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URGENT ACTION ALERT: DEMAND RESPONSIBLE TESTIMONY IN FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
Self
proclaimed terrorist expert
Steven Emerson
is scheduled to testify this Thursday, July 31st, in a congressional hearing
entitled "
Foreign Aid and the Fight Against Terrorism and
Proliferation: Leveraging Foreign Aid to Achieve U.S. Policy
Goals" Emerson has a formidable history of
attacking Islam and Muslims in America under the guise of his alleged
expertise. Those familiar with Emerson's legacy state his lack of
credentials in foreign aid and foreign policy and are concerned that his
testimony will feed Islamaphobia.
The
Islamic Society of North America encourages it members and all Americans to
contact
Congressman Brad Sherman (
D-CA), chairman of the "House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on
Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade", convener of the panel, and request that
balanced, qualified testimony be included in the panel or the session be
canceled. ISNA is concerned that Emerson's hate mongering will
deter responsible policy making, impede effective security, and detrimentally
affect American Muslims.
Contact
Congressman Brad Sherman by phone or fax now before Thursday's
session.
Washington, D.C. Office2242 Rayburn
Building
Washington, DC 20515-0524
Phone: (202) 225-5911
FAX: (202)
225-5879
San Fernando Valley Office
5000 Van Nuys Blvd. Suite 420
Sherman Oaks, CA
91403
Phone: (818) 501-9200
FAX: (818) 501-1554