Ellison, who accepted money from the Muslim American Society, a Muslim Brotherhood organization, to finance his pilgrimage to Mecca, is banking here upon the ignorance of the American public and the eagerness of the mainstream media to maintain them in that status.
“Muslim-American Congressman Claims ‘Not One’ Refugee Engaged in Terrorism — Let’s Check the Record,” by Frank Camp, Independent Journal Review, November 27, 2015:
Appearing Wednesday on “Democracy Now!” Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim member of the House, called the “American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act,” which would tighten the refugee vetting process, “irrational.”
Host Amy Goodman got the ball rolling:
“Last week, the House passed legislation that was introduced by Republican lawmakers to, at the moment, stop Iraqi and Syrian refugees from resettling here in the United States. Respond.”
Ellison’s reply contained a rather severe factual error (emphasis ours):
“Well, there was a piece of legislation motivated by fear, motivated by xenophobia, motivated by irrationality. Look, we’ve had 750,000 refugees come into this country since the year 2001. None of them–not one–has been engaged in terrorism. At all…Why then, are we going to revamp our whole refugee resettlement program, which is incredibly rigorous in terms of the vetting process…”
There have been multiple refugees admitted to the United States since 2001 who have been arrested and indicted on terror-related charges.
According to ABC News, Waad Ramadan Alwan and Mohanad Shareef Hammadi, two refugees from Iraq, were arrested and indicted in 2011 for “allegedly providing assistance to Al Qaeda in Iraq and attempting to send weapons overseas.”
More from ABC:
“Alwan has been charged with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, distributing information about explosives, conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempting to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to transfer and possess weapons.
Hammadi is charged with attempting to provide material support to terrorists and conspiracy to transfer and possess weapons.”
Additionally, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) recently released a list of 12 refugees who were arrested and indicted on terror-related charges. Among these cases:
- As pointed out by Breitbart.com, Somalian refugee Ibrahim was sentenced to 15 years in prison for “conspiring to provide material support to Al-Shabaab.”
- Abdurahman Yasin Daud, a Kenyan refugee, was charged in 2015 with attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
- Fazliddin Kurbanov, a refugee from Uzbekistan, was charged with attempting to provide material support to foreign terrorists.
According to U.S. Assistant Attorney General John Carlin, Kurbanov:
“…conspired to provide material support to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and procured bomb-making materials in the interest of perpetrating a terrorist attack on American soil.”
Fox News notes that Kurbanvov allegedly “gathered explosive materials in his Boise apartment.”…

abad says
No problem, Trump will throw Ellison out of political office when he becomes president next year.
Peter Charles says
Imam Ellison is a worthless fraud.
Godwin says
He forgot about the Boston bombers/jihadis who were immigrants/refugees from Russia.
Shane says
Ellison did not forget; he is practicing Taqiyya,deception against the infidels.
Dr. Divinity says
Q…What bunch of stupidos elected this guy? A..probably the same bunch that agrees with him.
mortimer says
FBI chief James Comey said he has no way of vetting Syrian refugees. Apparently, Ellison is smarter and better informed about security than Comey…
…however, Ellis did not supply evidence to support his egregious claim to know more than Comey. Perhaps a foreign government (Saudi Barbaria) is helping him with secret, ‘green’ reports.
Hope Ellis is investigated.
silvergreycat says
Mr. Ellison’s probable response to the evidence provided by ABC, Mr. Sessions, Fox, et al…(sarcasm)…*What they’re claiming is based on misinterpreting the original documents, videos, etc.*
Sile Draper says
Rubbish! This man is talking through his hat. There an know this is no way he could know this and the murders in France disprove his claims.
Angemon says
A muslim lying? What’s the world coming to? sarc./ off…
VRWC member77 says
As far as I know, it’s the Speaker of the House who swears House members in for their seat. So, I believe that filthy half witted pig nancy pelosi, was Speaker when this liar keith ellison was sworn in on the kkkoran.
I would say the pelosi pig should be tried for treason as sharia law is wholly incompatible with Constitutional Law.
Constitutional law is based on Judea Christian Mosaic Law.
