Pacifica Institute - A Gulen Dialogue road show: Hillary and Bill Clinton

Pacifica Institute - A Gulen Dialogue road show: Gulen Movement Political Bribes and Manipulations ...: More info about Hillary and Bill Clinton's connections to the Gulen Movement In addition to muddying that complex geopolitical dynam...

Congressman Cartwright refunds part of Gulen bribes, a retraction of Congressional Gulen Honor is needed

Although we applaude Congressman Cartwright's honesty in refunding part of the donations back (only to those donors who were not American citizenship) Mr. Cartwright we urge you to retract the generic honor on "Gulen" and clarify what exiled Imam Muhammed Gulen has done for peace and dialogue. Gulen was not able to apply this "peace and dialogue" in Turkey and certainly is on the OUTS with Ankara.

Plea to Mr. Cartwright retract the honor of Gulen or clarify what he actually has done

WASHINGTON — A U.S. congressman, who gave a speech praising Fethullah Gülen in Congress, has returned donations worth thousands of dollars following allegations of money laundering and violations of federal regulations on campaign financing. Matt Cartwright, a Democrat from Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives, received at least $7,500 of donations in October in a meeting that took place at the Lehigh Dialogue Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, which is tied to the Gülen Movement, led by retired imam Fethullah Gülen who lives in rural Pennsylvania in a self-imposed exile. Gülen is at odds with the Turkish government over the influence he wields inside Turkish police forces and top judiciary posts and has been in the spotlight since last year's December 17 operation that was believed to be organized by his disciples to topple then Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan's government. Cartwright submitted a text to Congress "recognizing" Gülen as a "pillar of peace and humanity" and someone who promoted "a moderate blend of Islam in a time of growing radicalism" on November 10 after receiving donations. Cartwright's office declined to answer Daily Sabah's questions about the timing of the praise and the representative's opinion about Gülen's activities both in the U.S. and Turkey. However, Cartwright's communications director finally responded to Daily Sabah's inquiry after a number of allegations regarding the state of donations came forward. A Daily Sabah investigation revealed that an individual who donated at least $1,000 at Gülen's Dialogue Center in Bethlehem didn't have a green card. U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) guidelines explicitly says that any foreign nationals, except those holding green cards, are not able to make political contributions to candidates who are running for or are an incumbent of a federal office. Although the Internal Revenue Code of the U.S. forbids a non-profit to directly or indirectly participate in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for elective public offices, Members of the Gülen Movement used the Lehigh Dialogue Center as a venue for fundraising for Cartwright's campaign. The center describes itself as a non-profit organization and therefore it is under the danger of losing its tax-exempt status. A source familiar with the matter also said that the movement tried to conceal the true source of the donations by giving hard money to their members and friends to make political contribution on their behalf. The FEC clearly says that reimbursing for campaign contributions constitutes illegal money laundering. Cartwright's spokesman and campaign manager, Shane Seaver, said that their campaign was informed that there may be an issue with some contributions that they received in October. "It is unclear whether there was in fact anything improper about those donations, and we are looking into it. In the meantime, out of an abundance of caution, we have returned those donations." This is not the first time Cartwright received donations from Gülen Movement-affiliated contributors. Apart from the refunded donations, FEC reports show that a number of Turks with close links to the Gülen Movement have contributed more than $10,500 to his campaign since 2013. The Gülen Movement's donation strategy is nothing new for Turkey. A detailed review of donations by Turkish citizens in election files showed that Gülen has been transferring huge amounts of money to candidates from both U.S. parties since 2006. Over $1.5 million were contributed to a variety of politicians from President Barack Obama to Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry, who notoriously suggested the exclusion of Turkey from NATO and claimed that terrorists run the Turkish government. The Gülen Movement has even organized free trips to Turkey for members of Congress and state lawmakers. A LegiStorm search showed that between 2000 and 2014 over $3 million was spent on U.S. lawmakers' trips to Turkey. Detailed inquiries have exposed that almost every journey was organized by Gülen Movement-affiliated associations. http://www.dailysabah.com/world/2014/12/07/us-congressman-refunds-gulenist-donations-in-fear-of-violating-federal-rules

Tactics of Gulen, bribe, trips, honors and so much more razzle dazzle

Tactics of Islam, Conquering America from Within
Fethullah Gulen's Missionaries Exposed
A great book by Dr. Aland D. Mizell
Soon to be part II

http://turkishinvitations.weebly.com/elected-officials-who-went-on-gulenist-turkey-trips.html

Last updated May 4, 2013

This list is not comprehensive and names are continually being added. While another page already lists Congressional trips; this page is for state legislators, governors, mayors and other state and local officials.

