{"id":2868,"date":"2011-04-11T23:24:25","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T23:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=2868"},"modified":"2011-04-11T23:24:25","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T23:24:25","slug":"andrew_mccarthy_in_stoughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=2868","title":{"rendered":"Andrew McCarthy In Stoughton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonight I had the privilege of hearing Andrew McCarthy, author of THE GRAND JIHAD, speak at Ahavath Torah Congregation in Stoughton, Massachusetts.   <\/span>Mr. McCarthy is a very well informed speaker on the subject of jihad–he was the man who <\/font>led the prosecution against Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, in which a dozen Islamic extremists were convicted of conducting terrorism against the US, including the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and a plot to bomb NYC landmarks.<\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

He began his talk with a reference to an internal memorandum from the Muslim Brotherhood leadership in the United States to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.  <\/span>This memorandum was uncovered in an investigation of a case by the federal government.  <\/span>The memorandum showed that the Muslim Brotherhood in America described their purpose as a grand jihad aimed at the destruction of western civilization from within by sabotage.  <\/span>He explained that the Muslim Brotherhood has been operating in this country in some form since the 1960’s.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. McCarthy made the point that America’s focus has been on terrorism to the point that we have overlooked the ideology that fuels it.  <\/span>The ideology represents a more profound threat than terrorism itself.  <\/span>He pointed out that the first rule of law enforcement is to find out what motivates the criminals and who they are.  <\/span>Because Americans are afraid of interfering with someone’s freedom of religion, we have been reluctant to do that.  <\/span>He pointed out that one advantage of civilian trials for terrorists was that during those trials the nexus between ideology and terrorism was revealed.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. McCarthy defined jihad as the struggle to rid the community of non-Islamic influences.  <\/span>The goal of jihad is a global caliphate (Islamic State).  <\/span>That goal can be achieved through violence (as Al Qaeda) or through infiltration of a government and gradually taking over the institutions of that government (Muslim Brotherhood).  <\/span>The Muslim Brotherhood is not averse to terrorism, but sees it as only one weapon in their arsenal.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

The axis of the Muslim Brotherhood movement is the mosque and neighborhood center.  <\/span>The North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) has bought real estate for mosques and community centers in major cities throughout America.  <\/span>NAIT is associated closely with the Muslim Brotherhood.  <\/span>The most important Islamic organization in America is the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).   <\/span>This group is made up of graduates of the Muslim Student Association, which began in America in the 1960’s.  <\/span>Both the ISNA and the NAIT were unindicted co-conspirators in the Holy Land Foundation Case (in which several people were convicted of sending money to HAMAS).   <\/span>Those convictions were handed down in 2008.  <\/span>In 2009 when ISNA held its national convention, Valerie Jarad was the keynote speaker.  <\/span>Evidently the convictions and naming of unindicted co-conspirators did not make an impression on our government.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

After the peace deal that President Clinton brokered between Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rubin, a law was passed in America making it illegal to provide material support to designated terrorist groups.  <\/span>One of the first designated groups was HAMAS.  <\/span>Since the Muslim Brotherhood and their associated groups had supported HAMAS, they needed a new group without that past history.  <\/span>The created the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and called it a civil rights group to protect the rights of Muslims.  <\/span>They wanted to form a group that had legal acumen and was media savvy.  <\/span>They succeeded.  <\/span>As a ‘civil rights’ organization, CAIR generally has been given access to government agencies.  <\/span><\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

In conclusion, Mr. McCarthy reminded us that there are many patriotic Muslims who are aiding law enforcement in providing information on terrorists and making an effort the reform the radical aspect of Islam.  <\/span>He also told us that the report of Team B2 found in the book SHARIA, THE THREAT TO AMERICA has been given to Congress.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

One thing I took away from hearing Andrew McCarthy speak was that the radical views of some of the leaders of the mosques do not necessarily reflect the views of those who attend the mosques.  <\/span>However, we need to be aware that there are people around us that are working against a free America as we know it, and we need to stay informed about the nature of the threat.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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