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US News | Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:08:53 am PST

At some point, we might want to ask if there are any Islamic charities who aren’t financing Hamas: US cracks down on Islamic charity.

WASHINGTON – The Bush administration acted Wednesday against an Islamic charity suspected of helping to bankroll Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that the United States considers an international terrorist organization.

The Treasury Department’s action against the Union of Good means that any bank accounts or other financial assets belonging to the charity found in the United States will be frozen. Americans also are barred from making donations to the group, which the U.S. government alleged was created by leaders of Hamas to transfer money to Hamas.

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Tags: Islamic Charities, Hamas, Islam, Zakat, Terrorism

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MarkX Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:10:24am

Bush administration acted...

Get ready for........ CHANGE!

Wisenheimer Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:10:51am

And in two months, all of this will be for naught.

MandyManners Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:11:15am

Why didn't they just donate to CBBHO's campaign and cut out the middle-man?

pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:11:38am

Well, hell, they were just trying to find a way to replace the Holy Land Foundation. Give'm a break!

/"break" has many definitions

MarkX Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:11:47am

re: #3 MandyManners

Why didn't they just donate to CBBHO's campaign and cut out the middle-man?

I'm sure they did...

MandyManners Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:14:27am

Union of Good sounds rather innocuous.

kynna Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:14:35am

I really wonder how much money BO got from Hamas. It's all US taxpayer money, of course, but with all the shenanigans with his campaign coffers ... just who was donating?

debutaunt Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:16:37am

re: #6 MandyManners

Union of Good sounds rather innocuous.

I've had experience with the other kind.

kayawanee Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:16:47am

"Union of Good", huh? Holyland Foundation? They seem so innocous and peaceful.

I guess the more aptly named fundraising schemes "Spawn of Satan" and "Universal Evil" weren't entirely successful. Kind of like Preparations A through G.

AMER1CAN Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:16:57am

You will have better luck finding Jimmy Hoffa!

MandyManners Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:17:13am

FrontPage from 2005.

The “Union of Good” was established in October 2000, shortly after the beginning of the last Palestinian Intifada against Israel. It is comprised of 50 Islamic “charities”, including Hamas and Hezbollah affiliated organizations. The “Union of Good” was supposed to raise funds for only 101 days, but its initial success led the founders, mostly Hamas members, to maintain its operations to date.

The “Union of Good” is headed by Dr. Yussuf al-Qardawi, one of the most prominent Sunni scholars in the world today, who is the source of spiritual and religious authority for Hamas and others in the Palestinian territories. Al-Qardawi, who established and leads the Department of Islamic Law (Shari’a) at the University of Qatar and the Institute for Sunnah Research there, is also on the board of directors of the Al-Taqwa Bank, designated by the US as a terrorist funding organization in November 2001.

SNIP

Buck Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:17:19am

The Red Crescent?

Nevergiveup Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:19:00am

re: #10 AMER1CAN

You will have better luck finding Jimmy Hoffa!

20 yard line at giant stadium. Don't you know that?
/

pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:20:01am

re: #10 AMER1CAN

You will have better luck finding Jimmy Hoffa!

*grin*
Is that an invitation to ... naw, it's too early to kidnap the thread.

Basho Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:20:25am

[Link: www.nytimes.com...]

But even if his administration rejects the calls for investigations, Mr. Obama cannot control what the courts or Congress do. Several lawsuits are seeking information about Bush policies, including an Islamic charity’s claim that it was illegally spied on by Mr. Bush’s program on wiretapping without warrants.

Can't wait for the courts and Congress to get their revenge on Bush by frightening people into not looking into these Islamic charities.

Joan Not of Arc Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:20:32am

But doesn't Obama have the power to veto all of this? Will we see renewed funding of this "charity"? After all, change and stuff....

Wisenheimer Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:20:41am

... Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that the United States considers an international terrorist organization.

There's the problem! Obama will change all of this confrontational talk!

quickjustice Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:22:17am

President-Elect Obama already is preparing to drop all charges, and to encourage these "charities" to share in the bailout!

Maybe they'll like us then! ;-)

Lincolntf Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:24:43am

Does anyone ever actually go to jail when these "charities" get busted? I'd like to see the Feds come up with some sort of RICO-like prosecutions and punish the supporters of terrorist organizations.

