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In the wake of the ] the book received a newspaper editorial endorsement from national security and Pentagon journalist ], writing in the November 12 edition of the '']'': "Federal investigators chasing e-mail and other communication links between Fort Hood shooting suspect Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and radical Islamist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki should consult a new book that cites documents on the al Qaeda imam."<ref>]'', November 12, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009]</ref> Similarly, former Congressman ] (formerly R-CO), writing in the November 6 edition of the '']'', noted that the book was already gaining attention as four Congressman have asked the House sergeant-at-arms to investigate allegations in the book of ]s having been placed inside Congress by CAIR, and opined that the book's: <blockquote>"allegations will be dismissed as alarmist by many, but critics will have to confront the book's extensive documentation. Its authors ... have national security backgrounds and solid reputations. The most controversial part of the book is the relationship between CAIR and the international Muslim Brotherhood... Our nation's news media often turn to CAIR for a "moderate Muslim response" to events of the day. Yet this book shows that the mask of moderation covers its real mission....if the authors ... are correct, we ... may well be growing and training our own brand of domestic terrorists who know how to destroy our nation from within."<ref>]'', November 6, 2009, accessed November 16, 2009]</ref></blockquote> In the wake of the ] the book received a newspaper editorial endorsement from national security and Pentagon journalist ], writing in the November 12 edition of the '']'': "Federal investigators chasing e-mail and other communication links between Fort Hood shooting suspect Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and radical Islamist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki should consult a new book that cites documents on the al Qaeda imam."<ref>]'', November 12, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009]</ref> Similarly, former Congressman ] (formerly R-CO), writing in the November 6 edition of the '']'', noted that the book was already gaining attention as four Congressman have asked the House sergeant-at-arms to investigate allegations in the book of ]s having been placed inside Congress by CAIR, and opined that the book's: <blockquote>"allegations will be dismissed as alarmist by many, but critics will have to confront the book's extensive documentation. Its authors ... have national security backgrounds and solid reputations. The most controversial part of the book is the relationship between CAIR and the international Muslim Brotherhood... Our nation's news media often turn to CAIR for a "moderate Muslim response" to events of the day. Yet this book shows that the mask of moderation covers its real mission....if the authors ... are correct, we ... may well be growing and training our own brand of domestic terrorists who know how to destroy our nation from within."<ref>]'', November 6, 2009, accessed November 16, 2009]</ref></blockquote>


The ''New English Review'' reviewed the book on October 14, 2009, writing "It is an important assessment of the threat of the Muslim Brotherhood in America."<ref></ref> Phyllis Chester, reviewing the book for '']'', called it "an important, perhaps even an explosive and sensational book".<ref>]'', October 15, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009]</ref> A review of the book by '']'' suggested that the book simply confirmed with examples what was already known, noting: "The book reinforces th conclusion with internal examples."<ref>]'', October 15, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009]</ref> The ''New English Review'' reviewed the book on October 14, 2009, writing "It is an important assessment of the threat of the Muslim Brotherhood in America."<ref></ref> Phyllis Chester, reviewing the book for '']'', called it "an important, perhaps even an explosive and sensational book".<ref>]'', October 15, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009]</ref> A review of the book by '']'' suggested that the book simply confirmed with examples what was already known, noting: "The book reinforces th conclusion with internal examples."<ref>]'', October 15, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009]</ref>

==Fort Hood shooting==
The book, published three weeks prior to the ], contains one sentence that is especially distubing, given what happened three weeks later:
<blockquote>"A senior Homeland Security official warns that Aulaqi—whom he describes as an "al-Qaida supporter"—is actively targeting U.S. Muslims with radical online lectures ecouraging terrorist attacks from his new home in Yemen."<ref>] (2009), ] 1935071106, 9781935071105]</ref></blockquote>

As it turns out, the sole suspect in the Fort Hood shooting, ], attended the the ] ] when ] was the ] there, and Hasan reportedly has deep respect for al-Awlaki's teachings.<ref name="AUTOREF5">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6521758/Fort-Hood-shooting-Texas-army-killer-linked-to-September-11-terrorists.html|title=Fort Hood shooting: Texas army killer linked to September 11 terrorists|last=Sherwell|first=Philip|coauthors=Alex Spillius |date=November 7, 2009|work=''The Daily Telegraph''|publisher=|accessdate=November 10, 2009}}</ref> Furthermore,intelligence agencies intercepted 10 to 20 emails over several months starting in December 2008 until early 2009 between Hasan and al-Awlaki.<ref name=SeattleTimes1>{{Cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010232219_apusforthoodshooting.html|date=November 10, 2009 |title= FBI reassessing past look at Fort Hood suspect |work=Seattle Times }}</ref> Soon after the attack, a posting on al-Awlaki's website praised Hasan for the shooting, and encouraged other Muslims serving in the military to "follow in the footsteps of men like Nidal,"<ref name="AUTOREF7"></ref> though the '']'' reported that the posting could not be confirmed immediately to have been authored by al-Awlaki.<ref name="L.A.Times Meyer">{{cite news |title=Fort Hood shooting suspect's ties to mosque investigated |first=Josh |last=Meyer |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-fort-hood-probe9-2009nov09,0,5487900.story |newspaper= '']'' |date=November 9, 2009 |accessdate=November 13, 2009}}</ref>


