Tuesday, December 8, 2009

U.S. Military Faces Criticism for Bringing Controversial Islamic Speaker to Fort Hood

The U.S. military is facing much criticism for bringing a controversial Islamic speaker to the Army base at Fort Hood, Texas, according to the Christian Broadcast Network (CBN) news.

The criticism comes just one month after a radical Muslim's shooting spree at Fort Hood that killed 13 soldiers.

Dr. Louay Safi lectured on Islam last week to U.S. troops about to deploy to Afghanistan. He is a top official for the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).

In 2007, that group was named as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorism financing trial in U.S. history.

Evidence introduced at the trial showed that ISNA is closely tied to the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood is a global Islamic jihadist movement that laid the foundation for groups like al Qaeda and Hamas.

Dr. Safi has also worked for a Saudi-funded organization called the International Institute of Islamic Thought. That group has been on the radar screen of federal investigators for years.

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