Nevergiveup Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:26:49am

re: #19 Lincolntf

Does anyone ever actually go to jail when these "charities" get busted? I'd like to see the Feds come up with some sort of RICO-like prosecutions and punish the supporters of terrorist organizations.

I am sure Jamie Gorelick will get right on it when she is AG?
/ G-D I hope not

Nevergiveup Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:27:25am

When will Israel respond?
Sane Arab world fails to understand why Israel refrains from hitting Hamas

[Link: www.ynetnews.com...]

Speaking of Hamas.

pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:28:12am

re: #19 Lincolntf

Does anyone ever actually go to jail when these "charities" get busted? I'd like to see the Feds come up with some sort of RICO-like prosecutions and punish the supporters of terrorist organizations.

Keep track of the Holy Land Foundation trial now going on in Dallas. Charles posted on it yesterday.

Ford_Prefect Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:28:46am

the militant Palestinian group that the United States considers an international terrorist organization.

Is there another description that would work?

Eowyn2 Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:29:31am

re: #6 MandyManners

Union of Good sounds rather innocuous.

Holy Land Foundation sounds rather religious.

Eowyn2 Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:30:15am

re: #23 Ford_Prefect

Is there another description that would work?

International Millitant Organization

Just wait - its coming.

Ron Shaw Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:31:00am

Isn't Hamas in the 'Circle of Love?' Isn't the 'circle of love' a 'Union of Good?' Can't DOPE, Da Office of da President Elect, stop these US crack downs of distraction?

MandyManners Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:31:07am

Did Soros contribute?

Ford_Prefect Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:31:32am

re: #25 Eowyn2

International Millitant Organization

Just wait - its coming.

Yes, but "The war on Militantism" just doesn't roll of the tongue the same way.

Golem Akbar Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:32:02am

I like the name. Union of Good!
It's kinda like Good Friday being the day Jesus was crucified. Shouldn't it be called Lousy Friday (Neil Simon in Brighton Beach Memoirs)?
Union of Good? It should be called the Union of Evil.

Ford_Prefect Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:32:51am

re: #29 Golem Akbar

I like the name. Union of Good!
It's kinda like Good Friday being the day Jesus was crucified. Shouldn't it be called Lousy Friday (Neil Simon in Brighton Beach Memoirs)?
Union of Good? It should be called the Union of Evil.

Aren't all unions evil?

*ducks

debutaunt Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:33:58am

Is this the same group that designed the Honor Flight 93 'thing' with the crescent?

Golem Akbar Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:34:24am

re: #21 Nevergiveup

When will Israel respond?
Sane Arab world fails to understand why Israel refrains from hitting Hamas

[Link: www.ynetnews.com...]

Speaking of Hamas.

How could Israel hit back a group that is called Union of Good? /It's like kicking a puppy. [yeah, the puppy of satan]

debutaunt Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:34:35am

re: #30 Ford_Prefect

Aren't all unions evil?

*ducks

Don't duck when someone high fives you.

Creeping Eruption Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:35:19am

re: #31 debutaunt

I thought that was just some dip shit architect not quite "getting it." No?

Ford_Prefect Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:35:38am

re: #33 debutaunt

Don't duck when someone high fives you.

:-)

Golem Akbar Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:36:07am

re: #30 Ford_Prefect

Aren't all unions evil?

*ducks

I prefer civil unions [ducks and geese].

eschew_obfuscation Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:37:09am

re: #36 Golem Akbar

I prefer civil unions [ducks and geese].

So you fly united?

Ford_Prefect Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:37:14am

re: #36 Golem Akbar

I prefer civil unions [ducks and geese].

Marriage should be between a duck and a gander! Anything else is unnatural!

Nevergiveup Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:38:11am

Switzerland says Israel breaking international law (AP)

Hum? Is that like when Switzerland let the Nazis hide all that stolen Jewish money in their country? Just asking?

Golem Akbar Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:38:34am

re: #37 eschew_obfuscation

So you fly united?

I really prefer Jet Blue, but I'm afraid this post will get censored if I try to explain that to anyone.

kayawanee Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:38:35am

re: #36 Golem Akbar

I prefer civil unions [ducks and geese].

I prefer relational database unions.

[ducks and geeks]

pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:39:12am

re: #36 Golem Akbar

I prefer civil unions [ducks and geese].

No goose is civil. Not ever.

/especially if it's hungry and thinks you've got food in your hand

WrathofG-d Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:39:19am

What does the U.S. have against charity? Dang, Bush administration.

tfc3rid Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:39:38am

These fundraising outfits just keep getting tossed into the sunlight, thanks to George Bush's 'War on Terror'...

