International Terrorism and Immigration Policy
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In the end, the aim of this campaign is to prevent me, as well as
others, from speaking and writing about the threat of militant Islamic
fundamentalism on American soil, and thus prevent the public from
being properly informed. The very success of these organizations and
their sup****ters, fronting under the false veneer of being "moderate"
and "mainstream," in creating a chilling climate where free speech on
this issue has been suppressed, has become a factor in allowing
foreign terrorists to operate in the United States below the radar
screen and thus avoid the scrutiny from either the media, public
officials or law enforcement.
Overview of international terrorist problem:
Thanks to the quick response of US Customs Agents to behavior deemed
suspicious at the Canadian border in ****t Angeles on December 14,
1999, Ahmed Ressam was caught trying to smuggle RDX explosives. A wide-
ranging investigation, unprecedented in its sweep and scope, succeeded
in identifying and arresting other members of the hitherto unknown
terrorist cell to which Ressam belonged. A plot to bomb and destroy
targets in the United States, although still not publicly identified,
had been narrowly averted.
Today the United States and Canada serve as the home for a wide
spectrum of international terrorist groups as well as indigenous "home-
grown" groups. Certainly, today's hearing focuses our attention on the
threat of international terrorism on American soil and the ****ous
nature of US borders. While virtually all foreign terrorist
organizations from throughout the world, including Latin America and
Asia, have set up infrastructures in the United States, the primary
threat of international terrorism on American soil stems from Middle
Eastern terrorist organizations, a fact that FBI and CIA officials
have repeatedly testified to. These organizations have set up
fundraising operations, political headquarters, military recruitment
and sometimes even command and control centers. The entire spectrum of
Middle Eastern and Islamic terrorist groups now operates on American
soil, including Hamas, Hezbollah, the Algerian Armed Islamic Group,
the Egyptian Al Gamat Al Islamiya, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the
Islamic Liberation Party, the PKK and Al-Qaeda, the organization of
Osama bin Laden.
There are various reasons for the emergence of these groups in the
United States, which include:
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Ability to operate under our political radar screen
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Ability to hide under mainstream religious
identification
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Loopholes in immigration procedures
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Ease of penetration of borders
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Limitations on FBI and other agencies performing law
enfo=
rcement
functions, including INS and Customs
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0More sophisticated compartmentalization of terrorist
cell=
s around
loosely structured terrorist movements
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Exploitation of freedoms of religion and speech
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Absence of a vigilant media
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Exploitation of non-profit fundraising prerogatives and
l=
ack of
government scrutiny
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Increasing cross fertilization and mutual sup****t
provide=
d by
members of different Islamic terrorist groups
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Ease of availability of student visas from countries
harb=
oring or
sup****ting terrorism
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Failures by universities to keep track of foreign
student=
s and their
spouses
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Protection afforded by specially-created educational
prog=
rams
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Ease of visa fraud and the invention of false
credentials=
, from
pass****ts, drivers licenses, credit cards and social security numbers
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0Blowback from the anti-Soviet mujihadeen that the US
supp=
orted in
Afghanistan.
Despite passage of the anti-terrorism bill and a realization by law
enforcement since the World Trade Center bombing that the threat of
Middle Eastern terrorism had become part of the US and Canadian
landscapes, militants and terrorists continue to use both countries as
a base of operations. As water seeking its own level, terrorists will
gravitate to those areas that give them the greatest freedom to
maneuver. Unless choked off and stopped along the different points of
entry--ranging from the visa granting process overseas to the hundreds
of unmanned border crossing points between Canada and the United
States--terrorists will continue to come to the United States. The
list of major international terrorists and militants allowed to enter
the United States in recent years or actually granted green cards and
citizen****p is nothing less than staggering.
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Loopholes and weaknesses of immigration controls:
Foreign nationals who are terrorist operatives routinely utilize false
identity do***ents to illegally enter the US and/or remain here once
they have entered.
The use of Canada by terrorists: Details of Hezbollah's modus
operandi:
By way of example, the following terrorist groups acting on behalf
have been and are active in Canada: Hezbollah and other ****ite Islamic
terrorist organizations; several Sunni Islamic Extremist groups,
including Hamas, with ties to Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Lebanon and Iran;
the Provisional IRA; the Tamil Tigers; the Kurdistan Worker's Party
(PKK); and all of the world's major Sikh terrorist groups."
Hezbollah in Canada:
Hezbollah has been particularly active in both Canada and the United
States. One of those arrested in Canada was Mohammed Hussein al-
Husseini, arrested in March 1997. In seeking to de****t al-Husseini,
who arrived in Canada
Canadian authorities have been courageously open about the degree to
which their country has become a base of operations for terrorists.
