According to the lawsuit, the U.S. government, through its
ownership of AIG, is not only
violating the
Constitution, but also promoting and financing the destruction
of America using
American tax
dollars.

The basis of the lawsuit is that AIG intentionally promotes
Shariah-compliant
businesses and insurance products, which by necessity must comply with the 1200
year old body of Islamic cannon
law based on the Quran,
which demands the
conversion,
subjugation, or destruction of the infidel West, including the
United
States. To help achieve these objectives and
with the aid of federal
tax
dollars, AIG employs a three-person Shariah Advisory Board,
with members
from
Saudi Arabia,
Bahrain, and
Pakistan. According to AIG, the role
of its Shariah
authority "is to review [its] operations, supervise its development of
Islamic
products, and determine Shariah compliance of these products and
[its]
investments."

Of particular significance is the Pakistani Board
member, Dr. Muhammed Imran
Ashraf Usmani. Dr. Usmani is the son and devoted
disciple of Sheik Mufti Taqi
Usmani, the leading authority on Shariah
financing who, in 1999, authored a
book
dedicating an entire chapter on why a Western Muslim must engage in violent
jihad
against his own country – even if
Muslims are given equality and freedom
to practice their religion and to
proselytize.

The lawsuit
was filed in the Federal District
Court for the Eastern District of
Michigan on behalf of
Kevin J. Murray, a former Marine infantryman who served
two tours of duty in Iraq. Murray is represented by the Thomas More Law Center,
a national public interest
law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and David
Yerushalmi, an
associated attorney who specializes
in litigation and is an
expert on Shariah law
(http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1105101)
and Shariah
compliant financing. Mr. Yerushalmi also serves as general
counsel to the Center
for Security Policy in Washington, D.C.

According to the lawsuit, use of taxpayer funds to acquire
ownership of a
business that
intentionally promotes, endorses, supports, and funds
Shariah-based Islamic
religious practices violates the Establishment Clause of
the First Amendment
to the U.S. Constitution.

Richard
Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More
Law Center,
commented, "This
lawsuit not only raises significant
constitutional issues, it
also shines a light on serious national security
issues that our own government
has
created by direct financial support and ownership of a business that
supports
anti-American, radical Islamic activities. Make no mistake, there is
an
internal cultural jihad underway against our great nation, and I fear that
many
of our political leaders are unwittingly complicit in
it."