Wait till Washington starts to change...

Golem Akbar Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:39:57am

re: #38 Ford_Prefect

Marriage should be between a duck and a gander! Anything else is unnatural!

/

I keep trying to tell my wife that, but she refuses to divorce me on those grounds.

formercorpsman Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:40:38am

Yet another reason, why the MSM deserves everything that is happening to them.

This media, giddy with soundbites about 130,000.00 dollar wardrobes, Wasilla hillbillies, and White House pets, still can't bring themselves to acknowledge we have on our very own soil, the financiers of world degredation, mayhem, and Farfour the mouse.

It is our collective habitual interlorance as a nation this fosters other people to act inhumane./

Again, I wish I were surprised, but I have resigned myself to the assumption things are going to get much worse before they turn for the better.

Crusty Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:41:07am

The Bush administration acted...

Words soon to be replaced with...

The Obama administration is considering...

The Obama administration is looking into...

The Obama administration is finding ways to blame the US...

Outrider Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:41:16am

re: #42 pre-Boomer Marine brat

No goose is civil. Not ever.

/especially if it's hungry and thinks you've got food in your hand

No goose should ever push it's luck. They look too good on the dinner table and taste even better.

tfc3rid Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:41:46am

re: #47 Crusty

The Obama Administration is capitulating...

Eowyn2 Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:41:58am

re: #28 Ford_Prefect

Yes, but "The war on Militantism" just doesn't roll of the tongue the same way.

which is why there wont be a war on militantism.

buzzsawmonkey[deleted] Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:43:03am

HoosierHoops Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:43:31am

re: #38 Ford_Prefect

Marriage should be between a duck and a gander! Anything else is unnatural!

/

Ford!
What's up? I had to put on my running shoes to keep up on the threads..and..hey..Where did Ford go? Hey!

pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:44:09am

re: #48 Outrider

No goose should ever push it's luck. They look too good on the dinner table and taste even better.

But if geese ever realize that they've got livers, they just might decide they're rather go down fighting.

Dar ul Harb Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:44:16am

"A dispirited Bush administration today cracked down on a group calling itself the Union of Good. A spokesman defended the action today on background, saying 'After all the crap we've taken for going after the Axis of Evil, we figured we might get better coverage for a change...'

pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:45:23am

re: #51 buzzsawmonkey

Taqiyya to the limit
One more time...

I don't taqiyya seriously.

Ford_Prefect Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:45:51am

re: #52 HoosierHoops

Ford!
What's up? I had to put on my running shoes to keep up on the threads..and..hey..Where did Ford go? Hey!

I am here. I have just been very busy at work lately. Damn Fascist Bosses expect me to work for my paycheck. I am considering quitting and stop paying my bills. I figure Obama will take care of me.../

HoosierHoops Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:46:20am

re: #55 pre-Boomer Marine brat

I don't taqiyya seriously.

When is the Bush administration going to crack down on the militant wing of the Salvation Army?

Ward Cleaver Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:46:36am

At some point, we might want to ask if there are any Islamic charities who aren’t financing Hamas

Sure there are. The ones that are financing Hizb'Allah, or Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or al-Qaeda, or...

Taqiyyotomist Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:46:50am

"good" "worker's" "people's" "peace" "justice"

I'd almost bet any org with these words in their name ought to be investigated. It really does seem like a bad dream, with Orwell at the brain's helm, controlling the content of the dream.

The Father of Lies ~~stalks~~openly struts the earth.

Ward Cleaver Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:47:15am

re: #56 Ford_Prefect

I am here. I have just been very busy at work lately. Damn Fascist Bosses expect me to work for my paycheck. I am considering quitting and stop paying my bills. I figure Obama will take care of me.../

One bailout, comin' up!

Ford_Prefect Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:47:56am

re: #48 Outrider

No goose should ever push it's luck. They look too good on the dinner table and taste even better.

When is Canadian goose season anyway? I know in CT they are really becoming a nuisance.

Ford_Prefect Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:48:23am

re: #60 Ward Cleaver

One bailout, comin' up!

Make that a double!

