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Source: http://www.algemeiner.com/2011/07/11/islam-has-replaced-communism-as-top-u-s-enemy/
Hizb ut-Tahrir: Islam Has Replaced Communism as Top U.S. Enemy
(Algemeiner) Steven Emerson - Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), a radical Islamist group which claims a presence in nearly 50 countries, is so confident it can help establish a global Muslim government - or caliphate - that it distributed a draft constitution during a recent conference outside of Chicago that drew more than 300 people on June 26. It calls for the death penalty for apostates, and for creating a government department dedicated to jihad. HT preaches a virulent brand of hatred for the U.S., and for Western democracy in general. Its alumni include such violent Islamists as Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and the late Iraqi jihadist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.