U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, issued a joint statement today after the U.S. State Department confirmed that Feisal Abdul Rauf, imam of the proposed “Ground Zero Mosque” in New York City, will travel to the Middle East through a taxpayer-funded program of the Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau at the State Department.
Statement by Ros-Lehtinen and King:
“It is unacceptable that U.S. taxpayers are being forced to fund Feisal Abdul Rauf’s trip to the Middle East.
“Abdul Rauf has cast blame for 9/11 on the U.S., and even refuses to call Hamas what it is – a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
“This radical is a terrible choice to be one of the faces of our country overseas. The U.S. should be using public diplomacy programs to combat extremism, not endorse it.
“The State Department’s selection of Feisal Abdul Rauf to represent the American people through this program further calls into question the Administration’s policy and funding priorities.”
(YWN Desk – NYC)
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And those political correct Dems will scream that they’re waging the war against terror just like the GOP. If the US policy is that it doesn’t fund terrorists, we shouldn’t pay for this Imam’s expenses.
This is obscene! There are clear rules when traveling on behalf of the USA and that is that you are in agreement with the USA. This creep is not in agreement with the USA on many aspects be it whether we are shariah law compliant as well as other things. BTW, shariah law goes AGAINST the US Constitution on so many fronts!
Congressman Peter King, shame on you. You did not speak at the rally on June 6th in downtown Manhattan protesting the mosque near Ground Zero.
OK!
STOP FIGHTING ALREADY!
I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE A ‘PSHARA’ AND SEND HIM ONE WAY!!