From: *Travis* Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2008 Subject: Steven Emerson warns against 'legal jihad' in Dallas speech
Nothing controversial about Emerson...straightforward, yes. B Controversial terrorism expert Steven Emerson warns against 'legal jihad' in Dallas speech5:00 PM Fri, Sep 26, 2008 | http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/09/controversial-terrorism-expert.html *Steven Emerson* <http://www.steveemerson.com/>, described by some Muslims as an "an agenda-driven demagogue," made it apparent Friday during a speech in Dallas why he can't register his car publicly anymore, and why he has to live in an "undisclosed location" somewhere near Washington D.C. The terrorism expert's message, delivered at a joint conference of the *National Center for Policy Analysis * <http://www.ncpa.org/>and the *Atlas Economic Research Foundation * <http://www.atlasusa.org/V2/ind/>at the downtown Fairmont Hotel, is that radical Islamists are feverishly working inside the U.S. to undermine the Constitution and replace it with Shariah, or Islamic law. According to Emerson, violent overthrow is not their aim. Instead, he says, their strategy is a type of "legal jihad," which includes groups such as the *Council on American-Islamic Relations * <http://www.cair.com/Home.aspx>and the *Islamic Society of North America * <http://www.isna.net/>-- both unindicted co-conspirators in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism financing case -- hiding behind free speech protections to spread their Islamist agenda. They do this, Emerson says, through a steady drumbeat of protests labeling attempts by law enforcement and media to investigate Islamic terrorism as "Islamophobia." He said that this is a disservice to moderate Muslims, who should be more vocal in taking back their religion from zealots. On Friday, he raised eyebrows when he proposed giving the FBI and CIA the power to designate certain groups as fronts for terrorism based on, among other things, propaganda they issue -- a sort of a *Treasury Department terrorist designation program *<http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/>on steroids. This kind of suggestion, as one listener to Friday's speech pointed out, would make many Americans "squirm," and smacks of McCarthyism. As controversial as he is, Emerson regularly consults with counterterrorism officials at all levels of government, and has *testified before Congress *<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bHu903KlOA>as a terrorism expert. He has a long history with the Holy Land case. His documentary "*Jihad in America*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorists_Among_Us_-_Jihad_in_America>," which aired in 1994, was among the first to probe the Richardson charity's ties to Hamas activists. Not surprisingly, he and the *think tank he founded *<http://www.investigativeproject.org/>are closely following the Holy Land case, in which five former charity organizers are charged with supporting the Palestinian terrorism group Hamas. Both trials (*last year's ended in a hung jury in October*<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/102207dnmetholyland.1878fd716.html>) have unearthed evidence to prove some of Emerson's assertions, particularly with respect to the *Muslim Brotherhood's *<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Brotherhood>plans for the U.S., detailed in *The Dallas Morning News *<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/091707dnmetbrotherhood.35ce2b6.html>and the *Nine Eleven Finding Answers Foundation*<http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/nefaikhwan1007.pdf>. Trial evidence has also shown strong ties between the Brotherhood and ISNA, CAIR and the *North American Islamic Trust*<http://www.nait.net/NAIT_about_%20us.htm> . *All three groups have denounced their inclusion on the Holy Land unindicted co-conspirator list*<http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-holyland_19met.ART0.North.Edition1.b0be6e.html>, and say that say that the Brotherhood is no longer active in the U.S. Any document purporting to detail a grand Islamic takeover scheme is just the outdated ramblings of a fringe fundamentalist, they say, and not the goal of current Muslim leaders. CAIR, ISNA and others have *vehemently *<http://www.isna.net/articles/News/STEVE-EMERSONS-FANTASTIC-OBSESSION.aspx> *denounced * <http://chicago.cair.com/inthenews.php?file=mm_03312007>Emerson as a racist, right-wing zealot who continues to ride the post-Sept. 11 wave of fear. Even before the 2001 terrorist attacks, his critics say, he had it in for Muslims. They cite his now-famous gaffe in which he suggested in television news interviews shortly after the Oklahoma City bombing that it could have been the work of Islamic terrorists. Emerson knows his views aren't popular, particular in the Muslim community, which is why he is in hiding and has security details at some speeches. "If I had a family, I wouldn't do what I do," he said Friday, acknowledging the threats he's received. *(F)AIR USE NOTICE: All original content and/or articles and graphics in this message are copyrighted, unless specifically noted otherwise. All rights to these copyrighted items are reserved. Articles and graphics have been placed within for educational and discussion purposes only, in compliance with "Fair Use" criteria established in Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. The principle of "Fair Use" was established as law by Section 107 of The Copyright Act of 1976. 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