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2018-12-03 Home Front: WoT

Obama Administration Dropped Terror Funding Case Against Islamic Relief – One Of World's Largest Islamic Charities

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-12-03 07:19|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 In keeping with his June 2014 'Taliban Five' catch and release program.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-12-03 08:10|| 2018-12-03 08:10|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2018-12-03 08:45|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2018-12-03 09:18|| Front Page Top

#4 IIRR Muslim Aid in the UK was used to fund jihadists in Syria.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-12-03 10:58|| 2018-12-03 10:58|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2018-12-03 11:22|| Front Page Top

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