ISNA Conference of 1998

The below-linked 2006 document is from Militant Islamic Monitor and concerns two main areas. First is the report on the Global Relief Foundation (GRF) and Benevolence International Foundation (BIF), two controversial Islamic charities that have been identified as fronts for terrorist funding. Second is the schedule of the 1998 annual conference of the Islamic Society of North America, of which Muzaammil Siddiqi was the president at that time. Among charities participating at the event were the above two mentioned as well as the Holy Land Foundation, the latter of which was the center of the so-called Holy Land Foundation trial in Dallas in 2007.

Below are Wikipedia entries for the BIF and GRF followed by the aforementioned Militant Islamic Monitor report.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Relief_Foundation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolence_International_Foundation

http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/2539

You will note that many of the participants in this conference have, shall we say, checkered histories.

Sami al Arian-Prosecuted for finacial support to the terrorist group Islamic Jihad and currently imprisoned for refusing to testify.

Omar Ahmad-co-founder of CAIR and reportedly subject of investigation by the US Attorney's Office in
Dallas-allegedly the case that was squashed by the Holder Justice Department

Siraj Wahhaj- Radical Brooklyn imam who supports jihad, stonings and various and sundry other pastimes.

Abdulrahman Alamoudi-supporter of Hamas and Hizbollah (by his own public admission October 28, 2000 in Washington DC) and currently imprisoned for 23 years for illegal transfer of money to Libya.

Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Amir (President) of Jamaat-i-Islami  (Islamist political party in Pakistan). Reportedly, he had his UK visa cancelled due to his alleged ties to terrorism and alleged support for suicide bombers.

http://pakistanlink.org/Headlines/Nov10/06/05.htm

Ramsey Clark-former attorney general under Lyndon Johnson and America-basher by profession. Any radical cause that condemns America has Ramsey Clark as a supporter. He also accompanied Jane Fonda to Hanoi during the Viet Nam war.

Jamal Badawi-Involved (with Siddiqi) as fatwa counselor with Cairo-based Islam Online.net, a global internet source where Muslims can get spiritual advice online. In 2003, the site reportedly advised a questioner that attacks against American soldiers fighting in Muslim lands was an obligation. One of the "authorities" they quoted was the radical, anti-Semitic, jihadist, Muslim Brotherhood Islamic scholar, Yusuf Qaradawi.

http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/muzammil-siddiqi-more-troubling.html

And, of course, Muzammil Siddiqi himself appeared on stage several times since he was the ISNA president.

If you peruse the schedule of events, you will see that many of the topics concern Muslims as a persecuted group in America and refers to "Muslim prisoners of conscience".

I also note that the Global Relief Foundation had some involvement in a malaria eradication project. It may be coincidental, but Siddiq and Wahhaj are involved tomorrow in a big conference in Anaheim on malaria eradication.

http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/muzammil-siddiqi-and-more-friends.html



"Malaria. That's the secret word."

Which Republican Can Beat Obama?

In spite of President Obama's low poll numbers, many pundits-including Republicans- insist that none of the current Republican candidates are up to beating the President in 2012. They say that the reason Donald Trump is doing so well in the polls vis-a-vis the other candidates is that he is speaking his mind, which is what the conservative voters are craving. Nonetheless, few think that Trump can continue without blowing himself up eventually. Assuming that is true, who would be the best equipped to take on Obama next year?

Mitt Romney is considered one of the front-runners. I was never more impressed with him than when he dropped out of the primaries last go-around and made a great speech in doing so. Yet, he is viewed as another slicked-down politician who instituted his own health care plan in Massachusetts. In addition, some don't want to vote for a Mormon, which is sad, in my view.

Mike Huckabee is as bland as every woman's first husband. He is boring to watch on TV, and that controversial Arkansas pardon will come back to haunt him.

Sarah Palin is very appealing to a lot of folks, but she needs to overcome that poor performance as VP candidate. I love her views, but there is a perception that she's not up to the job. (Doesn't exactly doom your chances though, does it?)

I also like Michele Bachmann, but it seems she has the same perception problem that Palin has.

