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Home Front: WoT
Obama Administration Dropped Terror Funding Case Against Islamic Relief – One Of World's Largest Islamic Charities
2018-12-03
[D.C. Clothesline] The case was potentially bigger than the one against the Holy Land Foundation, the largest terrorism-financing case in American history. And, if prosecutions occurred, there would likely be a domino effect impacting many other Islamist organizations in America and around the world.

Then, near the end of the Obama Administration in 2016, the Justice Department declined to prosecute.

Federal agents were stunned.
You heard me, stunned. Absolutely stunned!
No clear reason was given.

The investigation into Islamic Relief
...more formally, the International Islamic Relief Organization, one of Osama bin Laden’s favourite charities and for many years the recipient of Saudi largess, including the current king, Salman ibn whoever. The UAE listed it as belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, #44 on their 2014 blacklist ..
continued, but the criminal case presented by the three government agencies would not move forward.

The only reasonable speculation: The administration lacked the political will to take on the case.

Yes, because those "Islamist organizations" were Obama’s friends and allies.
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  Yeah, but that orange puffer clown fish will go down as one of the most destructive forces in American history...at least the way that history is written by the New York Times.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2018-12-03 11:22  

#4  IIRR Muslim Aid in the UK was used to fund jihadists in Syria.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-12-03 10:58  

#3  A historical note: In Pakistan General Zia and his Military Intelligence (ISI) supported the activity of Muslim charities that began to arrive shortly after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Perhaps the most important of such institutions was the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO), the outreach element of Muslim World League. It was a perfectly disguised conduit used in offices around the world to support the mujahideen. And many of its offices abroad continue to do so to this day.
Posted by: Chereting Pelosi1889   2018-12-03 09:18  

#2  The FBI, IRS and Office of Personnel Management opened investigations into Islamic Relief and its various arms.

Islamic Relief USA’s acceptance onto the Combined Federal Campaign charity list, which allows federal employees to automatically donate to approved non-profits, also drew federal scrutiny.

Can the case be reopened? Since it did not go to trial, double jeopardy isn’t involved...

This may have somethng to do with it:

The charity was embraced by both political parties. It even enjoyed close working relationships with the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development
Posted by: trailing wife   2018-12-03 08:45  

#1  In keeping with his June 2014 'Taliban Five' catch and release program.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-12-03 08:10  

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