*JDL MILITIA IN NEW YORK STATE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS*
If you happen to be vacationing in the Catskill Mountains or upper New York
state or the mountains of neighboring Connecticut this summer and hear the
rattle of heavy gunfire nearby, it is not the U.S. military in training or
some "right wing" militia group on maneuvers.
Most likely you will be hearing a training session of members of the
terrorist Jewish Defense League (JDL) or its spinoff, the Jewish Defense
organization (JDO). And, those shooters might not be able to speak English
very well. You could, in fact, be confronted by a youthful member of the
JDL or JDO who is more than likely recent immigrants from Russia, living in
the United States as a supposed refugee.
It is more than likely he will be from the Brighton Beach section of New
York City, an underworld haven for Jewish Russian refugees comprising what
has become known as the "Russian Mafia." The FBI says the outlaw
organization stretches all the way to Moscow and is involved in virtually
every sort of crime from smuggling (even nuclear materials) to contract
murders.
*TRAIN IN MOUNTAINS *
In upstate New York, the JDL and no have been training for several years in
the Catskill Mountains of Sullivan County, a short drive northwest of New
York City not far from the Pennsylvania border.
Of course the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which has been screeching for
years about the dangers to America presented by U.S. militia groups,
doesn't have much to say about the JDL and no "troopers," who have been
terrorizing residents of the Sullivan County area, particularly around the
small resort village of Livingston Manor.
Nor will you find the JDL or the JDO listed as terrorist organizations in
U.S. government reports on worldwide and domestic terrorist activity.
In fact, Irving Shapiro, vice chairman of the ADL's national volunteer
commission, doesn't consider them dangerous at all--certainly not like U.S.
civilian militias.
'They believe they have a mission and a purpose to protect Jews," Shapiro
recently told the Middletown, New York, Sunday Record, which ran a
front-page feature story about the young trainees, titled "For Jewish
Militants, Catskills are a Training Ground."
Nothing has been heard at all from Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the New
York Democrat who is one of the leading antigun advocates in the U.S.
Senate and who can frequently be heard squawking about "crazies" with
"assault rifles" scampering about his beloved, and neighboring, Delaware
County; where he has a home in rural Pindars Corners.
(In fact, when called by this SPOTLIGHT reporter, the senator's staff did
not want to even divulge the location of his nearby home. Could he, too, be
fearful of the militants?)
Even Capitol Hill's loudest opponent of the Second Amendment ("the right to
keep and bear arms"), Rep. Charles Schemer (DN.Y), current candidate for
the Senate from New York and known to be a frequent visitor to the resorts
of the Catskill Mountains, has been deafeningly silent about the mountain
militants.
The New York State Police are closely monitoring the activities of the
groups, which rent, from apparently sympathetic fellow Jews, camps in the
Catskills of Sullivan County.
*"NICE" PEOPLE *
One such camp owner; Arthur Rosenzweig, who owns Camp Hilldale, in the
village of Monticello, and lives on the camp grounds, told the Sunday
Record, they came to me and told me they do a lot of self detense work and
they called themselves Friends of Israel.
Nobody could get in here to see me without an escorted guard," Rosinzweig
said. "But these people were very nice, they never hurt anybody."
But how nice are they really?
They spent five weeks at the camp and were closely monitored by the state
police. Sullivan County Sheriff Daniel Hogue, acting on the complaints of
neighbors, visited eight times but was refused admittance.
Nevertheless, no FBI and BATF sieges here, not even a peep of protest from
the ADL or its fellow travelers at the Southern Poverty Law Center led by
Morris Dees.
There was not a single report about the training activities on national
television, not even after 18 were arrested last summer by state police for
felony gun possession, of which four, believed to be the group's ring
leaders, pleaded guilty last spring.
*SLAP ON WRIST *
No years in a federal prison for these militiamen, just five years
probation meted out by Sullivan County Judge Burton Ledina, who also gave
them Certificates of Relief from Disability.
In New York State, the certificates prevent, among other things, employers
from denying them a job due to conviction on a felony charge.
I've objected to the certificates the day of the Sentencing," Sullivan
County Assistant DA James Farrell said. "Most people, even if they get
these certificates, don't get them until after probation is served at least
halfway through."
DA Stephen Lungen said he was unaware of a case where certificates were
issued by a judge upon sentencing "on such serious charges."
