Terrorist Sympathizer to Represent U.S. at Human Rights Conference

Do we need more proof that Islamic extremist have infiltrated the highest levels of our government?  Well, just in case you’ve missed the latest affront to our national security, the Obama administration has appointed a known supporter of Hezbollah and Hamas and a 9/11 conspiracy theorist to represent the United States at a human rights conference.

Salam al-Marayati, founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), was picked to represent the United States government at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) annual 10-day human rights conference, the Human Dimension Implementation Meetings (HDIM).

Al-Marayati’s well-known anti-Israel bona fides prompted Jewish leaders and others to express outrage over the Obama administration’s selection.

“It is regrettable that someone with such distorted, conspiratorial views—even with a lackluster apology—is delegated by our government to represent our country abroad,” the Anti-Defamation League said in a statement to the Free Beacon.

Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, argued that the State Department is showing inconsistency by touting an individual who has defended the militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas, both of which are designated by the U.S. as terrorist organizations.

And what does the State Department have to say for themselves?

The State Department, however, defended al-Marayati’s participation, calling him “valued and highly credible.”

“Mr. al-Marayati has been involved in U.S. government initiatives for almost 10 years and has been a valued and highly credible interlocutor on issues affecting Muslim communities,” a spokesman for the U.S. Mission to the OSCE told the Free Beacon Thursday in a statement. “He was invited to participate in this year’s HDIM as a reflection of the wide diversity of backgrounds of the American people.”

Yeah, we shouldn’t forget the haters of Western Civilization as part of our American diversity.  It seems that background is overflowing in the Obama administration.  What’s next – a coup? 

Source:  http://freebeacon.com/criticism-mounts-over-state-envoy/