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Is the #MyJihad PR Campaign Deceptive?

In December, Ahmed Rehab, the Director of CAIR Chicago founded MyJihad. They claim it's an educational campaign to redefine or take-back the term jihad from Muslim extremists and those people who are often referred to as Islamophobes - you know those who call attention to the words and actions of the Muslims who concern us.  CAIR Chicago manages it, sponsors it, collects the donations and the phone number and address listed on the website is CAIR Chicago.  All of this is coming from a chapter of a national organization that was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest Hamas terror-funding case in US history!  Do you get the sick irony here?

Report: Missouri-based Internet company hosting Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV website!

The Washington Free Beacon reported yesterday that a Missouri-based company is hosting a designated terrorist group's TV website:

The Missouri-based GSI Hosting is granting server space to Al Manar TV, which is owned and funded by Hezbollah, according to research provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).

The U.S. has cited Hezbollah and Al Manar as terrorist organizations, a designation that makes it illegal for anyone in America to “knowingly provide ‘material support or resources’” to the groups, according to the State Department.

GSI Hosting, which is owned by the Texas-based Layered Tech, was notified last month by MEMRI that it was hosting Al Manar’s website.

...The site was subsequently removed on Nov. 26, but reappeared on the company’s servers on Dec. 6, according to MEMRI executive director Steven Stalinsky. Stalinsky has authored several reports detailing Al Manar’s emergence on both U.S. and United Kingdom-based Internet servers.

....Layered Tech, GSI Hosting’s parent company, did not respond to a request for comment about its business dealings with Al Manar.

It was still hosting Al Manar’s website as of Monday.

Here's the 2006 press release from the U.S. Treasury department when it designated Al-Manar as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Entity saying its television station is an arm of the Hizballah terrorist network.

...In addition to supporting Hizballah, al Manar has also provided support to other designated Palestinian terrorist organizations, including the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, notably transferring tens of thousands of dollars for a PIJ-controlled charity.  PIJ is listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. Government, and is also named on the European Union's list of terrorist entities. 

Hizballah Secretary General Hasan Nasrallah, along with Hizballah's Executive Council, managed and oversaw the budgets of al Manar and al Nour. 

...Today's action prohibits transactions between U.S. persons and the designated entities and also freezes any assets they may have under U.S. jurisdiction.

Feel free to contact Layered Technology and complain to Brad Hokamp. President (brad.hokamp@layeredtech.com best guess) or Jack Finlayson, CEO (jack.finlayson@layeredtech.com), of Layered Technology, 5065 W Park Blvd, Plano, TX 75093-2514,  Phone 972-398-7000 twitter @layeredtech, @gsihosting