Fifth Circuit: Holy Land Foundation convictions upheld on appeal: CAIR, ISNA, MAS, MSA et al Must be Prosecuted by DoJ

The Holy Land Foundation trial was the largest terrorist (Hamas) funding trial in our nation's history. Muslim Brotherhood proxies like CAIR, ISNA, ICNA, MAS, MSA and three hundred other Islamic supremacist orgs were named un-indicted co-conspirators.

Ghassan Elashi, founder of CAIR's Texas chapter, in 2009 received a 65-year prison sentence for funneling over $12 million from  the Islamic charity known as the Holy Land Foundation to the jihad terrorist group Hamas, which is responsible for murdering hundreds of Israeli civilians.

Obama's Department of Justice has scuttled the prosecutions of the Muslim Brotherhood groups named in the Holy Land Foundation trial. We must demand that our next President pursue these convictions with vim and vigor.

Fifth Circuit: Holy Land Foundation convictions upheld on appeal Jason Trahan/Reporter Dallas News (Hat tip Mark H)

Today a Fifth Circuit judicial panel released a highly anticipated opinion affirming the convictions against the five organizers of the former Richardson-based Holy Land Foundation on charges that they conspired to funnel money to the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas

The first trial in 2007 ended in a hung jury, but the retrial the next year resulted in across-the-board convictions on charges of material support of terrorism.

Ghassan Elashi, of Richardson, a Holy Land Foundation founder, received 65 years for support of Hamas, money laundering and tax fraud. Shukri Abu Baker, of Garland, who was Holy Land's CEO, received 65 years for support of Hamas, money laundering and tax fraud. Mufid Abdulqader, of Richardson, was a top volunteer fundraiser and sang about Hamas in a Palestinian band that played at fundraising rallies, received 20 years for conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization; conspiracy to provide funds, goods and services to a specially designated terrorist; and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Abdulrahman Odeh, who started Holy Land's office in New Jersey, received 15 years in prison for conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization; conspiracy to provide funds, goods and services to a specially designated terrorist; and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Mohammad El-Mezain, an imam who ran Holy Land's office in California, received 15 years in prison for providing support to Hamas.

The HLF, once the largest Muslim charity in the United States, had been under investigation for years before it was shut down by the Bush administration months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

In their appeals, defense attorneys argued that the government's use of anonymous Israeli witnesses and other issues resulted in an unfair outcome for their clients, two of whom are serving 65-year sentences.

In today's opinion, Fifth Circuit Judge Carolyn Dineen King, writing on behalf of colleagues Emilio M. Garza and James E. Graves, Jr., noted:

"While no trial is perfect, this one included, we conclude from our review of the record, briefs, and oral argument, that the defendants were fairly convicted. For the reasons explained below, therefore, we affirm the district court's judgments of conviction of the individual defendants. We dismiss the appeal of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development."

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Brandy

12 years ago

Huh! When I went to CAIR’s website I didn’t see any mention of this under the tabs for “CAIR Who We Are”, or “CAIR In the News”. Hmmm. Wonder why? No press release either? I’m shocked!
But alas, Judge King ruled correctly and so it goes. One more straw pulled for CAIR. Looks as though they may get the short one.

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raymond s

12 years ago

sooo, uh about that NEXT president we’re looking at, ’cause any chance of the current admin even thinking about prosecuting this gang – fuhgeddaboutit

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livingengine

12 years ago

Nice!

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Bill Bledsoe

12 years ago

Michele Bachmann is the best choice to stop this maddness. She claims she is the only candidate that truly understands the dangers of Sharia Law to America. She also claims Newt wrote the introduction to a book on One World Government.
Couldn’t you just see the Male Supremacist, Muslim Brotherhood, Sharia Law supporters having to grovel for funds from this tiny woman as commander and chief and foreign aid giver for America.
Promoting Sharia Law around the world is all about the Muslim Brotherhood and Saudi Arabia running out of oil. America is the only way they can fund these newly created welfare states.
Sharia Law is the true enemy of the United States. Without Sharia Law in these country’s constitutions, the Muslim Brotherhood would be powerless.
Obama is transforming country after country over to Bloody Sharia Law where every citizen must, BY LAW, Jihad against America. Countries with Sharia Law, as part of any country’s constitution, have every male citizen, who has reached the age of puberty, dedicated to Jihad against America.
So Obama’s gifts of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and soon Iraq, Syria, Iran and Afghanistan to the Muslim Brotherhood is done because each of these countries have Bloody Sharia Law as part of their constitutions.
Think about how many American Soldiers Obama has sacrificed to turn every one of these countries over to his beloved Muslim Brotherhood. Iraq will be the next country dedicated to Jihad against America, all because it still has Sharia Law as part of its constitution. If any Iraq male citizen, who has reached puberty, speaks out against the Jihad of America, they will be beheaded in the town square, publicly hung, shot, run down with government tanks or nerve gassed and their bodies drug through the streets.
AMERICA MUST STOP FUNDING ITS OWN JIHAD. AMERICA MUST STOP FUNDING ANY COUNTRY THAT HAS BLOODY SHARIA LAW AS PART OF THEIR CONSTITUTIONS. Look at the cost in American Blood to create more Jihad populations and more Jihad Governments around the world.
IF ANY COUNTRY HAS SHARIA LAW AS PART OF ITS CONSTITUTION THEN EVERY MALE CITIZEN OF THAT COUNTRY MUST JIHAD AGAINST AMERICA.

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Bill Bledsoe

12 years ago

The FBI if free of forced cooperation with any of the co-conspirators above. Obama signed it into law.
http://pjmedia.com/blog/pjm-exclusive-new-law-cuts-ties-between-fbi-and-terror-tied-groups/
Two interesting videos are the two FBI training videos on how to stop Sharia Law and the Muslim Brotherhood.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjLs5DR9UJo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsOU0S-gZfU&feature=watch_response

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KKKK

12 years ago

these guilt parities need to be erdicated from our country and thier members sent back to the Dar-al-Islam they love so much. and all the loony lefitst allies can either shut up or leave with them. America is for the free people of this world, not for the losers.

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Air Max on sale

12 years ago

Bassem Khafagi, CAIR’s former community relations director, was arrested for involvement with the Islamic Assembly of North America, which was linked to al-Qaida. After pleading guilty to visa and bank fraud charges, Khafagi was deported.
* Rabih Haddad, a former CAIR fundraiser, was deported for his work with the Global Relief Foundation (which he co-founded), a terror-financing organization.

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