WND reports:

Despite rebuke from counter-terrorism officials and the media, a former Obama appointee turned politician has doubled down on his controversial praise for the so-called 9/11 mosque outside the Washington suburbs, calling it "an important member of the Northern Virginia community."

Virginia State Del. Alfonso H. Lopez, D-Arlington, earlier this month sponsored a resolution "commending" the notorious Dar al-Hijrah Islamic Center "as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration" for the center.

The resolution, which passed the full Virginia state legislature by voice vote March 7, was met with harsh criticism from terrorism experts as well as Fox News, which called it a "slap in the face of 9/11 victims."

"What the Virginia State House has done is blatant acquiescence to America’s sworn enemies," WND quotes former Muslim Brotherhood member Walid Shoebat as saying. "It is treasonous, it is traitorous, it is criminal, and any state legislator who voted for it has violated the most important oaths of office."

"Former special FBI agent John Guandolo said Lopez’s resolution amounted to 'public support for a terrorist organization.' He called its sponsors 'criminally negligent' for not taking the time to research Dar al-Hijrah’s terrorist record," according to WND.

"Is there a functioning brain cell at the state house in Richmond?" Guandolo is quoted as asking.

"The large Falls Church, Va., mosque is a known breeding ground for terrorists, counting some of the Sept. 11 hijackers as well as the Fort Hood shooter as members. Late al-Qaida cleric Anwar Awlaki, moreover, once preached from Dar al-Hijrah’s pulpit," WND reports.

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