Understanding the Threat of Radical Islamist Terrorisim - A Symposium

Las Vegas, Nevada
November 10th & 11th, 2006

Understanding the Threat

of Radical Islamist Terrorism

A Symposium: Second in a Nationwide Series

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America's Truth Forum, in association with Basics Project (a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) research and education initiative) presents a symposium titled, Understanding the Threat of Radical Islamist Terrorism on November 10th and 11th, 2006 at the Sahara Hotel and Las Vegas Hilton respectively, in Las Vegas Nevada.

The event is the second in a nationwide series addressing the threat posed by radical Islamist terrorism. The first event, which took place in Washington DC this past April, was considered an overwhelming and unprecedented success, not only by those who attended but by the vast majority of the experts who participated. Click here for a summary of the event.

Friday, November 10th, 2006
Opening Ceremonies & Dinner Reception

Golden Room, Sahara Hotel & Casino [map]
2535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

Arrival Time (as mandated for security protocol): 6:00pm
Program Commencement: 7:00pm
Ticket Price: $109.00* per person

On Friday evening our two-day event will commence with opening statements by the following speakers, followed by cocktails and dinner:

In Negotiations R. James Woolsey - Vice President for Booz Allen Hamilton and former Director of the CIA from 1993 to 1995. Mr. Woolsey served as Chairman of Freedom House and as a Trustee for the Center for Strategic & International Studies.

Confirmed Joe Kaufman - Chairman of Americans Against Hate. He is also an investigative journalist for Frontpage Magazine, the host of The Politics of Terrorism radio show. Joe has been featured on Fox News and has appeared on numerous local and national television and radio talk shows.

Confirmed Laura Mansfield - Author and counter-terror analyst. She uses her knowledge of the Arabic language and of Islamic culture and history to investigate jihad and jihadis both in the US and throughout the world.

Additional speakers to be announced

Saturday, November 11th, 2006
Symposium: Understanding the Threat of Radical Islamist Terrorism
Lunch Included

Las Vegas Hilton Hotel & Casino [map]
3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89108

Arrival Time (as mandated for security protocol): 7:30am
Program Commencement: 8:45am
Anticipated End Time: 5:45pm
Ticket Price: $150.00* per person

On Saturday morning our two-day event will continue with the main event featuring the following speakers, including lunch:

Confirmed Harvey Kushner, PhD - Noted author, lecturer, professor and internationally recognized authority on terrorism. Dr. Kushner has advised and provided training to numerous government agencies, including the FBI, FAA, INS, and U.S. Customs.

Confirmed Robert Spencer - Director of Jihad Watch, a writer and researcher who has studied Islam for

more than twenty years. He is an Adjunct Fellow with the Free Congress Foundation and has written a selection of critically acclaimed books on the subject of Islam including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades).

Confirmed Walid Shoebat - As a former member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Mr. Shoebat participated in acts of terror and violence against Israel, and was later imprisoned in the Russian Compound, Jerusalem's central prison for incitement and violence against Israel. He has since had an epiphany as to the evils of radical Islam and has become an advocate for his former enemy.

Confirmed Bruce Tefft, PhD - A 21 year veteran of the CIA, including 17 years abroad, and founding member of the CIA’s Counter Terrorism Center in 1985, Mr. Tefft has accumulated over 30 years experience in foreign affairs, intelligence, security operations and counter-terrorism.

Confirmed Paul Williams, PhD - Journalist and author of Al Qaeda Connection: International Terrorism, Organized Crime, and the Coming Apocalypse and Osama's Revenge: The Next 9/11: What the Media and the Government Haven't Told You. He has served as a consultant for the FBI, as well as an adjunct professor of humanities at the University of Scranton.

Confirmed Dr. Wafa Sultan - a secular Syrian-American psychiatrist who lives in Los Angeles, Dr. Sultan has become notable since the September 11, 2001 attacks for her participation in Middle East political debates, with Arabic essays that circulated widely and some television appearances on Al-Jazeera and CNN. Her thesis, described as witnessing "a battle between modernity and barbarism which Islam will lose", has brought her telephone threats, but also praise from reformers. Her comments, especially a pointed criticism that "no Jew has blown himself up in a German restaurant", brought her an invitation to Tel Aviv, Israel by the American Jewish Congress.

Additional speakers to be announced

Honorable Guests:

Atty. John O'Neill,

Capt. Larry Bailey, USN (ret.)

Arlene Peck, Syndicated Columnist and TV Talk Show Host

The topics addressed included:

▪ The mindset of Islamic terrorism from a reformed PLO terrorist

▪ al Qaeda’s plans for future attacks against Americans on US soil including an “American Hiroshima”

▪ “Dhimmitude” and the uniquely Islamic institution of jihad

▪ Terrorist recruitment in the United States

▪ The nuclear crisis with Iran as well as Iran’s military capabilities in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

▪ Analysis of the Jihadi ideology, strategies and movements goes back to the early 1980s

▪ Understanding the threat posed by radical Islam

▪ Effective counter-terrorism

▪ The threat posed to world peace and national security by the ideology of radical Islam

▪ The West’s misidentification of the challenges faced from the global jihad

▪ A critique of the government’s performance on its prosecution of the War on Terror

▪ Terrorist indoctrination on the campuses of US Universities

Accommodations

A block of rooms have been reserved at the Sahara Hotel & Casino for overnight guests at a nightly rate of $110.00. The Sahara’s toll free reservation number is (888) 696-2121.

Please mention that you will be arriving to attend the educational symposium being produced by America’s Truth Forum and Basics Project. As evidenced by this map, there are numerous hotels in the area to meet individual preferences. The Sahara (#3) and Hilton (#6) are also in close proximity to each other.

• - A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible.

*Note: This event is recommended and endorsed by B’nai Elim