Connect the Dots: Operation Penetrate – Part Two

Beforewe go further, I think it would be prudent to provide a brief explanation as tojust who some of these terrorist organizations and terrorist sympathizers are.

ALQAEDA: Al Qaeda is aglobal militant Islamic terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in1988/1989. Al Qaeda calls for a global Islamic jihad and is best known for itsattacks on America on September 11, 2001. It has been designated a terroristorganization by the United States, the United Nations Security Council, theEuropean Union and NATO as well as various other countries. (Source)

AlSHABAAB: Also knownas Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (HSM), Al Shabaab is a militant Islamicorganization that has been attempting to overthrow the government of Somalia.In November 2009, Al Shabaab established an Al Quds Brigade, a paramilitaryunit created specifically for attacking Israel and Jewish interests in Africa.In 2010, Al Shabaab announced that it maintained strong ties with Al Qaeda.They are probably best known for their attack on Danish cartoonist KurtWestergaard due to his satirical cartoons featuring Mohammed. Al Shabaab has beendesignated a terrorist organization by Australia, Canada, Norway, Sweden, theUnited Kingdom and the United States. (Source)

HAMAS:Hamas was founded in 1987 as an off-shoot of the Muslim Brotherhood. According toit’s charter, Hamas exists to establish an Islamic state in Israel, the WestBank and the Gaza Strip. Hamas is known to use violence against U.S. interestsin the Middle East and on American soil. Hamas has received support from Iranand collaborates with the terrorist group Hezbollah. Hamas was designated aterrorist organization by the U.S. State Department in 1993. (Source)

HEZBOLLAH: Also known as the “Party of god”,Hezbollah receives training, weapons and financial support from Iran and Syria.Several countries have classified Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, and itwas designated as such by the United States in 1999. (Source)

THEMUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: Founded in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhoodclaims to be a non-religious political party. It’s stated goals include theinstillation of the Koran and the Sunnah as the “sole reference point forordering the life of the Muslim family, individual, community and state.” Thisincludes the enforcement of Shariah law, the re-establishment of the Caliphate,and imposing the jizya tax on allnon-Muslims in exchange for protection from the state. Its slogan is “Islam isthe solution.” All of the 9/11 hijackers were associated with the MuslimBrotherhood, and the current leader of Al Qaeda was arrested in the 1980’s dueto his involvement with Muslim Brotherhood terrorist activities. The MuslimBrotherhood maintains a presence in Bahrain, Syria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan,Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yeman, Algeria, Sudan, Somalia, Tunisia, theUnited Kingdom and the United States. In spite of its documented terroristactivities and close ties with known terrorist organizations, the MuslimBrotherhood has not been designated a terrorist organization. (Source) (Source) (Source)

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR):CAIR is a pro-Islamic advocacy group founded in 1994 by Omar Ahmad, Nihad Awad,and Rafeeq Jaber, three officials of the Islamic Association of Palestine(IAP), an organization described as having intimate ties with the terror groupHamas. CAIR is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has regional officesnationwide. In 2007 CAIR was named by federal prosecutors as an unindictedco-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terrorist funding investigation. In2008, FBI Special Agent Lara Burns stated that CAIR was “a front group forHamas, and in 2009  FBI headquartersissued a mandate to all FBI field offices to sever all ties with CAIR as aresult of CAIR’s ties with Hamas.

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