FBI Questions Reverend, But Not Fort Hood Gunman
WASHINGTON -- Group wonders why their Director, Rev. Patrick Mahoney, was visited and questioned by FBI agents for leading a peaceful prayer vigil in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Yet Major Hasan, who contacted Islamic terrorists multiple times, made threatening comments to the American military and considered himself a "Soldier of Allah" was never visited or questioned by the FBI.
Is it possible that Rev. Mahoney was targeted because he has been an outspoken critic of President Obama's record on human rights and social justice?
Federal agents came to the home of Rev. Mahoney to question him about laying roses and praying in front of the Chinese Embassy on June 4th of this year.
The purpose of the prayer vigil was to honor and remember the heroic students who were brutalized in Tiananmen Square 20 years ago and to call upon the Chinese government to protect human rights and
honor religious freedom.
Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney comments,
"I was deeply troubled to have agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation come to my home and question me about my peaceful activities at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
"Those activities included conducting a prayer vigil and laying roses at the Embassy to honor the students who were killed in the Tiananmen Square massacre 20 years ago. We also wanted to pray that the Chinese government would honor and protect human rights and civil liberties in their country.
"It is even more troubling to realize that I was visited at my home by the FBI for peacefully exercising my First Amendment rights, yet Major Hasan received no such visit by the FBI for contacting Islamic terrorists multiple times and making threatening comments to the American military.
"How is it possible that a Christian minister is investigated and questioned by federal agents for holding a peaceful prayer vigil and a person who killed 13 people and had numerous contacts with terrorists was never visited or questioned?
"Is this the new policy of the FBI under President Obama? If you are a Christian minister and pray and speak out against the human rights abuses of the Chinese government and challenge the President on his human rights policies, you will be investigated by the FBI. However, if you are a Muslim who is in regular contact with terrorists and makes hateful comments against the American military you will be granted a free pass."
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Just remember, this is the administration that openly and unashamedly unleashed it's director of Homeland Security on returning veterans of the Iraq-Afghan Wars citing that returning veterans who are well trained and organized are somehow a threat to this government . This is also the same president who stated that the Global War on Terror does not exist. 2010 and 2012 won't get here fast enough to suit most Americans .
State Law Enforcement 1988-2004, Operation Iraqi Freedom 2006-2007, Teacher 2010-Present, NRA Member -Life
if you don't do any research.
For example, here is a report by the Obama administration on left-wing extremists.
http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/Leftwing_Extremist_Threat.pdf
You apparently also missed the large role the Bush administration played in the commission on the report about right wing extremist. A great deal of the research for the report was done during his term. For example, some of the contributed research included this FBI report where George Bush clearly authorized the blatant defamation of our military by suggesting that some people in the military might be prone to join extremists:
http://cryptome.org/spy-whites.pdf
Not to mention, both reports were requested by the Bush administration. This was reported by one of the five fair journalist at Fox News (who the rest of the commentators just ignore because it doesn't fit their narrative). See. Catherine Herridge comments:
"HERRIDGE: Well this is an element of the story which has largely gone unreported. One looks at right-wing groups, as you mentioned. And a second is on left-wing groups. Significantly, both were requested by the Bush administration but not finished until President Bush left office."
So, yes, clearly Obama is out to get conservatives. As he is out to get liberals apparently. AND he is in cahoots with George Bush. Just disgusting.
The first report wasn't released until Obama came into office, but the date reflects it was commissioned under the Bush administration. The Bush administration didn't release it though.
to view a partial list of crimes committed by FBI agents over 1500 pages long see
http://www.forums.signonsandiego.com/showthread.php?t=59139
to view a partial list of FBI agents arrested for pedophilia see
http://www.dallasnews.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3574