Clinton Scandal: Bill Took Millions From Group That Pushes Sharia Law
It's
hard to see why former President Clinton would take money from a group
that promotes tenets that stand in stark opposition to many of the
West's most cherished ideals. (Alejandro Bolivar/EPA/Newscom)
Ethics:
When it comes to the Clintons, the scandals never end. This week, it
was revealed that Bill Clinton took millions in money from a special
"educational foundation" that pushes Sharia law -- the basic law of
Islam -- around the world.
"Why would Bill Clinton be participating in programs that teach Sharia in foreign countries where that is the specific objective of the Muslim Brotherhood, ISIS, and al-Qaida," Stephen Coughlin, a counterterrorism expert, wondered in an interview with the Daily Caller, which first reported the story.
It's a good question. The former president took some $5.6 million total from 2012 through 2014 from Dubai-based GEMS Education, which runs 51 Sharia schools in the Mideast having some 250,000 students. It has schools in other countries and regions, including Asia, the United Kingdom, Africa and even Chicago, which has two schools. As the Daily Caller reports, GEM uses one-eighth of the proceeds of its schools "to fund Islamic Jihad."
Oh yes, and, the Daily Caller reports, GEMS also gave the Clinton Foundation millions of dollars.
So, again, why is Bill Clinton involved? Does he not know that Sharia, in its most extreme form, allows slavery, makes war against nonbelievers (Jihad) mandatory for all Muslims, encourages lying in support of Islam, oppresses women and gays, imposes hideous punishments, such as flogging, amputation, and death by stoning and beheading, for what many in the West would consider relatively minor crimes such as theft and adultery?
Sharia treats non-Muslims as inferiors and unequal to believers of
Islam. And Sharia insists that its precepts must take precedence over
all other laws -- including the U.S. Constitution. That's why it should
never have any place at all in the U.S. legal landscape.
Yes, hundreds of millions of people lead fairly peaceful lives under Sharia, which governs all of Islam. But it's hard to see why a former American president would take money from a group that promotes religious tenets that stand in stark opposition to many of the West's most cherished beliefs and ideals.
Given the Clinton Foundation's highly promiscuous fundraising activities from unsavory authoritarian regimes in the Mideast and elsewhere -- not to mention the appearance of numerous conflicts of interest between the Clinton Foundation's fundraising and Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state -- what remains is a disturbing taint of venality and corruption within the Clinton family.
While they speak in their political appearances the lofty language of human rights, freedom and empowerment for all, the Clintons quietly pocket millions of dollars from authoritarian rulers and questionable organizations that oppose all three. Bill Clinton's shilling for Sharia is just one more example of this.
"Why would Bill Clinton be participating in programs that teach Sharia in foreign countries where that is the specific objective of the Muslim Brotherhood, ISIS, and al-Qaida," Stephen Coughlin, a counterterrorism expert, wondered in an interview with the Daily Caller, which first reported the story.
It's a good question. The former president took some $5.6 million total from 2012 through 2014 from Dubai-based GEMS Education, which runs 51 Sharia schools in the Mideast having some 250,000 students. It has schools in other countries and regions, including Asia, the United Kingdom, Africa and even Chicago, which has two schools. As the Daily Caller reports, GEM uses one-eighth of the proceeds of its schools "to fund Islamic Jihad."
Oh yes, and, the Daily Caller reports, GEMS also gave the Clinton Foundation millions of dollars.
So, again, why is Bill Clinton involved? Does he not know that Sharia, in its most extreme form, allows slavery, makes war against nonbelievers (Jihad) mandatory for all Muslims, encourages lying in support of Islam, oppresses women and gays, imposes hideous punishments, such as flogging, amputation, and death by stoning and beheading, for what many in the West would consider relatively minor crimes such as theft and adultery?
Yes, hundreds of millions of people lead fairly peaceful lives under Sharia, which governs all of Islam. But it's hard to see why a former American president would take money from a group that promotes religious tenets that stand in stark opposition to many of the West's most cherished beliefs and ideals.
Given the Clinton Foundation's highly promiscuous fundraising activities from unsavory authoritarian regimes in the Mideast and elsewhere -- not to mention the appearance of numerous conflicts of interest between the Clinton Foundation's fundraising and Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state -- what remains is a disturbing taint of venality and corruption within the Clinton family.
While they speak in their political appearances the lofty language of human rights, freedom and empowerment for all, the Clintons quietly pocket millions of dollars from authoritarian rulers and questionable organizations that oppose all three. Bill Clinton's shilling for Sharia is just one more example of this.
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