==Litigation== ==Litigation==

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Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld that's Conspiring to Islamize America
AuthorP. David Gaubatz and Paul Sperry
LanguageEnglish
SubjectIslamic Terrorism, Nonfiction
PublisherWND Books
Publication dateOctober 15, 2009 (1st edition)
Media typeHardcover; electronic
Pages448
ISBNISBN 1935071106; ISBN 978-1935071105 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
LC Class2009931566

Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America (2009) is a book written by U.S. State Department-trained Arabic linguist Paul David Gaubatz and Washington-based investigative journalist and Hoover Institute fellow Paul Sperry.

With a forward by U.S. North Carolina Congresswoman Sue Myrick, it attracted the endorsement of three other U.S. Congressmen—Trent Franks (R-AZ), John Shadegg (R-AZ), and Paul Broun (R-GA)—as well as media attention beginning with its release in mid-October 2009.

Overview

The book is based on an six-month undercover penetration by Chris Gaubatz, posing as a convert to Islam, of the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The book says that CAIR documents show that CAIR is a front group for the Muslim Brotherhood, which under the nonprofit guise of CAIR is supporting international jihad against the U.S.

Impact and reception

Because of the four U.S. congressmen's endorsements, the book has prompted news coverage about CAIR on six separate networks: CNN, CSPAN, Fox News, MSNBC CBN, and Al-Jazeera.

In the wake of the Fort Hood shooting the book received a newspaper editorial endorsement from national security and Pentagon journalist Bill Gertz, writing in the November 12 edition of the Washington Times: "Federal investigators chasing e-mail and other communication links between Fort Hood shooting suspect Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and radical Islamist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki should consult a new book that cites documents on the al Qaeda imam." Similarly, former Congressman Tom Tancredo (formerly R-CO), writing in the November 6 edition of the The Denver Post, noted that the book was already gaining attention as four Congressman have asked the House sergeant-at-arms to investigate allegations in the book of double agents having been placed inside Congress by CAIR, and opined that the book's:

"allegations will be dismissed as alarmist by many, but critics will have to confront the book's extensive documentation. Its authors ... have national security backgrounds and solid reputations. The most controversial part of the book is the relationship between CAIR and the international Muslim Brotherhood... Our nation's news media often turn to CAIR for a "moderate Muslim response" to events of the day. Yet this book shows that the mask of moderation covers its real mission....if the authors ... are correct, we ... may well be growing and training our own brand of domestic terrorists who know how to destroy our nation from within."

The New English Review reviewed the book on October 14, 2009, writing "It is an important assessment of the threat of the Muslim Brotherhood in America." Phyllis Chester, reviewing the book for Pajamas Media, called it "an important, perhaps even an explosive and sensational book". A review of the book by Investigative Project suggested that the book simply confirmed with examples what was already known, noting: "The book reinforces th conclusion with internal examples."

Fort Hood shooting

The book, published three weeks prior to the Fort Hood shooting, contains one sentence that is especially distubing, given what happened three weeks later:

"A senior Homeland Security official warns that Aulaqi—whom he describes as an "al-Qaida supporter"—is actively targeting U.S. Muslims with radical online lectures ecouraging terrorist attacks from his new home in Yemen."

As it turns out, the sole suspect in the Fort Hood shooting, Nidal Malik Hasan, attended the the Dar al-Hijrah mosque when Anwar al-Awlaki was the imam there, and Hasan reportedly has deep respect for al-Awlaki's teachings. Furthermore,intelligence agencies intercepted 10 to 20 emails over several months starting in December 2008 until early 2009 between Hasan and al-Awlaki. Soon after the attack, a posting on al-Awlaki's website praised Hasan for the shooting, and encouraged other Muslims serving in the military to "follow in the footsteps of men like Nidal," though the Los Angeles Times reported that the posting could not be confirmed immediately to have been authored by al-Awlaki.

