UPDATE: Aliville Located Near Nuclear Plant

Last Sunday, I wrote a post about Aliville, an obscure settlement linked to the Muslims of the Americas in SE Georgia. I included a map in that post showing the proximity of Aliville to several military bases in the region.

Yesterday, a reader alerted me that Alille is located just 24 miles downriver from the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant (aka Plant Hatch).


Click here for map

This makes the third known MOA/Fuqra encampment that is located close to a major power generation facility. Holy Islamville is situated just six miles west of the Catawba Nuclear Station in York, SC, and the Dover, TN compound can be found just over 7 miles west of the TVA's Cumberland Fossil Plant.

The reader also noted that another major military base is in the region as well, but wasn't on the map I showed in the other post. Naval Air Station Jacksonville (Florida) is about 120 miles from Aliville. It is the third largest naval installation in the United States.
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LINKS

Southern Company - Plant Hatch

Imagery of Plant Hatch - Yahoo! Maps Beta / Google Maps / Windows Live Local

GlobalSecurity.org - Naval Air Station Jacksonville

Al Fuqra Security Company / Training Facility Near Atlanta Airport ?

***Exclusive Investigative Report***

Last week, I posted information about Aliville, an Islamist village in SE Georgia. Before that, in December 2005, I wrote about Madinah Village, a settlement linked to the same organization located near Commerce, Georgia. Both villages are connected to the Muslims of the Americas (MOA), the front organization for Al Fuqra, a covert Islamist militant group. The following involves new information about the activities of individuals in the Atlanta metro area that are connected to the village at Commerce.

It is known that one of the modus opperandi of Fuqra cells has been the operation of security companies. They are a means to earn easy money for the organization. They can also provide priveleged access to facilities, information, and weapons. Fuqra is currently known to operate security companies in NY and VA. They had done so in Colorado years ago until their compound was raided and their cell was broken up. Operatives of Fuqra's security companies have been known to conduct brazen surveillance of various targets.

Earlier this year, I received a tip from a contact who informed me that individuals connected to the Muslim village near Commerce are currently operating several businesses, including a security company, in the Atlanta metro. I believe the information from my source to be accurate, as it was very specific. Thus, I cannot reveal all of my information here, but I will touch on the main points.

The businesses in question all share the same address - 4826 Old National Highway, College Park, GA. They are as follows:

Zak-Grafix, Inc. - Graphics design company. Run by Muslim female (with a non-Muslim name), linked to a previous address in Brooklyn, NY.

Master Moreland Taekwondo and Hapkido Center - a primarily-Muslim martial arts school run by Shelton R. Moreland.

Mobido's All Natural - Incense/potpurri retail. This company also makes soap. [Note: Soap can be used as an ingredient for explosives –i.e., napalm; Click here for related news story. (This note is purely informational and is meant for reference context only. I have no information that the company produces soap for this purpose)].

EPAI Protective Services, Inc.
(Executive Protection Academy International)
[website: executive-protect.com] - Also run by Shelton R. Moreland. Licensed for armed security and investigations. Training school for bodyguard/dignitary protection teams.

United States Hapki Hae
[website: unitedstateshapkihae.com] - Founded by Master Moreland. Primary training organization for EPAI.

EPAI provides security for several locations in the Atlanta area including a trucking facility and a closed-down Ford plant. A search of the Hoovers business database indicates the company has six employees and sales of $100K. A subsequent search of Georgia security licenses connected to EPAI yielded six names.

The EPAI website tries to suggest the company is larger than records indicate. They claim to have an extensive domestic and international network. The site says that Moreland has a military and law enforcement background and that the company has trained local police teams and even FBI. Moreland formerly worked for a (now inactive) company called Flatfoot Investigation and Protection Agency in Atlanta. It is unclear whether or not it was the forerunner to EPAI, but there were a good many more employees listed on its roster.

