Monday, May 16, 2011
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Inside, Outside, Upside Down
A new Assistant United States Attorney was sworn in Monday for the Eastern District of Michigan, Abed Hammoud, formerly of the Wayne County Prosecutors Office, where he led mortgage fraud prosecutions

And I may add, currently of the ADC (Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee).

And AAPAC (Arab American Political Action Committee).

And the CAAO (Congress of Arab American Organizations).

Glenn Becks blackboard could come in real handy right now.

Okay, maybe my flow charts arent tight enough for Glenn. But I still find it most disturbing that the same Department of Justice thats supposed to be handling terrorism prosecutions in this area has just welcomed to its team a man actively involved in three organizations that are on record for supporting Hezbollah and Hamas.

Item: Following the 2006 Israeli incursion into Lebanon, Hammoud was right out front in protest rallies in downtown Dearborn organized by the CAAO, of which he was then chairman.

An article from Dearborns pro-Hezbollah newspaper, the Arab-American News, triumphantly reported on the protests (Michigan: 10000 March to Protest Israeli Attacks):

As the crowd continued down the road, thundering cries of Israel out of Lebanon! Down, down Israel! and Death to Israel! rang out. As the rally continued its move down Schaefer, more and more people came running. They were joining in from back alley-ways, jumping out of cars and sprinting down sidewalks to take part in the rally.

Other than our own leaders, Israel pulls us together like no one else can, said Abed Hammoud as he helped lead the rally down the road. Hammoud is chairman of the Congress of Arab American Organizations (CAAO).

Hatred for Israel pulls us together, that is. Hatred for Israel and devotion to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah can be very powerful motivators around here. At the time, NPR was reporting on the CAAO rallies:

At one recent demonstration organized by the Congress of Arab-Americans, about 1,000 people attended. College-age men asked, in call and response fashion, “Who is your army?” Protestors responded: “Hezbollah.” “Who is your leader?” they were asked. “Nasrallah,” the chanters responded. Many carried placards of the Hezbollah leader.

A few days earlier at an even larger demonstration, more than 15,000 turned out, about half of Dearborn’s Arab community. . . . “Oh, Jews, remember Khaibar,” the marchers chant. “The army of the Prophet will return.”

Hammoud came here from southern Lebanon some time around 1990. He told NPR that his hometown is just a few miles from the Israeli border. His day job is assistant county prosecutor, but his passion is advocating on behalf of the Congress of Arab-American organizations.

They say its healthy to have a hobby. But does Hammouds passion for advocacy require shouting allegiance to Hezbollah, and death to Israel?

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