Miss Peggy Fleisher, the lady who forwarded the post below to Miss
Pat, put the audio book "son of hamas" on sendspace some time ago. I
checked and the link is still good.
Here it is:
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I have put this book on sendspace and it seems to be working now.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
You've got a file called son of hamas audio book.zip, (197 MB)
waiting to be downloaded at sendspace.com (It was sent by
[log in to unmask]).
You can use the following link to retrieve your file:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/zprs7r
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hth
Doris
At 10:23 AM 5/24/2010 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>
>I received this from a friend, and please know that this is true,
>and please read this very carefully, and please pass this on. I'm
>sending it just as I received it.
>
>Let's pray for this man. Please read his book, if you can find it.
>He really needs our prayers.
>
>Love and Blessings,
>
>Pat Ferguson
>>Delivered-To: [log in to unmask]
>>From: Peggy Fleischer <[log in to unmask]>
>>Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 08:39:09 -0400
>>Subject: Homeland In-Security
>>To: Peggy Fleischer <[log in to unmask]>
>>X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078)
>>
>>Please read the message below and pray for Mosab. He is one of
>>the most amazing Christian brothers I have ever met.
>>
>>
>>Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>>Date: May 22, 2010 10:56:51 AM EDT
>>>Subject: Homeland In-Security
>>>Source: Son of Hamas
>>>Author: sonofhamas
>>>
>>>I have worn many hats in 32 years—Muslim, Christian, son of Hamas,
>>>Prisoner 823, spy, traitor, USAID administrator, businessman,
>>>best-selling author.
>>>
>>>Now I am Homeland Security File# A 088 271 051.
>>>
>>>And, according to these "highly trained" civil servants, I am a
>>>threat to America's national security and must be deported.
>>>
>>>On June 30, at 8 a.m., I have a hearing before Immigration Judge
>>>Rico J. Bartolomei at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
>>>Immigration Court in San Diego.
>>>
>>>But I am not worried about this. I am outraged! My only concern is
>>>about a security system that is so primitive and naive that it
>>>endangers the lives of countless Americans. Honestly, Judge
>>>Bartolomei's verdict really does not matter. If he rules to deport
>>>me, I will appeal. And Homeland Security has assured me that, if
>>>he rules in my favor, they will appeal. And this insane
>>>merry-go-round can go on like that for decades.
>>>
>>>My concern is not about being deported. It is that I am being
>>>forced to stand and defend myself as a terrorist! This is
>>>ridiculous. And as long as this case is in the courts, I cannot
>>>leave the United States. If I do, I will never be able to return.
>>>For what? For risking my life fighting terrorism in the Middle
>>>East for ten years? For saving the lives of Israelis, Palestinians
>>>and Americans?
>>>
>>>I should never be put through this in the first place. It's crazy.
>>>
>>>Don't think that I am writing this post to get you to feel sorry
>>>for me or even to write your congressman or senator on my behalf.
>>>I believe that God is using this situation to expose the
>>>weaknesses of Homeland Security and to put pressure on it to make
>>>changes that can save lives and preserve freedom. But first, you
>>>need to understand everything that led up to File# A 088 271 051.
>>>
>>>It began when I arrived in America January 2, 2007. I walked into
>>>the airport like anyone else on a tourist visa. Seven months
>>>later, I went to the Homeland Security office, knocked on their
>>>door and told them, "Hey, guys, I am the son of Sheikh Hassan
>>>Yousef, my father is involved in a terrorist organization, and I
>>>would like political asylum in your country."
>>>
>>>They were shocked. They didn't expect it. I told them, hey, you
>>>didn't discover me. You didn't catch me. I came to you and told
>>>you who I am to wake you up. I wanted them to see that they have
>>>huge gaps in their security and their understanding of terrorism
>>>and make changes before it's too late.
>>>
>>>I filed an application for political asylum. Not surprisingly, on
>>>February 23, 2009, they told me that I was "barred from a grant of
>>>asylum because there were reasonable grounds for believing [I] was
>>>a danger to the security of the United States and because [I]
>>>engaged in terrorist activity."