I think this openness should be lauded for it helps provide the public
with the necessary information to evaluate policy decision.
35. Many of the world's terrorist groups have a presence in Canada,
where they engage in a variety of activities in sup****t of terrorism,
including:
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0logistical sup****t for offshore terrorism through
efforts=
to obtain
weapons and equipment to be ****pped abroad, such as electrical
detonators for explosives, or remote-control devices that can be
adapted for use in the remote detonation of bombs. In one case, a
Canadian was involved in an attempt to purchase a Stinger missile for
PIRA;
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0attempts to establish an operational sup****t base in
Cana=
da, to
enable groups to send in hit teams for attacks on targets of
op****tunity;
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0fundraising, advocacy, propaganda. For example, not long
=
ago members
of the Kurdish PKK tried to enter Canada illegally to carry out a
leader****p, propaganda and fundraising role;
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0intimidation and manipulation of Canadian citizens in
=C3=
=83=C2=A9migr=C3=83=C2=A9
communities to sup****t activities for homeland issues;
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0a safe haven for terrorists. The recent case of the
Saudi=
Arabian,
Hani al-Sayegh, implicated in the Al Khobar bombing, provides one
example of this trend;
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0use of Canada as a base to arrange and direct terrorist
a=
ctivities
in other countries. This is a particular problem with some members of
Sikh terrorist groups whose leaders continue to endeavor to use Canada
as their headquarters; and
=E2=80=A2=EF=80=A0raising money through illegal activities. Tamil Tiger
sup=
****ters
have been accused of raising money through intimidation and the
manufacture and sale of false pass****ts and do***entation.
36. Authorities have been reasonably successful in thwarting the
growth of right-wing extremism across the North American continent,
but the activities of some groups continue to pose a substantial
threat. The Militia Movement, for example, while not established in
Canada, has endeavored to expand northward--a cache of weapons and
equipment belonging to an American group was discovered in British
Columbia.
Think tanks as a conduit for visa issuance: A case study of the World
and Islam Studies Enterprise (WISE) and the United Association for
Studies and Research (UASR):
The United States is full of educational institutes and think tanks
that issue visas to foreign individuals in order to have them work for
these institutes. This process has not evaded the sphere of those
groups which pursue radical and extremist agendas and that serve as
apparatuses for foreign terrorist organizations abroad. The
utilization of these institutes allows radicals, terrorists and
militant activity which have been levied claims of providing a
headquarters for Hamas operatives in the United States.
the Road of Terror, Ahmed Bin Yousef is named as the person "in charge
of all Hamas activities."
Islamic militants on the lecture circuit in the United States:
"The Jews distort words from their meanings...they killed the prophets
and wor****pped idols...Allah says he who equips a warrior of Jihad is
like the one who makes Jihad himself." In Arabic, Wagdi Ghuniem, a
militant Islamic cleric from Egypt, mesmerized his audience, with his
relentless tirade against the Jews, reminding them of the Jews'
"infidelity," "stealth" and "deceit." Known for his folksy deliveries
and exhortations to commit violence against the Jews, Ghuniem did not
disappoint his crowd, several of whom had come just to hear him. The
conflict with the Jews, he said, was not over land but one of
religion. "
leaders crisscrossing the United States. US officials say they are
virtually powerless to stop the influx of known militants into the
United States for reasons ranging from lack of adequate intelligence
to easy cir***vention of the watch list to legal restrictions in
stopping self-described religious clerics from entering the United
States.
militant Islamic clerics, officials, representatives and leaders of
various terrorist organizations and movements come to the United
States. These include Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Al Gamat Al Islamiya,
Sudanese National Islamic Front, Jordan's Islamic Action Front, and
Hezbollah. Visits by Islamic militants to the US are not a new
phenomenon.
Some get into the United States using false identification, while
others simply get in because they are not on any watch list. During
these conferences, it is not uncommon to hear Islamic militants praise
terrorists and terrorist attacks, attack the United States and the
West, or call for the death of Jews and the destruction of the United
States.
Hamas gave fiery speeches praising attacks by Hamas and other Islamic
fundamentalist groups in language and rhetoric more familiar to Hamas
rallies in the Middle East than to Kansas City. One of the most
electrifying moments came when a keffiyeh-draped leader of the Izzadin
Al-Qassem death squads--the military arm of Hamas--delivered a rousing
account of the specific violent terrorist attacks carried out by
Hamas.
The conferences mentioned above are but a few of the literally dozens
c Action Front [IAF] name."
As noted above, Al-Farhan was an attendee at joint conferences of the
Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) and the Muslim Arab Youth
Association (MAYA). At these conferences in the early
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