CIA links to NY Mosque funding, according to NY Observer

[seanD]

"From 2006 to 2008, R. Leslie Deak worked as a "business consultant" to this super-secretive security contractor with ties to the CIA and counterterrorism forces, and in those same three years he also donated nearly $100,000 in seed money to the foundation now advocating the construction of the so-called Ground Zero Mosque.

Interestingly, during the same three-year period during which the Deak Family Foundation was financing the Cordoba Initiative, Deak also donated a total of $101,247 to something called the National Defense University Foundation. The National Defense University is a network of war and strategy colleges and research centers (including the National War College) funded by the Pentagon, designed to train specialists in military strategy. The organization recently announced a November 5 dinner gala in honor of Defense Secretary and former CIA chief Robert Gates. Sponsors include Northrup Grumman, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and...the Patriot Defense Group."

http://www.observer.com/2010/politic...nd-zero-mosque

Could just be an odd coincidence. But being that this whole mosque bru-haha is becoming somewhat of a national security issue, and being how Deak is connected to government agencies that deal with national security, it sure doesn't show much prudence on the part of Deak and his funding decisions. I was always puzzled why the media never did any reporting on the funding of the mosque. You would think the most pertinent source of information would be to follow the money trail. Imagine how you could really spin it if you found actual links to terrorist network groups in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia, Iran. I think I remember Pelosi mentioning something about that, and then zilch after that.

I wonder if MSM will break this story. I wonder if we'll hear Beck, Hannity, or O'Reilly report that one of the biggest owners of Fox News parent company, Al-Waleed bin Talal, also contributed a large sum of funds to Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf's foundation.

I think not.

[gharfish]

They have said that they (Rauf and his wife) are going to disclose fully the contributors to their community center/prayer roomed mosque bldg.


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[Darth Executor]

I think I remember Pelosi mentioning something about that, and then zilch after that.

The only thing I remember Pelosi doing is suggesting we investigate the people who complain about the mosque.

[seanD]

The only thing I remember Pelosi doing is suggesting we investigate the people who complain about the mosque.

My bad. You're right.

"There is no question that there is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some," she said in remarks posted Tuesday in a video on the San Francisco Chronicle website. "And I join those who have called for looking into how is this opposition to the mosque (is) being funded."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...orkers-decide/

I'm really surprised no one has asked how the mosque itself is being funded. Maybe the man himself, bin Laden, from his cave is funneling funds for this dastardly deed. Then they can trace the funds and finally capture him.

[rogue06]

The mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg has declared that anyone asking questions about the funding for the mosque is "Un-American." I don’t think he commented on Pelosi’s call to open an investigation on the protestors. Guess that was ok.

[Psychic Missile]

I'm really surprised no one has asked how the mosque itself is being funded. Maybe the man himself, bin Laden, from his cave is funneling funds for this dastardly deed. Then they can trace the funds and finally capture him.

Why does it matter how it's funded?

[Thersites]

Why does it matter how it's funded?

Because knowing who is funding it will give us a clearer picture of what the intention of the Park51 project is. If the imam is getting major funding from suspect groups, it justifies the fears of the opposition. It is also possible that an investigation of the funding will lead to the conclusion that Rauf is a liberal Muslim, after all.

[Psychic Missile]

Because knowing who is funding it will give us a clearer picture of what the intention of the Park51 project is. If the imam is getting major funding from suspect groups, it justifies the fears of the opposition. It is also possible that an investigation of the funding will lead to the conclusion that Rauf is a liberal Muslim, after all.

What do you mean "what the intention is"? What sort of bad intention is probable enough to warrant worrying about?

[odis]

It is also possible that an investigation of the funding will lead to the conclusion that Rauf is a liberal Muslim, after all.

that boat has already sailed:

So what will happen at this community center?
The community center will reach out to all New Yorkers with six programmatic areas: 


1. Culture and Arts - 500-seat auditorium, exhibition


2. Education - Lecture hall, conference rooms, library, classrooms

3. Social Cohesion - cooking classes, senior citizens space, childcare, banquet hall

4. Religion + Healing - Muslim prayer space, Contemplation and reflection area, 9/11 victims memorial


5. Global Engagement - Mapping studies on trends in the Muslim world, providing resources on good governance and principles of liberal democracy, promoting women’s empowerment issues, encouraging youth development, countering religious extremism.


