Why Is the State Department Covering for a Known Terror Group?
Why is the U.S. government covering for IHH, a Turkish “charity” organization with ties to terrorists?
A State Department spokesman told Fox News that the IHH (Humanitarian Relief Foundation) has not been designated as a foreign terrorist organization. He added:
We are fully committed to taking appropriate action against foreign groups engaging in terrorist activity in order to prevent such groups from obtaining the resources and support needed to undertake terrorist activity.
The Treasury Department, which is mandated to implement Executive Order 13224, was even more evasive. Asked if they had seen Danish, French, and Turkish intelligence reports and other information on the IHH, a Treasury official acknowledged that the NGO is not on their “Specially Designated Nationals List,” and would not “comment on other governments’ intelligence.”
This is not about Israeli security; it is about threats to American homeland security.
A foreign NGO with a documented history of contacts with terrorists has been directly linked with Islamist terrorist organizations like al-Qaeda, and government agencies tasked with protecting America have suddenly become impotent and ignorant. Concerns about keeping Turkey pro-Western and in NATO are legitimate, but they do not override American security needs. An important U.S. ally, Turkey is increasingly moving towards radical Islamism, embracing Iran and its own jihadists.
Are U.S. security agencies hampered by President Obama’s mission to reach out to Muslims?
Criticizing Israel for stopping a Gaza-bound flotilla sponsored by the IHH and the Turkish government is easy. But when terrorists affiliated with the IHH try to get into the United States, who will stop them if no one is looking at the organization to which they belong? As long as the IHH targets Israel, it is given a pass. But they have been actively recruiting and supplying terrorists, with ties to Islamic terrorist networks throughout the world. A decade ago, Ahmed Ressam, who had connections to IHH, planned to set off a bomb at Los Angeles International Airport. This could happen again.
Political analyst Barry Rubin suggests that Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan deliberately misled the Israelis into believing that there would not be violence if they stopped and boarded the Gaza flotilla. The Americans were no doubt also involved. But in fact, the Turkish government was working with the IHH. All are culpable.
The State and Treasury Departments seem to be in denial about the IHH’s threat. This is haracteristic of Obama’s administration. Where, however, are the congressional committees that should be supervising these agencies? Where are the FBI and CIA? Are they asleep because the IHH is attacking Israel instead of America?
The role of IHH was only exposed because of its attack on Israel, but how many other organizations are given a pass to satisfy political agendas? And who is next?
Instead of leading the fight to stop IHH, the American government is ambiguous, and this sends a dangerous signal.
Mr Dann, are you insinuating that the Obama administration would stoop so low as to ignore threats to America just because he has a policy of ”out-reach” to the friendly Islamic world? That he would deliberately shirk his responsibilities as Commander-in-Chief just to defend an indefensible personal agenda? Could that be?
Please, hasn’t Mr Brennan made it clear enough – Jihad is an inner struggle & a legitimate & integral part of Islamic spirituality? Everyone knows that Israel deserves everything it gets, those damn Jews should get out of Palestine & go home. There are no terrorists, only activists heroically engaging in resistence, humanitarians every one of them. I know this is so because I read it in The New York Times. Would they lie? All those terrorist atrocities world-wide, somewhere around 15,000 of them since 9/11, why it’s only a coincidence that Muslims did this. Are you an Islamophobe to suggest that there is a link between Islam & terrorism? You must be a racist & you’re only criticizing Obama because he’s black, what other reason could there be? Anyway, everything is the fault of those Jews, if there were no Jews, the world would be at peace, even global warming would stop because without all those Jews breathing all day, carbon gas would be less. Anyway, how could the IHH be anything but kind, gentle, peaceful humanitarians who love America, Erdogan said so & why would he lie? I think you must be some kind of Zionist.
By the way, don’t take my criticism too hard, I’m some kind of a Zionist myself. LOL
Mr. Eilat, you are soooo wrong. Didn’t you know that the State Department is in full support of Mr. Obama’s flat out Pro-Israel policy? That Mr. Obama supports Israel much the way Helen Thomas and the Muslim Brotherhood do? Afterall, doesn’t the “brotherhood” in Muslim Brotherhood mean let’s all get along?
{/sarcasm}
Heaven only knows how many Islamic sleeper cells are in the United States under the cover of “humanitarian” or “charitable” organizations. Many of these orgainizations have direct links to Hezbollah and Hamas, as was proven in books by author Steven Emerson, such as “American Jihad” and “Jihad Incorporated: A Guide to Militant Islam in the Us.” I am sure that if a war ever breaks out with Iran, all of these cells will be activated and we will suffer a number of terrorist attacks right here in the United States. We ignore this pending terrorist threat at our own risk.
Geezus, are these people that stupid. Who says the IHH is not on the list, I know differently, they are know to the State Dept as an affiliate to terrorist and their sponsors. Again I will pose the question why is an ally of (NATO) North Atlantic treaty Organization given a pass on an act of WAR againt another Ally, Israel and no one in the State Dept, UN security councel, or anyother security group is howling at the top of their lungs, oooh that right we have the Head-Terrorist-in-charge at the helm, that’s why. It’s time to treat the progressive rat’s president to a lesson of high crimes and misdemenaor? And to think the ayers and dorhn’s of our world are his best friends, I mean just another guy in the neighbor-hood. Get this traitor out of the People’s house and now, someone, anyone?
The two posters before me stole all of my thunder. Nicely done, by the way. In regards to the article itself it should be pointed out that Taliban isn’t even on the list of terrorist organizations.
We desperately need a leader who embodies the American spirit in these desperate times. We need someone who has a backbone and recognizes what the term honor is and how it most certainly applies to Israel. But I think I’m going to go back to my dreamland now.
/endwishing
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See what you started Terry.
Andy Gump (formerly Oscar the Grump).
Why did you change your nom de plume? Is there a meaning to Andy Gump that I’m not catching? Anyway, I didn’t mean to take away from a serious discussion, Mr Dann most certainly knows what he’s talking about. But, I’m so fed up with Obama, Leftists, assorted Islamic crazies, the mainstream media (including here in Israel), and most of all, fed up with Israeli politicians who seemingly don’t know how to play hardball, I retreat into sarcasm.
Welcome to my world.
In these days all we have is sarcasm and absurdity. Its one of the few things left that allows us to cope.
In summary, we have an American president we cannot trust and the only solutions are the November congressional elections.
Mr. Dann: I ask myself this question also. how does iur state dept. supported the murderous Israeli government for the last 60 years. we even give them 10 million dollars a day our federal tax dollars. I guess they just love supporting terrorists. Us V England is one oen.
Mr. Dann: you and everyone else on this site if US was playing against Israeli you will all be draped in Star of David.
I too am tired of these leftists running foreign policy…It seems as if they are more concerned about how they feel about themselves and how others think of them more than the life and death issues that concern the rest of us…keep the satire going I think it will reach more of these crazys than facts…
Perhaps the President of the USA has a problem with his middle name, or maybe his middle name has a problem with the President !
Robert Haymond, November may be too late!!
The CFR controled State Department should be classified as a terror group. They love the enmeys of America. Moon god worshipers, illegal aliens, and secular humanist are supported by this corrupt group. Treason is what they have for the last nation state.