"To date, more than 6000 Americans have traveled to Turkey at the invitation of Hizmet institutes and have returned to support the activities of the Turkish immigrant circles." - Sophia Pandya & Nancy Gallagher in their 2012 book The Gulen Hizmet Movement and Its Transnational Activities

The standard Gulenist Turkey trip is 9-10 days long.

Alabama

Date: 2011; Sponsor: Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians (also involved:
Turkish American Chamber of Commerce of the Southeast U.S., Peace Valley Foundation, Istanbul Center); Source: June 3, 2012

• Sen. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster
• Sen. Gerald Dial, R-Lineville
• Sen. Clay Scofield, R-Arab
• Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia Hills
• Secretary of the Senate Pat Harris

Arizona

• Jannah Scott, advisor to Governor Janet Napolitano (Date: 2008; Source: Sep 22, 2008)
• State Representative David Lujan (Date: 2008; Source: Sep 22, 2008)
• State Representative Theresa Ulmer (Date: 2008; Source: Sep 22, 2008)
• State Senator Linda Grey (Date: 2008; Source: Sep 22, 2008)

Arkansas

• State Representative Karen Hopper R-District 81 (Date: July 2010; Sponsor: Raindrop Turkish House; Source: click here)

California

• State Senator Bob Huff R-District 29 (Date: 2011; Source: Nov 24, 2011)
• Congressman Bob Filner (Sponsor: Pacifica Institute; Dates: Dec 2010, Apr 2011; Source: May 11, 2012)
• Newport Beach Mayor Keith Curry (Sponsor: Pacifica Institute; Date: 2009; Source: Apr 3, 2010)
• Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy D. Baca (Sponsor: Pacifica Institute)

Colorado

• State Legislator Cherylin Peniston (Sponsor: Multicultural Mosaic Foundation; Source: Apr 19, 2009)

Delaware

• 4 State Representatives, 1 State Senator; names unknown. Date: Aug 2012? Sponsors: ATFA DE (American Turkish Friendship Association Delaware); MAFTAA (Mid Atlantic Federation of Turkic American Associations). Source: MAFTAA website, post dated Aug 28, 2012.

Florida

• Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford (Sponsor: Amity Turkish Cultural Center; Source: May 11, 2010)
• State Representative Jennifer Carroll (Sponsor: Amity Turkish Cultural Center; Source: May 11, 2010)
• State Representative Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed (Sponsor: Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians; May 2012, source)

Georgia

• State Senator Jeff Mullis, R-Chickamauga (Source: Jan 3, 2012)

Date: May 13-21, 2012
Sponsor: Istanbul Center (Dr. Mustafa Sahin, guide)
Source: Istanbul Center website

• Senators Donzella James
• Senator Gloria Butler
• Senator Valencia Seay
• Senator Horacena Tate
• Senator Miriam Paris
• Senator Nan Orrock
• Representative Michele Henson

Idaho

Date: September 2011
Sponsor: Pacifica Institute
Source: Idaho Statesman

• Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill R-District 27
• Sen. John McGee R-District 10
• Sen. Diane Bilyeu D-District 29
• Sen. Lee Heider R-District 24
• Rep. Janice McGeachin
• Sen. Curt McKenzie
• Rep. Donna Pence
• Sen. Joe Stegner
• Sen. Michelle Stennett
• Sen. John Tippetts

Date: Spring 2011
Sponsor: Pacifica Institute
Source: Idaho Statesman

• Rep. Dennis Lake
• Sen. Edgar Malepeai
• Rep. John Rusche

Illinois

• Several lawmakers including State Senator Bill Brady (Date: 2008; Source Jun 16, 2009)
• State Senator James Meeks (Source: Mar 21, 2012 blog entry)
• State House Rep. Jack Franks (Source: Mar 21, 2012 blog entry)
• State Senator Pamela Althoff (R) (source)
• State Rep. Michael Madigan (D) (source)

Kentucky

• 1 State Senator; name unknown. Date: Aug 2012? Sponsors: ATFA DE (American Turkish Friendship Association Delaware); MAFTAA (Mid Atlantic Federation of Turkic American Associations). Source: MAFTAA website, post dated Aug 28, 2012.

