I got this information a few days ago, but have been so frightfully busy that I haven't had a chance to get together some of the pertinent links to illustrate just who counts as a worthy speaker in an American mosque now that we are embarked on Year Four of the war on terror. Wahaj's speaking engagement in Boston (on November 20) is nothing unusual -- he speaks regularly to Islamic groups all over the country. And now the estimable [1] Solomon has done the job for me:

On November 17, an invitation appeared on the Islamic Society of Boston's email distribution list inviting everyone to a fundraising dinner on the 20th to be held at the [2] Mosque for the Praising of Allah in Roxbury, Massachusetts. First among the featured speakers was Imam Siraj Wahaj.

Who is Imam Siraj Wahaj?

He's a board member of the Islamic Society of North America: [3] American al-Qaida suspect's imam headed probed group - Congress poring over tax records of ISNA to see if Muslim nonprofit got Saudi money...

He has an agenda: [4] Jihad Watch: Florida Islamic Conference Outed As Jihad-Fest...

He knows who his friends are: [5] FrontpageMag: UCLA Sponsors of Terrorism...

Read it all. Solomon provides more links and copious quotes from each. Sol, my hat is off to you.