Posted on 10/02/2002 10:14:26 PM PDT by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:57:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The trip that three Democratic congressmen made to Baghdad last week was jointly funded by two private organizations
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
9.00 am - 10.30 am BRIEFING FOR LOBBYIST
Domestic Issues :
A. Profiling/Secret Evidence
Sami Al-Arian,Tampa Bay Coalition For Justice and Peace
International Issues :
A. Jerusalem - Eugene Bird CNI
B. Lifting Sanctions on Iraq Muthana Al-Hanooti, Education for Peace in Iraq Center
The Art of Lobbying :
A. Jameel W A Johnson, Chief of Staff, Congressman Meeks
B. Scott Paul, Legislative Assistant to Congressman Bonior
Source: http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:_m7jCpmUhZ8C:www.amconline.org/newamc/convo/prgThu.shtml+%22Muthana+Al+Hanooti%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Daru Salam Center, 17300 W. Ten Mile Rd., Southfield (between Greenfield and Southfield Rd.) 248-424-7493. daru-salam@home.com
Hard to tell.
So far, the guy in my notes with the most documented aliases is an American, of course:
James Earnest Thompson aka James Ujaama aka Abdul Qadr aka Bilal Ahmed aka Abu Sumaya.
Who says Americans aren't the most productive people on earth? :)
Back to Alomari- I'm associating the name with a long thread Wallaby posted of 50 articles or so on Terrorism's Bagmen. I think it may have been 2 or 3 years ago, so I'm going to have to dig a little.
I've been up for 2 nights running now and I have to be up at 10 AM, so I've got to hit the sack. I'll see if I can find it later tonight.
The organization called LIFE was formerly called "IRA" and used to have a website at : http://ira-usa.org/
Its 'stroefront' was located elsewhere but LIFE was located here as of DECEMBER 21, 1998, when they asked for " tax deductible donations " to be sent to :
LIFE for Relief and Development
17300 W Ten Mile Rd
Southfield, MI
Their tax ID on their web site is (Tax ID # 95-4402149)
LIFE for Relief & Development A UN affiliated NGO presents Emergency Fundraiser for Afghan Refugees
Sunday, November 11, 2001 at 5pm
Shaykh Abdul-Jalil Mizgouri Br. Omar Ahmed
Facts: -UN appeals for $584 Million to help 7.5 Million Afghans -6 Million Afghans need help to SURVIVE.
-Millions are on the move in search of safety and assistance. -Over 500,000 Widows. -At least 1.5 Million Orphans.
Tickets: $25 (Students $20) Location: Chandni Restaurant 5738 Mowry School Road Newark, CA 94560
SECURITY & BABYSITTING provided All Donations are Tax Deductible, Tax-ID # 95-4402149 LIFE for Relief & Development is a UN registered Relief agency.
It is currently accepting donations online at www.LIFEusa.org. FOR MORE INFO CONTACT:
337 E. Foothill Blvd., Pomona, CA 91767
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JULY 30, 2003 : (SUSAN LINDHAUER HAS PHONE CONVERSATION WITH MUTHANNA AL-HANOOTI, PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHFIELD MICHIGAN GROUP 'FOCUS ON AMERICAN AND ARAB INTERESTS AND RELATIONS' aka FAAIR; See also TERROR CHARITIES, LIFE FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT, HAMAS ) To demonstrate her commitment to nonviolence, Lindauer also shared with me portions of the evidentiary material contained on a stack of compact disks turned over to her by the government. The evidence against her, which includes wiretapped conversations with friends, neighbors, foreign diplomats and fellow activists, is currently in the hands of her new court-appointed attorney, who was not representing Lindauer at the time I spoke to her. Among the documents Lindauer showed me was a transcript of a telephone conversation with Muthanna al-Hanooti, the president of Focus on American and Arab Interests and Relations, a nonprofit organization in Southfield, Mich., dated July 30, 2003, two days before the Arab-American activist made one of his frequent trips to Iraq. During the call, Lindauer praised al-Hanooti for being a ''man who believes in peace'' and exhorted him to ''stay with God -- just stay with God.'' As the conversation continued, al-Hanooti seemed to hover between impatience and boredom. ''Other people are doing bad things, and they may try to use you as cover for bad things,'' Lindauer said. ''So don't let them.'' ''It's a very delicate balance, as you know,'' al-Hanooti replied. ''But, ah, we'll do our best, you know. We'll do our best.''
