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We sometimes get questions asking why ACT! for America is working so hard to build a chapter network. We sometimes get questions asking why we continue to emphasize how important the Patriot Partner monthly giving program is. The simple answer to both questions is this - because organized action is going to roll back the threat of Islamofascism. Yesterday Jerry Gordon, board member of and blog editor for our sister organization American Congress for Truth, posted this commentary below. The bottom line of Jerry's commentary is this - organized grassroots action produced an "about face" by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. In this case, information (the US Commission on International Religious Freedom report) led to organized grassroots action which produced media coverage which put pressure on elected officials -- who then changed their position. The information was necessary, but without the follow-up action would not in and of itself produced the positive results we are now seeing. This is just one example of why we ask people to sign up to lead or help start a chapter. And why we ask people to sign up to become a Patriot Partner, giving $20, $40 or $100 each month. And why we ask people to sign our latest petition. Because this is how we will win. by Jerry Gordon You have heard it often said that networking makes a difference. Well, that's the minor epiphany that occurred with the Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA) protest last Tuesday. A coalition of like minded groups concerned about the onslaught of Cultural Jihad in America rose to the occasion. The result was push back against unrestrained Saudi Wahhabi hate doctrine in America. The effort of the coalition caused the sudden reversal by the Fairfax (Virginia) County Board of Supervisors with the stunning statements by its Chairman, Gerry Connolly, running for the Congressional seat in the 11th District-Virginia. On a conference call today, members of the working party for the coalition that fielded last week's stunning protest and media blitz talked about this. The consensus was that Chairman Connolly and the Fairfax Board of Supervisors got stung with a veritable hornet's nest of adverse public opinion and phone calls. Supporting the renewal of the lease for the Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA) granted unanimously just a few weeks ago became a political liability, so they reversed their decision, 180 degrees. As we posted yesterday, Chairman Connolly threw it into the lap of the State Department regarding renewal of the lease to the ISA and verify what was in those hate texts cited by the USCIRF. All because, get this, "they couldn't read Arabic" and determine, as the USCIRF report did, what was in those Wahhabi hate texts: incitement to commit violence and hatred of non-Muslims, us. Watch this FoxNews Channel 5 report here. Pay particular attention to what Chairman Gene Connolly said at the May 19th hearing on the 'good neighbor' ISA versus what he said yesterday. Both he and the Fairfax Board of Supervisors look both 'foolish and arrogant'. We'll see if Connolly can pull this roasted chestnut out of the fire of public outrage and salvage his credibility for the Congressional campaign. Below is the News Release from the United American Committee of Virginia that pays recognition to what it and the other participants in this worthy endeavor did. They included the Washington based Center for Security Policy, Stop the Madrassas and our own ACT! for America Virginia and Maryland volunteers. The protest against ISA and the infamous Wahhabi hate texts was organized by Andrea and Jim Lafferty of the Traditional Values Coalition. Of course without the USCIRF ISA hate text report released on June 11th this stunning reversal of fortune would not have occurred. This was push back against Saudi Wahhabi cultural Jihad, big time. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 24, 2008 Fairfax, VA The efforts of United American Committee (UAC), as a part of an interfaith coalition of grassroots organizations, have resulted in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (BoS) calling for a full U.S. State Department investigation of the Islamic Saudi Academy. The UAC's Virginia and New York chapters have worked with the Traditional Values Coalition, ACT! For America's Virginia and Maryland Chapters, Center for Security Policy, and Stop the Madrassa to demand transparency, due diligence, and accountability from local and Federal government. This coalition has made a difference. On June 23, 2008, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, responding to public outcry, unanimously reversed its support of the Islamic Saudi Academy, and called for the U.S. State Department to investigate the school. Though the UAC applauds the BoS's decision to demand such an investigation, the UAC disagrees with the BoS's claims of ignorance regarding the ISA. Given the preponderance of available government reports, and the testimony presented to the BoS during a May 19, 2008 hearing on the ISA, the BoS only remained unaware of relevant information due to its own preference. The UAC questions how the BoS on May 19th, proclaimed their investigation of the ISA sufficiently resourced and conclusive, yet now claims the County lacks the capability to conduct an adequate investigation. The UAC regrets that it took the arrest of the ISA Director General, another government report, and a protest to convince the BoS to finally take action and heed the warnings of the USCIRF reports that BoS Chairman Gerry Connolly called TVC member Jim Lafferty slanderous for citing. The UAC also disagrees with the BoS assertions of impotency, as, on May 19th, it fully had within its power to delay the approval of the ISA lease until completion of a US State Department investigation. Instead it issued the ISA, and its now arrested Director General, an apology. The BoS has now called upon the US State Department to conduct the same investigation UAC and coalition partners requested on May 19th. The UAC believes the BoS can do even more, and believes the ISA has abused the goodwill of its hosts. The BoS must stop passing the buck and finally hold the ISA accountable for its repeated lies and running a curriculum of religiously sanctified murder for almost 20 years. Accordingly, the UAC calls for the closure of the ISA and competitive bidding for use of the County property it leases. Join the United American Committee, Traditional Values Coalition, ACT! For America, Center for Security Policy, Stop the Madrassa, and a growing group of concerned citizens, in demanding transparency, due diligence, and accountability from our government. Visit saudiwatch.wordpress.com on how to help. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America's national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam. We are only as strong as our supporters, and your volunteer and financial support is essential to our success. Thank you for helping us make America safer and more secure. HOW CAN I TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Send a personalized version of this message to your friends. HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR ORGANIZATION? Click here to give an online donation. |