Always On: Terrorists Not Praying for Democrats, They’re Paying for Republicans

Posted by Mary Mancini on February 20, 2007 under Uncategorized |

The Always On series illustrates what we’d be talking about on any given day if we were on the air 5 days a week.

If we were on the air today we’d be talking about accused terrorism financier Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari and his direct ties to the GOP.

Last week, John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, took a page from Karl Rove’s Handbook of Un-American Activities and said that Al-Qaeda was praying for Seantor Barack Obama to win in 2008:

“I think that would just encourage those who wanted completely to destabilise and destroy Iraq, and create chaos and victory for the terrorists to hang on and hope for (an) Obama victory. If I was running al-Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008, and pray, as many times as possible, for a victory not only for Obama, but also for the Democrats.”

Tsk. Tsk. All that rhetoric because Senator Obama wants us to extricate ourselves from a war where we’re hemorrhaging American lives and other valuable resources while inflaming anti-American sentiment in the region.

Howard, it turns out, was one letter off. The terrorists are not praying for Democrats but rather they are paying for the Republicans.

ABC News’ The Blotter is reporting that The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the main political group dedicated to helping the Republican party win seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, received thousands of dollars from Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari, who stands accused in a New York court of being a terror financier.

Alishtari gave $15,250 to the NRCC since 2002, according to FEC records published on the Web site opensecrets.org and last Friday he pled not guilty to funding terrorism and other crimes, including financial fraud.

The indictment charges him with providing material support to terrorists by transferring $152,000 between banks to allegedly be used to purchase night-vision goggles and other equipment needed for a terrorist training camp. He was paid thousands for this service.