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U.S. stopped blacklisting domestic terror charities under Obama

May 14, 2016 12:35 pm By Robert Spencer

What could possibly go wrong?

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“U.S. Stopped Blacklisting Domestic Terror Charities Under Obama,” by Eli Lake, Bloomberg, May 12, 2016 (thanks to Blazing Cat Fur):

The last time the federal government designated a U.S. charity as a front for terrorist fundraising, President Barack Obama had been in office for less than a month and Osama bin Laden was still at large. On Feb. 11, 2009, the Treasury Department designated the Tamil Foundation, a Maryland-based charity allegedly raising funds for the Tamil Tigers, a Sri Lankan foreign terrorist organization that today barely exists.

Since then, the Obama administration has overseen a financial war against Iran and targeted the oil revenue of the Islamic State. The Treasury Department has pressured banks to cut ties with terrorist fronts and worked closely with Gulf states to modernize financial systems and crack down on dodgy charities and other money launderers.

But the practice of blacklisting charities inside the U.S., a key tool of President George W. Bush’s war on terrorism, has come to a standstill under Obama.

Many experts and some members of Congress are beginning to ask why. Susan Phalen, the communications director for the House Homeland Security Committee told me this week that her committee was beginning to look into the issue. Jonathan Schanzer, a former terrorism finance analyst at Treasury, told me, “My understanding, based on conversations with several senior Treasury officials, is that this is no longer a Treasury function.”

Schanzer, who is now the vice president of research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, added that Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence “sees itself as more of an global intelligence shop, leaving the domestic work to domestic agencies like the FBI.” He continued: “My concern is that the FBI may be overwhelmed with direct threats to the homeland, thereby relegating domestic terrorism-finance cases to a third- or fourth-tier priority. Is anyone taking the threat of domestic terrorism finance as seriously as the Treasury did back in its heyday? I don’t know.”

No Treasury official agreed to talk about this issue on the record. But a spokeswoman told me in a written statement that “there is no change in policy regarding designating U.S. persons that violate sanctions, and it is incorrect to claim that Treasury principals or staff have said otherwise.” The spokeswoman added that it remains a priority to take action to protect the U.S. financial system overseas and in the U.S.

And yet an examination of the Treasury’s own website that lists charities designated for terrorist fundraising shows a precipitous drop since Obama came into office. Between the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the February 2009 designation of the Tamil foundation, the U.S. designated eight major U.S.-based charities for terrorist fundraising. These included al-Qaeda fronts such as the U.S. branch of the al-Haramain Foundation and the Benevolence International Foundation. In this period, the U.S. government also blacklisted groups that raised money for the Palestinian terror group Hamas, including the Holy Land Foundation, and for the Lebanese militia and political party Hezbollah, like the Good Will Charitable Organization.

While the Obama administration has not designated any U.S. charities since its first month in office, it has nonetheless continued to squeeze not only al-Qaeda but also Hezbollah and Hamas. On Wednesday, Daniel Glaser, the assistant secretary of Treasury for terrorist financing, told the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies that his office has waged a campaign over the last five years to keep Hezbollah out of the international financial system….

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  1. Jay Boo says

    May 14, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    Obama’s Leftist groupies at IRS targeted conservatives.
    No wonder Timothy McVeigh targeted the IRS earlier under Clinton.

  2. Infidels of the world unite says

    May 14, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    Obama is either a complete nutjob, or controlled by some extraterrestrial force.
    Yesterday he signed something asking public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identity, which means basically any boy can claim to be a girl and enter women’s bathroom! What about the girls who don’t like the idea of their bathrooms being invaded?? (That doesn’t look very muslim to me. I never thought Obama is a secret muslim, as some people on this site do.)

