Islam's PC Pal In L.A.

IBD Editorials ^ | November 18, 2010 | Staff

[Kaslin]

Homeland Security: Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca seems more interested in currying favor with radical Muslim groups than fighting terror. He's even invited one to lecture police about "radicalization."

Next week, Baca's department will host a conference for the L.A. Police Department and the FBI on "radicalization and homegrown violent extremism." Among featured speakers are two suspect figures with the Muslim Public Affairs Council.

L.A.-based MPAC claims to be "moderate." But according to a new report put out by a coalition of U.S. security officials, it's "an aggressive propaganda arm" of the radical Muslim Brotherhood, parent of Hamas and al-Qaida. MPAC's own publication, the Minaret, has proudly called its founder "a close disciple of" Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna.

While that's bad enough, one of the MPAC officials slated to speak, Edina Lekovic, edited the magazine Al-Talib when it editorialized that "our brother" Osama bin Laden was a "freedom fighter" who should be defended by Muslims. This was in 1999 — a year after bin Laden bombed our embassies and declared war on us.

The other official is MPAC President Salam al-Marayati, who the same year was booted from the National Commission on Terrorism by then-House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt for praising Hezbollah. He wasn't fit to serve on an anti-terror panel in 1999. What makes Baca think he's fit now?

[Fred Nerks]

MPAC President Salam Al-Marayati and MPAC-DC intern Saaliha Khan attended a White House iftar hosted by President Obama

MUSLIM PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL

[onedoug]

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[sheik yerbouty]

Baca, the usedful infidel..