Sharia law is based on quaranic law
Constitutional Law *not equal to* sharia law
Jay Boo says
Some Syrian “refugees” have sown their lips together in a hunger strike.
This is in protest of the EU not fully recognizing Muslim entitlement.
Congressman Keith Ellison might try that approach.
Concerned Citizen says
That’s awesome!! If I were the citizens I would just let them starve to death!! There are families in the USA that have to go through a process to get benefits and its a lengthy process! Who do these people think they are by thinking they can get benefits right away??
Shmooviyet says
How HUMILIATING to see this lying, nauseatingly foolish face in front of a backdrop of downtown Mpls. Where was your concern when a woman was nearly beaten to death with rocks by Somali youths for her phone?
Did muslims also help build this country, Congressman? Please correct your American historical knowledge– or just STFU.
Apologies to readers, but he makes me eyes bleed.
VRWC member77 says
Shmooviyet,
No apologies needed. It’s an abomination that someone like this is actually serving in the US Congress.
gravenimage says
Muslim Brotherhood-linked Congressman Keith Ellison falsely claims “not one” refugee engaged in jihad terror
……………………
Appalling lies–but one should not be surprised that Amy Goodman failed to call him on it. “Democracy Now!” and “Free Speech TV” make MSNBC look like Sun TV’s The Glazov Gang in comparison–they are that far out on the leftist fringe.
Bezelel says
I have actually endured a few amy goodman shows while dating a vegan woman. That was my turning point for dating liberal women, sheeeesh!!! I don’t care how easy they are, it just isn’t worth it.
gravenimage says
I’m a vegetarian myself–a Californian, too, no less. But unlike all too many, that doesn’t mean I’ve let my brain fall out of my head.
quotha raven says
To gravenimage, whose brain has CERTAINLY NOT fallen out of her head….
totally LOL, Graven! Thank you. I was getting a little overwrought there for a minute.
Cheers!
quotha raven
Don McKellar says
There is a big difference between a vegetarian and a vegan. One makes sense and is reasonable, the latter is always a raving nutjob. It’s much like the difference between a liberal and a leftist.
Bezelel says
I found out the hard way that there is a big difference between vegans and vegetarians.I don’t automatically assume a vegetarian to be a Bill Maher,amy goodman, occupy wall st., noam chamsky fan that voted twice for hussein obola. All I can say about California is it aint the 60’s anymore.
Jay Boo says
Muslim Brotherhood-linked Congressman Keith Ellison falsely claims “not one” refugee engaged in jihad terror
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gravenimage, You are wrong
All of us are wrong about Keith Ellison
(Keith Ellison is telling the truth) in that sentence.
I cannot believe that smarter commenters than me did not spot this.
Look again, do you see it.
“not one” refugee engaged in jihad terror
That is totally true — because there have been at least two known ‘refugees’ engaged in jihad terror in addition to all the others before.
That Keith Ellison is one clever Muzzie.
somehistory says
It all depends on his definition of *terrorism.* It isn’t terrorism to him if one joins al queda, shabab, nusra, isis, or any other group and wages war for islam…because he knows these guys and gals are *freedom fighters* and *fighting for islam to take over rule of the world.*
A non moslim will be able to show evidence that his statement is fully false, but he will not accept it because it doesn’t fit the islam way of things.
Remember: no innocent person is killed by them, women aren’t mistreated, little girls aren’t raped by dirty old men…because it’s all right there, written down for him. He can’t be wrong, because all of the words in moslim speak have their very own illogical *meaning.*
I don’t normally use Wikipedia, but regarding *no refugee* engaging in terrorism: Dzhokhar Anzorovich “Jahar” Tsarnaev
“He and his family had traveled to the United States on a tourist visa and subsequently claimed asylum during their stay in 2002. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen on September 11, 2012.:
And this family didn’t come from a country where so many are leaving to flood the West as *refugees*…and still, they committed acts of terrorism. So much for *vetting.*
There is a set of pants on fire in MN.
More Ham Ed says
A.K.A. Congressman Keith “Taqiyya” Ellison.
Westman says
And a muda’rat
mortimer says
Ellis is a fantasist expecting that his followers are too lazy and too unintelligent to check his facts.
