Calanen
11-28-2008, 06:46 AM
Senator Coburn from the United States Senate Oversight Committee delivered a scathing report on the DOJ. I dont agree with all of what he said, but agree with some. Extract from some portions of interest, whole report at the link,
http://coburn.senate.gov/public/_files/JusticeDeniedDOJReport.pdf
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DOJ SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS UNDER
INVESTIGATION FOR TERROR TIES
As the agency tasked with handling our nation’s legal affairs, the DOJ is currently prosecuting a terror-financing case against the Holy Land Foundation, a non-government organization that is
accused of funding terrorists. During the course of this investigation and trial, DOJ has identified several organizations as unindicted co-conspirators.43
Despite their known ties to terror and their being under investigation by DOJ, the agency funds, endorses, or otherwise
legitimizes these same Islamist groups and Muslim Brotherhood affiliates in the U.S., even though DOJ itself is currently investigating these groups.
The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist organization opposed to Western liberal democracy that seeks to establish an Islamic Caliphate, or one-world government, ruled by Islamic law. On Thursday, July 10, 2008, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
held a hearing entitled, "The Roots of Violent Islamist Extremism and Efforts to Counter It."44
The testimonies of Zeyno Baran of the Hudson Institute, Maajid Nawaz of the Quilliam Foundation, and Steve Emerson of the Investigative Project on Terrorism document the history and extremist ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the first and most prominent Islamist
organizations.
According to these witnesses, the central tenets of Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood is that Islam is the only basis for a legal and political system and that Islamic law, or Sharia, must shape all aspects of human society. According to Zeyno Baran, the goal of the Muslim Brotherhood
and other Islamist groups is the eventual Islamization of the world and the "[rejection] of Western norms of pluralism, individual rights, and the secular rule of law."
This is diametrically opposed to liberal democracy. In other words, Islamists work to promote "separation, sedition,
and hatred, … [which] is at the core of Islamist terrorism."45
The extremist ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood is best illustrated by the Muslim Brotherhood’s own strategic plan for its affiliates in the U.S. The plan was outlined in the Muslim Brotherhood memorandum that was submitted as evidence by federal prosecutors in a
recent terror financing trial.46
The Muslim Brotherhood’s description of its agenda in the United
States is alarming:
"Understanding the role of the Muslim Brother in North America: The process of settlement is a ‘Civilization-Jihadist Process’. . .the [Muslim Brotherhood affiliates] must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western Civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands and the hands of unbelievers so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is made victorious over all other religions."
The following are a few examples of the organizations currently being investigated by DOJ for possible involvement with terrorists, but they are also receiving or have recently received funds
or other support from DOJ despite these serious concerns.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
CAIR was established in 1994 by leaders of the Islamic Association of Palestine, a Muslim Brotherhood affiliate considered by the U.S. government to be a front for terrorist group
Hamas.48 In 2007, DOJ labeled CAIR as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and an unindicted co-conspirator in a terror-financing trial.49
This charge was confirmed by testimony
and documentary evidence admitted in the ongoing prosecution of the Holy Land Foundation for
Relief and Development (HLF), an organization charged by the U.S. government with being a
terrorist entity that fundraised for Hamas. According to court documents, CAIR chairman Omar Ahmad mediated a financial dispute involving the HLF over funding for Hamas founder Sheik
Jamil Hamami.50
CAIR was co-founded by Rafeeq Jaber who was also the president of the American Muslim Society, a group listed in the aforementioned Muslim Brotherhood memorandum to carry out the "civilization jihad" against the U.S.51
Despite these concerns, DOHJ has funded and supported CAIR on a number of occasions including the following:
In March 2005, DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General collaborated with CAIR to distribute information on how to report violations of civil rights.52
In June 2005, DOJ’s Community Relations Service hosted a seminar in Houston with CAIR entitled "Building Cultural Competency."53
CAIR is a current member of DOJ’s Hate Crimes Task Force in Sacramento, California.54
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) ISNA was founded in 1963 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign by several leaders of
the Muslim Student Association, a U.S. affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood.55 Like CAIR,
ISNA is an unindicted co-conspirator in the HLF terror financing trial.
56 ISNA is also at the top of the list in the Muslim Brotherhood memorandum which lays out an agenda to carry out a "civilization jihad" against the U.S.57 Yet, despite these concerns, DOJ has funded and supported ISNA on a number of occasions
including the following:
The Bureau of Prisons at DOJ awarded $2,300 in 2005 and again in 2006 for prisoner funeral services to one of the oldest affiliates of ISNA, the Islamic Center of Greater
Kansas City;58
In 2005, The Bureau of Federal Prisons at DOJ awarded several grants totaling $12,400 for chaplain services to the Islamic Center of Pittsburg, established in 1985 by the Muslim Student Association, an affiliate of ISNA;59
DOJ co-sponsored the August 2007 ISNA convention despite DOJ lawyers’ objections and concerns that sponsorship of a named unindicted co-conspirator would undermine the
agency’s case against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development; and 60
In August 2007, DOJ’s Federal Bureau of Prisons had a booth at the ISNA conference and passed out literature in order to recruit prison chaplains.61
RECOMMENDATION
DOJ should prohibit any collaboration with or funding of Muslim Brotherhood U.S.affialiates and other entities with links to terrorism. It is the legal right and obligation of DOJ to bar, withhold or rescind funding for or collaboration with any entities that do not advance the mission of the Department, which is the security and stability of the United States, including its culture, its people, and its form of government.
http://coburn.senate.gov/public/_files/JusticeDeniedDOJReport.pdf
15
DOJ SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS UNDER
INVESTIGATION FOR TERROR TIES
As the agency tasked with handling our nation’s legal affairs, the DOJ is currently prosecuting a terror-financing case against the Holy Land Foundation, a non-government organization that is
accused of funding terrorists. During the course of this investigation and trial, DOJ has identified several organizations as unindicted co-conspirators.43
Despite their known ties to terror and their being under investigation by DOJ, the agency funds, endorses, or otherwise
legitimizes these same Islamist groups and Muslim Brotherhood affiliates in the U.S., even though DOJ itself is currently investigating these groups.