Louisiana

• Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden (Sponsor: Atlas Foundation; Source: Apr 4, 2010)

Maine
Date: summer 2012 Sponsor: Council of Turkic American Associations (CTAA) Estimated trip value: $3300/person Source: Kennebec Journal, Feb 17, 2013

• State Senator Joseph Brannigan, D-Portland and spouse
• State Representative Dennis Keschl, R-Belgrade and spouse
• State Representative Jane Knapp, R-Gorham

Maryland

Date: Spring 2011
Sponsors: Maryland Turkish American Inhabitants (MARTI), Mid-Atlantic Federation of Turkic American Associations (MAFTAA)
Source: Baltimore Sun

• Delegate Gail Bates
• Maryland Secretary of State John P. McDonough
• Five Maryland legislators (names unknown)
• Senator James M. Robey

Minnesota

• State Senator Sandy Pappas (Summer 2010; Sponsor: Niagara Foundation; Source: Twin Cities Daily Planet)
• State Representative Jerry Newton (Sponsor: Niagara Foundation)

Missouri

• State Senator Harry Kennedy (Year: 2008; Sponsors: Turkish American Society of Missouri and BAKIAD; Sources: Missouri senate website; Kennedy's 2008 Capitol Report)

June 5 -16, 2008. Sponsors: Institute of Interfaith Dialog, Raindrop Turkish House, Source: Raindrop Turkish House website. Some attendees:

• Senator Jolie Justus
• Prosecutor Beth Murano, Kansas City
• Kansas City Council Women Melba Curls
• Jackson County Legislator Theresa Garza Ruiz

Nebraska

• State Senator Amanda McGill (read her testimonial in the Gulenist propaganda newspaper Today's Zaman, July 31, 2011)

New Hampshire

• State Representative Lenette Peterson (R) (source)
  
• State Representative Wyman E Shuler III (source1, source2) and spouse. May 22-June 1, 2012; Trip value: $9020.00; Sponsor: Council of Turkic American Associations (CTAA)

New Jersey

• State Senator Loretta Weinberg (source: Aug 1, 2011)
• Mayor of Borough of Closter Sophie Heymann (source)

New Mexico

Sponsor: Turquoise Council of Americans And Eurasians
Source: The Santa Fe New Mexican, June 1, 2011

Date: Fall 2010

• State Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino
• Senate President pro-tem Tim Jennings, D-Roswell,
• State Senator George Muñoz, D-Gallup
• others (names unknown)

Date: 2011 (first half of year)

• State Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque
• Rep. Debbie Rodella, D-Española
• other state legislators (names unknown)

Date: June 2011

• State Senator Dede Feldman, D-Albuquerque
• State Senator Cisco McSorley, D-Albuquerque

Date: unknown

• State Senator Eric Griego, D-Albuquerque

New York

• Honorable Assemblyman Kevin Cahill D-District 101("observations from his trips to Turkey;" Source: CTAA website)
• Other state legislators; names unknown. ("NY State Legislators made final presentations on their experiences from their recent trips to Turkey;" Source: CTAA website)
• Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari (source: June 19, 2012) Date: prior to 2012. Sponsor: Turkish Cultural Center Albany

North Carolina

Date: Oct 2011 Sponsor: Divan Center (source1, source2)

• House Speaker Thom Tillis (R) Oct 2011
• Rules Committee Chairman, Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland)
• Rep. Chuck McGrady (R)
• Rep. Mitch Gillespie (R-Marion)
• 4 other NC House representatives, Republicans (names as yet unknown)

Oklahoma

• Chad Smith, Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation (Sponsor: Institute of Interfaith Dialog; Source: here)
• State Senator Sean Burrage D-District 2 (Sponsor: Institute of Interfaith Dialog; Source: here)
• Senator Gary Stanislawski R-District 35 (source)

Sponsor: Institute of Interfaith Dialog. Date: Dec 2008/Jan 2009. (source)

• Secretary of State Susan Savage
• Attorney General Drew Edmondson
• Director, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Darrell Weaver
• Deputy Director, Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation Tom Jordan

Pennsylvania

• State Senator Mike Brubaker (Sponsors: Turkish Cultural Center of Pennsylvania and Red Rose Intercultural and Educational Foundation; Guide Sait Onal; Source here)

South Carolina

Date: October 2011
Sponsor: South Carolina Dialogue Foundation and "unidentified sponsors in Turkey
Trip value: $7,047 per person
Source: Rick Brundrett, TheNerve.org, viewed here.