In our world, Wahhabist or Salafite Islam is MAINSTREAM ISLAM. Pure Salafism is what we see in ISIS.
For Ellis to deny that is to indulge in the weirdest kind of delusion. What’s he smoking?
quotha raven says
to Mortimer, who notes, “Ellis is a fantasist expecting that his followers are too lazy and too unintelligent to check his facts.”
Actually, if I’m not mistaken, Ellison is speaking to his Muslim constituency. I think the invaders have taken over in his district. This is actually democracy at work.
Be afraid; be very afraid.
Cheers!
quotha raven
Shmooviyet says
@Raven….
You and Mortimer are SO on target when it comes to Ellison’s sheeple, Legions of “invaders” in MN joined with guilty ghost-white leftist kaffirs–who needed just one look at this fool– and stampeded to the polls. KeithMo didn’t need to pull any of Franken’s tricks to get elected and he counts on non-thinkers to keep him in DC as long as he wants to be there.
MN has a Proud Political Heritage, at least since the 80s– Mondale, Wellstone, Ventura, Klobuchar, Franken, and the First Muslim.
Mark says
This is one of the cases of Muslims saying something which is true strictly speaking but intended to misdirect. The terrorists coming were posing as refugees target than actually being refugees. People should be careful to ask about people claiming to be refugees engaging in terror rather than refugees.
Peter Hyatt says
If Bat Ye’or is to be believed, these Dhimmi leaders get theirs, in the end, when the Muslims are done using them. They think their wealth and status will ingratiate them with Islam and are stunned to learn that even their own children are “kaffir” http://www.analysistomorrow.blogspot.com
Sam says
Keith Ellison is a stupid enabler of Islam. Stupid or not he is the enemy of freedom. It is a shame that these people are in our government but hey we have a president worse than him. Enemy is evil and already in the house. Evil can only be crushed by force. We have no other choice. Sorry fellows!
Dave de la Rond says
As soon as you mention Amy Goodman and Link TV you’ve know you’ve reached the bottom of the toilet .Whats unbelievable is that Ellis keeps getting elected in Minnesota.Last year Goodman was invited to do her show in Gaza by Hamas and her special guest for one hour was Ellis .How strange that Ellis and his family has been to Qatar 3 times all expenses paid . It’s time the FBI investigates this congressman and see how he’s able to be living in 1.7 million dollar home .
Kepha says
At the risk of being taken for someone only pretending to be an American, who the dickens is Amy Goodman?
Bezelel says
Kepha, amy goodman has an internet show named,”democracy now”. I have personally sat through a few shows and I could not sit through one more even to build a case against her.
gravenimage says
Hi, Kepha. This gives a pretty good overview of the egregious Amy Goodman:
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1692
She’s a classic hard-leftist. The only thing she really hates is the free West, especially America.
She is virulently anti-Israel. Despite being involved in covering Timorese independence, she understands *nothing* about the threat of Islam, and constantly rails against “Islamophobia”. Besides Keith Ellison, she’s had repulsive Taqiyya artist Tariq Ramadan on her show.
She is a close friend of Noam Chomsky, who spoke *approvingly* of the Jihad terror attacks of 9/11, saying: “this is certainly a turning point: for the first time in history the victims are returning the blow to the motherland.”
In other words, the victims of Jihad *deserve it*.
Lynn says
Taqiyya by a muslim master of it. He isn’t going to slander islam.
I was wondering when he was going to chime in on this militant migration of moslems using real suffering and threatened folks as cover. He has to bring support for Barry’s taqiyya…
He wants to help those boys get in here and assist them with ‘cover’ playing tag team with BHO to do it. Could have been part of the long range planning of getting him elected.
Mike says
Banking on the ‘ignorance of the American public’……….that’s our problem right there.
R Cole says
No doubt Ellison comes complete with box of tissues to explain why refugees that there is no way of vetting be allowed into the US.
And here comes the tears – wait for it ~ these are his brothers!
The Rep. bill simply says – vet them properly and we’ll allow them in.
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What’s the Rush!!
Interesting how long this conflict has been going on – and there has been little or no talk of taking in Syrian refugees – until there is talk of Russia’s involvement to aid Assad in Syrian. Then there is the one-upmanship between Obama and Merkel – ridiculous!