Judge Leaden had no comment.
Incredibly, his original decision specifically allowed the felons to even
possess rifles and shotguns.
Farrell, however went back to court and argued against that provision
allowed them by Ledina and it was dropped.
And where was the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) during all
of this?
Apparently nowhere to be found.
Nevertheless, state police confiscated more than a dozen illegally
possessed revolvers and semiautomatic, large capacity magazine pistols and
thousands of rounds of ammunition.
*FEARED REPRISALS *
"Some residents of Elm Hollow Road in Livingston Manor; where last summer's
arrests took place, live in fear of the JDL," the Sunday Record reported
under its "Militants in the Mountains" sub-headline in the three page
feature story "They insisted on speaking anonymously, saying they feared
reprisals if they were identified."
Colleen Dobbs, whose home is down the road from the Rosenzweig camp, was
not reluctant to talk.
"I had a big problem with them," she said. "Every time I drove by, someone
would stand outside and write down my license plate. This was very
uncomfortable..."
And when her children were out playing, "all of a sudden out of the bushes,
came men from the camp, crawling on their knees with rifles."
This summer; according to the newspaper account, the "Militants in the
Mountains" were reported to be extending their training activities into
remote areas of neighboring Connecticut.
On Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 7:16:30 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote:
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> http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/exclusive-clarion-project-discovers-texas-terror-enclave
> Exclusive: Islamist Terror Enclave Discovered in Texas
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> A *Clarion Project* investigation has discovered a *jihadist* enclave in
> Texas where a deadly shooting took place in 2002. Declassified FBI
> documents obtained by *Clarion*
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> confirm the find and show the U.S. government’s concern about its links to
> terrorism. The investigation was completed with help from ACT! For
> America Houston <http://actforamericahouston.wordpress.com/>.
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> The enclave belongs to the network of Muslims of the Americas
> <http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/muslims-americas-moa>, a radical
> group linked to a Pakistani militant group called Jamaat ul-Fuqra. Its
> members are devoted followers of Sheikh
> <http://www.clarionproject.org/glossary/sheikh/> Mubarak Ali Gilani, an
> extremist cleric in Pakistan.
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> *Muslims of the Americas*
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> The organization says it has a network of 22 “villages” around the U.S.,
> with Islamberg <http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/islamberg> as its
> main headquarters in New York. *Clarion Project* obtained secret MOA
> footage <http://youtu.be/bxoykqCSruY> showing female members receiving
> paramilitary training at Islamberg. It was featured
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvYRw8KWKPI&feature=share&list=PLdKVa00EJoBNb-lwgf4LYfqoploqck0lM&index=1>
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> on the *Kelly File* on FOX News Channel in October. A second MOA tape
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc2LYWw-72k&feature=share&list=UUh9qBWORox1AfiiISaAPhOg&index=4>
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> released by *Clarion* shows its spokesman declaring the U.S. to be a
> Muslim-majority country.
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> A 2007 FBI record
> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-texas-enclave>states
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> that MOA members have been involved in at least 10 murders, one
> disappearance, three firebombings, one attempted firebombing, two explosive
> bombings and one attempted bombing. It states:
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> “The documented propensity for violence by this organization supports the
> belief the leadership of the MOA extols membership to pursue a policy of
> jihad <http://www.clarionproject.org/glossary/jihad/> or holy war against
> individuals or groups it considers enemies of Islam, which includes the
> U.S. Government. Members of the MOA are encouraged to travel to Pakistan to
> receive religious and military/terrorist training from Sheikh Gilani.”
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> The document also says that, "The MOA is now an autonomous organization
> which possesses an infrastructure capable of planning and mounting
> terrorist campaigns overseas and within the U.S."
>
> Other FBI reports describe the MOA in similar ways, with a 2003 file
> stating, “Investigation of the Muslims of the Americas is based on specific
> and articulate facts giving justification to believe they are engaged in
> international terrorism…”
>
> MOA members believe the holiest Islamic site in the country is located at
> their Islamville <http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/islamville>
> commune in South Carolina. Other MOA entities include the International
> Quranic Open University
> <http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/international-quranic-open-university>,
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> United Muslim Christian Forum
> <http://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/united-muslim-christian-forum>,
> *Islamic
> Post*, Muslim Veterans of America and American Muslim Medical Relief Team.
