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BREAKING: Largest U.S. Islamic Charity Raided by FBI!
Debbie Schlussel ^ | 9/18/06 | Debbie Schlussel

Posted on 09/18/2006 11:35:20 AM PDT by areafiftyone

September 18, 2006

BREAKING: Largest U.S. Islamic Charity Raided by FBI

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By Debbie Schlussel

I've been writing about LIFE for Relief and Development for years, and I think my columns (especially this one), have finally made a difference. Ditto for my complaints about LIFE to Assistant U.S. Attorney for counterterrorism, Ken Chadwell.

Less than half an hour ago, the FBI began raiding LIFE and hauling out documents. Well, it's about time. LIFE--the largest Islamic charity still open for business in America--openly admitted on its 1995-'97 taxes to be a major funder of HAMAS. Headquartered in the Orthodox Jewish suburban Detroit subdivision in which I grew up, it gave millions to Human Appeal International, which the FBI identified as HAMAS' Jordanian operation. It has done many vague "Katrina," "Lebanon Relief," and "Afghanistan Wheelchair" fundraisers and believed to have laundered the money to terrorists.

Then, there are its multiple fundraisers over the last couple of years "for more Fallujahs" according to sources at a secret 2004 Los Angeles area fundraiser held by LIFE. LIFE is believed to be a major funder of the insurgent terrorists in Iraq. That's why, in 2004, the U.S. Army raided its Iraqi headquarters, frequently operated by its spokesman and operative Mohammed Alomari (more on him below).

The disturbing thing is that for years, the feds--including Homeland Security civil rights officer Daniel Sutherland, U.S. Attorney Stephen Murphy III, and his predecessor Jeffrey Collins--have feted this charity, all while it was apparently funding Islamic terrorists.

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U.S. Attorney Stephen Murphy with Terrorist Charity Officials Khalil Jassem (left), Ihsan Al-Khatib (far right) & "Former" Terrorist Imad Hamad (Murphy's left)

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Then-US Attorney Jeffrey Collins (center) w/LIFE Officials Muthanna Al-Hanooti, Imad Hamad, unidentified person, and Mohammed Alomari

My columns on LIFE certainly made a difference with its top officers. Mohammed Alomari--LIFE's spokesman and the author of an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory book and an article complaining that there are Jews in the Bush Administration--has been harassing me ever since I started writing about him and LIFE, including this page on his website. He also has repeatedly tried to alter the already inaccurate entry on me on Wikipedia.

LIFE's in-house general counsel, Ihsan Alkhatib, wrote a column in the Arab American News calling me a "verbal terrorist," whatever that means. Alkhatib is also the President and general counsel for the Midwest Regional ADC (American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee), headed by former PFLP terrorist Imad Hamad--who also has close ties to LIFE. Senator Carl Levin, Alomari, and LIFE credited Hamad with getting LIFE USAID tax-funded status to administer our tax money in Iraq.

In 2002, LIFE led the Saddam Hussein propaganda trip that U.S. Democratic Congressmen David Bonior, Jim McDermott, and Mike Thompson, which was also funded by Iraqi oil-for-food scam artist Shakir Alkhafaji--who is living, free, in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield, despite $70 in earnings he obtained from doing business with Saddam.

From my 2003 column on LIFE, Imad Hamad lost a scheduled FBI award from Director Robert Mueller, because he was under investigation for terrorism:

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. 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." Hanooti appeared with indicted Islamic Jihad frontman Sami Al-Arian at a recent American Muslim Council lobbying seminar. 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.

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.

Apparently, I'm not such a verbal terrorist at all, because the FBI finally took my investigative work on LIFE seriously. Again, they're raiding the charity as I write.

We'll see what they do with it after that. Given the incompetence of U.S. Attorney Stephen Murphy III--who has let other Islamic terror raidees flee the country before he indicts them--I'm not holding my breath.



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To: genefromjersey
And speaking of Susan Lindhauer... what if :

SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 : (ANTHRAX?) She [Susan Linhauer] met on 9/19/01 in NYC-about 90 minutes away from the Princeton mailbox. The "window" on the mailing (as I recall) was from 9/18 to 9/20/01. She also did some BS tale to the Wash Post about "acid on my steering wheel" and how it burned her hands and face. Mmmmmmmmm........ (How about contact dermatitis from making up a bomb? Dermal anthrax ? ) I saw this lovely on the news. She's got a mouth on her !! 95 posted on 03/11/2004 5:03:23 PM PST by genefromjersey (So little time - so many FLAMES to light !!) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 83

241 posted on 09/19/2006 4:55:11 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2001 : (MANHATTAN, NY : SUSAN LINDHAUER MEETS AN IRAQI INTELLIGENCE OFFICER ) 3. In furtherance of the conspiracy and to effect the illegal object thereof, the following overt acts, among others, were committed in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere: ...b. On or about September 19, 2001, SUSAN LINDAUER, a/k/a “Symbol SUSAN,” met with an officer of the IIS in Manhattan. - "Text of indictment against American spying for Iraq," Findlaw. com, March 11, 2004
242 posted on 09/19/2006 4:56:57 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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To: AmeriBrit

Terror charity Life for Relief and Development ping


243 posted on 09/19/2006 5:08:14 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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To: piasa
I just read something about her: it seems she's a bit on the nutty side. The government wanted to medicate her so they could elicit testimony from her,but the court said no.

