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Washington Director @MEForum. Biblio/cinephile. Jesus Freak. Good faith = great! Bad faith = blocked. Pic: "The Arrest," Mandana Khonsari. Slava Ukraini!
Mar 9, 2023 24 tweets 10 min read
I grew up admiring @WorldVision. But sometimes, the truth hurts.

The truth is, it has repeatedly funded terrorist groups, done little to fix the problems, and then engaged in deceitful PR practices to deflect.

Read my investigation & see below. /1
meforum.org/64207/world-vi… World Vision used Australian govt $$ to fund the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), a front for the PFLP, a designated terrorist group. When caught, WV attacked those who called them out despite @USAID & numerous NGO's telling WV the truth. smh.com.au/world/australi… /2
Jan 5, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
I've waited a few days to say anything out of respect for the dead. But this piece is correct, except it massively understates the toxicity that is Harry Reid's legacy. He was the worst and most destructive Senate leader in my lifetime. Maybe in history.
1/washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/… Reid was a bald-faced liar. He wasn't "slick," he didn't use "weasel words," or "politicians words," he flat-out lied, on the Senate floor, to win an election in 2012. He didn't bother to deny it. When called out years later, his response was, "He didn't win, did he?"
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Dec 3, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
My colleague @samwestrop was slimed by the Islamist charity @HelpingHandUSA in a wildly misleading secret memo to select members of Congress, to discredit Sam's work showing HHRD's affiliation w/terrorists like #LashkarETaiba.

I tell the real story here: meforum.org/islamist-watch… This follows a wildly unfair British lawsuit by Mohamed Harrath of @Islamchannel, where Sam was targeted for, correctly, stating Harrath had been convicted of terrorism in Tunisia, prior to the Arab spring. Sam linked directly to a @guardiannews article. meforum.org/61831/islamist…
Jul 9, 2020 14 tweets 19 min read
#Jamaat-e-islami is a threat to the US & our allies #India & #Bangladesh.

For years, we at @meforum have been at the forefront of exposing #JEI's networks & misdeeds. We need your help to keep it up. mightycause.com/story/Bwkuxe

We have had many successes. See the below thread: /1 Way back in 2017, @samwestrop/@Islamist_Watch exposed #JEI franchise groups @ICNA, @HelpingHandUSA that were sponsoring events in #Pakistan w/#LashkarETaiba & openly funding @AlkhidmatOrg, which "aids militancy & helps to support the #HizbulMujahideen." meforum.org/islamist-watch… /2
May 19, 2020 6 tweets 8 min read
Last year, @IlhanMN attacked reporter @AartiTikoo re: #Kashmir, using the narrative favored by shady org @standwkashmir. Aarti's ensuing investigation showed Omar's Islamist friends (@ICNA @HelpingHandUSA @IslamicRelief @InterActionOrg) have a lot to hide. jns.org/opinion/omars-… Also to read more about @InterActionOrg & their network of #JamaatEIslami & #MB terror connected charities, see here: meforum.org/60919/taxpayer…
May 9, 2020 5 tweets 7 min read
This @AP story refers to #HizbulMujahideen as a “rebel group,” ignoring the fact that they are designated as terrorists by the #US, #EU, & #India.

This is journalistic malpractice. /1
seattletimes.com/nation-world/a… They are the worst of the worst of terrorist groups. As an example of just how bad they are, in “Shadow War,” a book about the #Kashmir conflict, by @ArifJamalUSA, ( Pakistani, Hizbul is still legal in Pakistan), in the early 90’s when they were founded, /2