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According to CNN the Muslim American Society is launching an anti-terrorism campaign.

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A coalition of U.S.-based Muslim groups launched an intensified anti-terrorism campaign Monday using community groups to persuade young people their religion provides no basis for violence.

The president of the Muslim American Society, Esam Omeish [link, .ed], told reporters at a news conference that his group rejects attacks such as those recently in Britain and Egypt, and will "deny terrorists any religious, ideological or political legitimacy."

He said the attacks bring the spotlight back to prevention, and that such efforts must go beyond surveillance and intelligence by law enforcement.

The Muslim groups said they would intensify an effort among community groups such as religious schools, youth centers and Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America programs.

Responding to questions, Omeish and representatives of other organizations said they knew of no al Qaeda or Muslim terror groups in the United States.

From the Chicago Tribune:

In recent months Akef, the international Brotherhood leader, repeatedly has praised Palestinian and Iraqi suicide bombers, called for the destruction of Israel and asserted that the United States has no proof that Al Qaeda was to blame for the Sept. 11 attacks ..

In recent years, the U.S. Brotherhood operated under the name Muslim American Society, according to documents and interviews. One of the nation's major Islamic groups, it was incorporated in Illinois in 1993 after a contentious debate among Brotherhood members.

..if the topic of terrorism were raised, leaders were told to say that they were against terrorism but that jihad was among a Muslim's "divine legal rights" to be used to defend himself and his people and to spread Islam.

But MAS leaders say those documents and others obtained by the Tribune are either outdated or do not accurately reflect the views of the group's leaders.

MAS describes itself as a "charitable, religious, social, cultural and educational not-for-profit organization." It has headquarters in Alexandria, Va., and 53 chapters nationwide, including one in Bridgeview, across the street from the mosque there.

Omeish also doesn't mention that a member of the Brotherhood, "the blind Sheikh" Omar Abdel Rahman was linked to the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993 and the assassination of Rabbi Meir Kahane, and was arrested and convicted for his role in a plot to destroy NYC landmarks.

The Muslim Brotherhood supports the terrorist "insurgents" in Iraq. The Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood calls itself Hamas. Funded generously by oil money, the Muslim Brotherhood has become a powerful political force in Europe. In Europe, they also pretend to be a non-violent organization.

Like their protege, bin Laden, the Brotherhood hopes to establish a worldwide Caliphate ruled by apartheid Shariah laws.

In America, the Muslim Brotherhood calls itself the Muslim American Society and they claim to oppose violent terrorism. They call themselves a moderate youth outreach group (with a history of assasinations, terrorism and a logo of swords added for extra peace!)

Of course they expect us to believe them. Why shouldn't they, CNN does. So does Harvard.

In his "anti-terrorism" speech, the Muslim American Society's Mahdi Bray said of the American government:

"Rather than spending all their energies in terms of recruiting spies and snitchers, they need to spend more time and more energy engaging the authentic Muslim leadership" in the United States