HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Towns County Civic Center was filled with dozens of citizens interested in taking a deeper look at “Islam, Jihad, and Sharia Law” Thursday, March 29. Towns County Republican Party, in cooperation with Towns-Union County Tea Party, hosted a presentation led by Chris Gaubatz, a renowed expert on the subject. Gaubatz spent a decade immersed in the matter, serving undercover through the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR), later testifying before the U.S. Senate. The security consultant led an undercover operation in the United States, posing as a Muslim and infiltrating the Muslim community. Gaubatz gained access to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas-backed organization leadership meetings, preserving 12,000 pages of evidence and 300 hours of audio-video recordings from CAIR, exposing fraud, sedition, and terrorism.

Islamic law, also known as Sharia, is derived from the the teachings of Muhammad, an ancient prophet of Islam. The lessons are dictated within the Islamic holy book, the Qu’ran. Complete submission to the will of Allah, an Arabic word for God, is the fundamental tenet of Islam. Jihad is the law in action. While supporters in defense of Jihad claim that the term simply translates to “internal struggle,” Gaubatz defined the meaning as a war waged against the enemies of Islam. Gaubatz cited verses from an authoritative book on Islamic law – ‘Reliance of the Traveller’ – which includes orders to dislocate non-believers from their fate, additionally striking terror into the hearts of enemies. Dying a martyr is the highest form of worship under the confines of Sharia law.

Islamic law book referenced during the presentation

Gaubatz warned that the “hard left” – referencing the Marxist-Socialist-Progressive political “regime” – has merged with the Jihadi movement. “Right now the face of the Party is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but understand that there is a hundred progressive caucus members in Congress right now that have the same ideology, and that movement has merged with the Jihadi movement. They describe themselves as the Global Islamic, and what happened in 2016 gave us time…,” Gaubatz said, referring to the election of President Donald Trump. “There is hope despite the mainstream media, issuing propaganda statement after propaganda statement, attacking Trump day in and day out, despite the left doing what they do, despite establishment Republicans attacking him, day in and day out, he still won. Why did he win? Because the people still matter. They still matter. If we don’t get this right – and this is really why I’m doing what I’m doing – I have committed to speaking with as many conservative groups between now and November, 2020 because I firmly believe, with everything that I’ve learned in the last 10 years, that if we don’t get it right over these next six years – and I don’t doubt that Trump is going to (be re-elected), especially with Democrats doing what Democrats do – but when he leaves office, if we don’t have a movement that’s ready to take the mantle, and actually take this county back, then we lose. How many of you have had children or grandchildren that you raise to be Christian Conservative, you send them off to some university, and you don’t even recognize them? In other words, the trend line is not in our favor. We have got to get this right. We’ve got to start now which is why, from my perspective, there is a reason that I am out here and not in Washington D.C. because I believe we’re going to take back this country the same way President Trump did; county by county, state by state, at the local level.”

The remark was met with applause.

Gaubatz stressed the importance of citizen involvement and focused organization within conservative groups, advising attention toward local politics. The speaker emphasised that an instilled fear of being branded Islamophobic limits open, honest discussion on the subject, both privately and from pulpits. Gaubatz recommended studying literature written by those within the left-wing in order to understand their mission, rather than solely researching through oppositional-minded authors.

Several citizens posed questions for Gaubatz, ranging from the “no-go zones” in Michigan to the mass migration of Muslim populations into European countries. Gaubatz predicted Belgium to become the first Islamic State.

Towns County Sheriff Chris Clinton introduced Gaubatz at the start of the presentation. Towns County Commissioner Cliff Bradshaw attended the event. Gaubatz made a second appearance the following morning, March 29, addressing the Mountain Movers and Shakers at Sundance Grill in Hiawassee.

Feature Photo: Chris Gaubatz signing a copy of the book he authored, ‘Muslim Mafia’