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Yes, it is, say Paul Wolfowitz and Al Gore, who teamed up to write a Wall Street Journal op-ed in August to defend Anwar from trumped-up charges back home:
“Our views of Anwar Ibrahim have been formed completely independently of each other. We do not always agree with his views on foreign policy, but we do agree that as a political leader, statesman and intellectual, Mr. Anwar possesses qualities that encourage hope for the future. These qualities include lucidity and openness to debate and engagement; commitment to principles of accountability and good governance; and a serious concern for the future of his country and the world—not to mention his extraordinary courage in standing up for what he believes. We are convinced that he is committed to the values of pluralism, tolerance and freedom that are needed for Malaysia to flourish.”
But those who know the real Anwar probably spit out their morning coffee upon reading that paragraph. “Courage.” Commitment to “pluralism” and “tolerance.” He inspires in these men “hope for the future.”
But while Anwar kept up his ties with American statesmen, educators, and media figures, he did the same with the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). Just a few weeks ago, Anwar tweeted that he had just wrapped up a meeting with the IIIT–an organization that he co-founded in 1981 and of which he was still referred to as a trustee as recently as last year.
The IIIT is also widely understood to be a front for the Muslim Brotherhood, having been formed with the money and assistance from Brotherhood allies as an Islamist think tank. It has been under federal investigation since 2002 for its ties to terrorism; it published a book calling for terrorism against Israel, and it was listed as an unindicted co-conspirator in the Hamas-funding trial of the Holy Land Foundation.
A trustee of a Brotherhood front that advocates and funds terrorism, who openly encourages and displays rank anti-Semitism–that’s who is invited to teach our prestigious graduate university programs and who has the governing class swooning.
Anwar Ibrahim is no better than most of the world’s Jew-hating terror supporters. He’s just treated better. Hillary Clinton is legitimizing not some obscure broker of Malaysian politics in an internal power struggle. She is signaling that the Obama administration, represented abroad by the Clinton State Department, has no problem with what Anwar really stands for: obliteration of the Jewish state and unending terrorism against the West.