>
> *Terror Enclave: “Mahmoudberg, Texas”*
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> The MOA compound in Texas, described by the FBI as an “enclave” and
> “communal living site,” is in Brazoria county along County Road 3 near
> Sweeny. It was discovered by the FBI due to a tip from an informant in New
> York.
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> The MOA referred to its Texas commune as “Mahmoudberg” in online
> instructions
> <http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/militant-muslims-of-america-pulling-out-all-stops-for-ny-parade/>
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> for a parade in New York in 2010. A posting on an Islamic message board in
> 2005 advertised a speaking engagement in Houston by someone from
> Mahmoudberg.
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> According to the reports, the commune is seven to 10 acres large, is in an
> “extremely wooded area” and two or three trailer homes moved there in
> December 2001. However, ACT members visited the area as part of Clarion’s
> investigation and interviewed one nearby local who confidently said it is
> closer to 25 acres in size and spoke of a presence dating back to the late
> 1980s.
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> “The area is so rural it is quite common for residents to shoot firearms
> for target practice or hunting on private property without interference
> from law enforcement,” one FBI report states.
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> Locals told the ACT members that they have[image: Shells found in the
> area of MOA's 'Mahmoudberg' enclave in Texas]Shells found in the area of
> MOA's 'Mahmoudberg' enclave in Texas heard gunfire coming from the
> commune. Pictures of shells from the area are posted to the right:
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> The FBI reported in 2007 that one commune resident used to be a leader at
> the MOA commune in Badger, California. The site was called "Baladullah."
> <http://lang.sbsun.com/socal/terrorist/1201/25/terror15.asp> In March
> 2001, one of the Baladullah members was arrested for transporting guns
> between New York and South Carolina. Another was charged with murdering a
> police deputy that caught him breaking and entering a home.
>
> Interviewed residents all agreed that the MOA members are private, yet
> when the ACT members were spotted in the area, they were immediately and
> repeatedly approached. At one point, a commune resident gave them a final
> warning to leave, despite the fact that they were not trespassing or
> harassing MOA members.
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> “It was definitely very threatening and menacing,” an ACT member told me.
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> Multiple sources confirmed that one resident of the commune is a police
> officer. According to a nearby neighbor, one of the MOA members used to
> drive trucks for the U.S. Army in Kuwait.
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> The commune is also linked to a non-profit called the Muslim Model
> Community of Texas. Members travel to Houston to worship at the MOA Dawah
> Center that is linked to another organization called First Muslims of Texas.
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> [image: States where Muslims of the Americas enclaves are located]States
> where Muslims of the Americas enclaves are located
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> *The 2002 Shooting Incident*
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> One of the MOA members was shot and killed by another member on February
> 7, 2002 between 11-11:30 p.m. according to the FBI documents and a police
> report.
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> The victim was Salminma Dawood, also known as Terrance C. Davis III. His
> death was reportedly an accident, having been shot by another MOA member
> who “returned gunfire to unknown individuals who were harassing the MOA
> commune.”
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> Law enforcement reported encountering about a dozen African-American males
> at the scene, approximately five of whom lived at the commune. The
> investigators saw an estimated seven women and children who also resided
> there.
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> The police were denied access to the trailer homes and were not allowed to
> directly interview the women, who covered their faces in their presence.
> Communication with the women had to be done by passing notes through a male
> intermediary.
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> Locals told the ACT members that government investigators had visited the
> area a few times and the commune residents refused to talk to them.
> According to one local, two ambulances were denied entry earlier this year
> until the police intervened. A search of the Brazoria county criminal
> records shows that two residents of Mahmoudberg were arrested in April 2013
> and charged with “interference with public duties.” The trial is pending.
>
> *More MOA Activity in Texas*
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> The MOA presence in Texas
> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-1993-activity-dallas>
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> is not limited
> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-1991-terror-activity>
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> to the Mahmoudberg commune near Sweeny. As mentioned, the MOA utilizes a
> *dawah* (outreach) center in Houston for activities. The declassified FBI
> documents
> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-1993-activity-dallas>
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> show that the extremist group has been in Texas since the 1980s.
