Republican indicted for aiding terrorists, imagine that!

[mwb970]

Taxpayers should not be funding terrorists
(The Messenger, Fort Dodge, IA, February 14, 2008)

A very, very disturbing indictment was handed down by a federal grand jury in Missouri recently. It should prompt Americans to wonder just where to begin in battling against our most vicious enemies. Right here at home seems to be a distinct possibility.

The 42-count indictment involves allegations that an Islamic “relief agency” was aiding and abetting a terrorist — with help from taxpayers’ money and a former U.S. congressman. Activities by the Islamic American Relief Agency, which closed in 2004 after being identified as an international terrorist organization, are at the heart of the indictment. It alleges that the IARA assisted Islamic terrorist Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who allegedly participated in and supported terrorist actions by al-Qaida.

One of those indicted is former Rep. Mark D. Siljander, a Republican who was elected three times to represent Michigan in Congress. After being defeated in a 1986 re-election bid, he served for about a year as an alternate U.S. delegate to the United Nations. According to the indictment, Siljander was hired in 2004 to assist the IARA in a futile attempt to convince the U.S. Senate Finance Committee to remove the organization from a list of groups suspected to have been supporting international terrorists. Siljander was paid at least $50,000 for his work. The indictment accuses him of money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

Alleged involvement of a former congressman with an organization that supported terrorism is bad enough. But it gets worse: According to the indictment, the money for Siljander somehow was stolen from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

It's a good thing we have Republicans to protect us from the Islamofascists!

[Doctor_J]

1. Some Bush-appointed judge will throw this out

as crime families go, they're very thorough.

[Baby Snooks]

2. Friends of the Bushes...

One of the friends of the Bushes is Issam Fares who has openly supported Hezbollah. And yet is above reproach. Simply because he is a friend of the Bushes.

The mayor of Houston was head of the Wedge Group which is the umbrella company in the United States which manages the various holdings of Issam Fares who while denying it publicly just the same has probably used much of his wealth to not only support but actually fund Hezbollah.

The mayor of Houston is a Democrat who is also a friend of the Clintons.

People just don't want to connect the dots for some reason. Too busy waving their flags. And pointing fingers at the other party.