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Muslim Student Threatens Former Terrorist's Life at Air Force Academy Event
February 08, 2008

 

Muslim Student Threatens Former Terrorist's Life at Air Force Academy Event
 
CAIR launches smear campaign to discredit speakers credibility

Liberal Media chimes in, taking sides with CAIR

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On Wednesday, Feb. 6, former terrorists Walid Shoebat,  Kamal Saleem and Zak Anani addressed cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs,  during their annual political forum. They shared their experiences as terrorists and helped cadets understand the Islamic fundamentalist mind set. 
 
During the event a Jordanian college student, identified as Omar Khalifa of Metro International, approached Kamal Saleem and spoke to him in Arabic, "you are an enemy of Islam and you must die." The incident was reported to Military Police, who  investigated Khalifa's  threat.
 
"The men receive threats of this nature all of time and we take each one very seriously," said Keith Davies, Executive Director of the Shoebat Foundation. "That is why each of the men live in seclusion."
 
Numerous media outlets (New York Times, the Associated Press, The Colorado Springs Gazette, the Rocky Mountain News) did not report on the former terrorists' message, but instead focused on the [inaccurate] media statements distributed by CAIR (Council for American Islamic Relations), in an all-out campaign to discredit the speakers credentials and background. 
 
"We have all been told that Islam has been hijacked by extremists,” said Walid Shoebat. "Yet CAIR, who professes to be ‘Moderate Muslims’ are the Three Ex Terrorists biggest critics, and pull out all stops to try and keep out voices from being heard.  I beg to ask the question; if CAIR is indeed moderate as they claim, then WHY are they not supporting our campaign against 'extremists? If they are sincerely against the Fundamentalist Muslim agenda why do they appose us?"
 
According to the Air Force Academy's public affairs office CAIR spokesman, Ibrahim Hooper, contacted them numerous times criticizing the scheduling of the three men, and requesting an opportunity to have a CAIR representative share with cadets information about the Islamic faith.  The Academy informed Hooper that the event was not about religion, but about terrorism, and he denied CAIR's request.
 
Each of the men can document their stories and identities. Shoebat has spoken at more than 50 events, including many prestigious organizations and venues. He has also addressed audiences at numerous government agencies, who always scrutinize his credentials and background, and they have cleared him each and every time. He has spoken at the National Constitution Center, Columbia, Stanford and Harvard universities, the Department of Homeland Security, and the  FBI Academy, to name only a few.  The advisory board of the Walid Shoebat Foundation is comprised of Generals and other senior officers from the U.S. Military. 
 
Read Shoebat's Op-Ed response to claims made by journalists and reporters (Click Here) .

Walid Shoebat is the author of two best selling books “Why I Left Jihad”  and “Why We Want to Kill You”  More info can be found at: www.shoebat.com   and www.3xterrorists.com .

Her are links to various articles about the event:

New York Times
Rocky Mountain News
ALIPAC.US
Association of USAFA Graduates
CAIR Press Release
Denver Post (AP article)

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Summary

Numerous media outlets, with the aid of CAIR (Council for American Islamic Relations) are focusing on discrediting former terrorists Walid Shoebat,  Kamal Saleem and Zak Anani, and ignored their message to cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO on Wednesday, Feb. 6th. CAIR's campaign against the three men has been ongoing since they first began speaking out against Fundamentalist Islam. After unsuccessfully challenging the men's message, they now attack their [well-established] identity and credentials.