Blue Suede Jihad: Major Hamas Fundraiser Welcomed in the Land of Elvis
As noted in an extensive investigation by the Albany Times Union, during the early 1990s al-Hanooti was the imam of the Islamic Center of Passaic, New Jersey, which members of the 1993 World Trade Center plot attended. One used the mosque’s address to rent the truck used in the bombing. Another frequent visitor to al-Hanooti’s mosque was the blind sheik, who is currently serving a life sentence for his support and direction to the bombers.
And as the New York Times reported, in August 1999 al-Hanooti appeared as a witness at the trial of al-Qaeda operative Ihab Ali, who refused to testify about his knowledge of the plot to bomb the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. During al-Hanooti’s testimony he backed Ali’s silence, telling the court that Islamic law “gives him the right to abstain from giving testimony in case it hurts him or it hurts any other Muslim.” Whether it hurt U.S. citizens was apparently not a consideration for al-Hanooti.
Feeling the heat from the blind sheik’s terrorism trial, al-Hanooti moved to D.C. in 1995, where he became the imam of the Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, Virginia. He found a home there — in a recording made by the Investigative Project on Terrorism of a speech delivered in 1998, he declares that the D.C.-area mosque was the greatest example of “carrying out the Jihad that Allah calls for”:
At the moment, Dar al-Hijrah is the greatest example in sacrifice, execution, and in carrying out the Jihad that Allah calls for. Allah will give us the victory over our tyrannical enemies in our country. Allah, the infidel Americans and British are fighting against you. Allah, the curse of the infidel Americans and British are fighting against you. Allah, the curse of Allah will become true on the infidel Jews and on the tyrannical Americans.
Al-Hanooti served as imam at Dar al-Hijrah until 2000, replaced as imam by al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, spiritual mentor to several of the 9/11 hijackers. The questioning by the FBI of al-Awlaki’s role in the 9/11 terror attacks didn’t stop al-Hanooti from joining al-Awlaki as the religious leaders of a 2002 Hajj tour organized by a travel agency owned by a top U.S. Hamas supporter. After a brief stint as imam at an Albany, New York, mosque, al-Hanooti today serves as the self-styled “grand mufti,” or top religious leader, of the D.C. area.
It is doubtful that any of this readily available information about Mohammed al-Hanooti’s long history of fundraising for Hamas and supporting terrorism will be touted by Masjid Al-Noor in preparation for his forthcoming appearance. And no doubt the mosque’s Jewish and Christian interfaith partners in Memphis are in the dark about their city’s upcoming visitor. Perhaps Hanooti’s hosts will find time to take the Hamas fundraiser to Graceland? But what would Elvis have to say about the land of W.C. Handy becoming the land of Hamas?
With all those qualifications, I’m sure he’ll find a place as an adviser on Islam with the White House. Maybe he can be Obama’s spiritual adviser in place of Rev. Wright.
Who knows, he might be hired by the Dept. of Justice to help them implement Shari’a.
You think I’m being sarcastic, right? Well, I’m not.
By the way, David Greenfield has written an interesting essay posted today on his blog at SULTAN KNISH, ”Islam & the Left: Two Sides of the Same Coin.”
http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/
Why is this terrorist still walking around as a free man?
Somebody at DOJ needs to pull their head out and put the shackles on Hanooti, it is absolutely disgraceful and deeply disturbing that trash like this is allowed to raise funds for terror against us in our own country.
Do you expect someone at DOJ to do what’s in the best interest of the nation before January 2013? You need to remove the upside-down cancer first.
Excellent reporting and analysis, as usual, from Mr. Poole. However, as a huge fan of The King I would like to submit some alternative titles for this piece:
Killing Them Loudly
1) (Hunka Hunka) Burning Jihad
2) All Blown Up
3) Are You Dhimmi Tonight?
4) Suspicious Feds
5) Can’t Help Preaching Jihad
6) Hard-Headed Dhimmi
7) It’s Now or Never–good as is
9) Muhammad’s Way
10) Viva Medina
Where is the State Militia when we need them?
For those who don’t know Arabic, I should point out that the word
HANOOTI is the Arabic term for “Undertaker”.
Sweet Dreams.
More of these moon god worshipers, and the country will be divided by race and religion. Militias will grow too.
Here lies America. Murdered herself by allowing the enemy to live, and increase inside her borders.
RIP, and thank you CFR controled government.
The Masjid al-Noor mosque, supposedly the site of this appearance, says there is no such appearance scheduled. Also, the Muslim Society of Memphis, says there is no such appearance scheduled at any mosque in Memphis. Could the writer have mistaken the city?
No, it’s posted right up on their website on their upcoming events page (the first link in my article), “A weekend with Shaikh Mohammed Al-Hanooti”:
http://masjid-alnoor.org/Events.aspx?tab=UpcomingActivity
The website is Masjid Al-Noor, Islamic Association of Greater Memphis.
Thanks for the article. I am emailing it to interested parties in Memphis. Could you check the link again? I don’t see anything there. Was it scrubbed? Do you have a screenshot?
UPDATE 6/6/10 – The local Memphis paper printed claims today that there is no such event planned:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/jul/06/hamas-fundraiser-not-speaking-at-mosque/
Apparently, the Mosque took down the listing last Friday saying its origin was a fluke and a mystery.
Patrick, thanks for the vigilance. Any idea what might be going on here?
It appears the Mosque supports Hamas. A known terror group.
I wonder if the Mosque has weapons, and C-4 in the basement.
I have actually been inside that very mosque to hear the imam speak (out of curiosity). I had friends who attended and were members of MSA (Muslims)
But many held very extremist views and spoke OPENLY to me about them, so I no longer am friends with any of them. I do not speak to them. I no longer keep in touch with any of my former muslim friends. I DO NOT support jihadist views (I am not, and never will be a muslim)
A terrorist student was even arrested on the very campus with flight plans and other terrorist materials. YES, I am serious.
I hope the FBI and Homeland Security is keeping a close watch on the University of Memphis campus. I am suspicious of the ummah there. Very.
Also, Brigitte Gabriel came in 2006 and the Muslim students acted like barbaric animals and would hardly give her a chance to speak. Rushing the stage, shouting at her. She lived through 7 years in a bomb shelter, getting shot at. Injured by shells from a bomb that her house..and said she’s never felt this way with an audience before. So attacked.
I am ashamed of those students.
There is a lot of symbolism in the the fact that Obamas translated voice is female and the Kings is male.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJNRW3TKULA
I usually don’t respond to my own posts however I thought the following video clip was very important, especially in light of BHOs remarks to the king of saudi arabia.
In his remarks, BHO referred to the ” wise council ” of the king.
Wise council indeed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxmBp23W6nc
Thank you Mr. Poole, for your excellent article. I wish others were as diligent.
We ignore the enemy within to our own peril. The anti-American words and the hope for our destruction is clear.
If HANOOTI is a citizen he has admitted he has treasonous plans for USA- he should be tried and hanged
If he is aiding terror groups financially it’s a crime and he should be jailed
if he is not a citzen, he should be immediately deported
and never allowed into USA- he has openly declared his intention to do harm
That’s the whole point. That is why the CFR controlled State Department likes him.
Our government shows it’s treason by allowing such scum inside our borders.
The moon god worshipers have taken down their invite to Hanooti. I bet he is still coming over to say a few words about Pajamas Media.
You bunch of Infidels.
Pat,
Give me a call or email. (You know the area code)663-3771
NewsBusters: Blogger Reports on Radical Imam Visit, Local Journalist Yawns
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matt-robare/2010/07/14/blogger-reports-radical-imam-visit-local-journalist-yawns