My response to Bob Smith
Reader comment on item: LA Top Cops Partner With Islamists

Submitted by gary fouse, Jun 26, 2012 00:14

Mr Smith,

Only today have I seen this comment by you, so pls excuse the delay in my response.

I fully acknowledge the need for agencies like LAPD and LASD to interact with various communities, such as the Muslim community, as well as protect the rights of ordinary Muslims. After the event in question, I personally approached Downing's 3 officers because I had met one of them personally at a previous event at UC Irvine. I told them the same thing I had just related to US Atty Andre Birotte, that I agreed that American Muslims should not be targeted for discrimination. However, I told them that I had certain concerns about Imam Siddiqi and his mosque. Among other things that Siddiqi had hosted the Blind Sheikh, Omar Abdel Rahman, at the mosque in 1992 and translated a sermon promoting violent Jihad. Most of what I said, including a speech Siddiqi had made in Washington in 2000 was met with scepticism though it is on Utube. Downing came over and I told him about the Blind Sheikh, and that is when he made the statement I related.

I later sent a letter to Birotte (after he had given me his card) and gave him everything I knew about Siddiqi. No response.

I also objected to the fact that Baca, Downing and his crew sat there and listened to fellow panelists trash the NYPD and FBI-two brother law enforcement agencies. They also allowed themselves to be used for partisan political purposes by Sanchez, Waters and Chu.

As to the LAPD officer taking pictures of the audience, you tell me what they were doing. Why did they do that? Were they looking for possible terrorists in the crowd or dangerous right-wing elements that janet napolitano warned us about? I don't know. You tell me.

My point is that Baca and Downing are allowing themselves to be used as stooges by radical stealth jihadists like CAIR, Siddiqi, Mariyati and others. There is a vast difference between talking with all sides and making contacts/sources of information and actively promoting their propaganda.

An pls don't tell me I know nothing about Law enforcement. You don't know what you are talking about.

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