[ravingnutter]

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.

While I will NOT defend Mr. Norquist's actions in any way, his feet should be held to the fire as well...the insinuation that Al-Arian was admitted access to the WH via Norquist is disengenuous spin produced by the Dems...

On May 7 [1998], President Clinton spoke to almost 800 Arab Americans at a Washington dinner. University of South Florida Professor Sami Al-Arian, clutching an envelope addressed to Clinton, sat in a front row. The speech ended, and the president began working the crowd. For a few seconds, the professor had his arm around Clinton, and Secret Service agents politely took the package of letters and articles.

Washington Report

So...why do they not tell this part of the story?

Also in a related story:

Clinton Axed Terror Probe

An excerpt:

The Clinton administration shut down a 1995 investigation of Islamic charities, concerned that a public probe would expose Saudi Arabia's suspected ties to a global money-laundering operation that raised millions for anti-Israel terrorists, federal officials told The Washington Times.

Law enforcement authorities and others close to the aborted investigation said the State Department pressed federal officials to pull agents off the previously undisclosed probe after the charities were targeted in the diversion of cash to groups that fund terrorism.

In the aborted 1995 investigation, the FBI said in a sealed affidavit that the Islamic Concern Project and World and Islam Studies Enterprise — working with charities in Virginia — committed fraud and "served as a vehicle by which [Islamic Jihad] raised funds to support terrorist activities in the occupied territories." In that probe, investigators found that checks drawn on a bank account of the International Committee for Palestine had been cashed by people in the Middle East. They said the checks had been signed by Mr. Al-Arian.

[Fred Mertz]

Mia T had a great thread today using the Hillary! angle and link. Did you see it.

[sport]

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[TLBSHOW]

I did tell the story on Saturday night....on one of these threads!

[metesky]

While you are correct in saying that the Clinton Administration was hip deep in this, it's also true that Norquist has been a bought and paid for Wahabbi lobbyist for years.

I clearly remember a 1999 article by Norquist in The American Spectator, of all places, pumping Arab-American voters as the group that would put the Republicans on top.

At least Norquist seems to be the type of toady who, once bought, stays bought.