NOT ACCEPTABLE – AT 8:55 A.M. ET:  Information is surfacing on the possible infiltration of jihadism into Capitol Hill.  This is disturbing, and we assume that members of Congress are aware of it:

When a report challenging our national security policy of ignoring Islamic supremacism through Islamic law, “Shariah: The Threat to America,” was released during a Capitol Hill press conference on Wednesday (disclosure: I was one of the co-authors of the report), among the chief critics were representatives from the Congressional Muslim Staffers Association (CMSA).

This group, which has been briefing both Democratic and Republican congressional leadership in recent months that there is nothing inherently violent in Islamic law, has a poor history of embracing Islamic radicals and even al Qaeda terrorists.

Immediately after 9/11, the CMSA began holding Friday afternoon prayer services on Capitol Hill. Who did they choose to lead them in their prayers? Al-Qaeda Sheikh Anwar al-Aulaqi, who is currently subject to a kill or capture order issued by President Obama. In fact, video of Aulaqi preaching to the CMSA was included in the 2002 documentary, “Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet”. That video clip is available to view by the Investigative Project on Terrorism.

And...

...I reported on an Islamic conference on Capitol Hill that had been scheduled by Johnson as chief of staff from Rep. Gregory Meeks. The conference was cancelled at the last minute by the House of Representatives Sergeant-at-Arms when it was discovered that the conference scheduled by Johnson was to feature a long list of Islamic radicals, some of whom were known to be on the terror-watch list.

COMMENT:  This is explosive stuff.  Of course, the usual suspects will crawl out of the woodwork to scream "McCarthyism," but we, as Americans, have a right to know who's on the public payroll.

Infiltration is not new in American life.  There's no question, acknowledging the excesses of Joe McCarthy, that Communists had infiltrated into the U.S. Government in the 30s, 40s, and 50s.  There's no question but that there was an active pro-Nazi movement in America before World War II.  (Did you know that in the town of Yaphank, in eastern Long Island, there was a Hitler Street and a Goebbels Street?)  A Hollywood film, "The House on 92nd Street," portrayed that infiltration.  And yes, there's no question but that elements loyal to the Japanese emperor were operating on our West Coast before Pearl Harbor, although the overwhelming number of Japanese-Americans were intensely loyal to America and sent its sons to fight with conspicuous gallantry in Europe.

Please read the whole article.  What's happening on Capitol Hill may be legal, but it isn't right.

September 17, 2010