Anti-jihad bikers plan 'Ride for National Security' to Muslim hamlet in New York

A group of patriotic bikers is scheduled to hold a motorcycle ride to Delaware County in New York next month, and this has reportedly aroused concern among local law enforcement officials.

The American Bikers United Against Jihad is planning to ride to the Islamberg community in Hancock on May 15 in an event called "Ride for National Security." It is asking the government to designate Jammeat al-Fuqura a terrorist organization. 

Islamberg is said to be one of the training compounds used by jihadists in the U.S. The biker group claim that there are between 22 and 35 "known" training camps in the country and the video they released says that the terrorists are "targeting hardened US convicts and our vulnerable youth for recruitment."

A report by The Daily Star says that officials gave assurances that there is no evidence of any training going on in the hamlet. Tahirah Clark, an attorney for Muslims of America, also said that the biker group's claim of the place being a training site is untrue.

Last year, former congressional candidate Robert Doggart threatened to shoot and firebomb the Muslim community, and was sued by the Muslims of America. ABUAJ's co-founder Rami Libranicki, however, told The Daily Star via email that "there is absolutely no comparable parallel between our peaceful objective for the ride and his criminal conduct."

"We have been extremely clear in our promotion of the ride that our sole purpose is educational only, and we do not condone infringing upon anyone's rights whatsoever," he said.

Capt. William McEvoy of the State Police Bureau of Investigation said that they are aware of the plans and that they look into whatever justifies a concern, "whether it's Islamberg or any other community."

According to ABUAJ description in Facebook, the biker group believes that "the threat of Islamic Jihad and America's Islamization persists, posing even a greater threat to us now than it did only last year. It is a rapidly growing enigma that threatens American freedoms and rights and ultimately our survival. It must be addressed, resisted, and stamped out on an ongoing daily basis."