Who cares? --- After the attacks on September 11, 2001, one of the responses from the government was to locate and cut the financial resources of terrorist organizations. Armed with the PATRIOT ACT and Executive Order 13224, President Bush had the tools to shut down any organization the government designated as a terrorist group or one of their supporters. In December three prominent U.S. Muslim charities were raided by government officials and had their assets seized and funds frozen.
President Obama addressed the importance for American Muslims to be able to fulfill their religious donation, or zakat in a June 2009 speech from Cairo, Egypt. According to the report, "the ACLU documented a pervasive fear among Muslim charitable donors that they may be arrested, retroactively prosecuted for donations made in good faith to legal Muslim charities, targeted for law enforcement interviews for exercising their religious obligation to pay zakat, subpoenaed to testify in a criminal case, subjected to surveillance, deported or denied citizenship or a green card, or otherwise implicated because of charitable donations made in fulfillment of their religious obligation to give zakat." The report also finds that the measures taken against American Muslim charities are "undermin[ing]counterterrorism efforts…alienating Muslim Americans; are damaging America’s reputation and diplomatic efforts in Muslim countries by giving the appearance of a war on Islam; are fomenting fear that drives Muslim Americans’ charitable donations underground; and are creating a chilling effect on overseas humanitarian relief efforts." The report provides numerous recommendations for the President, Department of Treasury, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of State, and Congress. Implementation of these measures will protect the rights of American Muslims and promote national security interests. Several of the recommendations include: Repeal Executive Order 13224 Set time limits on frozen funds. Create a process for release of frozen charitable funds to beneficiaries Withdraw the Office of Foreign Assets Control Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines/Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-based Charities Permit defendants charged with material support to challenge the underlying designation in their criminal cases Issuing transparent standards governing OFAC designations Restricting the use of secret evidence On Oct 31, 3:41 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > Travis, > > Who cares? As you correctly point out, they are nut-jobs and fanatics. > Fuck what they want. > > On Oct 31, 1:20 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > [[ We may as well have the atttached.]] > > >http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/136843/Buckingham-Mosque-what-fan... > > > *HOME* <http://www.express.co.uk/> > *NEWS / > > SHOWBIZ*<http://www.express.co.uk/news>> > > *UK NEWS* <http://www.express.co.uk/uknews> > *Buckingham Mosque ...what > > fanatics want to call the Palace* > > > *UK NEWS* > > > *BUCKINGHAM MOSQUE ...WHAT FANATICS WANT TO CALL THE PALACE* > > > *Extremists website show how Palace would look with a dome* > > > Thursday October 29,2009 > > > *By David Pilditch* > > > *A FANATICAL Muslim group campaigning to impose sharia law on Britain wants > > to turn Buckingham Palace into a mosque, it was revealed last night.* > > > Days before a potentially incendiary rally in central London, the hardline > > Islam4UK group claims to have uncovered historical evidence which challenges > > the right of the Queen to live at the royal property. > > > Notorious hate preacher Anjem Choudary is calling for the palace to be > > renamed Buckingham Masjid, the Arabic word for mosque. > > > The Mall, which approaches the palace, would become Masjid Road. > > > Choudary, the right-hand man of exiled cleric Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed, > > spoke out as he urged Muslims across Britain to join Saturdays rally to > > demand a complete overhaul of the British legal system and the introduction > > of sharia courts. > > > The protest is due to begin at 1pm outside the Houses of Parliament and end > > at Trafalgar Square, less than a mile from Buckingham Palace, raising > > concerns over security. > > > Last night angry politicians and fellow Muslims condemned Choudarys > > comments. > > > Tory MP Philip Davies compared Choudary to the leader of the BNP, saying: > > This mans a complete idiot. Hes the Muslim equivalent to Nick Griffin. Im > > all for free speech and people having the right to have their say but, > > equally, there are all these ridiculous laws the Government has introduced > > about inciting racial hatred. Quite clearly, thats what he is doing. > > > If these laws are in place, they have to work both ways they cant apply to > > just one group of people. > > > In a rambling diatribe, Choudary wrote on the Islam4UK website: There is a > > spark that has ignited and its flame has become unstoppable. > > > *SEARCH UK NEWS for:* > > > In recent years the world has witnessed an Islamic resurgence which > > continues to grow in strength. > > > We find ourselves in the year 2009, waiting for Rome to fall, waiting for > > the White House to fall and indeed waiting for Buckingham Palace to fall. > > > Choudary said that under sharia law the Queens official residence in London > > would have a dome fitted and a tannoy system to call followers to prayer. > > > The Palace would be used as a judiciary court for handing down sharia > > punishments and a detention place for prisoners of war. > > > In addition, the building would become the headquarters of the Islamic > > States supreme leadership and the Department of Information and Culture. > > > Choudary also called for the Crown Jewels to be melted down into more > > appealing jewellery, free from idolatrous engravings or symbols such as > > crosses or human beings. > > > Islam4UKs website shows mock-up images of the Palace as a mosque and the > > Crown Jewels being melted. > > > Choudary added: At present, Buckingham Palace is nothing more than a hollow > > building exploited by the rich and withheld from any real use. > > > Under the sharia this would never happen, rather the British community would > > see it converted into a flourishing mosque which would be of a great > > benefit, not only for those residing in London but also the country as a > > whole. > > > The Islam4UK movement is made up of leading members of the banned radical > > al-Muhajiroun group which was once led by Choudary. Around 15 per cent of > > people convicted in the UK of terrorism-related offences in the last decade > > were either members of the group or had links to it. > > > The Centre for Social Cohesion last night warned of the dangers of Choudarys > > preachings. > > > Houriya Ahmed, a researcher for the independent think-tank , said: I think > > they are just doing this for publicity. > > > Anjem Choudary is a ridiculous man. But that does not mean his ideology is > > not dangerous. > > > Muslim leader Abdul Hamid Qureshi, chairman of the Lancashire Council of > > Mosques, said: The sad fact is that this organisation is driving the agenda. > > What they are saying is totally wrong. They are only a small bunch of > > people. There is no sense in it it is not Islam. > > > A Scotland Yard spokesman said: We are discussing the potential > > demonstrations on October 31. > > > 1.gif > > 3KViewDownload > > > 136843_1.jpg > > 20KViewDownload > > > white-house-mosque.jpg > > 38KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