When she was first arrested, I contacted the Amerithrax investigation team - which (predictably) didn't even know she existed.I politely pointed out who had her in custody and where,and they got all excited for 30 seconds or so.

When I couldn't produce proof she had ever been near Princeton (I didn't know it was my job to do this !)they sort of lost interest.

244 posted on 09/19/2006 5:28:27 AM PDT by genefromjersey (So much to flame;so little time !)
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To: occamrzr06
My question is "why did it take our government years to close up this terrorist operation? Is it our mission to let terrorists and their support systems thrive in our homeland?". Maybe we need a real warrior as President. The one we have isn't any where near aggressive enough to do the job. Have we gotten in our own way in order to be politically correct? Sacrificed our security, our lives to be politically appeasing to Democrats and to other societies? Are we imploding as a society?
245 posted on 09/19/2006 5:40:47 AM PDT by sportsterinred
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To: sportsterinred

I am not nearly as pessimistic. There's lots of money waiting to be sent to terrorists and the organizations that do it will keep springing up like weeds. It is both difficult and highly counterproductive to shut down all Islamic charities, better to wait until there are proven ties to terrorists, raid them and get the info on witting donors, receiving terrorists, etc.


246 posted on 09/19/2006 5:45:23 AM PDT by palmer (Money problems do not come from a lack of money, but from living an excessive, unrealistic lifestyle)
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To: infidel_pride

Glad you liked it. I also thought it was priceless. :>)!!


247 posted on 09/19/2006 5:46:59 AM PDT by conservativecorner
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To: RDTF; potlatch

Cox and Forkum folks are great, then Potlatch adds the motion and more laughs.



248 posted on 09/19/2006 6:27:36 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic lies/wet dreams posing as news.)
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To: lonevoice

Worth a careful read.


249 posted on 09/19/2006 6:30:50 AM PDT by Pride in the USA
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To: palmer

I certainly do agree with you. Why take 1/2 when you can have a whole. Never move too quickly, but, "1995-'97 taxes to be a major funder of HAMAS."


250 posted on 09/19/2006 6:45:14 AM PDT by sportsterinred
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To: piasa

It would be really interesting to give this witch a continuous infusion of Versed IV and morephine and find out what she has done to harm America and innocent Americans.

Great job and thanks for your bird dogging and indexing.


251 posted on 09/19/2006 6:52:26 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic lies/wet dreams posing as news.)
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To: sportsterinred

The Prez is fine. What we need are warriors in congress- but even that takes a public with more chivalry & testosterone than greed. I suppose we have what we deserve as far as congress goes.


252 posted on 09/19/2006 7:20:51 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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To: genefromjersey
I just read something about her: it seems she's a bit on the nutty side.

So is Iran's leader Ahmaddogonjihad and Kim Il.

The problem with nuts is that the bad ones float to the top.

253 posted on 09/19/2006 7:24:11 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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To: Grampa Dave
I don't know how much she was capable of doing but I am interested in what sort of relationship she had going with LIFE for R&D's official al Hanooti, and what sort of thing he had going with Iraq.
254 posted on 09/19/2006 7:26:38 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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To: JennysCool

Aakkk! They are getting in my brain! I know that but have been self-correcting (and wondering why) so long that I used half their spelling! Moslems! It's Moslems! And spell check still doesn't recognize it!


255 posted on 09/19/2006 8:27:16 AM PDT by pepperdog
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To: Gypssy
Why would you shop at a store owned by muslims?
256 posted on 09/19/2006 8:44:10 AM PDT by SlayerOfBunnies (muslims: fix islam, convert to something less violent, or stop your whining.)
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To: areafiftyone

Well...it's a start...much more needs to be done, though...


257 posted on 09/19/2006 8:56:14 AM PDT by TampaDude (If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the PROBLEM!!!)
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To: Grampa Dave; potlatch
"Killer graphic Dave!"

"Thank Potlatch, who created it."

Great work Potlatch ~ thanks!

258 posted on 09/19/2006 9:32:26 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: Candor7
Yep. You said it. That's what I'm worried about.
259 posted on 09/19/2006 9:51:37 AM PDT by b4its2late (I'm not insensitive, I just don't care.)
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To: SlayerOfBunnies
Why would you shop at a store owned by muslims?

Not sure why I should answer such a question but I don't ask people's religion before I buy at their store. Is it your opinion that I should not go to an international food market? I go to a local Mexican market too, should I boycott them because of illegal immigration problems? Sad....

260 posted on 09/19/2006 9:57:56 AM PDT by Gypssy (Smart, Womanly & Conversative! :-)~~~)
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