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]

But why are you saying things like Bush supports terrorism?

You've played this game before... it wont' work this time either... so, Relax... enjoy...

[Texasforever]

Why aren't mainstream Christian and Jewish groups protesting the new guidelines handed down by Attorney General John Ashcroft and his Justice Department? Or Hispanic groups?

You MUST be joking.

[Allan]

you don't know the difference between an Arab and a Muslim anyway

I have to show your comment to my wife.
She'll get a good laugh out of it.
(She is Turkish)

[Cultural Jihad]

But why are you saying things like Bush supports terrorism?

Kindly stop with the libel.

[TLBSHOW]

of course I don't and never said I did, what I believe is Grover is bringing him muslim terrorists and saying they are spokespersons for Muslims in America when they are not.

[Jael]

No, I always thought you were a Chick. Always.

Keyes would not of made a good president.

I was employeed by the campaign to provide a service. He was not my candidate.

[Jael]

pro-Arab tendencies

Pro Arab tendencies or pro highest bidder tendencies like Grover?

I doubt you would ever see Pat taking money from Hamas.

[Joe Hadenuf]

I don't recall that particular charge, nor have I made it . What I'm contending is that supporters of of Islamic terrorism have been brought to the White House. Is that something you doubt?

I don't doubt it.

Hell, we have illegal aliens working in and around the White House, the President is photographed with one several weeks ago inside the White House! We have people who are in the country illegally working on, and crawling all over our warships for cripes sakes. That was big news just a couple of weeks ago.

Nothing surprises me any longer.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

You fight remarkably like a Democrat, you know that? You twist, and manipulate - and I will say it - you are lying about what Chad Fairbanks said, and now you're trying to pull the same crap on me.

Are you a Democrat?

I think you might be.

[Chad Fairbanks]

She's done the same thing before, Daughter - remember what she did to that Amelia poster last week?

[Jael]

You have actually seen Chriatians around here who murder and slaughter innocent people? Who still own slaves, as Islam allows that. You have seen Christains around here like the Taliban? Do tell.

[Sabertooth]

Yep Arafat is a constant house guest right?

No, thank God the Bush Adminstration has more sense than that.

The point is, radical Islam doesn't begin and end with, Arafat. What's apparently happening is that we're seeing the fruits of Wahhabist seeds sewn by the Saudis throughout America for the past several decades. And, unforutnately, Wahhabism has affinities with terrorism and jihad.

Here's a link to a thread about a new book on Saudi Wahhabism... Hatred's Kingdom

[Jael]

I'm assuming again that you read the thread and know that it is about GN, not GB.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Christains

What the heck is a Christain? Is that the mark that was left on the Shroud of Turin? ;0)

[TLBSHOW]

I don't question every policy of The President. You know that.

This is the actions of Grover and his group and that is who Frank Gaffney has accused and Grover has not denied.

[Sabertooth]

Chad, why are you saying Bush supports terrorism?

Don't be silly. No one's said that.

[Chad Fairbanks]

I'm assuming again that you read the thread and know that it is about GN, not GB.

Yes, I have... however, if GB were not the president, this wouldn't even be an issue for you and those like you...

[Cultural Jihad]

Are you a Democrat? I think you might be.

The ratty Rats are not able to get back into office by supporting the President or approving of his policies or advisors, or by encouraging others to continue with their deep-seated trust of the same.

[Sabertooth]

if GB were not the president, this wouldn't even be an issue for you and those like you...

< -sigh- >

[Chad Fairbanks]

... keeping in mind that very few here ARE like you...