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What Mosque Supporters Won’t Say

They won't say that Israel has a right to exist. And they won't say that they'll reject money from Iran:

The developers of the Ground Zero mosque are refusing to flat out reject cash for the project from Holocaust-denying Iranian nuke nut Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

“I can’t comment on that” was the reply of mosque spokesman Oz Sultan yesterday when asked specifically if the fund-raising would extend to Iran and Saudi Arabia. "We'll look at all available options within the United States to start."

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the leader of the project known as Park51, has said at meetings with downtown officials that he would raise money for the 13-story mosque from local Muslims, foundations and the sale of bonds.
But in an interview with a London-based Arab newspaper earlier this year, he admitted his fund-raising would also extend to Muslim nations around the world.

The possibility of tapping the radical rogue Islamic state of Iran for funds comes as the United States is stepping up sanctions on the regime in retaliation for its support of terrorism and what is feared to be an illegal nuclear-weapons development program.

Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday weighed in on the controversy, saying she wants to know about the funding for the mosque -- but also calling for a probe into funding for the project's opponents.

During an interview with a San Francisco radio station, Pelosi said opponents are trying to politicize the project. She told the station she wants to know: "How is this being ginned up?"

Sixteen thousand dollars for Imam Rauf to travel on his fundraising mission was provided by taxpayers, through the State Department. It's no wonder that Hillary hasn't weighed in, I guess.

Lefty church-state separation hawks could not be reached.

Related: Mark Steyn tears apart Conor Friedersdorf, as does Dan Riehl.

And check out this awe-inspiring rant from Juliette. [Correction: From Juliette's co-blogger King Shamus]!

via @justin_hart on Twitter.

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