Tim Pawlenty and Rick Santorum have the right views. They are young and energetic-looking, but don't really look too presidential, do they?

Speaking of looking not-too-presidential, how about Newt Gingrich? Of all of them, he is the most eloquent spokesman for conservative issues. He is also a genuine historian who really seems to understand the issues. Yet, he has no chance. When he was Speaker of the House, he changed his tune daily depending on what he thought the best strategy of the day was. Then there is that little matter of marital infidelity-you know the time he dropped by his wife in the hospital, to tell her he was leaving her for another woman while she was being treated for cancer? I would still like to see him run simply for the voice he would add to the debates.

Same for all of them, actually. They all have something to contribute to the national debate over the role of government in our society and the direction we are going both domestically and internationally.

But they are all lacking that certain something that conservatives are craving and think they see in Trump. Someone who has charisma, genuine conservative values, and isn't afraid to stand up and tell it like it is without worrying that he/she may lose some constituency group. Who is that someone that isn't afraid to tell the other side to go jump in a lake? Who is that person that can capture the imagination of conservatives the way Obama did with liberals and..........well, dopes, while not trying to fool anybody? In my opinion, that would be someone who isn't even running yet.

That person would be Allen West.

President Obama's Carbon Footprint

"Hey, Baby. Wanna take a ride on Obama One?"

I am not much of a green guy, so I wouldn't normally pay much attention to these things, but something popped into my head when the President released his birth certificate and complained that he had so many other important things to do.

Like flying around the country to speak at fundraisers and appear on Oprah.

Just this past week, Obama flew Air Force One out to Los Angeles-with all his retinue of Secret Service and all that jazz-to appear at Democratic fundraisers from Brentwood to Culver City. According to local talk-jocks, John and Ken, that trip alone used up 53,000 gallons of jet fuel (so I guess that's irrefutable.) As usual when Obama visits LA (to raise funds), the city's traffic is tied up into a snarl as whole areas are blocked by police until the fundraiser-in-chief has safely passed.

He also dropped into Chicago to chat sweet nothings with Oprah. I won't complain about yesterday's trip to the South.

Just think how much money the President could save us tax-payers by limiting his trips to the essential things and cutting out fund raisers on the West Coast and appearances with Oprah. And to say nothing about that carbon footprint. Air Force One wasn't built for fundraisers. Besides, he could have borrowed Al Gore's private jet.

Donald Trump's "Big Victory"

"I am proud and honored.........."

Muzammil Siddiqi and More Friends

Muzammil Siddiqi


On May 1, Muzammil Siddiqi will be appearing at an Islamic Shura Council of Southern California conference on malaria.

http://www.shuracouncil.org/calendar_preview.asp?ddate=5/24/2011&type=month

Well, that sure sounds like a worthy cause, but what gives me pause is the presence of some other featured speakers.

First there is our old friend, Siraj Wahhaj of Brooklyn. He is one of the speakers whose presence caused a fuss in Yorba Linda back in February. At issue were some of his documented sermons on the topic of Jihad complete with references to arming black ex-cons in the inner cities with uzis and all that stuff. (A jihad against malaria, perhaps).


Siraj Wahhaj-Radical Islamist

Another participant is Maher Hathout. Below is what Discover the Networks has reported on Hathout.

Maher Hathout-Radical Islamist


http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1401

(Nothing about malaria there.)

Zaid Shakir is a founder of Zaytuna College at UC Berkeley. Here is an article on Shakir from World Net Daily:


Zaid Shakir-Radical Islamist

http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=115687

A warning to malaria: Your days are numbered.

Conclusion: Muzammil Siddiqi-radical Islamist

Yet, on May 5, Siddiqi will be honored by the Orange County Human Relations Commission for being a community leader or something like that.

If you are puzzled by all this, write a letter to Rusty Kennedy, CEO of Orange County Human Relations Commission. He's the one giving this award.

Meanwhile in North Korea

(Fox News)

North Korea's useful idiot

Well, our dowager ex-president, Jimmy The Jerk Carter, is back home in North Korea, where he is considered a national hero, of sorts. Once again, Jimmy The Jerk is criticizing his own country.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/04/28/carter-n-korea-wants-guarantees-nukes/?test=latestnews

How about telling the North Koreans they are guilty of huamn rights violations for not feeding their own people?

