'Death to America' in Dearborn and the Democratic Party
Terrorist support in Dearborn, MI has ties to the highest echelons of the Democratic Party
An anti-Israel rally complete with chants of “Death to America” in Dearborn, MI made headlines. Especially because President Biden, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other top Democrats had defended the city’s Muslim population against accusations of terrorist ties in a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled, “America’s Jihad Capital.”
But the “Death to America” ties in Dearborn, MI go up through the ranks of the Democratic Party.
Gov. Whitmer’s old family friend is Abed Hammoud: a Lebanese immigrant and former U.S. attorney who once ran for mayor in Dearborn, and whose son Mustapha is a city councilman.
Hammoud headed the Congress of Arab American Organizations whose rallies included support for Hezbollah. He had complained about a government crackdown on Hezbollah. “Now people are scared to even say `I want Hezbollah to defend Lebanon,'” he had objected.
Despite Hammoud being quoted on the record about Islamic terrorists, Obama chose to appoint Gov. Whitmer’s family friend as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.
When Biden conducted outreach to Dearborn, MI to apologize for opposing Hamas and supporting Israel, the targets included Osama Siblani. “Mr. Bush believes Hezbollah, Hamas and other Palestinian factions are terrorists, but we believe they are freedom fighters,” Osama had said.
The Chicago Tribune had quoted Osama boasting, “If the FBI wants to come after those who support the resistance done by Hezbollah, then they better bring a fleet of buses. I for one would be willing to go to jail.”
At the November rally where Hammoud spoke, Osama had bragged, “We are on the road to a great victory, here in D.C., and there in Palestine.”
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