House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.) has asked the Obama administration to explain why a member of a known terrorist group was allowed to enter the United States last week and participate in high-level meetings at the White House and State Department.
King wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on Sunday to ask several questions about Hani Nour Eldin’s visit last week. Eldin is a member of Egypt’s parliament, but he is also a member of Gamaa Islamiya, or the the Islamic Group, which has been linked to violence in Egypt and is a designated terrorist organization.
“Mr. Eldin’s membership in the Islamic Group is a matter of public record, and reportedly even disclosed on his Facebook page,” King wrote.
“I am aware that there may be legitimate diplomatic reasons to grant a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization a visa to visit the United States, such as for example in furtherance of peace negotiations,” he added. “However, the nature of Eldin’s visit suggests an absence of full vetting rather than a policy choice, or perhaps a break-down in the screening missions of and coordination among our federal agencies.”
King noted that last week, Eldin met with senior State Department officials and reportedly requested the transfer of the jailed leader of his group to Egyptian custody.
(Source: The Hill)
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The reason is because this administration loves terrorists, look at Bill Ayers, and they even congratulated the Muslim Brotherhood
Answer to the headline: cause we stupid Americans voted him in there…!!!
By today’s standards, the large percentage of emerging leadership in the “Arab Spring” countries such as Egypt, Libya, Tunisia etc. belong to organizations that we have labled as “terrorist groups” by our State Deparment. However, most of these individuals are also among the “moderates’ in their countries. We don’t have the option of just speaking to those who agree with us or represent the “old guard”. King is looking for some press coverage. In this case, the Adminisration was 100 percent right in inviting him to meetings.
Where is Rudy Giuliani when we need him?
GadolBe’einav, a terrorist is a terrorist. Jamaal Islamiya is a terrorist organisation, and there is no justification for allowing a member into the White House or any sensitive place. How do you know he wasn’t gathering intel for a future strike? If these are the “moderates”, then we have no business dealing with anybody there. 0bama just doesn’t care, because he counts terrorists among his personal friends.
Why? Obama!! Is there any other answer.
Even after we throw this over privileged kid out on Nov 6, he will be a thorn in our sides much like Jiminy Cricket Carter has been for the last 30+ years.
#6, Are you calling Carter the conscience of the nation?! I’d have thought he’s rather the opposite!