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"Profile of a Moderate Muslim: Abdurahman Alamoudi" _____ Buried in the Weekend Headlines U.S. Treasury Department: Abdurahman Alamoudi Raised Money for al Qaeda in the U.S. - Revelation Called "Stunning" " .the September 2003 arrest of Alamoudi was a severe blow to al Qaida, as Alamoudi had a close relationship with al Qaida and had raised money for al Qaida in the United States." - U.S. Treasury Department by Douglas J. <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hagmann, Director 18 July 2005: In a U.S. Treasury <http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/js2632.htm> Department memo dated July 14, 2005 that seems to have received little press coverage, authorities allege for the first time that Abdurahman Alamoudi raised money for Al Qaeda in the U.S. For those unaware, Alamoudi, 53, portrayed himself as a "moderate Muslim" who served as a liaison between the U.S. government and American Muslims for two decades. A founder of the American Muslim Council (AMC), Alamoudi played a key role in developing the Pentagon's Muslim chaplain program, represented the State Department and attended meetings at the White House spanning two administrations. Accordingly, the significance of the allegations by the U.S. Treasury Department that Alamoudi raised money for al Qaeda cannot be understated. Pioneers in the research and investigation of Islamic terrorism such as Steve Emerson, Daniel Pipes, Bruce Tefft and others exposed the true nature of the "moderate" Alamoudi long before his arrest in September 2003 on multiple terrorism related financing charges. Convicted in 2004, the most recent allegation of Abdurahman Alamoudi raising money for al Qaeda while rubbing elbows with the Washington elite continues to boggle the mind of any reasonable person as it well should. Alamoudi's "Moderate" Past The July 14, 2005 Treasury Department memo stated what everyone already knew: "Alamoudi had a close relationship with al Qaida and had raised money for al Qaida in the United States." Accordingly, how could this man be courted and accepted by the very same men and women, democrats and republicans, lawmakers and justice department officials, presidents and senators who are supposed to be fighting the war on terrorism? It is not as if Alamoudi maintained a low profile: * In 1990, Abdurahman Alamoudi founded the American Muslim Foundation (AMF) and the American Muslim Council (AMC), and until his conviction, was the President of the AMF. The AMC had co-sponsored several conferences in the U.S. with a Hamas organization started by Musa Abu Marzuq, the Hamas leader who took responsibility for organizing suicide attacks against Israelis. The AMC had also arranged visits to the U.S. by Middle East militant groups such as the Egyptian Muslim brotherhood, and it also had a "special relationship" with the government of Sudan, which the U.S. had declared a terrorist regime. * In July 1995 when Musa Abu Marzuq was arrested by the FBI, Alamoudi said Marzuq had never been involved in terrorism, describing Marzuq's arrest as an "insult to the Muslim community." * When he began to work for the U.S. Department of State under President Clinton as a "goodwill ambassador" to Muslim countries, Alamoudi told the Islamic Association of Palestine in Chicago in a speech on December 29, 1996: "I think if we are outside this country, we can say oh, Allah, destroy America, but once we are here, our mission in this country is to change it. There is no way for Muslims to be violent in America, no way. We have other means to do it. You can be violent anywhere else but in America." * OnOctober 28, 2000, in an anti-Israel protest, Alamoudi stood before a large Muslim crowd in Lafayette Park across from the White House and publicly declared his support for the terrorist organizations Hamas and Hezbollah. He rallied the crowd, saying: " I have been labeled by the media in New York as being a supporter of Hamas. Anybody supporters of Hamas here? " The crowd cheered. " Hear that, Bill Clinton? We are all supporters of Hamas ... I wish they added that I am also a supporter of Hezbollah. " (Both groups are on the State Department's official list of terrorist organizations.). Is It Ignorance or Complicity? In 2001, despite the most visible signs of Islamic extremism, Abdurahman Alamoudi joined President George W. Bush at a prayer service dedicated to victims of the 9/11 attacks. In 2001, Alamoudi arranged a Ramadan fast-breaking dinner for congressional leaders. In 2002,despite the most visible signs of Islamic extremism, the spokesman for FBI director Robert Mueller described Alamoudi's American Muslim Council as the "the most mainstream Muslim group in the United States." In 2003, despite the most visible signs of Islamic extremism, the Catholic bishops described the AMC led by Alamoudi "the premier, mainstream Muslim group in Washington." Despite the most visible signs of Islamic extremism, the Washington Post described Alamoudi as "a pillar of the local Muslim community." And in one of the more ironic twists of DC politics, a former AMC employee of Alamoudi, Faisal Gill, serves as policy director at the Department of Homeland Security's intelligence division. In 2003, however, Abdurahman Alamoudi was indicted and ultimately admitted the following: * Having obtained money from the Libyan government and other foreign sources, and transmitted these funds to the United