How obvious do they have to get before people wake up?
They are running out of muslim shills so now they are "
converting" to "radical Islam" and then scaring people
with mainstream media. Just like Adam Gadahn.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,341811,00.html
NEW YORK, N.Y. — On any given day, log on to
RevolutionMuslim.com and a host of startling
images appear:
— The Statue of Liberty, with an ax blade
cutting through her side;
— Video mocking the beheading of American
journalist Daniel Pearl, entitled
"Daniel Pearl I am Happy Your Dead :) ";
— Video of a puppet show lampooning
U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq;
— The latest speech from Sheikh Abdullah Faisal,
an extremist Muslim cleric convicted in the UK and later
deported for soliciting the murder of non-Muslims.
Even more surprising is that RevolutionMuslim.com
isn't being maintained in some remote safe house in
Pakistan. Instead, Yousef al-Khattab, the Web site
creator, runs it from his home in the New York City
Borough of Queens.
And, because al-Khattab enjoys the First Amendment right
to freedom of speech, all the authorities can do is watch.
Formerly known as Joseph Cohen, al-Khattab is an
American-born Jew who converted to Islam after
attending an Orthodox Rabbinical school, which
he later described as a “racist cult.”
The 39-year-old New York taxi driver launched
RevolutionMuslim.com with the mission of
“preserving Islamic culture,” “calling people to the
oneness of God” and asking them to “support the
beloved Sheik Abdullah Faisal, who’s preaching the
religion of Islam and serving as a spiritual guide.”
In 2003 Faisal was convicted in the U.K. for spreading
messages of racial hatred and urging his followers to kill
Jews, Hindus and Westerners. In sermon recordings played
at his trial, Faisal called on young, impressionable Muslims
to use chemical weapons to “exterminate unbelievers” and “
cut the throat of the Kaffars [nonbelievers] with [a] machete.”
Authorities believe Faisal’s sermons have influenced 2005
London transport bomber Germaine Lindsay and "shoe
bomber" Richard Reid, who attended mosques where
Faisal preached.
At times, al-Khattab's postings are farcical, such as a picture
of him holding the book "Nuclear Jihad" with a wry smile on
his face. Other messages call for radical Muslim rule worldwide.
Al-Khattab claims the Sept. 11 terror attacks were an
“inside job,” and he blames U.S. foreign policy for spawning
the terrorism that carried out the attacks.
He calls Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and beheaded
in 2002 by Islamic extremists in Pakistan, “
a convicted spy.”
“I could care less about Daniel Pearl,” al-Khattab said in an
interview with FOXNews.com. “I’m happy to see
that he’s gone.”
The content changes constantly. One reason is that the fast
flow of information allows messages to spread through
cyberspace quickly. Another, terrorism analysts say,
is to make it difficult for law enforcement to monitor
the site.
Despite his radical anti-Western views, al-Khattab says
he does not support terrorism of any kind.
Yet, RevolutionMuslim.com claims to be the official site of
“North American representatives” for Sheikh Faisal, and
it appears dedicated to spreading his radical doctrine.
He says Faisal “never said to kill innocent people” and
was unjustly imprisoned. He says the real terror
organizations are the U.S. Army, the CIA, and the FBI —
and the National Coast Guard, “to a lesser extent.”
According to RevolutionMuslim, Faisal — who was
deported to his native Jamaica in 2007 — is now
receiving donations solicited on the site, including
money for a new laptop and DVD burner to
spread his message.
It's not illegal to post these messages or collect money for
Faisal, but it would be if Faisal were designated a terrorist
by the U.S. government. He currently is not listed on any
government terror list; a Department of Justice spokesman
could not confirm or deny if Faisal is being investigated
for any terror related activity.
RevolutionMuslim may look amateurish when compared with
other extremist Web sites, but it is no less of a threat, says
Mia Bloom, political science professor at the University of
Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs.
“It may lead people who become radicalized by it to turn to
other, more dangerous Web sites,” such as those run by
terrorist organizations, she said.
Bloom characterized al-Khattab’s message as “narrow” and
“misinformed” and said he is attempting to “proselytize or
radicalize people who share some of these same ideas.”
“[He] has obviously been duped or is duping others because
that’s not what Islam preaches,” she said.
On his site al-Khattab appears to condemn the very democracy
that guarantees him the freedom to express himself —
a freedom he cites in a disclaimer on his homepage:
“We hereby declare and make absolute public declaration that
revolutionmuslim.com operates under the first amendment
right to freedom of religion and expression and that in no
way, shape, or form do we call for war against the U.S.
government or adhere to the enemies of the
United States elsewhere.”
Under the law FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said it is difficult
to bring criminal charges against the operators of Web sites
like RevolutionMuslim.com unless specific threats are made
against an individual or individuals.
Kolko while not speaking directly about RevolutionMuslim
said radical sites like these are not often prosecuted.
"It's usually a First Amendment right if they don't cross the
threshold of making any threats," said Kolko. "There's nothing
we should or could do."
“Until the rhetoric reaches the point in which it’s no longer
protected speech under the first amendment, it’s hard to stop it,”
said security expert, Harvey Kushner.
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