[W]hy would the American embassy in Islamabad and Obama/Clinton’s State Department facilitate an anti-American fundraising inside America by a hate-mongering jihadi with an anti-West agenda? In case they missed what Khan has to say about the U.S., here he is mocking America and hinting at Pakistan’s nuclear capability: “Confronting the U.S. won’t destroy us (Pakistan). Look at Iran. What have they been able to do with Iran, a country that does not even have nuclear weapons.?”

October 17, 2012

By Tarek Fatah
Source: The Toronto SUN

In an attempt to take the heat off President Barack Obama for his foreign policy failures, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week boasted: “The buck stops with her.” Commenting on the terrorist attack in Benghazi that led to the killing of four Americans last month, Clinton says she is the one who should be held responsible for the security failure.

But Benghazi was just one in a host of failures in the past three years of U.S. foreign policy.

Perhaps Clinton can explain the wisdom of her ambassador in Islamabad granting a visa to Pakistan’s most notorious anti-American politician, Imran Khan, to come to New York next week to raise funds for his anti-American movement.

Khan has justified the Taliban war against the U.S. in Afghanistan as a “jihad.” He also refused to fully condemn the Taliban for attempting to assassinate the 14-year old Pakistani girl Malala Yousufzai. “Who will save my party workers if I sit here and give big statements against the Taliban,” Khan told a press conference after leading an anti-American procession by his party.

Earlier this year, he was granted permission to come to the U.S. and address an anti-American fundraiser in Houston on, of all days, the fourth of July! That event was cancelled after a number of congressmen made phone calls.

Now Khan is coming to New York on October 26 to speak at a fundraising dinner and Eid celebration. In a promotional e-mail, the American organizers of the event claim: “All the money raised will be used to change the political as well as social structure of Pakistan by implementing the law across the board, Insha’Allah (Allah be willing).”

The “law” Imran Khan wishes to “implement” in Pakistan with the help of money raised in America is Sharia: “As Muslims we are bound by Sharia and if the Taliban are enforcing that, we should welcome it, not be fearful of it.”

If there was any doubt left in anyone’s mind about the agenda of Khan, here he is again praising Sharia law: “The liberal class is afraid of Sharia law. They say if Sharia comes people’s hands will be chopped off. I say, what is wrong with Sharia law. Sharia is what makes us human.”

Khan’s hatred is not restricted against America alone. He once labelled India as a “desi (Indian) bitch with western bark.”

On one hand Khan says: “We don’t want your aid … we want the U.S. out of our region.” But then he comes to the U.S. with a begging bowl in hand.

I can understand how some Americans of Pakistani origin would host such a hate-monger and raise funds that will be employed to undermine America’s interests. After all, many of them are Americans in name only.

But why would the American embassy in Islamabad and Obama/Clinton’s State Department facilitate an anti-American fundraising inside America by a hate-mongering jihadi with an anti-West agenda?

In case they missed what Khan has to say about the U.S., here he is mocking America and hinting at Pakistan’s nuclear capability:

“Confronting the U.S. won’t destroy us (Pakistan). Look at Iran. What have they been able to do with Iran, a country that does not even have nuclear weapons.?”

Will Hillary Clinton do the honourable thing and bar Imran Khan from entering the U.S. and sullying American soil? Will she put an end to the appeasement of Islamists? After all, the buck stops with her, right?