• State Senator Creighton Coleman, D-Fairfield
• State Senator Mike Fair, R-Greenville
• State Senator Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg
• State Senator John Land, D-Clarendon
• State Senator Phil Leventis, D-Sumter
• State Senator John Matthews, D-Orangeburg
• State Senator Mike Rose, R-Dorchester
• State Senator Vince Sheheen, D-Kershaw

Tennessee
Source: NewsChannel5, Nashville, Apr 29, 2013
Date: 2012

• Rep. Harry Brooks (R) House Education Committee Chairman
• Rep. Joe Armstrong D-Knoxville
• Sen. Reginald Tate, D-Memphis
• Rep. Josh Evans, R-Greenbrier
• Rep. Gary Odom, D-Nashville

Accepted invitation to go on May 2013 trip:
Trip value: $4000 per person
Sponsor: Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians (providing funds) +
Turkish American Chamber of Commerce of the Southeast (sending invitations)
Rep. Harry Brooks is "helping to coordinate" this trip

• Rep. Mark White, R-Memphis
• Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville
• Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown
• Rep. Vance Dennis, R-Savannah
• Rep. Roger Kane, R-Knoxville
• Rep. Antonio Parkinson, D-Memphis
• Rep. Joe Towns, D-Memphis
• Rep. Johnnie Turner, D-Memphis
• Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver, R-Lancaster
• Tennessee Safety Commissioner Bill Gibbons
• Tennessee Assistant Safety Commissioner David Purkey

Texas

• State Senator Rodney Ellis D-District 13 (source)
• State Representative Alma Allen D-District 131 (source)
• State Senator Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay (Sponsor: Turquoise Council; source)
• Austin Mayor Will Wynn (source)
• State Senator Leticia van de Putte
• State Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, and his wife (source)
• Meria Carstarphen, Superintendent of the Austin Independent School District, with 10 staff members (note: she is actually appointed by elected officials, not elected herself) (source 1; source 2)

Virginia

Date: May 2012
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association
Source: May 5, 2012, Virginia Public Access Project

• Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon S. Bulova (D)
• Senator Richard L Saslaw (D-Fairfax) (Value: $3700)
• Senator Barbara Ann Favola (D-Arlington) (Value: $3700)
• Delegate Robert H. Brink (D-Arlington) (Value: $1850)

Date: 2012
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association
Source: Virginia Public Access Project

• State Senator Henry L Marsh, III (D) $4,875
• State Senator Frank W Wagner (R) $3,700
• Delegate Riley E Ingram (R) $1,850
• Delegate James P Massie, III (R) $1,850
• Delegate Joseph D Morrissey (D) $1,800

Date: unknown
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association
Source: Feb 23, 2012

• City of Fairfax Police Department Chief Rick Rappoport

Date: 2011
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association

• Delegate David L Bulova (D) + spouse Value: $3,000
• Delegate David Lawrence Englin (D) Value: $2,500
• State Senator David W Marsden (D) Value: $1,650

Date: 2010
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association ("The organization spent more than $36,000 to take state officials on trips during the year, making it the largest donor of 2010." - Sun Gazette, Feb 7, 2011)
Trip value: $5000 (per person)
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch; Sun Gazette

• Sen. Janet D. Howell (D) with spouse
• Del. Kenneth R. Plum (D)
• Del. James M. Scott (D)
• Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31st) with spouse Tom
• State Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-30th)
• Del. Adam Ebbin (D-49th) (declared value $2,500)
• Delegate Betsy Brooks Carr (D) (declared value $2,500)
• Delegate Mark D Sickles (D) (declared value $2,500)
• State Senator Patricia S Ticer (D) (declared value $2,500)
• State Senator John C Watkins (R) (declared value $2,500)
• Delegate Vivian E Watts (D) (declared value $2,500)
• State Senator J Chapman Petersen (D) (declared value $1,650)

West Virginia

• Delegate John Ellem, R-Wood (source) June 2012; Sponsor: Mid-Atlantic Federation of Turkic American Associations (MAFTAA)

Gulen Movement brand of politics in the USA, Hizmet aka Turkish Lobbying

Don't be fooled by the Gulen Movement's institutes and foundations, they are infiltrating local, state and national politics in the USA.  As well as media and educational arms.  They claim to not be part of the Gulen Movement, they even claim they are not "political" then why all the invitations to politicians?  Rumi Forum Ramadan Dinner at the White House, Turkic American Alliance shindig with politicians (they love the free dinners and photo opportunities) 
The Gulen Movement is political, social and all about commerce.  They aim to control the world's education and commerce through their establishment of a neo Ottoman caliphate via their schools which teach Turkish culture, language and history to the future "golden generation" and only through speaking Turkish will you know the true meaning of love, peace and tolerance the Gulen way (just ask the Kurds)