Wednesday, March 20, 2013

3-20-13 National Security Updates



New Syrian Rebel Leader Was CAIR Official

The Syrian Opposition Coalition has elected an interim prime minister under U.S. pressure. And it chose a former representative of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Texas named Ghassan Hitto, disappointing secularists who “withdrew before the vote to protest what they described as a hasty foreign-backed push to appoint Hitto.” [more...]


Obama Meets With Pro-Hezbollah Groups Ahead of Mideast Trip

On Monday, President Obama prepared for his trip to the Middle East by meeting with around 10 Muslim and Arab officials that provided him with "recommendations." The attendees included representatives from the Muslim Public Affairs Council and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, two anti-Israel groups with a record of pro-Hezbollah advocacy. The meeting came four days after his meeting with Jewish leaders. [more...]


Christie Continues Engagement with Hamas-Linked Mosque

Last month, N.J. Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa attended the Friday services of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, continuing the Christie Administration’s engagement with the Hamas-linked mosque and its imam, Mohammad Qatanani. Immigration officials have sought unsuccessfully to tie Mohammad Qatanani to Palestinian terrorist groups and he is supported by Christie and N.J. law enforcement. Actually, the Department of Homeland Security is still seeking his deportation because of the extensive evidence linking him to Hamas. [more...]


Imam Preaches Armed Jihad in VA High School

An Islamist imam spoke in support of armed jihad at an event held in a Virginia high school on January 26, a video from the event shows. The event was put together by the First Hijrah Foundation and held at the TC Williams high school in Virginia. According to the organizers, the event's purpose was to "to commemorate the first anniversary of Ethiopian Muslims' peaceful struggle for justice and freedom of religion and fundraising for the families of the unjustly detained scholars of Ethiopian Muslims." [more...]

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