Litigation

In November 2009 the book received further attention when federal judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered several source documents removed from Gaubatz's website, after CAIR brought a federal lawsuit against Gaubatz and his son (who had obtained the documents by posing for several months as an Islamic convert to be accepted as a CAIR intern) for allegedly stealing the documents.

First publication

  • Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld that's Conspiring to Islamize America, P. David Gaubatz and Paul Sperry, WND Books, October 15, 2009, 448 pages, ISBN 1935071106, ISBN 978-1935071105, (HC).

References

  1. Elliot, Justin, "Citing Work Of Right-Wing Intern Spy, GOP Accuses Muslim Group Of Infiltrating Hill With Intern 'Spies', TPMMuckraker, October 14, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  2. Weigel, David, "Rep. Sue Myrick’s Foreword to ‘Muslim Mafia’", Washington Independent, October 16, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  3. Greenwald, Glenn, "GOP House members call for investigation of Muslim political activity: This foul witch hunt may be the most despicable domestic political event of the year", Salon.com, October 15, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  4. Clark, Stephen, "Muslim Activist Group Appears to Lack Clout to 'Plant' Interns on Capitol Hill," Fox News, October 16, 2009, November 16, 2009
  5. "CAIR Rep Discusses 'Manchurian Interns' with CNN's Rick Sanchez; six minute interview with Ibrahim Hooper, CNN, October 19, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  6. "Manchurian Interns: Four Republicans Fear Infiltration", CNN, October 16, 2009
  7. "CAIR Video: Rep. Ellison Speaks Out Against Muslim 'Intern Spy' Hunt," House C-SPAN coverage of Keith Ellison (D-MN), October 26, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  8. "Spies on Capitol Hill?," Four minute interview with Sue Myrick, Fox News, October 15, 2009, November 15, 2009
  9. "CAIR Video: Rachel Maddow Exposes Anti-Islam Extremists in Congress," eight minute MSNBC discussion, October 16, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  10. "CAIR: Round 2 of Rachel Maddow Exposes Anti-Islam Extremists in Congress," five minute MSNBC discussion from Rachel Maddow, October 20, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  11. "Countdown Worst Person -11-10-09-Rupert Murdoch, Rep. Sue Myrick, Bill O'Reilly" (Sue Myrick mentioned along with this book and its author, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, November 10, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  12. Martin, Mike, "Muslim Mafia: CAIR's Ties to Terrorism," Five minute report on CBN News, October 15, 2009, November 15, 2009
  13. "CAIR Video: Al-Jazeera English Examines Claims of Muslim 'Spies' in Congress," Al-Jazeera, October 23, 2009, accessed November 16, 2009
  14. Gertz, Bill, "Inside the Ring: Hasan connection," Washington Times, November 12, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  15. Tancredo, Tom, "The threat of the "Muslim Mafia"," The Denver Post, November 6, 2009, accessed November 16, 2009
  16. "Muslim Mafia: an important investigative book on the Muslim Brotherhood in America," New English Review, October 14, 2009, accessed November 5, 2009
  17. Chester, Phyllis, "Muslim Mafia Exposed", Pajamas Media, October 15, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  18. "Book Exposes CAIR's Exaggerations, Efforts to Stymie Law Enforcement," Investigative Project, October 15, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  19. Gauvatz, Dave, and Sperry, Paul, Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America, p. 64, WND Books (2009), ISBN 1935071106, 9781935071105
  20. Sherwell, Philip (November 7, 2009). "Fort Hood shooting: Texas army killer linked to September 11 terrorists". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved November 10, 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  21. "FBI reassessing past look at Fort Hood suspect". Seattle Times. November 10, 2009.
  22. Hess, Pamela and Sullivan, Eileen, "Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter," Associated Press, November 9, 2009, accessed November 10, 2009
  23. Meyer, Josh (November 9, 2009). "Fort Hood shooting suspect's ties to mosque investigated". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 13, 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |newspaper= (help)
  24. Doyle, Michael, "Muslim Mafia Author Ordered to Remove Documents from Web", Kansas City Star, ‎November 9, 2009‎, accessed November 15, 2009
  25. "Muslims Say Author Spied & Trespassed". Court House News. November 02, 2009
  26. Levine, Mike, "FBI Ties to CAIR Remain Strained in Obama Administration," Fox News, November 11, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009
  27. Laney, Mary, "What is Going On in America? Corporate Diversity is not National Security," Chicago Daily Observer, November 12, 2009, accessed November 15, 2009

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