It is known that much of the training for Fuqra operatives involves martial arts. It is believed that individuals tied to both EPAI and the village near Commerce have studied Arabic and have received paramilitary training at the MOA/Fuqra headquarters compound in NY and/or in Pakistan. Friday, the esteemed Andy McCarthy (who prosecuted several Fuqra members in the 1993 WTC/Day of Terror case) noted the significance of paramilitary training in a post at the NRO Corner:

One thing that comes through reading the papers this morning is the danger posed by paramilitary training sponsored by terrorist organizations for the last quarter-century — especially in the Afghan/Pakistan border region. Evidence of prior paramilitary training has been a staple of just about every important terrorism investigation and prosecution since the early 1990s.

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If there are sleeper cells in our country — and it would be foolish to suppose there aren't — it's the people who've had this training (in explosives, combat, hijacking, etc.) that we need to worry about, even if they haven't done anything else ... yet.

EPAI's offices are located approximately 2 miles SE of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. It also lies about 7 1/2 miles from two Army facilities, Fort McPherson to the north and Fort Gillem to the east. It should be noted that if Moreland is ex-military, he may have access to these bases.

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COMMENTARY

Al Fuqra is not regarded as as a top-level threat by most. On the terrorist totem pole, they likely perform a support role. However, as I reported in a previous post, a 2005 report from the Department of Homeland Security mentioned Fuqra as being among groups likely to be involved in attacks on the United States.

In the world of modern jihad, most of today's American Fuqra operatives are nothing more than street thugs on the hustle. However, it must recognized that there could be deeper-level covert operatives in the group involved in more serious activities. In Pakistan, Fuqra is known as a jihadi organization. In the U.S., they are rarely even acknowledged. Yet, the organization has existed here for two-and-a-half decades and many of its basic practices have not changed. They have simply shifted geographically and have become more adept at passing themselves off as moderates. The fact remains that their leadership continues to maintain peripheral if not direct connections to known terrorists and terrorist groups.

The infrastructure that Fuqra has established has taken time to assemble. Originally established as a militant organization, you can bet the network that has been built will be exploited to support militant activities, either directly or indirectly. Support activities can take many forms, including the providing of false documentation, safe houses, financing, training, weapons, logistics, security, surveillance, personnel, etc.
Everywhere this organization has operated security companies of the sort I described above, illegal activity has been congruent with their operations. Sure, they have a right to apply for licenses to operate these businesses. However, where is it required that the government grant them a license? Where is it written that their license can't be revoked?

In my opinion, the continued operation of this group in NY, VA, and GA is essentially allowing state-sanctioned Islamist-jihadi paramilitary training to be conducted on US soil. James Ujaama went to jail for merely exploring the establishment of a training ground in Oregon. Fuqra has operated actual camps in NY and VA for years without consequence. What's wrong with this picture?

Aliville: Another Islamist Village in Georgia

***Exclusive Investigative Report***

In December 2005, I posted information here about an Islamic settlement near Commerce, GA called Madinah Village that is linked to the Muslims of the Americas (MOA), the front organization for Jamaat ul-Fuqra. Additional research has led me to believe that there is another such village in the state, located in southeastern Georgia. For readers not familiar with MOA/Fuqra, they are reported to have at least two-dozen villages, or jamaats, around the country.

Last fall, following Hurricane Katrina, a pair of news stories appeared about a "charity" linked to the Muslims of the Americas called Hand to Hands Social Service Agency describing the contributions of several of its members from around the country to the relief efforts. [Hand-to-Hands is headquartered in Binghamton, NY; their website is handtohands.org]

One of the stories, from Spero News, mentions the names of a couple of women hailing from a place called "Aliville (Odem, GA)". After googling "Odem", I realized the town is actually spelled "Odum". It is not clear if the name of the town was misspelled intentionally. Nonetheless, after working through a number of search string combinations, I finally found what I believe to be Aliville. It lies 14 miles northeast of Odum just off Hwy 169 aka Lanes Bridge Rd in northern Wayne County.