    • Trico says

      May 14, 2016 at 8:04 pm

      “(Obama) signed something asking public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identity,”
      Obama did not ask, it was a directive with a threat of government defunding for school districts that do not comply.
      Mommy, There’s A Man Wearing A Dress In The Girl’s Bathroom. “That’s Normal Now Dear. Presi(redacted) Obama says so besides I didn’t raise you to be a bigot, did I?”
      No mommy but heshe was invading my Safe Space.
      “HeShe?”
      Yes mommy, that’s what the kids are calling the students who don’t know if they are a he or a she.
      “I see. Do you know which you are?”
      Damn right. I’m a she.
      “Mind your tongue”.
      –

    • Trico says

      May 14, 2016 at 8:28 pm

      “Obama is either a complete nutjob, or controlled by some extraterrestrial force.”
      In 2008, just 7 years after the events of 911, came out of nowhere a “Christian” named Barack Obama.
      Barack Obama had the middle name, Hussein but the Media was forbidden from using it as that might have derailed Barack Hussein Obama’s Presidential ambitions since 911 was still fresh on the minds of the American people plus there was at the time the Osama BinLaden situation.
      Shortly thereafter, “Christian” Barack Hussein Obama was kidnapped By Alien Muslims From Planet ISIS. Using Psychotropic drugs and MUltra Mind Control techniques “Christian” Obama was converted to Islam..which Obama tried to keep a secret but couldn’t contain himself.

      • Trico says

        May 14, 2016 at 8:32 pm

        MK Ultra Mind Control techniques

    • Ordinary Joe says

      May 15, 2016 at 6:41 am

      As I understood it obama’s father was muslim his stepfather was muslim and he was brought up in his early years in a muslim school in jakarta, that pretty much makes him a muslim too as far as I can gather. Also there is the controversy over the validity of his birth certificate as discovered by israeli scientists and some of the terminology used apparently does not seem right, i found this ; “Back in 1961 people of color were called ‘Negroes.’ So how can the Obama ‘birth certificate’ state he is ‘African-American’ when the term wasn’t even used at that time “. if you look at the way he acts in front or ergodan and the saudis it does make you wonder to be honest.

      • Trico says

        May 15, 2016 at 10:48 am

        (Not) So Ordinary Joe,
        “understood it obama’s father was muslim”
        EVERYTHING about Obama is a Fraud from his nationality, his religion, his marriage, his husband, I mean wife, his children his PDF birth certificate and his father.
        Obama’s real father was not Kenyan. It was Frank Marshall Davis a notorious Marxist/Socialist.
        Obama was the result of an illicit affair. affair. If interested, you can read up on Obama’s real father here:
        http://www.obamasrealfather.com/
        Obama was born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia, His mom brought him to Washington State but apparently never applied for citizenship for him so he retains Indonesian residency, He came to the USA as a foreign exchange student.
        Obama didn’t have an American birth certificate. The whole birth certificate thing was played up as a distraction so no one would find out about Obama’s real father and Obama’s background and indoctrination in Marxist theology and his ties with notorious communists/Marxists Bill Ayers and Company from the designated Terrorist group, The Chicago Weather Underground.
        If you listen to Obama you can hear his hate from rich people, especially of the Caucasian variety. He’s told an audience of businessmen that their success was not entirely of their doing.
        Just recently he told an audience that his pet peeve is rich people don’t realize they got rich because of luck. The audience did not appreciate that remark.
        Obama believes in Wealth Redistribution. Your Wealth. His redistribution. Obama has spent over 10 Trillion Dollars in less than 8 years. Where did a that money go?
        —
        The notorious PDF Birth Certificate was proven to have been digitally created from several other birth certificates pieced together digitally. Apparently it was a rush job because it was a poorly done job.
        –
        AModern Nursery Rhyme:
        Ole Ms. Fuddy Duddy
        Got Involved In Somethin’ Muddy
        Released Forged Document For Cash
        Then Died In A Plane Crash
        Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.
        -“if you look at the way (Obama) acts in front or ergodan and the saudis it does make you wonder…”
        Wonder no more:

    • Kathy Brown, Esq. says

      May 15, 2016 at 8:47 pm

      Obama is neither a ‘nutjob’ nor ‘controlled by extraterrestrials’.

      He is a committed leftist commie and an ardent Alinsky-ite. He is destroying the America he hates, from within.