How much has Obama invested in this ‘Free’ Syrian Army – what appears to be a bunch of bandits – who would turn Syria into an even more lawless Libya.
Obama and Merkel with their 24hr guards – that don’t guard the people – whenever a few are gunned down – such as in Paris – we are instructed to soldier on – with our pruned freedoms that don’t offend the terrorists and their religion. [It was western objection to Islamic terrorism or “Islamophobia” that brought about Islamic State]
What incentive do the people have – to make this lunacy easy.
And tomorrow they’ll all be at it again – in the rush to show us how countering climate change can defeat terrorism.
[Muslim inhabit some of the hottest places in the world – hard to see how 1 or 2 degrees higher will change the anything.]
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Brother Ellison
If the Muslim Brotherhood that Ellison has allied himself with wants to see the Islamic States of America – we should assume that he wants the same too!
ervin vetter says
how does anyone explain Major Hassan, being in the military long enough to get to the rank of Major. Is this how we vet the people going into the military ?
UNCLE VLADDI says
Re: Keith Ellison said “None of them–not one–has been engaged in terrorism. At all…”
REALLY?!
Maha Hamdan discovered otherwise, and blogged about it, here:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/12-refugees-were-vetted-allowed-us-what-happened-next-maha-hamdan
12 Refugees Were Vetted & Allowed Into US… What Happened Next?
Nov 29, 2015
Sen. Jeff Sessions recently released a list of 12 vetted refugees who joined jihad plots to attack America to raise awareness of just how dangerous these individuals can be.
“This list — which only covers 2015 and not the many jihadis from prior years — illustrates just how incapable our government is of vetting refugees or predicting post-entry radicalization,” a Washington aide to the Alabama Republican told Breitbart.
The list of refugees who decided to support terrorist plots is below.
Liban Haji Mohamed, a native of Somalia, was wanted for allegedly providing material support to Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda.
Abdinassir Mohamud Ibrahim, from Somalia, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for conspiring to provide material support to Al-Shabaab.
Abdullah Ramo Pazara, a Bosnian native, received legal status in America but left to join the Islamic State group after being in the country for only 11 days. Pazara was reported killed in Syria, which was why he was never formally charged.
Ramiz Zijad Hodzic and Nihad Rosic, both from Bosnia, were charged with conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists and conspiring to kill and disfigure people in a foreign country.
Sedina Unkic Hodzic, Ramiz Zijad Hodzic’s wife, was charged with conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists.
Armin Harcevic, Mediha Medy Salkicevic and Jasminka Ramic, all from Bosnia, were charged with conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists.
Abdurahman Yasin Daud and Guled Ali Omar, both born in a Kenyan refugee camp, were charged with conspiracy and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group.
Fazliddin Kurbanov, from Uzbekistan, was found guilty of conspiracy and attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and for possession of an unregistered destructive device.
And yet the Obama administration assures the American people time and time again that we have nothing to fear from the “widows and orphans” it wants to import into the country from Syria and other hotbeds of radical Islamic terror.
Sounds reasonable.
H/T Mad World News
steve says
You got to hand it to this con artist who found his ticket to ride in islamism. He’s got at least two tokens going for him now – black and islamist (at least he’s not a shakedown reverend – in the usual sense anyway). He’s compassionate too – feeding off the hard work of parents of civil rights and catholicism, but knowing a good socialist move to give back to democracy, he converted to the moon god and is not only the first black congressman from his state but the first muslim too! He just seemed to find truth in it as if visited by some angel whispering “opportunity” and, dropping his wife with multiple sclerosis like any good muslim does when a woman is in the way, he didn’t give a shahada and headed for the white house dig. To me he’s just a black “bowling ball” talking head with glasses that spouts the same old national socialist “progressive” people’s party agenda like the clone sell-out routine of so many to his family, his community and the nation. He’s no worse than the jewish turncoasts in washingdumb “progressives” that fired up the ovens signing in blood the take down plans for israel.
vivian says
Instead of talking..lets do something…Like the little town in Sweden who are retaliating big time against the Syrian refugees…PHYSICALLY….Why do we Americans just passively sit by and take it?