Here's the most recent aerial I could find, courtesy of Yahoo! Maps Beta:


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This is an aerial of the location taken in 1999 from USGS:

Once again, the MOA shows its knack for obscurity. This village is very rurally located. And, just as other MOA villages have given their roads Islamic-sounding names [Moslem Road in Hancock, NY; Islamville Way in York, SC; Mahareen Drive in Meherrin, VA; Sheikh Gilani Lane in Red House, VA], Aliville can be found on Mecca Circle. Several addresses are listed for Mecca Circle and additional residents are also listed on Oriole Road, which is the east-west road you see in the image.

Records from the Georgia Secretary of State's office indicate that at least one business is linked to the village. A company called Qasr Computing Solutions, Inc. maintains an address at Aliville.

The company's website [qasr-inc.com] says that they were formerly based in Jacksonville, FL and in fact, additional information I have discovered confirms that several Aliville residents had previously lived in Jacksonville. I am not currently aware of an MOA presence in Florida, but I consider it likely. However, I did also find additional information confirming that Aliville residents previously hailed from Dover, TN and Binghamton, NY, two locations with a known MOA presence.

As I said, the village is located in a very rural part of Georgia. It is not close to any metropolitan areas. So, as with the other villages, I looked to see what sort of strategic infrastructure there might be nearby. See, the MOA like to say that they live rurally to escape the temptations of worldly urban life. However, covert Fuqra operatives have exploited the fact that many of the MOA/Fuqra villages can be found near hard strategic targets [e.g., near power plants (including nuclear), military bases, reservoirs, etc.]. Considering Fuqra's shadowy connections to Pakistani intelligence, this fact is perhaps not coincidental.

As I panned outward on the map, I discoverd that Aliville is just about an hour's drive from Fort Stewart. Fort Stewart is the largest Army installation east of the Missisippi River. [Note: The Fuqra cell that was broken up in Colorado years ago was known to have conducted surveillance of several military facilities; the still-active compound at Dover, TN is just a few miles from Fort Campbell (map)].

In addition to Fort Stewart, Aliville is within a few hours drive of several significant military facilities that dot South Georgia.

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I do not currently know what law enforcement authorities know about this location, if anything. I do know that it has not been written about in any of the materials re: MOA/Fuqra that I've seen. I will point out that it was not listed on the table of suspected compounds published by the National White Collar Crime Center in their report on Fuqra. The village at Meherrin, VA, which was exposed by Baron and myself, was not on that list either. It was one of Fuqra's more secretive villages and is known to have sheltered one of their most high-profile operatives while he was a wanted fugitive. Makes me wonder what might be going on in Georgia?

UPDATE: I failed to point out that the website for Qasr Computing Solutions is offline/inactive. However, you can see captures of the site at the Internet Archive.

UPDATE: A reader points out that Aliville is located near a nuclear plant. Click here for details.

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Additional information:

Spero News - Hand to Hands offers Katrina victims aid in Texas

PRWEB - Islamic Faith Based Organization Brings Disaster Relief and Support to Victims of Hurricane Katrina

GA Secretary of State Records - Qasr Computing Solutions, Inc.

Previous post - MOA/Fuqra Community: Commerce, GA

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[Hat tip to the Northeast Intelligence Network for the link]

AP Holds the Coats for Communist Cuban Regime

While the Toronto Star found it rather difficult to report on events going on in Cuba, the AP extols the virtues of the island workers' paradise in true Eason Jordan style.

In a "Gee, it's not so bad" story, Associated Press writer Vanessa Arrington points out that "Some Cubans Enjoy Comforts of Communism". Who, you ask, is the subject of her human interest story, this fortunate soul enjoying the benefits of socialism? Try a homeless park janitor who hasn't eaten in three days. You think I'm kidding. I'm not. Hey - he's got free health care! Oh, and did you know Cuba has free education and high literacy rates? Zzzzz. Is this honestly considered serious journalism?

Paragraph two opens, "In Cuba's communist society, where every day is a struggle but survival is practically guaranteed..." Oh, it is? Tell that to the thousands of Cubans whose family members have been disappeared and/or executed for opposing the regime. [WSJ: Counting Castro's Victims]

How does Arrington describe the mood of Cubans amidst a changing political situation this week? Well, they're taking it "in such stride" because they're just so comfy with communism. Gag me.

