GOP's most "anti-Jihadist" Congressman raised money for Islamic terrorists

[Thorgrim]

A federal grand jury in the Western District of Missouri has returned a superseding indictment that charges the Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA) and several of its former officers with eight new counts of engaging in prohibited financial transactions for the benefit of U.S.-designated terrorist Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. The indictment also charges former U.S. Congressman Mark Deli Siljander with money laundering, conspiracy and obstruction of justice in the case.


The 42-count superseding indictment returned today was announced by Kenneth L. Wainstein, Assistant Attorney General for National Security; John F. Wood, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri; Joseph Billy, Assistant Director of the FBIs Counterterrorism Division; and Monte C. Strait, Special Agent in Charge of the FBIs Kansas City Field Office.


This superseding indictment paints a troubling picture of an American charity organization that engaged in transactions for the benefit of terrorists and conspired with a former United States Congressman to convert stolen federal funds into payment for his advocacy on behalf of the charity, said Assistant Attorney General Wainstein.


An organization right here in the American heartland allegedly sent funds to Pakistan for the benefit of a specially designated global terrorist with ties to al-Qaeda and the Taliban, said U.S. Attorney Wood. By bringing this case in the middle of America, we seek to make it harder for terrorists to do business halfway around the globe. The indictment also alleges that a former congressman engaged in money laundering and obstruction of a federal investigation in an effort to disguise IARAs misuse of taxpayer money that the government had provided for humanitarian purposes.

Islamic Charity Charged With Terrorist Financing; Former U.S. Congressman Indicted for Money Laundering - Yahoo! News

Ofcourse, no one can explain it, the right wing goes completely silent...if their biggest hate-mongering Republican was actually raising money for terrorists, what does that say about them?

It'd be like if Sen. Barbara Boxer was caught selling machine guns to kids

So, naturally, everyone ignores it, and right wingers on TV are literally speechless

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I love how her badge she uses as a trophy saying she worked in Congress says she's supposed to have handed it in...send her to Gitmo!

[ballz2wallz]

Maybe he truly wanted peace as opposed to Jihad. I don't see what the big deal is.

[motivez]

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

Maybe he truly wanted peace as opposed to Jihad. I don't see what the big deal is.

So you don't have a problem with a Congressman being involved in money laundering and raising money for terrorists?

It's "not a big deal"?

[Donkey®]

Originally Posted by motivez

So you don't have a problem with a Congressman being involved in money laundering and raising money for terrorists?

It's "not a big deal"?

Did you not see the R by his name?

[Stylerod]

He hasn't been in office in 20 years. And if he did this I hope he fries.

[ballz2wallz]

Originally Posted by motivez

So you don't have a problem with a Congressman being involved in money laundering and raising money for terrorists?

It's "not a big deal"?

I have a problem with all illegal activities.


I have the thread-starter blocked so I don't know exactly what he posted, I only know some details to the story.