The Royal Wedding-Lots of Hats and Lots of Horses

Hats and horses


In spite of my best promises-including to that mad hatter Yvonne Ridley, I did happen to wake up around 4 am this morning. Thus, I figured what the Hell, I might as well turn on coverage of the royal wedding. There, on CNN was Anderson Cooper and Richard Quest.

Quickly, I switched to Fox and to the more pleasing Martha McCallum. (That's better.)  As it was, the wedding was over and the lovely couple was riding back to Buckingham Palace-or wherever royal couples ride back to-in that fancy stagecoach pulled by a couple of dozen horses.

Speaking of horses, they must have rounded up every horse in Europe to bring to London for the event.

And speaking of horses, I was wondering if my old friend, Yvonne Ridley was spotted in the crowd yelling profanities at the Royal Family with Anjem "the Bearded Clam" Choudary. Apparently, Choudary and his rag-tag pals decided to call off the protests, suicide bombings, or whatever they had in mind.

That's The Bearded Clam in the center

Of course, had The Bearded Clam and his followers blown up Westminster Abbey, the BBC would have found a way not to mention it.

("Bearded clam". Sounds like an old phrase from my high school days.)

I heard George Galloway was "taken ill", and, like me, was watching the event on the telly.

Apparently, England is the last country on earth where women still wear hats. Did you see that thing that Victoria Beckham had on her head? It looked like a can of motor oil with a corkscrew punched through it. Ghastly.

Not in the opinion, however, of one of those obligatory British fashion mames, who pronounced it "chic and avante garde".

Did ya see Prince Charlie, be Jesus?

(Speaking of horses...)

Amazing how he is always the side show in these events, nowadays, as he waits and waits and waits.....

But it's all over now, as the Rolling Stones used to say. Anderson Cooper can come back home.....if he can get away from Richard Quest, that is.

 

"I don't think that's funny!"

The Fogel Pledge

I have been asked to post a copy of this letter, which requests the Jewish Federation of Orange County to sign the Fogel Pledge. This pledge, named in honor of the Fogel family, who were slaughtered by Palestinian terrorists in the West Bank settlement of Itamar, says that no Jewish philanthropic funds will be used to support groups or ventures that are linked to the deligitimization or boycotts of Israel.

Sounds sensible enough for me.

Here is the request.

The Jewish Federation of Orange County has been forwarded this Pledge to sign. We encourage you to write/ contact them,and ask that, they join with other Federations across the USA and sign, for the future of our community and Israel.


You can find a sample letter in " how you can help" section of www.ha-Emet.com

Thank You.



Subject: Fwd: Pledge in memory of the Fogel family on behalf of the OC Jewish Federation


From: Ha-Emet Support
Date: April 4, 2011 12:16:10 PM PDT

To: Orange County Jewish Federation
Subject: re: Pledge in memory of the Fogel family on behalf of the OC Jewish Federation


Dear Mr Elcott,


We are writing to request that you sign this Pledge in memory of the Fogel family on behalf of the OC Jewish Federation. This is a necessary first step, to ensure that Jewish philanthropic funds are never used to support or endorse organizations, activities or events that, directly or indirectly, are involved in BDS or delegitimization of Israel.

Signing the Pledge will show your local community, that its leaders are committed to the defence of Israel, and that you are taking strong steps to recognize and resist what is becoming institutionalized anti-Semitism.

Please Click Here to sign the Pledge on behalf of your Jewish Federation


Best wishes

Ha-Emet



This Petition is Endorsed by:


The Sarasota-Manatee Florida
Jewish Federation.- who have
Signed the Pledge.

The National Council of Young
Israel.