To paint a comparison picture, she offers quotes from her subject saying he could come to the US or Mexico, but surely that would be harder and more expensive [free health care!]. Yeah, I'm sure it's much better to live without any food in a park shed decorated with cleaning supplies.

She mentions that the "locals" tell her about the richness of the culture - and their "safe streets". I don't know about you, but I've never considered neighborhood patrols by communist secret police to be that advantageous to one's safety.

Then there's an oh-yeah-by-the-way-there-are-political-prisoners-who-don't-like-it-here-but-there's-just-a-few-of-them-most-people-wouldn't-say-they're-repressed paragraph.

Cuban "democracy" is also explained. Apparently, the Assembly members, who are elected, are the ones who choose the president. "Castro, a representative from the eastern city of Santiago, has repeatedly won out." Please spare us.

And, you know the tactic that members of the White House Press Corps use when they ask Bush questions with anonymously-attributed introductions like, "Some say that you're Hitler..."? The AP writer offers a similar anecdote - "Some Cubans retort that a system allowing President Bush to "steal" elections and wage wars without the people's support is certainly more flawed than their own."

Now notice the pictures the AP uses next to the story. Of the thousands of pictures of Condoleezza Rice, that's the one they chose? The pensive revolutionary vs. the menacing imperialist. Castro has been in power since 1959 and how many stories has the American media ever run enumerating the crimes he has committed? I strain to recall even one instance in my lifetime. In my opinion, they have no credibility left. If they want to operate as Eason Jordan's CNN did in Baghdad, by compromising principle for access, then they can go ahead. I'll get my news elsewhere.

If you want to seen an alternative view of Castro's Cuba, I'd recommend visiting The Real Cuba and Babalu Blog for starters.

May God protect the people of Cuba and those who seek freedom.

Movie Review -- Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West

A couple of nights ago, I sat down and watched a new documentary called Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West. I'm still absorbing it, but I would venture to say it is one of the most powerful films I have ever seen, not to mention one of the most disturbing.

Much of the film is comprised of video clips from Middle Eastern media, including clips of news reports, Islamic sermons, political rallies, and terrorist propaganda, with translated English subtitles. [Many of the clips are courtesy of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)]. The film also features interviews with moderate Muslims, including the daughter of a "martyr" as well as a former PLO terrorist along with various experts on Islam and terrorism such as Daniel Pipes and Steven Emerson.

Some of the images and rhetoric shown in the film are so stunning, it's almost beyond comprehension. The Islamofascist death cult is pure, unadulterated evil. You see toddlers and elementary school children reciting vile anti-Semitic propaganda and expressing a desire to become suicide bombers. What kind of society encourages this? Children are supposed to want to grow up and be doctors and teachers and firemen and astronauts. They are supposed to want to be happy and to better mankind. Yet, how many thousands have been brainwashed in the teachings of death?

One of the quotes that stuck out to me was that of a Hamas radical talking about how they had raised up an "ideological generation" and that their children "loved death as much as their enemies love life". The sick and reprehensible nature of something like that is just bewildering. I believe their indoctrination far exceeds that of the Nazis. In fact, a former Nazi Youth member who was interviewed for the film says as much. The film touches on the eery correlation between Nazi propaganda and radical Islamic propaganda. The two movements also share a history that is not well known in the West. Did you know that the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem met with Hitler and even raised up a Bosnian Muslim division of SS Panzer troops?

We have all seen our flag burn in violent protests depicted on the news and have heard "Death to America" chanted by our enemies. But, the vast majority of Westerners have no idea of the depth of this thing we now face. Sadly, I don't know of an American network that would have the courage to broadcast a documentary like this. I fear where we are headed. We are indeed involved in much wider war than many realize. Will the West wake up before it is too late? God help us.

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Links:

Watch the movie via Google Video (77 min) [Link updated]

The official movie website (Order the DVD)

Death Cult Kids (Gates of Vienna)

WWII: The Muslim Nazis (The Canadian Sentinel)