Stunningly, Lopez’s resolution acknowledges Dar al-Hijrah’s affiliation with MAS but then goes on to describe MAS merely as “a national religious, educational, cultural, and charitable organization.” “Delegate Lopez should be ashamed,” said Richard S. Saunders of Virginia Beach, Va., in a letter to the editor of the Hampton Roads Pilot. “He knows the history of the Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center, yet out of political correctness and his desire to pander to the center in return for its support and the almighty vote, he could not do the right thing.” An Aug. 28, 2002, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement document, moreover, describes Dar al-Hijrah as “a mosque operating as a front for Hamas operatives in U.S.” Hamas is the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Another cleric at the mosque, associate imam Johari Abdul Malik, has preached to American Muslims that they are within Islamic law to “blow up bridges” and other infrastructure. “You can do all forms of sabotage,” he said in a 2001 Hamas conference. Johari, likewise, has called for Islamic supremacy in America. “We will see the day when Islam, by the grace of Allah, will become the dominant way of life,” Malik told his flock at Dar al-Hirjah in 2004. “You will see Islam move from being the second largest religion in America to being the first religion in America.” Anwar al-Awlaki Malik, whom Lopez has invited to pray before the Virginia state legislature, was a close friend of Awlaki and even joined him on a tour of Mecca in 2003 – after Awlaki fled the U.S. Federal investigators say Dar al-Hijrah – known by law enforcement as the “Row Street mosque” – is a dangerous breeding ground for terrorists. The roster of its former members and leaders reads like a crime blotter. They include: Fugitive Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzook, a former mosque leader. Ismail Elbarasse, a founding mosque member, Saudi government employee and Muslim Brotherhood leader who was arrested for allegedly casing the Chesapeake Bay bridge for attack. Abdelhaleem Ashqar, Dar al-Hijrah leader and suspected Hamas operative recently convicted for obstruction of justice. Mohammed al-Hanooti, a longtime mosque leader and unindicted co-conspirator in both the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and recent Holy Land Foundation terror-finance case. Top al-Qaida fundraiser Abdurahman Alamoudi, now serving 23 years in federal prison for terrorism. Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, the would-be al-Qaida presidential assassin whose father worked for the Saudi Embassy. Sabri Benkahla, who was arrested in connection with the the Virginia Jihad Network investigation and later convicted for making false statements before a federal grand jury. Abdullah bin Laden, Saudi nephew of the al-Qaida leader whose name appears on the federal terrorist watch-list. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, accused of murdering 13 and injuring 30 others in a jihad-inspired shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas. Hani Hanjour, 9/11 hijacker and Saudi national who flew the jumbo jet into the Pentagon. Nawaf al-Hazmi, 9/11 hijacker and Saudi national who joined Hanjour on the Pentagon flight and acted as second in command of the entire al-Qaida operation behind hijacking ringleader Mohamed Atta. The mosque, in fact, helped Hanjour and al-Hazmi obtain housing in the area. After Sept. 11, investigators found the phone number for Dar al-Hijrah in the Hamburg, Germany, apartment of one of the planners of the terror attacks, Ramzi Binalshibh, now a Gitmo detainee. The following Virginia state assembly delegates co-sponsored House Joint Resolution No. 484 “commending the Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center”: Lopez, Alfonso H. (804) 698-1049 (571) 336-2147 Kory Kaye (804) 698-1038 (703) 354-6024 Plum, Kenneth R. (804) 698-1036 (703) 758-9733 Sickles, Mark D. (804) 698-1043 (703) 922-6440 Simon, Marcus B. (804) 698-1053 (571) 327-0053 Watts, Vivian E. (804) 698-1039 (703) 978-2989 Read more at wnd/2014/03/lawmaker-defends-his-praise-for-911-mosque/#d3BWM8goxpUxwGkW.99
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 00:04:39 +0000
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