HoosierHoops Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:48:42am

re: #56 Ford_Prefect

I am here. I have just been very busy at work lately. Damn Fascist Bosses expect me to work for my paycheck. I am considering quitting and stop paying my bills. I figure Obama will take care of me.../

I'm taking Monday off...That way when gunner passes around the Baileys for coffee in the early morning threads I can have some also.

formercorpsman Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:48:46am

Good article at frontpage going back to 2005 about this.

[Link: www.frontpagemag.com...]

pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:49:31am

re: #57 HoosierHoops

When is the Bush administration going to crack down on the militant wing of the Salvation Army?

Oddly enough, the LLL thinks anyone who does "pot" right out in front of the supermarket must be all right.

wright1 Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:50:30am

re: #44 tfc3rid

These fundraising outfits just keep getting tossed into the sunlight, thanks to George Bush's 'War on Terror'...

Wait till Washington starts to change...

My new frustration is that the clock is ticking on what President Bush can do in his final days. So much of this should have occurred earlier. It is like lights are suddenly going off in the administration. Not to say that he didn't do anything but there was so much more he could have done...The even more maddening aspect is that BHO will undo it all.

HoosierHoops Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:50:33am

re: #61 Ford_Prefect

When is Canadian goose season anyway? I know in CT they are really becoming a nuisance.

We can't hunt them in Indiana..They are everywhere during migration.
Can't shoot em but when i drive by i always yell 'orange sauce'!
Scares the hell out of em.

Ford_Prefect Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:51:32am

re: #63 HoosierHoops

I'm taking Monday off...That way when gunner passes around the Baileys for coffee in the early morning threads I can have some also.

Nice. So how have you been? As I said, I have been very busy; but I can't complain. A lot of people in my business are struggling right now, but we continue to be very busy. Something to be said for providing quality service.

pre-Boomer Marine brat Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:51:35am

re: #67 HoosierHoops

We can't hunt them in Indiana..They are everywhere during migration.
Can't shoot em but when i drive by i always yell 'orange sauce'!
Scares the hell out of em.

LOL!

WrathofG-d Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:52:03am

Ford_Prefect Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:52:13am

re: #67 HoosierHoops

We can't hunt them in Indiana..They are everywhere during migration.
Can't shoot em but when i drive by i always yell 'orange sauce'!
Scares the hell out of em.

LOL!

WrathofG-d Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:53:43am

We are still playing catch-up here though. They are deep in our Country, yet we have no to very little footprint in theirs (as far as I know).

I'd like to see this changed. Sometimes a good defense is a strong offense. We need to use their religion and culture against them.

Not only stronger......smarter!

HoosierHoops Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:54:13am

re: #68 Ford_Prefect

Nice. So how have you been? As I said, I have been very busy; but I can't complain. A lot of people in my business are struggling right now, but we continue to be very busy. Something to be said for providing quality service.

I've been great..My son comes home in a week and is getting married the 28th..We have him for thanksgiving and Christmas this year..Then the 3/5 re-deploys on Jan. 3rd..
I'll be a mess Jan. But we are better prepared this time for the stress.

Ford_Prefect Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:56:14am

re: #73 HoosierHoops

I've been great..My son comes home in a week and is getting married the 28th..We have him for thanksgiving and Christmas this year..Then the 3/5 re-deploys on Jan. 3rd..
I'll be a mess Jan. But we are better prepared this time for the stress.

That's great! Thank him for me. This website wouldn't be possible without people like him and families like yours.

Iron Fist Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:58:42am

re: #72 WrathofG-d

Don't expect to see that from the O-man. Remember, he's upset that the prisoner's at Gitmo didn't get better room service, and W listening in on al Qaeda members when they called their Den Mother in Karachi. If he got any weaker on terrorism, he'd be wearing a bomb vest.

WrathofG-d Thu, Nov 13, 2008 11:01:48am

Charles, my LGF is funky. The "Checking" symbol just spins when I click "New comments", and then when I actually insert text and thereafter clieck the "post this comment" it posts the comment, but put me back on the top of the thread.

Am I the only one having this problem? I'm using Firefox 3

Fat Bastard Vegetarian Thu, Nov 13, 2008 11:03:03am

re: #70 WrathofG-d

.

I totally disagree. How dare you even think such a thing.

WrathofG-d Thu, Nov 13, 2008 11:03:05am

~!~

WrathofG-d Thu, Nov 13, 2008 11:04:06am

"~@~"

Lincolntf Thu, Nov 13, 2008 11:04:45am

re: #39 Nevergiveup

"International law".

I hate that expression.