>>>
>>>More hearings followed. When they demanded evidence to support my
>>>claim that I was not a terrorist or a security threat, I filed a
>>>draft of my book, Son of Hamas. Surely this would make everything
>>>perfectly clear. They would discover that I was an intelligence
>>>agent, not a terrorist. That I tracked down terrorists and put
>>>them in prison. That I was an asset, not a threat.
>>>
>>>But they didn't get it.
>>>
>>>Recently, I received a document in which Homeland Security senior
>>>attorney Kerri Calcador claimed that, "In the book, the respondent
>>>discusses his extensive involvement with Hamas in great detail.
>>>For example, in one portion of the book, a member of Shin Bet
>>>shows the respondent a list of suspects implicated in a March 2001
>>>suicide bombing and asks the respondent whether he knows the
>>>individuals. The respondent indicates that he does know five of
>>>the people on the list and states that he previously drove them to
>>>safe houses."
>>>
>>>On page 5, Ms. Calcador concluded that, "At a bare minimum,
>>>evidence of the respondent's transport of Hamas members to safe
>>>houses—discussed above in the Statement of the Case as but one
>>>example of the respondent's involvement with Hamas—indicates that
>>>the respondent provided material support to a [Tier I] terrorist organization.
>>>
>>>Is she kidding? Either Homeland Security's chief attorney has zero
>>>reading comprehension, or else she intentionally took the passage
>>>out of context. And I am not sure which is worse.
>>>
>>>Even a child reading the book can see that, during that time, I
>>>was working as a secret agent for the Shin Bet (Israeli's internal
>>>security service, comparable to our FBI). My job required me to do
>>>anything I could to be involved with my father's activities. So
>>>when he asked me to go with him to pick up these guys when they
>>>were released from the Palestinian Authority prison, I went.
>>>
>>>First of all, no one—not me, not my father, not even Israel—knew
>>>at the time that these men were involved with suicide bombings.
>>>With all of its assets, the Shin Bet did not put the pieces
>>>together for three more years.
>>>
>>>Second, I was the one who connected these men with the bombing at
>>>the Hebrew University cafeteria in July 2002. And Homeland
>>>Security would do well to remember that there were five American
>>>citizens among the dead. Apparently the agency needs also to be
>>>reminded that I was the one who located the terrorists and led to
>>>their arrest or death.
>>>
>>>Did the American government launch a special investigation to find
>>>their killers? No. Even the Israeli government had no idea who or
>>>where they were. I am not boasting, but the record is clear that I
>>>was pivotal to bringing them all to justice. And Homeland Security
>>>today tells me "thank you" by trying to deport me!
>>>
>>>Yes, while working for Israeli intelligence, I posed as a
>>>terrorist. Yes, I carried a gun. Yes, I was in terrorist meetings
>>>with Yassir Arafat, my father and other Hamas leaders. It was part
>>>of my job. And I passed on to the Shin Bet all the information I
>>>gathered during those meetings and saved the lives of many
>>>people—including many Americans.
>>>
>>>Maybe Homeland Security only read a few chapters of my book. If
>>>they would have bothered to read all 251 pages, they would know
>>>that I also worked with 40 Americans on the USAID water project in
>>>the West Bank for five years. Who took care of their security? Who
>>>warned them not to come to Ramallah if there was going to be an
>>>Israeli military incursion or if there would be shooting? Who
>>>protected their offices? I wasn't being paid to do that. I did it
>>>because of a Christian morality that taught me to love, not hate.
>>>I protected my manager. I protected everybody. Nobody hurt them.
>>>
>>>Is this the behavior of someone who is a threat to Americans?
>>>
>>>If Homeland Security cannot tell the difference between a
>>>terrorist and a man who spent his life fighting terrorism, how can
>>>they protect their own people? Why is Homeland Security wasting
>>>its time investigating a former Israeli intelligence operative,
>>>instead of looking for the real terrorists out there? Is it
>>>personal? Racial? Political? Or just stupidity?
>>>
>>>I don't doubt that they are embarrassed, and they should be. Maybe
>>>they feel a little insecure because someone with my background got
>>>into this country and moved around for seven months, and they were clueless.