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> On October 11, 1991, a federal search warrant for three suspects was
> issued after a MOA/Jamaat-ul-Fuqra bomb plot in Toronto was foiled. A
> nearly 45-acre “compound” about 70 miles south of Dallas was raided. The
> location may have been near Corsicana, as another FBI document
> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-1991-texas-land-buy>
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> mentions that about seven MOA members purchased property in that area.
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> The suspects managed to flee on October 5-6 before the raid took place.
> Their children also suddenly disappeared from school. The feds found four
> mobile homes, three military, general-purpose tents and six vehicles. Loose
> ammunition, books on counter-terrorism techniques and weaponry and various
> items with “Jamaat Fuqra Land” written on them were discovered.
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> They also found surveillance photos of a post office building and the
> Greenhead Station in Los Angeles, leading authorities to suspect that
> attacks on these sites were planned.
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> MOA activities in Texas continued after the October 1991 raid. Two FBI
> documents
> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-canadian-terror-plot>
> from
> 1992
> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-1992-criminal-activity>
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> mention that MOA members in the state were using false aliases, social
> security numbers and birth certificates.
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> *Why is MOA Allowed to Operate?*
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> The FBI documents
> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-1993-canadian-terror-plot>
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> obtained by Clarion Project clearly identify MOA as a terrorist
> organization. The Department of Homeland Security privately agreed in 2005,
> listing <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/31/politics/31threat.html?_r=1&;>
> Jamaat ul-Fuqra (and specifically MOA) as a possible sponsor of a terrorist
> attack on the U.S.
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> So why is MOA/JUF allowed to operate in the country?
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> The answer is that the State Department has not designated MOA/Jamaat
> ul-Fuqra as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The group is thus permitted
> to organize in the U.S. until that happens. Yet, the State Department has
> *also* recognized the group’s terroristic agenda.
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> In 1998, the State Department’s *Patterns of Global Terrorism* report
> <http://web.archive.org/web/20081015073850/http:/www.terrorisminfo.mipt.org/pdf/1998pogt.pdf>
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> described Jamaat ul-Fuqra as an “Islamic sect that seeks to purify Islam
> through violence.” It said that Fuqra members engaged in assassinations and
> bombings in the U.S. in the 1980s and still live in “isolated rural
> compounds” in the country.
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> A State Department spokesperson was asked in January 2002 about why MOA
> stopped appearing in the Department’s annual terrorism reports. The answer
> <http://web.archive.org/web/20040211081938/http:/www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2002/7738.htm>
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> was as follows:
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> “Jamaat ul-Fuqra has never been designated as a Foreign Terrorist
> Organization. It was included in several recent annual terrorism reports
> under ‘other terrorist groups,’ i.e., groups that had carried out acts of
> terrorism but that were not formally designated by the Secretary of State.
> However, because of the group's inactivity during 2000, it was not included
> in the most recent terrorism report covering that calendar year.”
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> It has not appeared since. Yet, here we have FBI documents from as late as
> 2007 discussing the terrorist threat posed by MOA.
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> It’s long past due that the State Department be forced to address this
> obvious threat. The State Department must designate Jamaat ul-Fuqra as a
> Foreign Terrorist Organization before it’s too late.
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> *FBI Documents:*
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> - 2007 FBI record
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> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-texas-enclave>
> - MOA presence in Texas
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> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-1993-activity-dallas>
> - MOA presence not limited
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> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-1991-terror-activity>
> to
> the Mahmoudberg commune
> - FBI document
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> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-1993-activity-dallas>
> shows
> that the extremist group has been in Texas since the 1980s
> - FBI document
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> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-1991-texas-land-buy>
> mentions
> that about seven MOA members purchased property in area
> - Two FBI documents
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> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-canadian-terror-plot>
> from 1992
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> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-1992-criminal-activity>
> mention
> that MOA members in the state were using false aliases, social security
> numbers and birth certificates.
> - FBI documents
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> <http://www.clarionproject.org/document/fbi-document-jamaat-ul-fuqra-moa-1993-canadian-terror-plot>
> obtained
> by Clarion Project clearly identify MOA as a terrorist organization.
>
> *Ryan Mauro is ClarionProject.org’s <http://www.clarionproject.org>
> National Security Analyst, a fellow with Clarion Project and is frequently
> interviewed on top-tier TV stations as an expert on counterterrorism and
> Islamic extremism.*
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