Posted on 11/13/2009 4:57:53 AM PST by JoeProBono
In what could be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, federal prosecutors sought to take over four U.S. mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim organization suspected of being controlled by the Iranian government.
Prosecutors on Thursday filed a civil complaint in federal court against the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets.
The assets include bank accounts; Islamic centers consisting of schools and mosques in New York, Maryland, California and Houston; more than 100 acres in Virginia; and a 36-story Manhattan office tower. Confiscating the properties would be a sharp blow against Iran, which the U.S. government has accused of bankrolling terrorism and trying to build a nuclear bomb.
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A building seized by federal prosecutors is shown Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in New York. In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal court against the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
This ought to be interesting.
Tear down this Jihadi, seditious mosque.
I’ll lay odds that our Jihadist Enabler Stooge of the United States (J.E.S.U.S.) the Obamessiah, knows nothing of this, and as soon as he finds out, it will all go away!
This won’t go anywhere the Messiah will find a way to stop this. Where the hell will he go to pray.
Iran, Inc. is in our midst.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Lots of them have been here for years, not just the shites. One of my hobbies is keeping tabs on them.
This is 8 years old!
Let’s get those skid-loads of thousand-dollar bills back that Obama sent over there with his phone and his pen.
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