The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist organization opposed to Western liberal democracy that seeks to establish an Islamic Caliphate, or one-world government, ruled by Islamic law. On Thursday, July 10, 2008, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
held a hearing entitled, "The Roots of Violent Islamist Extremism and Efforts to Counter It."44
The testimonies of Zeyno Baran of the Hudson Institute, Maajid Nawaz of the Quilliam Foundation, and Steve Emerson of the Investigative Project on Terrorism document the history and extremist ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the first and most prominent Islamist
organizations.
According to these witnesses, the central tenets of Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood is that Islam is the only basis for a legal and political system and that Islamic law, or Sharia, must shape all aspects of human society. According to Zeyno Baran, the goal of the Muslim Brotherhood
and other Islamist groups is the eventual Islamization of the world and the "[rejection] of Western norms of pluralism, individual rights, and the secular rule of law."
This is diametrically opposed to liberal democracy. In other words, Islamists work to promote "separation, sedition,
and hatred, … [which] is at the core of Islamist terrorism."45
The extremist ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood is best illustrated by the Muslim Brotherhood’s own strategic plan for its affiliates in the U.S. The plan was outlined in the Muslim Brotherhood memorandum that was submitted as evidence by federal prosecutors in a
recent terror financing trial.46
The Muslim Brotherhood’s description of its agenda in the United
States is alarming:
"Understanding the role of the Muslim Brother in North America: The process of settlement is a ‘Civilization-Jihadist Process’. . .the [Muslim Brotherhood affiliates] must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western Civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands and the hands of unbelievers so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is made victorious over all other religions."
The following are a few examples of the organizations currently being investigated by DOJ for possible involvement with terrorists, but they are also receiving or have recently received funds
or other support from DOJ despite these serious concerns.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
CAIR was established in 1994 by leaders of the Islamic Association of Palestine, a Muslim Brotherhood affiliate considered by the U.S. government to be a front for terrorist group
Hamas.48 In 2007, DOJ labeled CAIR as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and an unindicted co-conspirator in a terror-financing trial.49
This charge was confirmed by testimony
and documentary evidence admitted in the ongoing prosecution of the Holy Land Foundation for
Relief and Development (HLF), an organization charged by the U.S. government with being a
terrorist entity that fundraised for Hamas. According to court documents, CAIR chairman Omar Ahmad mediated a financial dispute involving the HLF over funding for Hamas founder Sheik
Jamil Hamami.50
CAIR was co-founded by Rafeeq Jaber who was also the president of the American Muslim Society, a group listed in the aforementioned Muslim Brotherhood memorandum to carry out the "civilization jihad" against the U.S.51
Despite these concerns, DOHJ has funded and supported CAIR on a number of occasions including the following:
In March 2005, DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General collaborated with CAIR to distribute information on how to report violations of civil rights.52
In June 2005, DOJ’s Community Relations Service hosted a seminar in Houston with CAIR entitled "Building Cultural Competency."53
CAIR is a current member of DOJ’s Hate Crimes Task Force in Sacramento, California.54
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) ISNA was founded in 1963 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign by several leaders of
the Muslim Student Association, a U.S. affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood.55 Like CAIR,
ISNA is an unindicted co-conspirator in the HLF terror financing trial.
56 ISNA is also at the top of the list in the Muslim Brotherhood memorandum which lays out an agenda to carry out a "civilization jihad" against the U.S.57 Yet, despite these concerns, DOJ has funded and supported ISNA on a number of occasions
including the following:
The Bureau of Prisons at DOJ awarded $2,300 in 2005 and again in 2006 for prisoner funeral services to one of the oldest affiliates of ISNA, the Islamic Center of Greater
Kansas City;58
In 2005, The Bureau of Federal Prisons at DOJ awarded several grants totaling $12,400 for chaplain services to the Islamic Center of Pittsburg, established in 1985 by the Muslim Student Association, an affiliate of ISNA;59
DOJ co-sponsored the August 2007 ISNA convention despite DOJ lawyers’ objections and concerns that sponsorship of a named unindicted co-conspirator would undermine the
agency’s case against the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development; and 60
In August 2007, DOJ’s Federal Bureau of Prisons had a booth at the ISNA conference and passed out literature in order to recruit prison chaplains.61
RECOMMENDATION
DOJ should prohibit any collaboration with or funding of Muslim Brotherhood U.S.affialiates and other entities with links to terrorism. It is the legal right and obligation of DOJ to bar, withhold or rescind funding for or collaboration with any entities that do not advance the mission of the Department, which is the security and stability of the United States, including its culture, its people, and its form of government.