Steve Emerson, the universally debunked bigot who has tried to paint every single Islamic organisation as a terrorist threat to the United States, praises Hisham Kabbani as being the kind of Muslim 'scholar' that he (emerson) respects. Allahu Akbar. It's not rocket science to work out why Emerson sings the praises of Kabbani. From: abul-hasan Bin-Ramon To: msa-net@msa-natl.org ; msa_ec@listbot.com ; naqsh@listbot.com ; mateens@sybase.com Subject: STEVEN EMERSON SAYS HE "ADMIRES" KABBANI Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 5:43 PM STEVEN EMERSON SAYS HE "ADMIRES" KABBANI The following is an excerpt from a January 21, 1999 speech by so-called terrorism expert Steven Emerson: I think the figures in the United States, or elsewhere for that matter, I think the figures I recited before clearly show, and the testimonies that have been given to Congress, including by Robert Blitzer, clearly show that militant Islamic fundamentalist groups pose the greatest threat to the United States internally and externally. And that is an assessment that has been stated by the FBI and by CIA officials as well. Recently, a prominent Sheik from California gave a speech at the State Department Forum in which he unequivocally condemned Islamic terrorist groups by name. For that transgression, he was condemned and bitterly attacked by other "mainstream" Islamic groups as an enemy of Islam, as "a Mossad agent," and heaven forbid, as an ally of Steve Emerson. For the record, I have never met or spoken or communicated with Sheik Habani (sp), but I do know that I admire his courage. In short, we live in a world that is increasingly dangerous. The new paradigm of terrorism is not the traditional one with a clear command and control, a clear line of direction, or a clear political goal to extract political concessions from the West. Rather, it is transnational, it amorphous, it is decentralized, and inherently religious in nature, and it defies the traditional organized crime paradigm, although that is still used as the primary paradigm by law enforcement to mount prosecutions. SOURCE: Federal News Service transcript of the January 21, 1999 event: International Association of Counterterrorism & Security Professionals Conference Re: "TERRORISM: TRENDS AND FORECASTS FOR 1999," held in Washington, DC. Copyright 1999 Federal Information Systems Corporation For a complete copy of the transcript, e-mail me or write: Federal News Service 620 National Press Building Washington, DC 20045 ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com