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| Report: Detroit Arab Leader Stripped Of FBI Award | |
| 2003-10-09 | |
| More evidence of muslim oppression in America: A local Arab-American leader who was scheduled to receive a national award from the FBI was suddenly stripped of the honor. Imad Hamad, of Dearborn, who is the director of the Midwest region of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, was scheduled to receive the 2003 Director’s Award for exceptional public service. If you haven’t received the award yet, it was never yours to be stripped. Hamad says he was called last week by Detroit FBI Director Willie Hulon, who said a flight attendant who died on one of the planes that hit the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, would instead be the honoree at the awards ceremony. Hamad says there was no conflict over the change in recipients for the award, but a statement released by Cassandra Chandler, the FBI’s assistant director of public affairs, says otherwise, Local 4 reported. The following is the statement released by Chandler on Tuesday: Mr. Imad Hamad, director of the Midwest Region of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and a community leader in Detroit, Mich., was a nominee selected for the 2003 Director’s Award for exceptional public service. It has recently come to our attention that evidence referencing Mr. Hamad has been filed in connection with an upcoming deportation proceeding against associates of his. Accordingly, this award has been withdrawn."Hamad referred to the statement as puzzling, Local 4 reported. He told Local 4 that he would be shocked if that was the reason behind the FBI’s change in plans. Hamad told Local 4 that in his line of work — being the director of a local civil-rights organization — he has had several associates who may or may not have been subject to deportation. I don’t know, Hamad, ya suppose this could have anything to do with the FBI coming to it’s senses: When men were arrested (and later convicted) for smuggling arms to Hezbollah over Detroit’s Ambassador Bridge, Hamad wished for "better U.S. relations with Hezbollah," the terrorist group which murdered over 300 American Marines and civilians. "People here are morally supportive" of Hezbollah, he said. When Customs raided several Islamic businesses and arrested owners for laundering over $50 million per year to Yemen in violation of the Patriot Act, Hamad protested. When four Detroit Al-Qaida sleeper cell suspects were charged (three were convicted) of plotting to blow up landmarks and tourist attractions, Hamad protested that, too. Then there’s the 2002 National Palestinian Student Conference on the Palestine Solidarity Movement, whose ostensible purpose was to promote divestment from Israel. "Annihilate the Jews" was chanted in Arabic at the University of Michigan conference, which featured indicted alleged Islamic Jihad frontman Sami Al-Arian as its keynote speaker, along with other anti-Western, anti-Semitic speakers, some with terrorist ties. Hamad’s Michigan ADC sponsored and endorsed the conference, which was organized by ADC-University of Michigan chief Fadi Kiblawi. Under Hamad’s "leadership," Kiblawi authored an article stating he wished to "strap a bomb to one’s chest and kill" Jews. At Michigan ADC’s April 25th awards banquet, Hamad gave its "Attorney of the Year" award to Nabih Ayad, an attorney for several accused terrorists and over 130 illegal Middle Eastern immigrants who paid off an INS employee to become instant greencard holders. Hamad and Ayad sued to keep them from being deported. Ayad’s clients, include Omar Abdel Fatah Al-Shishani—accused of attempting to launder $12 million in phony bank checks to fund Al-Qaida—who recently pled guilty to a lesser charge and is awaiting sentencing. Hamad defended him, too. Hamad has been busy globetrotting to promote the Islamist cause. In January, he led a delegation to terrorist sponsor state Syria, where Syrian officials discussed American disinformation campaigns targeting Arabs and Muslims and hailed Hamad for "enlightening the US public opinion about the reality of the situation in the Middle East." In May, he visited Lebanese Parliament President and former Shi’ite Amal Militia chief Nabih Berry, leading a delegation which included several men who head Detroit Islamic charities that are suspected Hamas and Al-Qaida fronts.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 When men were arrested (and later convicted) for smuggling arms to Hezbollah over Detroit’s Ambassador Bridge, Hamad wished for "better U.S. relations with Hezbollah," -Smuggling arms to kill our Israeli allies will definitely help that cause. Idiot. I'm originally from the Detroit area. Unfortunately a lot of the Muslims there share his sentiment about terror-weenies hizzy-bolah and hummus. Most of them reside in the western Detroit suburb of Dearborn. However, not all Arabs in Detroit are Muslim. Many of my real close friends are Catholics of Lebanese, Syrian, and even Paleo descent. They really despise the Islamic fundamentalists. They blame them for the troubles in Lebanon as well as the west bank. There are also many Chaldeans (Catholic Iraqis) in the area who hate Sammie as much as we do. Although the Christian Arabs have distinguishable customs and courtesies, they don't do the turban and white robe garb fashion. Most I've met are decent hardworking folks just trying to get ahead like the rest of us. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2003-10-9 11:10:08 PM |
| #2 Did anybody find the key to Detroit in one of Sadaam's palaces. Didn't hear anything about it. Maybe he still has it with him. Hope the CPA lets everyone know that Sadaam is probably disguised buut will be carrying an oversized ornate skeleton key. |
| Posted by: Superhose 2003-10-9 2:33:05 PM |
| #1 sounds like a candidate for interrogation, not awards....Jeebus! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-10-9 2:28:43 PM |