  3. mortimer says

    May 14, 2016 at 12:54 pm

    Obama has disarmed the intelligence agencies while still requiring them to protect the public. Not wise.

    Every Westerner needs to study and understand the jihad doctrine, because we are all now on the front line of jihad.

  4. Jay Boo says

    May 14, 2016 at 12:56 pm

    Muslim Brother hood’s Hillary was following Obama’s lead when she said Boko Haram and Morsi were not terrorists.

    Even the Saudis admit both are terrorists.

    • Trico says

      May 14, 2016 at 8:36 pm

      “she said Boko Haram and Morsi were not terrorists.”
      Even if they were Terrorists that would have nothing to do with Islam which is a religion of peace and understanding.
      Understand?

  5. mortimer says

    May 14, 2016 at 12:58 pm

    Saudi mosques should all be delisted as charities. They are all centers of undercover Saudi political influence.

    • Infidels of the world unite says

      May 14, 2016 at 1:01 pm

      ALL mosques, mortimer, not just Saudi ones. As long as they are spreading the koran’s teachings, the jihad doctrine, etc etc.

      • Keys says

        May 14, 2016 at 1:46 pm

        Yes. They are preachng a political ideology and therefore are not tax exempt. Therefore, the financial records of a mosque are subject to audit.

    • Bob says

      May 15, 2016 at 8:55 am

      Along with the rest of the mosques – they’re all classrooms for ISIS!

  6. John Geheran says

    May 14, 2016 at 1:05 pm

    It’s time for the US Cngress to designate the Muslim Brotherhood and all its front organizations “terrorist”.

  7. Don McKellar says

    May 14, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    The actions we will see in the coming months from him to enable jihad in America will make your head spin. And in his final months he will, and I have been predicting this for a long time on Jihad Watch, make a public “conversion” to Islam. That way he can be the first official moslem President. There is no way in the world that he’ll be able to resist that claim to infamy. You watch.

    • Charli Main says

      May 14, 2016 at 1:34 pm

      Britain is well on track to having the first Muslim Prime Minister of a European country

      David Ali Cameron is on record as stating that he is looking forward to that time.

  8. Beagle says

    May 14, 2016 at 1:11 pm

    Obama announced this in his, I think, Cairo speech. By saying zakat would no longer be scrutinized he surreptitiously (surreptitiously because most people are clueless) signalled his Islamic supremacist buddies like CAIR the jihad-funding tap was open again. It’s amazing how compliant and complicit most media has been, and remains, in advancing the global jihad. It was obvious to me in 2009 that Obama was intentionally reinvigorating jihadi funding from the US. He said so!

  9. Angemon says

    May 14, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    Obama sure is rocking that Federal Boobies Inspector cap…

    • Christianblood says

      May 14, 2016 at 2:33 pm

      Obama was elected twice by the majority of the American people. Obama reflects the value system of the society that elected him twice to be their president:

      http://www.blazingcatfur.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Muslim-riot-obama-620×385.jpg

      • Angemon says

        May 14, 2016 at 7:07 pm

        Does that “logic” of yours apply to all nations and their respective inhabitants?

      • Angemon says

        May 14, 2016 at 7:11 pm

        P.S.:

        “Obama reflects the value system of the society that elected him twice to be their president”

        This is evidence you’re a joke account 😉

        • Christianblood says

          May 14, 2016 at 9:34 pm

          Angemon

          Who then elected Obama (twice) to be the president of the US?
          The Russians? I wish it was a joke but unfortunately it is a reality:
          Obama was elected twice by the majority of the American people and he reflects the aspirations, the dreams, the value system and the political views of the majority of the society that elected him (twice) to be their president. This is an undeniable reality and you can’t escape from it.

        • Angemon says

          May 15, 2016 at 8:20 pm

          Christianblood posted:

          “Angemon

          Who then elected Obama (twice) to be the president of the US?”

