Thread by @CliffSmithZBRDZ, My colleague @samwestrop & I discovered that @InterActionOrg's "Together Project," was openly [...]

My colleague @samwestrop & I discovered that @InterActionOrg's "Together Project," was openly lobbying Congress, & spreading disinformation to defend #MB @IslamicRelief, #JEI @HelpingHandUSA & other terror-linked charities. Getting taxpayer $$$ too. https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/05/terror-charity-lobbyists-subsidized-by-us-taxpayers/

Terror-Charity Lobbyists Are Subsidized by U.S. Taxpayers

Not all charitable accomplices to radical causes are guileless, respectable organizations; some are fellow travelers fully aware of their partners’ extremism.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/05/terror-charity-lobbyists-subsidized-by-us-taxpayers/

Our friend @AartiTikoo had previously written about this organization and it's shilling for #JamaatEIslami's US franchises, @icna & @HelpingHandUSA. as well as the #MuslimBrotherhood charity @IslamicRelief. https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/islamic-charities-linked-to-terror-groups-in-pakistan-funded-by-us-government/578555

Islamic charities linked to terror groups in Pakistan funded by US government

In the last decade, the US Agency for International Development and the State Department (USAID) granted tens of millions of dollars to InterAction.

https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/islamic-charities-linked-to-terror-groups-in-pakistan-funded-by-us-government/578555

Congressman @RepJimBanks, @Jim_Banks had previously raised the alarm about #JamaatEIslami franchises @icna, @HelpingHandUSA in a letter to @StateDeptCT, along with @RepChuck & @TXRandy14. https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/59945/when-foreign-and-domestic-radicals-collide

When Foreign and Domestic Radicals Collide, Congress Takes Notice

A recent hearing on human rights in South Asia focused almost exclusively on the issue of Kashmir, a disputed region which is claimed, at least in part, by India, Pakistan, and China. Legislators and...

https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/59945/when-foreign-and-domestic-radicals-collide

Also @RepJimBanks, @Jim_Banks introduced legislation re: #JamaatEIslami & their franchise groups. Also with @RepChuck, @TXRandy14, @RepJimBaird, @RepRiggleman, @RepBalderson & @RepTedBudd. Yet @InterActionOrg is running cover for #JEI franchises. https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2019/03/09/jamaat-e-islami_a_danger_in_south_asia_and_the_us_114245.html

Jamaat-e-Islami: A Danger in South Asia and the U.S. | RealClearDefense

A radical Islamist group with a history of terrorism, Jamaat-e-Islami, is wreaking havoc throughout South Asia. Over the years, it has disrupted elections and staged violent demonstrations. In...

https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2019/03/09/jamaat-e-islami_a_danger_in_south_asia_and_the_us_114245.html

@samwestrop has been calling attention to the problem of #JamaatEIslami and their supporters and influence networks in the US for a while. See here: https://www.meforum.org/7181/pakistani-islamism-flourishes-in-america

Pakistani Islamism Flourishes in America

On January 1, President Trump tweeted that Pakistan gives "safe haven to the terrorists." The State Department subsequently suspended over a billion dollars of security assistance and military...

https://www.meforum.org/7181/pakistani-islamism-flourishes-in-america

Indeed, as @samwestrop has explained repeatedly, along with @abhashankar1, #JamaatEIslami's influence campaign & that of their franchises in the US is vast. It is only now starting to be called out & countered. https://www.meforum.org/7547/bangladeshi-islamists-go-to-washington

Bangladeshi Islamists Go to Washington

https://www.meforum.org/7547/bangladeshi-islamists-go-to-washington

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