Critics of the federal government's sometimes lax execution of the war on terror have often highlighted meetings between federal officials and questionable Muslim-American political groups as prime examples of the government's ignorance in dealing with radical Islam. There may be no more disturbing example of this astonishing lack of seriousness than a recent meeting which took place between senior U.S. officials and Imam Mohammed Ali Elahi, a religious leader with ties to Hezbollah, as recounted by Debbie Schlussel:
A week ago, Saturday Night, I was at the Islamic House of Wisdom, a Hezbollah mosque, to see why our top Federal employees would hang out with Hezbollah's hand-picked cleric, Imam Mohammed Ali Elahi, and his congregants--terrorism supporters (and funders). It wasn't pretty. I didn't see much wisdom, but I saw a ton of pandering.Republican U.S. Attorney Stephen Murphy III (the Justice Dept.'s top official in the heart of Islamic America), Michigan FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel Roberts, Michigan and Ohio ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Special Agent in Charge Brian Moskowitz (a/k/a "Abu Moskowitz"), and Carol Jennifer, head of Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Michael Moore's favorite far-left Congressman, John Conyers (co-star of "Fakenheit 911") all yukked it up with Hezbollah's American Imam, Mohammed Ali Elahi. Also there: ICE Assistant Special Agent in Charge Michael "Mick" Hodzen (a/k/a "the tool belt holder").
Kowtowing to the Hezbollah mosque's Imam, Elahi--who was sent here from Iran by Hezbollah in 1991 to radicalize Shia mosques and somehow managed to stay after his 4-month visa expired--these officials (and their retinue of 9 additional ass-kissing federal agents in tow) joked around with Elahi about why Hezbollah would even be considered a terrorist group. How funny. I'm sure my friend Ken Stethem--whose brother, Navy Diver Robert Stethem, was tortured to death by Hezbollah on a hijacked plane--wouldn't find it so funny.
A must read.
I assume Debbie went incognito since they would be on guard if they recognized her. Maybe they didn't.
Islamic House of Wisdom?
Now that is a joke.
If the joking was heartfelt, all the jokers should be fired. If merely an attempt to relax the imam and his friends, as a way of disarming their wariness, it might have limited value. In general, however, there should be a palpable atmosphere of chilly suspicion, to be felt by those who are its object.
What demoralizing scene. Don't our officials care? Are they totally ignorant, or is it a case of "keeping your friends close and your enemies closer?" Nevertheless, It is sickening to see how our upper echelon officials pander to these people.