------------Source: "Susan Lindauer's Mission to Baghdad," ["spy" story -- long, strange], by DAVID SAMUELS, New York Times Magazine, August 29, 2004 Posted on 08/29/2004 12:38:16 PM PDT by 68skylark
Muthanna al Hanooti is associated with Mohammed Alomari:
One of those investigations apparently involves Hamad's close ties to Muthanna Al-Hanooti, Mohammed Alomari, and their charities, LIFE for Relief and Development and FAAIR (Focus on Arab American Issues and Reform). Hidden in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Southfield, Michigan, LIFE is believed to fund Hamas via contributions to Hamas front groups identified in 2001 by FBI Assistant Director for Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence, Dale Watson.
One such front, Human Appeal International, believed by the FBI to be Hamas' Jordanian operation, was listed in LIFE tax returns as one of three supported organizations receiving millions in contributions. Human Appeal and another organization LIFE works with, Human Relief Foundation, are listed as participants in the "101 days campaign" website of Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi, spiritual leader of terrorist group Muslim Brotherhood. The site is believed to raise money for homicide bombings Al-Qaradawi supports.
Alomari's book, "The Secrecy of Evil", and other writings allege Jewish control of the world and the Bush administration. His Daru Salam mosque radio website claimed Jews and the U.S. "organized" the 9/11 attacks.
---------FBI, Justice PC Buffoonery Continues October 15, 2003 Abridged NY Post version ----http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:fY3h0n_bnWMJ:www.debbieschlussel.com/columns/column101503.shtml+%22MUTHANNA+AL-HANOOTI%22&hl=en
1996 : (TERROR CHARITY : LIFE FUNDRAISER ARRANGED BY AL HANOOTI FEATURES SPEAKER SHEIK ABDULRAHMAN ABU ZANT - See HAMAS) A 1996 LIFE fundraiser, arranged by Hanooti, featured speaker Sheik Abdulmunem Abu Zant, an ardent Hamas supporter, who said, "May G-d attack the Jews and those who stand with them. May G-d attack the Americans and those who stand with them."
---------FBI, Justice PC Buffoonery Continues October 15, 2003 Abridged NY Post version ----http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:fY3h0n_bnWMJ:www.debbieschlussel.com/columns/column101503.shtml+%22MUTHANNA+AL-HANOOTI%22&hl=en
2003 : (AMC LOBBYING SEMINAR : AL HANOOTI APPEARS WITH ISLAMIC JIHAD'S SAMI AL ARIAN) Hanooti appeared with indicted Islamic Jihad frontman Sami Al-Arian at a recent American Muslim Council lobbying seminar. ---------FBI, Justice PC Buffoonery Continues October 15, 2003 Abridged NY Post version ----http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:fY3h0n_bnWMJ:www.debbieschlussel.com/columns/column101503.shtml+%22MUTHANNA+AL-HANOOTI%22&hl=en
* LIFE for RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT : LIFE's original registered agent (under its previous name, International Relief Association), Masood Aijazi, worked for Khalid bin Mahfouz, the financier of Mawafaq Foundation, designated a terrorist charity by the U.S. government.
[Imad] Hamad's relationship with these parties is long-term and tight. A 1999 press release by Hamad's American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee credits Hamad with getting Senator Carl Levin, then-Senator Spencer Abraham, and David Bonior to grant LIFE a license to send millions to Iraq. "We have a special relationship with ADC here in Detroit." Hanooti said. "This is another example of the value of cooperation between our organizations . . . to advance our common agenda."
In May 2003, Hamad visited terrorist-sponsor Syria and Lebanon with Hanooti and Alomari. Given all of this, a recent FAAIR newsletter photo of Collins (below) smilingly posing between Al-Hanooti, Hamad, and Alomari, at a FAAIR event, is disturbing. It is bad enough that a U.S. Attorney would associate with known anti- Semites. Worse, if Collins' office ever indicts them, it could be embarrassing.
