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It's an interesting connection, but pretty tenuous. Rush can make some astute political observations at times, other times he's just all over the place. Frankly, there were far more rumors about Huma Abedin(Anthony Weiner's ex-wife) being Hillary's lesbian lover. I don't think those were true, the only thing they both probably have in common is crappy choices in men.
As for the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the White House, possibly. There are a number of influential advisers with connections to Islamist groups, Ingrid Mattson, formerly of the ISNA and Delia Mogahed. How much influence they actually have on foreign policy is a question. It's hard to tell with as many advisers giving awful advice on mid-east foreign policy from Samantha Power, Susan Rice, and Zbignew Brzenski just to name a few.
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Since joining the White House council, Mogahed has worked quietly to ensure that CAIR and ISNA are active participants in its work. And she has reached out to radical Muslim groups like the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), the Muslim American Society (MAS) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) as well.
Viewed in isolation, these efforts may seem innocuous. But that line of reasoning ignores the harm that stems from such policies, which permit radical Islamist groups to ensconce themselves as the sole representatives of the larger Muslim community – to the exclusion of Muslims with alternative views.
Zuhdi Jasser, head of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD), says Mogahed's collaboration with CAIR, ISNA and other like-minded groups is harmful to Muslims seeking to provide a non-radical alternative for their co-religionists.
"The damage is immeasurable," he told the Investigative Project on Terrorism. Muslims "are going to say, 'Why bother?' "The government has chosen sides in the conflict."
In early July, Mogahed worked behind the scenes before ISNA's 2009 convention to tape promotional videos for the White House faith-based initiative. She sent a letter to ISNA officials urging them to pass on "My informational letter to the Muslim American Community about the President's summer of service initiative," along with "The one pager from the White House about the initiative."
MPAC, which has a long record of engaging in hate speech and defending terrorists, posted a letter from Mogahed to Muslim "leaders" on its website urging them to participate in United We Serve by "telling the world what you've done." In September, MPAC boasted that it was invited to a Pentagon iftar (fast-breaking dinner) keynoted by Mogahed. Islamic Relief USA, a charitable organization backed by CAIR and other radical groups, boasted that Mogahed attended its community iftar along with officials from Agriculture Department, the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Institute of Peace. Also in attendance were representatives of CAIR, ISNA, MAS and MPAC.
Muslimserve's final report contains on its second page an introductory message from Mogahed thanking CAIR, MPAC, ISNA and Islamic Relief among others for their work on the project. Page three shows the logos of those groups, along with ICNA, the Muslim Students Association, Life for Relief & Development and the Mosque Foundation, a Bridgeview, Illinois mosque with a long history of support for radical Islamists.
Page four consists of a letter from President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama touting the administration's efforts to encourage volunteerism.
The remaining 48 pages consist of free publicity for these organizations - articles, charts and pictures explaining various projects carried out by these and other groups under Muslimserve's auspices. In October, Awad announced that Mogahed and Imam Siraj Wahhaj would be featured speakers at CAIR's 15th annual banquet. After a brief firestorm of controversy, Mogahed withdrew from the CAIR banquet on grounds that speaking there would violate "longstanding" Gallup policy against speaking to advocacy organizations.
Link: Dalia Mogahed: A Muslim George Gallup or Islamist Ideologue? :: The Investigative Project on Terrorism
It's an interesting connection, but pretty tenuous. Rush can make some astute political observations at times, other times he's just all over the place. Frankly, there were far more rumors about Huma Abedin(Anthony Weiner's ex-wife) being Hillary's lesbian lover. I don't think those were true, the only thing they both probably have in common is crappy choices in men.
As for the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the White House, possibly. There are a number of influential advisers with connections to Islamist groups, Ingrid Mattson, formerly of the ISNA and Delia Mogahed. How much influence they actually have on foreign policy is a question. It's hard to tell with as many advisers giving awful advice on mid-east foreign policy from Samantha Power, Susan Rice, and Zbignew Brzenski just to name a few.
You were making sense until you got to the bold area, then it went to crazy town.
You were making sense until you got to the bold area, then it went to crazy town.
Typical Lefty debating technique. Insult first, debate later, if at all. It's rather cowardly. The evidence is there, you can choose to ignore it or address it.
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