This seems like a reasonable explanation why a Muslim-hating “anti-terrorist” organization had to transfer the $3.4 million it raked in last year to a for-profit company:
But a spokesman for Emerson’s company said the actions were legal and designed to protect workers there from death threats.
“It’s all done for security reasons,” said Ray Locker, a spokesman for SAE Productions.
And I didn’t know that “Berger” was a Muslim name:
“Basically, you have a nonprofit acting as a front organization, and all that money going to a for-profit,” said Ken Berger, president of Charity Navigator, a nonprofit watchdog group. “It’s wrong. This is off the charts.”
This is from an excellent Nashville Tennessean package on the anti-Muslim movement in middle Tennessee.
BDR
I love PJ Harvey.
Ash Can
Where there’s ignorance and fear, there’s money to be made. Emerson’s just another all-American capitalist hero taking advantage of a market opportunity.
Matt
Ooh, a PJ Harvey reference!
WereBear
I thought people were suffering. If you can afford hate, you can afford to know better.
Odie Hugh Manatee
What gets me is that these fuckers want the world to end and Jeebus to come save the day for them (and of course, torture and kill everyone who ain’t one of them).
From the article you linked to:
No wonder they were fine with invading Iraq and want to go after Iran. If I had to make a choice (or else!) and could only choose between the apocalyptic death cult of Christianity or Islam, I would choose Islam.
Without hesitating. At least the muslims want to stay alive.
Omnes Omnibus
@Odie Hugh Manatee: Dhimmi!
/Malkinite
Odie Hugh Manatee
@Omnes Omnibus:
Naah, I’d go whole hog and become a raging muslim. Then I’d go find Malkin and make her wear a tightly wrapped Hefty bag over her head.
:)
mai naem
MSNBC uses Emerson as one their terrorism experts. The guy is a bigtime sleazeball.
Svensker
It’s not surprising there are crazies out there who make money spreading fear, hate and paranoia. Always have been, always will be.
What is surprising is that these clowns are considered “respectable” in our current culture and that people like Emerson and Gaffney appear on our TVs and are treated as serious thinkers instead of loons.
That is what really bothers me.
El Cid
This has been Emerson’s racket for decades.
That was a very short-lived reversal of Emerson’s fortunes, as he has become another go-to ‘expert’ since 9/11.
El Cid
@mai naem: Steven Emerson: Martyr.
Also, too:
Remember November
Can we file racketeering charges against these money launderers now? By Jebus’ beard we did it ti Al Capone we can do it to these 503c4’s.
Cain
@El Cid:
This is what makes me so angry about our political debates. 24 hour news channels are ruining our country. They need to be brought to heel and I don’t know how to do that. I’m hoping that the 25% of the crazies in this country will finally be flat broke supporting the Palins, the CNNs, the Fox News with their money.
Nobody should be watching this shit anymore. I’m happy to turn the goddam news channel off. Go read a damn book.
cain
Brighton
We need to fear all religions, not just one. Thankfully, we abandoned our Sharia-like Canon law long ago.
Calouste
@Odie Hugh Manatee:
I think that concept used to be called “Lebensraum”.
Paula
PJ, our queen.
[This blog just became 300% less dorky.]