Ron Shaw Thu, Nov 13, 2008 11:24:09am

re: #47 Crusty

The Obama administration announced upcoming 4th of July 2009 plans for the Million Militant Man March against the USA to be held in Washington, DC. The Obama administration has also affirmed that William Ayers and Reverend Wright will Co-MC the gala affair which is being heralded by President Obama as a 'World-Changing-Yes-We-Can Event.' The March begins at the Oval Office with no end in sight.
Katie Couric and CBS News, who have exclusive Live HD Dolby Digital Surround Sound coverage of the spectacle, are now reporting that in lieu of the usual 4th Fireworks display 'a few of the heavy-hittin' militant marchin' muthas will be' quote, 'blowin' some big great-satan-crap up.' Couric further reports that the chatter around the CBS kool-ade tank has the Washington Monument in the cross hairs of the Hamas contingent. The Obama administration has suggested the Lincoln Memorial might be a better target since the visiting militants may find greater pleasure in seeing one of our nations greatest Presidents tore-up from the floor up! The star-studded event will be televised around the globe. Anybody and everybody who is anybody from the MSM, the music, the stage and screen, and most sports fields will be on hand.

looking closely Thu, Nov 13, 2008 11:26:26am

Says VDH in this must read piece:

The world may be temporarily awestruck with the wise and all-powerful Obama, but it’s not quite ready to coalesce into a kinder, gentler global family — one people, under one Messiah, indivisible, with peace and justice for all.

In fact, Vladimir Putin doesn’t care a whit that Barack Obama is a path-breaking African-American, much less the first person of color to be an American president. The Chinese can’t quite appreciate in translation Obama’s mellifluous cadences. France’s cool Sarkozy isn’t swayed much by the Obama sunglasses, snazzy polo shirt, or nifty outside jump shot.

All these states have interests — not deities. For the most part, either their enmity with or fondness for the United States antedated George Bush. The world’s mental map wasn’t erased away when Bush took power. Being the planet’s most powerful democracy, and a free and confident world peacekeeper, either excites admiration or earns envy — and even the most crude or the most elegant American president can’t change much that simple fact of global human nature.

Ben Hur Thu, Nov 13, 2008 11:27:45am

Since when is Hamas an INTERNATIONAL terrorist org?

firedupengineer Thu, Nov 13, 2008 11:45:48am

/s - Its a good thing this crack down didn't occur before Nov 4th or Dear Leader may not have received some of his campaign funding!

Crusty Thu, Nov 13, 2008 11:47:41am

Obama Vows To Wipe Out Llamas

debutaunt Thu, Nov 13, 2008 11:58:44am

re: #85 Crusty

Obama Vows To Wipe Out Llamas

Obama llama drama.

DisturbedEma Thu, Nov 13, 2008 12:01:36pm

re: #86 debutaunt

Obama llama drama.

Dow Smow. . .let's go to the PUPPY footage. . .

DisturbedEma Thu, Nov 13, 2008 12:02:40pm

re: #83 Ben Hur

Since when is Hamas an INTERNATIONAL terrorist org?

Well, you see, since the election, this is a threat to us all. . .oh wait. . .well, umm, uh uh. . .PUPPY POWER!

DisturbedEma Thu, Nov 13, 2008 12:05:09pm

re: #73 HoosierHoops

I've been great..My son comes home in a week and is getting married the 28th..We have him for thanksgiving and Christmas this year..Then the 3/5 re-deploys on Jan. 3rd..
I'll be a mess Jan. But we are better prepared this time for the stress.

mazel tov! WONDERFUL plans I am so happy for you, and will keep you in my thoughts, all of you!

ploome hineni[deleted] Thu, Nov 13, 2008 12:27:14pm

justiceforall Thu, Nov 13, 2008 2:39:22pm

There's actually a problem with you statement, Mr. Johnson. The charity was "suspected" of the link. In the United States, we have a doctrine of innocent until proven guilty.

davinvalkri Thu, Nov 13, 2008 8:16:09pm

How many charities is that now? Maybe we should start looking further into these things...way further. Deep plants, satellites, the works.

Daisy Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:21:52pm

re: #91 justiceforall

There's actually a problem with you statement, Mr. Johnson. The charity was "suspected" of the link. In the United States, we have a doctrine of innocent until proven guilty.

In the United States, we have justice for all, you throughly ignorant little shit.