouldn't you rather say that the American responsible for taking money from Hamas and bringing avowed terrorist supporters into the White House is the one who is trying to undermine President Bush?

[Sabertooth]

And Grover is too small potatos to make anyone as sad as you had alleged you were. You must have been referring to someone else, someone whom the vast majority of Americans trust and admire.

Can you tell the future, or does the trick stop with mind-reading?

You know what strikes me? You didn't show up on this thread this evening to do anything but go after another poster. You're not here to discuss the topic of the thread.

Perhaps it doesn't interest you, or perhaps you've got no cogent arguement to bring to bear. Who knows?

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Maxine Waters.

Wow. You surprised me, Sir G. You did better than I would have imagined. : )

[TLBSHOW]

No that isn't it at all, its because Frank is correct that he can't. My opinion supported by 100' of stories about it.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Could you please name some names of people you claim are not "real conservatives"? I feel like you're avoiding the question.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Really? Wouldn't you rather say that the American responsible for taking money from Hamas and bringing avowed terrorist supporters into the White House is the one who is trying to undermine President Bush?

you still havn't shown me proof... all I see are 'allegations'... but, you are so eager to buy into it... that, and you refuse to answer any questions I've asked you on this thread... not that I expected otherwise, of course...

[Jael]

We may not be at war with Islam, and rightly so. But Islam is at war with us.

And the man taking money from Hamas and bringing avowed supporters of terrorist into our Whitehouse needs to back away from the President.

[Chad Fairbanks]

No that isn't it at all, its because Frank is correct that he can't. My opinion supported by 100' of stories about it.

Your opinion supported by UNSUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATIONS, HEARSAY, ETC...

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Just don't Freepmail me.

[Jael]

Could you refine your question? I have said what a true conservative would not do. And that is take money from Hamas and bring avowed supporters of terrorism into the Whitehouse.

What part of those actions is conservative to you?

[Askel5]

Interesting thread, Fred.

[Chad Fairbanks]

And the man taking money from Hamas and bringing avowed supporters of terrorist into our Whitehouse needs to back away from the President.

Quite the flip-flop there...

[TLBSHOW]

It was also on Bill O'Reilly last night that Grover is a supporter of Terrorist linked groups, and just 2 weeks ago Grover defended Sami on the show.

[Chad Fairbanks]

It was also on Bill O'Reilly last night that Grover is a supporter of Terrorist linked groups, and just 2 weeks ago Grover defended Sami on the show.

How would you know? You don't have a TV...

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Yes, I'll refine the question. Of those involved in this story (or non-story, depending on your perspective), who would you accuse of not being a "real conservative"?

[Sabertooth]

you still havn't shown me proof... all I see are 'allegations'

Perhaps I can help. What particular questions do you have?

[Cultural Jihad]

But Islam is at war with us.

Utter nonsense. Arab nationalism is at war with us, not Islam.