Orange County Independent Taskforce on anti-Semitism

David Horowitz Freedom Center

Children of the Jewish Holocaust Survivors

EMET - Endowment for Middle East Truth

American Freedom Alliance-AFA

Americans for a Safe Israel- AFSI

Comments That Never Appeared

A couple of my friends have told me they are having problems getting their comments published. In checking, it appears that the delete spam mechanism has deleted many of your comments, which I have belatedly now released for publication. That even includes a January rant by British Islamist  moron Yvonne Ridley. Until I get the problem corrected, I will have to check the spam box. My apologies to all of you.

Except Yvonne Ridley.

Muzammil Siddiqi-More Troubling Associations

On May 5, the Orange County Human Relations Commission (OCHRC) will award a humanitarian honor to Dr Muzammil Siddiqi of the Islamic Center of Garden Grove. In recent days, many revelations have come forth to the Orange County community about this so-called moderate's past statements and associations. The Orange County Register began reporting on these allegations through editorialist Frank Mickadeit. Yet, in the end, Mickadeit failed to write the most disturbing charges (which have been out there for years) and relied on written answers to questions from Siddiqi. The final product was a whitewash.

Here is an article written by Alyssa Lappen for Act for America concerning entities such as the Fiqh Council of North America, radical Islamic scholar Yusuf Qaradawi, and Muzammil Siddiqi.

http://www.terrorfinance.org/the_terror_finance_blog/2011/02/yusuf-qaradawis-us-minions.html

* See footnote 24-Martyrdom Fatwa (below)

http://www.alyssaalappen.org/wp-content/uploads/Seeking_Martyrdom_by_Attacking_US_troops_Abdullah_IslamOnline_fatwa_3.24.2003.pdf


So now the questions are:

1 Why did Siddiqi refuse to sign a Freedom Pledge in 2009 for Muslim apostates that they would  not be harmed?

2 What is his explanation for the charge in the Lappen article that he "condoned" a fatwa against US troops fighting in Muslim lands? Did he co-write or have any involvement with Jamal Badawi and Mohammed Nur Abdullah in writing the response linked above in 2003?

3 What is his relationship with the Cairo-based site Islam Online.net (Fatwa Board), which is reportedly run by Qaradawi, and which published the above response to a question about attacking US troops?

University of Iowa Professor Says "F----You" to College Republicans

Professor Ellen Lewin

I just finished hearing about this on Greta Van Susteren's show on Fox. Here is the report from the Daily Iowan.

http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/04/27/Metro/23145.html

So a University of Iowa professor of GENDER STUDIES (Surprise) sends an e-mail to a college co-ed saying, "F----You, GOP". How nice. How professional.

Of course to the ultra-liberal Association of American University Professors, it's no biggie.

Here is Lewin's bio from the university.

http://www.uiowa.edu/~anthro/lewin.shtml

"Ellen Lewin’s major research interests center on motherhood, reproduction, and sexuality, particularly as these are played out in American cultures. Over the course of her career, she has completed studies that focus on low-income Latina immigrants in San Francisco, lesbian mothers, and lesbian and gay commitment ceremonies in the US. She is now writing a book on gay fathers-men who have fathered or adopted children either on their own or with male co-parents or who became parents during earlier heterosexual unions"

Important stuff.

Little Normie Finkelstein at Oklahoma University

The vaunted "independent scholar with a PhD from Princeton", Norman Finkelstein, took his freak-show to the University of Oklahoma this week, where he told an audience of gullible college kids his wild conspiracy theories about Israel.

http://www.oudaily.com/news/2011/apr/27/critic-norman-finkelstein-refutes-palestinian-war-/

Yes, Norm, it was Israel's fault the boys of Hamas starting shooting those rockets into Israeli schoolyards.

Apparently, Normie thinks that war should be played like a round of golf-with handicaps for the weaker side. Sorry, Norm. It doesn't work that way.

Apparently, there was no shortage of gullible students who ate up every word that droned out of Normie's mouth.

Dalia Bayaa, vice president of Sooners for Peace in Palestine said students could benefit from hearing Finkelstein because he presents views about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that aren’t covered in mainstream media.

“I think [the conflict] needs to be more equally shown from both sides where people can judge based on both sides of the conflict,” Bayaa said.

Sooners for Peace in Palestine did not comment as to whether they planned to invite an Israel-supporter to speak at OU.