States, "outside of the knowledge of the United States government and without attracting the attention of law enforcement and regulatory authorities." * Engaging in illegal financial transactions, filing false income tax returns, lying about his overseas travels, his interest in a Swiss bank account, his affiliation with a Specially Designated Terrorist (the Hamas leader, Mousa Abu Marzook), and his membership in terrorist-related organizations. * Meeting with Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi at least twice, and as a result, Alamoudi helped organize the (foiled) assassination plot of Saudi crown prince Abdullah. * Transporting money from Libya to Saudi Arabia to the United States, where he deposited it in the American Muslim Foundation, one of his non-profits organizations. * Omitting on his American citizenship application his connections to many radical organizations, including but not limited to: the United Association for Studies and Research, Marzook Legal Fund, Mercy International, American Task Force for Bosnia, Fiqh Council of North America, Muslims for a Better America, Eritrean Liberation Front/People's Liberation Force, and Council for the National Interest Foundation. In the process of the investigation of Alamoudi, authorities found that he has at least indirect links to most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden through the Taibah International Aid Association, an American non-profit where he served along with Abdullah A. bin Laden, Osama's nephew. Authorities seized Alamoudi's Palm Pilot at the time of his arrest, which contained contact information for seven men designated as global terrorists by U.S. authorities. Further, law enforcement authorities found an Arabic-language document in Alamoudi's office with ideas for Hamas to undertake "operations against the Israelis to delay the peace process." Now, the U.S. Treasury Department confirms what has log been suspected: the ubiquitous Abdurahman Alamoudi, the Washington, DC "Moderate Muslim," is alleged to have been raising money for al Qaeda while lunching inside the beltway. _____ July 14, 2005 JS-2632 Treasury Designates MIRA for Support to Al Qaida The U.S Department of the Treasury today designated the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA), a U.K.-based Saudi oppositionist organization, for providing material support to al Qaida. MIRA is run by al Qaida-affiliated Saad al-Faqih, who was designated pursuant to E.O. 13224 by the Treasury on December 21, 2004 and is named on the United Nations 1267 Committee consolidated list of terrorists tied to al Qaida, UBL and the Taliban. "Al-Faqih uses MIRA to facilitate al Qaida's operations," said Stuart Levey, the Treasury's Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI). "Designating MIRA will help stem the flow of funds to the organization and put the world on notice of its support for al Qaida." Under his ideological and operational control, MIRA is the main vehicle al-Faqih uses to propagate support for the al Qaida network. MIRA's 1995 founding statement explicitly states that the organization is not limited to peaceful means in the pursuit of its objectives. According to information available to the U.S. Government, while head of MIRA, al-Faqih assumed the role of the al Qaida spokesperson in London following the arrest of senior Egyptian Islamic Jihad terrorist Yassir al-Sirri in 2001. Information shows that statements on the MIRA website, including messages from Usama bin Laden and Abu Mus'ab al Zarqawi, are intended to provide ideological and operational support to al Qaida affiliated networks and potential recruits. According to recent information available to the U.S. Government, a senior al Qaida operative in Saudi Arabia sent articles to al-Faqih who then posted them to the MIRA website under the al Qaida operative's pennames. In 2003, MIRA and Faqih received approximately $1 million in funding through Abdulrahman Alamoudi. According to information available to the U.S. Government, the September 2003 arrest of Alamoudi was a severe blow to al Qaida, as Alamoudi had a close relationship with al Qaida and had raised money for al Qaida in the United States. In a 2004 plea agreement, Alamoudi admitted to his role in an assassination plot targeting the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and is currently serving a 23 year sentence. Al-Faqih has maintained associations with the al Qaida network since the mid-1990s, including with Khaled al Fawwaz, who acted as UBL's de facto representative in the United Kingdom and was associated with the 1998 East Africa embassy bombings. At the U.S. trial of the East African embassy bombers, prosecutors provided evidence that MIRA and al-Faqih paid for a satellite phone that al Fawwaz passed on to UBL, who allegedly used it to help carry out the attacks. MIRA was designated under Executive Order 13224 for providing financial and/or material support to al Qaida. Identifying Information Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia. AKAs: Al-Harakat Al-Islamiyah lil-Islah Al Islah (Reform) Islamic Movement for Reform MIRA Movement for Reform In Arabia Address: BM Box: MIRA London WC1N 3XX, United Kingdom Alt. Address: Safiee Suite, EBC House, Townsend Lane London NW9 8LL, United Kingdom Alt. Address: 21 Blackstone Road London NW2 6DA, United Kingdom Telephone: 020 8452 0303 Fax: 020 8452 0808. 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