>>>
>>>One thing I have learned, they are definitely arrogant, acting as
>>>though they are something special and know everything there is to
>>>know about fighting terrorism.
>>>
>>>The FBI, on the other hand, has a much better understanding of
>>>terrorism and recognizes me as a valuable asset. They told
>>>Homeland Security that I am not a threat and advised them to drop
>>>the case. But Homeland Security shut its eyes and stopped up its
>>>ears and told the FBI, "You have nothing to do with this. It is our job."
>>>
>>>They worry me, and they should worry the American people. If
>>>Homeland Security cannot understand a simple story like mine, how
>>>can they be trusted with bigger issues? They seem to know only how
>>>to blindly follow rules and procedures. But to work intelligence,
>>>you have to be very creative. You have to accept exceptions. You
>>>need to be able to think beyond facts and circumstances.
>>>
>>>Homeland Security has absolutely no idea of the dangers that lie
>>>ahead. For nearly 30 years, I watched from the inside as Hamas dug
>>>its claws deeper and deeper into Israel. They started awkwardly,
>>>clumsily, but they got good at it. And al-Qaeda is becoming more like Hamas.
>>>
>>>The strategy of Hamas has always been to bleed Israel. A slow
>>>bleeding war to destroy Israel in the long term. They don't have
>>>nuclear bombs, so they send a suicide bomber here, another one
>>>there. And over the years, they severely damaged the economy and
>>>gave Israel a bad reputation all over the world.
>>>
>>>Al-Qaeda started with huge attacks like September 11. But bin
>>>Laden has learned from Hamas's war against Israel how to bleed its
>>>enemy. Al-Qaeda understands how effective the Hamas strategy will
>>>be on American soil.
>>>
>>>Americans have never experienced anything like this. This country
>>>is not ready. Try to imagine attacks by suicide bombers and car
>>>bombers, attacks on schools, in shopping malls, in the gridlock of
>>>rush-hour traffic, week after week, month after month, year after
>>>year, here and there, in big cities and rural towns. No one feels
>>>safe anywhere. There seems to be no reason behind the attacks, no
>>>pattern. Everyone is a target. Men, women, children, office
>>>buildings, private homes, town halls, schools and hospitals. The
>>>government is powerless to stop them. Every car and truck you see
>>>is suspect. Every suitcase and package is suspect. Someone
>>>standing in line in a bank points to a briefcase on the floor and
>>>asks the person in front of him, "Is this yours?"
>>>
>>>"No," the man says, wide-eyed.
>>>
>>>Seconds later, the bank is empty.
>>>
>>>I was born and raised in this kind of environment. More than that,
>>>I was on the inside of both sides. I am not asking Homeland
>>>Security or anybody else for a job or a salary. I am asking them
>>>to be humble and listen, so they can learn.
>>>
>>>Exposing terrorist secrets and warning the world in my first book
>>>cost me everything. I am a traitor to my people, disowned by my
>>>family, a man without a country. And now the country I came to for
>>>sanctuary is turning its back.
>>>
>>>Kerri Calcador warned in Homeland Security's pre-hearing statement
>>>that, when I appear at my hearing in June, "the respondent bears
>>>the burden of proving his eligibility for relief." In other words,
>>>I am guilty unless I can prove to their satisfaction that I am not
>>>a threat to U.S. security. And Homeland Security has been
>>>embarrassed. They want me out. They don't want to change. But
>>>there are too many lives at stake to worry about the personal
>>>sensitivities of the civil servants at Homeland Security.
>>>
>>>That's why I am asking you to share this blog post with as many
>>>people as you can.
>>>
>>>Write letters to:
>>>
>>>Kerri Calcador
>>>
>>>Senior Attorney
>>>
>>>U.S. Department of Homeland Security
>>>
>>>Immigration and Customs Enforcement
>>>
>>>880 Front Street, Suite 224
>>>
>>>San Diego, California 92101
>>>
>>>or call her at 619.557.5578.
>>>
>>>And if you live in the San Diego area, come to my hearing at 8
>>>a.m. on June 30 and see for yourself Homeland Security in action.
>>>
>>> <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/sonofhamas.wordpress.com/77/>
>>>
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