...Collins, too, has been a Justice Department disappointment, with a mediocre record of terrorism convictions. Some of Collins' blunders were made under the tremendous influence of Hamad. After 9-11, federal agents visited temporary visa holders from Middle Eastern countries for surprise interviews. But in the Detroit area, Hamad convinced Collins to send out warning letters asking the men to voluntarily show up for interviews at his office. Only a third did. Others disappeared. "It's like telling terrorists and aliens: We're looking for you, go hide," said one Special Agent in Charge, at the time. More frightening, a USA Today article implies Collins and Hulon may have employed Hamad as a translator. Their relationship is a little too close for comfort. In May, while other awardees brought their significant others, Collins was Hamad's date to a Detroit News awards banquet.
---------FBI, Justice PC Buffoonery Continues October 15, 2003 Abridged NY Post version ----http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:fY3h0n_bnWMJ:www.debbieschlussel.com/columns/column101503.shtml+%22MUTHANNA+AL-HANOOTI%22&hl=en
JUNE 22, 2000 : (WASHINGTON, DC : MUSLIM DAY ON THE HILL : AL HANOOTI SPEAKS - See EPIC) Check out the first part og the day's schedule for JUNE 22, 2000 event "Muslim Day on the Hill," where Alomari's associate al Hanooti spoke:
9.00 am - 10.30 am BRIEFING FOR LOBBYIST-----Source: http://216.239.53.100/search?q=cache:_m7jCpmUhZ8C:www.amconline.org/newamc/convo/prgThu.shtml+%22Muthana+Al+Hanooti%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8Domestic Issues :
A. Profiling/Secret Evidence
Sami Al-Arian,Tampa Bay Coalition For Justice and PeaceInternational Issues :
A. Jerusalem - Eugene Bird CNI
B. Lifting Sanctions on Iraq Muthana Al-Hanooti, Education for Peace in Iraq CenterThe Art of Lobbying :
A. Jameel W A Johnson, Chief of Staff, Congressman Meeks
B. Scott Paul, Legislative Assistant to Congressman Bonior
Note that al Hanooti is speaking on behalf of EPIC. EPIC was founded by Erik Gustafson , a veteran of the Gulf War, in 1998. EPIC as I recall, was the group which Ambassador Joe Wilson was involved with...
EPIC was involved in the attempt to "discredit" the UK Dossier on Iraq :
JUNE 14, 2003 : (EPIC IRAQ FORUM FEATURES LECTURERS SUCH AS GLEN RANGWALA) Glen Rangwala, PhD is a lecturer in politics at Cambridge University, UK. He has been a coordinator of the Campaign against Sanctions on Iraq for the past five years. His work on the allegations made about Iraq's prohibited weapons have been covered by every major news outlet, most notably when he discovered that the "intelligence" dossier released by the British government had been plagiarized from a PhD student's thesis. He acts as an advisor to British parliamentarians on policy towards Iraq. He is beginning an in-depth academic study on Iraq's changing society from 1990 to the present day, and will be assessing the outcomes of the US-led reconstruction attempts. ----- "EPIC 2003 Iraq Forum Online," June 14, 2003 Washington, DC, http://epic-usa.org
[* Note that he never did prove that the "PhD student's thesis was wrong.]
JUNE 14, 2003 : (WASHINGTON, DC : EPIC IRAQ FORUM EVENING KEYNOTE LECTURE "A STATE OF THE MOVEMENT ADDRESS" BY MCGOVERN OF THE GROUP VETERAN INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONS FOR SANITY & FORMER AMBASSADOR WILSON)----- "EPIC 2003 Iraq Forum Online," June 14, 2003 Washington, DC, http://epic-usa.org
That's a lot of research.
Thanks piasa.
Thanks!
Thanks- I'll use that.
And for those who haven't been following these two characters- Ray McGovern & Joe Wilson...
They lead right back to the staff of John F Kerry's 2004 presidential election campaign.
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