"With Quran and Jihad, we will gain our homes back, hey, hey, hey!" I don't think Tom Jones will be calling Mufid Abdulqader anytime soon. Here is an eye-opening look at a point I have often stressed -- that there is no separation between moderate and radical Muslims within the Islamic communities themselves, and sometimes those who seem to be moderate, secular Muslims actually hold to the entirety of jihad ideology. From CBS-11 News, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm:
It’s hard to imagine that Mufid Abdulqader is the same man on stage wearing a traditional Palestinian Kafiyeh and desert robe, singing with gusto to a large admiring audience.The naturalized U.S. citizen belting out the Arabic language tune in traditional tune while wearing traditional grab had, for more than eight years, worked by day for the city of Dallas in the mild-mannered field of civil engineering. He held a masters degree, had wife, kids, a mortgage and professional respect from colleagues and from the city’s top leaders fro his work.
It’s even harder to imagine that this professionally accomplished, highly affable public servant by day, was on weekends singing the praises of the terrorist organization Hamas, encouraging martyrs to kill Jews and glorifying violent Jihad.
“Our people in Al Aqsa are out to revenge, to destroy the enemy; our revolution is spread throughout the land!” Abdulqader sang. “With Quran and Jihad, we will gain our homes back, hey, hey, hey! My precioius eyes are for Palestine, the agony of death is preciouis killing Jews...Death to Jews is precious. Jews will not fear threats, only action, so Hamas, hit them with the shoe bottoms of Islam and Hamas!
Other lyrics decry all peace negotiations with Israel and press instead for relentless war.
"No to the peace conference!" one tune included. "Yes to Jihad!"
Mufid Abdulqader no longer works for the city. He was fired in August after the federal government indicted him and six other Palestinian men for allegedly helping the Richardson-based Holy Land Foundation funnel money to Hamas, illegal since the U.S. designated it a terrorist organization in 1995. President Bush and federal courts have declared the Holy Land Foundation a front charity that has helped Hamas suicide attackers kill hundreds of civilian Israelis and ten Americans between 1989 and the foundation's December 2001 closure.
All seven, including Abdulqader have pleaded not guilty to the charges. A trial date has not been set.
How many are there leading a double life, urging jihad and death to Americans? I fear that there are many as our tolerant nature to immigrants and cultural differences have made us inattentive and complacent. Wishing to be seen as multiculturalists, I fear, has allowed in many that are not here for legitimate reasons.
Another concern is Abdulqader's group to the southern border and the vast open space of the American West that is a perfect hiding place and staging ground for those that have al Qaeda-like intentions. I certainly hope that officialdom and interested individuals are scouring this part of the country for signs of activity and for weapons and hiding places. If they haven't or aren't, they should!
Sarcasm of the week:
I'm sure under Al Gore or John Kerry this hidden-Jihadist man would have been caught. Sure.
Texas is a big Hamas/sleeper state... Big, convenient and right on the border. Probably where that SUV registration in Fooled-ja came from -- meant to be a slap in the face of GWB.
Even though I'm an anti-jihadist, I can't help but be swept away by the lyrics. I CAN'T HELP MYSELF!!
"HEY HEY HEY!"
"Hit them with the shoe bottoms, HEY HEY HEY!"
"Stomp 'em into the mud, HEY HEY HEY!"
"Poke them in the eyeballs till the goo runs forth, HEY HEY HEY!"
"Give 'em paper cuts and pour on the lemon juice, HEY HEY HEY!"
"But make sure the Israelis don't abandon Palestine or HEY HEY HEY, where the hell you going... what are we gonna do now?"
"HEY HEY HEY!"
Is he a naturalized citizen? If so, it is clear that he committed perjury when he swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States -- that should not be hard to prove. Bring suit, strip him, and deport him. It will have a salutary effect, a chilling effect on those supporting the Jihad -- and that is a minimum act of self-preservation by an Infidel polity and people.
CornHolio:
Maybe it had a good beat, and was danceable.
The mosque where he worshoped should be closed and he should be deported along with his whole family.
That would discourage other "moderate muslims" from starting jihad against us,infidels.