Travis, What is it you don't understand about the word "legal"?
On Oct 3, 5:54 pm, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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-terror... > > *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/102...>) > 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/09...>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...>, > 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....> > *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. 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