          Funny how you ignored when I asked you if that “logic” of yours applied to all to all nations and their respective inhabitants – you knew the consequences it entails, seeing how you’ve tried to defend the Iranian regime by disassociating it from the Iranians who elected it. But let’s disassemble your nonsensical propaganda by parts.

          “Obama was elected twice by the majority of the American people”

          First of all, the American President and Vice-President are elected by the Electoral College, not through direct vote, and this bu itself is more than enough to knock down your claim. But since you are so hung on the popular vote, let’s roll with it, shall we?

          2008 election: only 58.2% of the eligible voters, according to:

          https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/socdemo/voting/publications/p20/2008/tables.html

          Table 1. Reported Voting and Registration, by Sex and Single Years of Age: November 2008

          We know that Obama won the 2008 election with 52.9%. Meaning that 30.7878% (0.582*0.529) of the eligible voters voted for Obama. That’s less than a third (33%). Clearly not the majority.

          2012 election

          https://www.census.gov/hhes/www/socdemo/voting/publications/p20/2012/tables.html

          Table 1. Reported Voting and Registration, by Sex and Single Years of Age: November 2012

          56.5% voter turnover. Obama won that one with 51.1%. That gives us 0.565*0.511 – 28.8715%. A little over a quarter (25%).

          Your claim that “Obama was elected twice by the majority of the American people” is completely false.

          “and he reflects the aspirations, the dreams, the value system and the political views of the majority of the society that elected him (twice) to be their president.”

          Again, he was not elected by “the majority of the society”. Heck, he went from 30.7878% to 28.8715%.

          “This is an undeniable reality and you can’t escape from it.”

          The undeniable reality that can’t escaped from is that you parroted out a piece of Kremlin-sponsored propaganda solely meant to smear the United States without having the faintest idea of what you’re talking about and it blew up on your face. I would expect, if you’re trying to be a honest entity, to apologize and retract your statements. But I doubt you will do so – facts don’t matter and your anti-Western narrative needs to go on.

        • Angemon says

          May 15, 2016 at 8:22 pm

          P.S.: Do you, CB, now understand why I called you a joke account? 🙂 😀 😉

  10. Shmooviyet says

    May 14, 2016 at 2:53 pm

    Guess that clears up where, for example, N. Hasan’s ‘earnings’– reported as given to unspecified charities– went.

    BO in an FBI hat: does he wear it for Oct. 31st?
    What an incredibly offensive image.

  11. Karl R Wildforster says

    May 14, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    Shouldn’t he be wearing a hat that says ISIS?

  12. A.T. Halmay says

    May 15, 2016 at 3:21 am

    Obama must be indicted and tried for treason. The evidence of his work against America is overwhelming. Let us pray that President Trump doesn’t let him walk.

    • Jay Boo says

      May 15, 2016 at 1:18 pm

      Obama (and Hillary) defended their actions on Benghazi by passionately declaring.
      “WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT DESPICABLE FILM. ”

      Well yes, they are not responsible for the film.
      But, that is not the point.
      They are despicable though.

      • Jay Boo says

        May 15, 2016 at 1:28 pm

        wrong link above
        A special place in hell reserved for liars like Obama

  13. Politicallyincorrectistruth says

    May 15, 2016 at 5:26 am

    the Obama administration has not designated any U.S. charities since its first month in office

  14. sarkarson.u says

    May 15, 2016 at 9:02 am

    Whither the great Republic created and shaped by the great men : Thomas Jefferson ,Benjamin Franklin, John Adams , George Washington ,Thomas Paine …………??? The dreams of the Founding Fathers lying in tatters . The flag of the great Republic can be burnt at will by insignificant creatures !!! Wake up America !! It is no time not to look at the reality …as you might have done over some past decades. It was a sin ,I understand. The guard was down may be…The world is now looking up to the great flag bearers of the Founding Fathers, who truly deserve the Republic……The ‘true’ Citizens of the United States of America .

  15. chet says

    May 15, 2016 at 9:29 am

    a must read . the black muslims in America. by C.Eric Lincoln. copyright 1961 Beacon press Boston

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