[Dean's World] Mary Madigan: Moderates, Allies and Islamophobes: answers

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Moderates, Allies and Islamophobes: answers
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1159902377.shtml


   Here they are, the long-awaited answers to [1]yesterday's quiz.

   Q: Does the American government consider self proclaimed moderate
   Muslim Tariq Ramadan to be a ally or an enemy in the War against
   terrorism?

   A: The American government [2]treats Tariq Ramadan as an enemy. He was
   [3]recently denied a visa [4]"for providing material support to a
   terrorist organization".

   Some self-proclaimed pious, moderate Muslims still consider Ramadan to
   be a role model despite his involvement with terrorism, instantly
   negating their claims of being pious or moderate.

   Q: Does the American government consider alleged Islamophobe Ayaan
   Hirsi Ali to be an ally or an enemy in the war against terrorism?

   A: The American government considers alleged Islamophobe Ayaan Hirsi
   Ali to be [5]a welcome ally in the war against terrorism.

     On May 16, Hirsi Ali announced her resignation from parliament and
     confirmed her previous statement that she would move to the United
     States to work at the American Enterprise Institute, a pro-market
     economics think tank. Her prospective arrival in September 2006 was
     welcomed by Deputy US Secretary of State Robert Zoellick.

   Q: Does the American government consider Randall Todd Royer, former
   civil rights coordinator for the Council on American-Islamic Relations
   (CAIR) to be an ally or an enemy in the war against terrorism?

   A: The American government considers Randall Todd Royer to be an
   enemy. That's why he's currently [6]serving a sentence of twenty years
   in prison:

     Senior CAIR employee Randall Todd Royer, a/k/a "Ismail" Royer, pled
     guilty and was sentenced to twenty years in prison for
     participating in a network of militant jihadists centered in
     Northern Virginia. He admitted to aiding and abetting three persons
     who sought training in a terrorist camp in Pakistan for the purpose
     of waging jihad against American troops in Afghanistan.

     Royerâs illegal actions occurred while he was employed with CAIR.

   [7]He's not the only one:

     CAIR's Director of Community Relations, Bassem Khafagi , was
     arrested by the United States due to his ties with a
     terror-financing front group. Khafagi pled guilty to charges of
     visa and bank fraud, and agreed to be deported to Egypt.

     Khafagiâs illegal actions occurred while he was employed by CAIR.

     On December 18, 2002, Ghassan Elashi, founding board member of
     CAIR-Texas, a founder of the Holy Land Foundation, and a
     brother-in-law of Musa Abu Marzook , was arrested by the United
     States and charged with, among other things, making false
     statements on export declarations, dealing in the property of a
     designated terrorist organization, conspiracy and money laundering.
     Ghassan Elashi committed his crimes while working at CAIR, and was
     found Guilty.

     CAIR Board Member Imam Siraj Wahaj, an un-indicted co-conspirator
     in the first World Trade Center bombing, has called for replacing
     the American government with an Islamic caliphate, and warned that
     America will crumble unless it accepts Islam.

     Rabih Haddad served as a CAIR Fundraiser. Haddad was co-founder of
     the Global Relief Foundation (âGRFâ). GRF was designated by the US
     Treasury Department for financing the Al Qaida and other terrorist
     organizations and its assets were frozen by the US Government on
     December 14, 2001.

   Does the government consider CAIR to be an ally? Sort of. The
   organization still exists and is still treated with respect despite
   the fact that Senator Richard Durbin said "[CAIR is] unusual in its
   extreme rhetoric and its associations with groups that are suspect".
   U.S. Senator Charles Schumer said "we know [CAIR] has ties to
   terrorism" "intimate links with Hamas."

   Of course the same can be said of our Saudi allies. Our government's
   standards are not high - when they do prosecute someone, when they do
   deny a visa, they must have overwhelming reasons for doing so.

   Q: Does the American government consider Wafa Sultan to be an ally or
   an enemy in the war against terrorism?

   A: Our government considers Wafa Sultan to be an ally and a person who
   is welcome to cross our borders at any time.

   So, our government considers alleged Islmophobes to be our allies and
   recongizes that terror-supporters are enemies, even when they pretend
   to be moderate. That's nice to know.

   Also, under American law, criticizing Islam is not illegal or
   [8]traitorous. Under Islamic law, this criticism is illegal and likely
   equivalent to treason. How one interprets the act of criticizing Islam
   depends on the set of laws one follows.

References

   1. http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1159811117.shtml
   2. http://www.douglasfarah.com/article/108/why-tariq-ramadan-was-denied-a-visa
   3. http://counterterrorismblog.org/2006/09/some_reasons_tariq_ramadan_was.php
   4. http://jcb.blogs.com/
   5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayaan_Hirsi_Ali
   6. http://www.anti-cair-net.org/
   7. http://www.anti-cair-net.org/
   8. http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1159404710.shtml#85190