Maybe I put TOO MANY < BR > in there. Scroll down
to the bottom of my post, and maybe you will see my:< /sarcasm >
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Meanwhile, keep attending those remedial reading sessions.
Wiseguy!
Posted on 02/21/2007 5:31:54 AM PST by KeyLargo
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Man Accused Of Funding Terror A Republican Donor
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A New York man accused of trying to help terrorists in Afghanistan has donated some $15,000 to the House Republicans' campaign committee over three years.
Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari pleaded not guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to charges that include terrorism financing, material support of terrorism and money laundering.
From April 2002 until August 2004, the man also known as "Michael Mixon" gave donations ranging from $500 to $5,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee, according to Federal Election Commission reports and two campaign donor tracking Web sites, www.politicalmoneyline.com and www.opensecrets.org.
The NRCC did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment Tuesday about whether it would return the donations.
In the federal indictment, the government said Alishtari, 53, of Ardsley, N.Y., accepted an unspecified amount of money to transfer $152,000 to Pakistan and Afghanistan to support an Afghanistan terrorist training camp. He also stands accused of causing the transfer of about $25,000 from a bank account in New York to an account in Montreal, money the government says was to be used to provide material support to terrorists.
Also, the indictment says, Alishtari schemed to defraud investors by obtaining millions of dollars in a loan investment scheme that he called the "Flat Electronic Data Interchange" and that promised high guaranteed rates of return.
The charges carry a potential penalty of 95 years in prison.
Alishtari was detained pending a court appearance this week. Prosecutors said he was a danger to the community and a flight risk.
On campaign finance forms, Alishtari identified his occupation as either the owner, president or chief executive of a business called Global Protector Inc., or GlobalProtector.Net, Inc. In some filings he listed the business as being located in the Bronx and in other filings in Scarsdale, N.Y.
A resume listed in his name and posted on an MSN group Web site on Jan. 8, 2007, identifies him as being an "industrialist and philanthropist" and references previous connections to the Republican Party.
The resume says that in 2003 Alishtari was named a National Republican Senatorial Committee "Inner Circle Member for Life" and was appointed to the NRCC's "White House Business Advisory Committee." The resume also says Alishtari was named the NRCC's New York state businessman of the year in 2002 and 2003.
The 2007 resume identifies him as the founder of IDPixie LLC, which is described as an "ID theft protection agency."
If this perp contributed to dems, it wouldn't be news at all - it would never have made the news ....
I wonder if the D.A. who got the indictment is a Clinton appointee.
Well, I do know what you mean...
OTOH, this response is getting to be all too familiar
"if this were a Democrat"
"The MSM is picking on us! Waah!"
Talk about victimhood!
Claiming the MSM reports negatives only when Republicans are involved is nonsense.
Not every negative thing said or printed about the GOP is part of a cabal. Sometimes the truth hurts...because it's the truth.
"I doubt, if this perp would have made the news at all, if MSM found that he was a DemoRAT contributor."
I wouldn't be surprised if he donated to BOTH and the stinking media only reported half of it.
ping
What Has The NRCC Done With The Terrorist Suspect's Money?
Posted by Hugh Hewitt | 6:16 PM
http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/g/198d3889-a5f8-4846-8640-d22c597703c4?comments=true#commentAnchor
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From the AP:
A New York man accused of trying to help terrorists in Afghanistan has donated some $15,000 to the House Republicans' campaign committee over three years.
Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari pleaded not guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to charges that include terrorism financing, material support of terrorism and money laundering.
From April 2002 until August 2004, the man also known as "Michael Mixon" gave donations ranging from $500 to $5,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee, according to Federal Election Commission reports and two campaign donor tracking Web sites, http://www.politicalmoneyline.com and http://www.opensecrets.org.
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Incredibly, the NRCC says it will donate the money to charity "if he's found guilty!"
Look, the standard for conviction is very different than the standard for taking money. I don't think the NRCC should keep the money of indicted terrorist suspects.
Donate the money to the Semper Fi Fund or a similar group helping the wounded from the war. Now.
I wouldn't doubt for a moment that this perp has donated to RNC as well as DNC.
I don't have much use for either party. Both parties need a major housecleaning.
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>>>>Incredibly, the NRCC says it will donate the money to charity "if he's found guilty!"
Yup. I got some RNC survey in the mail. It is getting ripped up vs. mailed.
The money I was going to send with it is going directly to Duncan Hunter, not to any party.
Claiming the MSM reports negatives only when Republicans are involved is nonsense. Not every negative thing said or printed about the GOP is part of a cabal. Sometimes the truth hurts...because it's the truth.You are absolutely right ! There is NO BIAS in the MSM !!!!!
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First of all, "innocent til proven guilty." Second of all, if guilty, why would the GOP give the money back? I mean, if one of Al Capone's men donated 10K to the Policeman's Benevolent Association....?
"NO BIAS in the MSM!"
I never said that, Meek.
But if it makes you feel good, believe it.
Meanwhile, keep attending those remedial reading sessions.
"I don't have much use for either party. Both parties need a major housecleaning."
I agree.
I think that the Republican party as it is now led will be viewed in history as a disaster.
Somehow, there are freepers that believe when a post like this is made, that the poster is some sort of Bush bot.
My take on this news story, is why not publish a report of the perps arrest, without making the story about how he donated to "save the whales" or "save the oil companies." Who cares?
I want our government to protect our borders.
Maybe I put TOO MANY < BR > in there. Scroll down
to the bottom of my post, and maybe you will see my:< /sarcasm >
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Meanwhile, keep attending those remedial reading sessions.
Wiseguy!
"Wiseguy!" ;-)
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- A New York man...donated some $15,000 to the House Republicans' campaign committee over three years...Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari...to charges that include terrorism financing, material support of terrorism and money laundering."
Really, it ain't that difficult.
Allow me to assist!
Click for remedial reading 101
::dances with BunkDetector and MeekOneGOP::
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