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by Daniel Pipes http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2004/07/cynthia-mckinneys-arab-and-islamist-donors We all knew that Cynthia McKinney would be drawing on Arab and Muslim supporters in her bid to return to Congress, but a listing of contributors (with information up through June 28) reveals to what an extraordinary extent this is the case, as shown by the names of her backers.
In addition, the American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee gave $1,000. Such an outpouring of extremist support comes as no shock; as Erick Stakelbeck documents in today's New York Post, "McKinney has long associated with militant Islamic groups whose members have openly supported terrorism," plus "she has taken to the floor of the House to defend them." Comment: Georgia holds its primary on July 20; should McKinney win it, as seems likely, radical Arab and Muslim causes will have achieved their first significant electoral victory in the United States. (July 9, 2004) July 21, 2004 update: "This victory means that her constituents missed her. She is a great lady, and I am delighted she won [the primary]." So gloated Abed Hammoud, president of the Dearborn, Mich.-based Arab-American Political Action Committee, as quoted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Aug. 23, 2004 update: I admit to being a bit behind the news on this, but two years ago, on Aug. 1, 2002 "Indepundit" posted a listing with $13,850 in campaign contributions to McKinney given on 9/11 itself – yes, that date – as listed at OpenSecrets.org (unfortunately, the link to individual contributions there no longer works, only to the summaries; for a complete listing of McKinney's 2001 donors, see the posting a FreeRepublic.com). I have helpfully starred all those who have since August 2002 found themselves in trouble with the law:
Looking over this same 2002 financial data, Thomas B. Edsall of the Washington Post concluded that "At least three-quarters of the $234,299 that McKinney has raised from individuals this year is from donors with Muslim or Arab American surnames, the great majority of whom live outside her district." And Niraj Warikoo reports in the Detroit Free Press that McKinney "is strongly backed by Arab and Muslim groups for her outspoken support of Palestinian rights. During a private dinner of shish kebab in West Bloomfield[, Michigan] this month, Muslim donors gave more than $20,000 to her campaign." This outpouring of support may have had to do with the enthusiastic backing McKinney won from Islamist organizations. For example, the political action committee belonging to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) sent out an e-mail message in July 2002 titled "CAIR-PAC Urges Support for Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney." It includes the following unrestrained text:
Aug. 4, 2006 update: McKinney faces a tough primary challenge from Hank Johnson and in a televised debate with, he mentioned the "Arab surnames" of some McKinney and then stated, "I could accuse her of being under the control of terrorists, but I won't." Aug. 8, 2006 update: McKinney is not just seeking Islamist donors but also Islamist interns. Here, from the home page of the Muslim Public Service Network, is her announcement:
Oct. 25, 2007 update: McKinney is long out of office, but her Islamist legacy continues to interest me. Indeed, I have just learned from Federal Election Commission records about a political contribution to her made on June 7, 2004:
Comment: (1) Another document dating from September 2006, "Volunteers Needed for Humanitarian Day - New York, NY @ 10.14.06,"confirms that this "D.S. Almontaser" is the same person who served as principal-designate of the Khalil Gibran International Academy, for it gives her address as:
(2) $2,000 is a sizeable gift for a teacher to give. Note that only one of those listed in the Aug. 23, 2004 update above – the notorious Abdurahman Alamoudi, now serving a 23-year in prison sentence – gave as much as she did. Even Ray Irani, chairman and chief executive officer of Occidental Petroleum, donated only $1,000. (3) This provides yet another indication of Almontaser's Islamist leanings, for her donation fits her in with a great number of others of this same description. Related Topics: Arab-Israeli debate in the U.S., Muslims in the United States, US politics receive the latest by email: subscribe to daniel pipes' free mailing list This text may be reposted or forwarded so long as it is presented as an integral whole with complete information provided about its author, date, place of publication, and original URL. TrackbacksLinks to blogs that reference this post. Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is a Hamas s Cynthia McKinney Presidential Bid Bogs Down in California Cynthia McKinney for President Time to Rename Lunatic Lane McKinney, Johnson Debate Can this man save us from Moonbat McKinney? McKinney Gives Up on the Makeover Cynthia McKinney: March Moonbat of the Month™ Reader comments (8) on this item
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