6. Recreation - pool, gym, medical education and wellness programs


curious thing about that liberal democracy....

wiki, NY times, and many others defines us as a "Federal constitutional presidential republic".....

[Thersites]

that boat has already sailed:

So what will happen at this community center?
The community center will reach out to all New Yorkers with six programmatic areas: 


1. Culture and Arts - 500-seat auditorium, exhibition


2. Education - Lecture hall, conference rooms, library, classrooms

3. Social Cohesion - cooking classes, senior citizens space, childcare, banquet hall

4. Religion + Healing - Muslim prayer space, Contemplation and reflection area, 9/11 victims memorial


5. Global Engagement - Mapping studies on trends in the Muslim world, providing resources on good governance and principles of liberal democracy, promoting women’s empowerment issues, encouraging youth development, countering religious extremism.


6. Recreation - pool, gym, medical education and wellness programs


curious thing about that liberal democracy....

wiki, NY times, and many others defines us as a "Federal constitutional presidential republic".....

Thank you-- I've been rather hoping for more conclusive evidence of Rauf's good intentions... you know, without doing all the research myself . There are perhaps multiple ways of interpreting the project's reference to "Cordoba," but I see no reason why we must take the least charitable interpretation as most likely.

[odis]

Thank you-- I've been rather hoping for more conclusive evidence of Rauf's good intentions... you know, without doing all the research myself . There are perhaps multiple ways of interpreting the project's reference to "Cordoba," but I see no reason why we must take the least charitable interpretation as most likely.

i agree. problem is, i've got this feeling that no matter what we do, we've somehow lost. i feel like this is a lose lose battle...

[jgarden]

CIA links to NY Mosque funding, according to NY Observer - the best insurance the CIA could provide as a defense against Islamic extremists is to place a moaque in every tall building - particularly on the top floor!

What are the chances that Al Qaeda would have targeted the Twin Towers if they has a mosque located in each one?

If they had, America wouldn't have to track down the perpetrators, the Moslims would have done it for them!

[seanD]

CIA links to NY Mosque funding, according to NY Observer - the best insurance the CIA could provide as a defense against Islamic extremists is to place a moaque in every tall building - particularly on the top floor!

What are the chances that Al Qaeda would have targeted the Twin Towers if they has a mosque located in each one?

If they had, America wouldn't have to track down the perpetrators, the Moslims would have done it for them!

I know what the response to that will be without even batting an eye. "Then they are victorious, because then you are submitting to what they want in the first place."

The reason I posted this is because I'm puzzled why this hasn't at all been reported in the MSM. If Imam even had a sliver of a connection to someone they could dub a terrorist -- i.e. "his uncle's friend's brother in law" -- this would be all over MSM. At best, this just shows why MSM sucks so much. Perhaps the fact that Imam, who himself worked with the FBI under Bush, has associations with an investor who also has links to US counter-terrorist forces, is an embarrassment to the US government, and isn't as sexy as someone everyone assumes has a mysterious background and who they believe may have direct terrorist connections.

[gharfish]

CIA links to NY Mosque funding, according to NY Observer - the best insurance the CIA could provide as a defense against Islamic extremists is to place a moaque in every tall building - particularly on the top floor!

What are the chances that Al Qaeda would have targeted the Twin Towers if they has a mosque located in each one?

If they had, America wouldn't have to track down the perpetrators, the Moslims would have done it for them!

That target (the WTC) was highly desired! Muslim mosque or no mosque inside, they would not have cared - that would not have deterred them. Jihadi fighters, we have seen (Iraq and elsewhere in the world) have killed many many of their fellows in the faith to get to us (the U.S. military) without thought or care. That does not get in their way.

Actually there was a mosque of sorts in one of the towers. By that I mean a small place/area for Mulims to do their prescribed prayers throughtout their workday. In the other tower there was but one small spot, between floors.

~ And to the others here on the thread: have you all not (?) heard that in the Larry King Live interview, last Wednesday, Imam Rauf said, and I quote: "...we will clearly identify all of our financial backers."

I don't think he can slip out of this claim that he has made on national television, thinking his 'critics' will forget.


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[odis]

there was a mosque in each one. the towers were so big that it litterally could have taken hours to get from the top floor to the bottom. because of this, resturants and places of worship were in the buildings.