Ouch, that hadda hurt...
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:48 pm
Entire article here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33894877/ns ... tn_africa/
BREAKING NEWS
updated 35 minutes ago
Feds move to seize N.Y. skyscraper, 4 mosques
Prosecutors say building owners helping to illegally funnel money to Iran
NEW YORK - Federal prosecutors Thursday took steps to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.
In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal court seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets of the Alavi Foundation and an alleged front company.
The assets include Islamic centers in New York City, Maryland, California and Houston, more than 100 acres in Virginia, and a 36-story office tower in New York...
It's interesting that this came on the heels of the Netanyahu-Obama \"secret\" meeting a couple of days ago. They're finding ways to turn up the heat on Iran without blockading Iran's coasts.
We'll see how far this goes!
