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Brigitte Gabriel is the pseudonym

Pseudonym

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, of a Lebanese

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 American journalist, author, and activist. Gabriel says that Islam keeps countries backward, and that it teaches terrorism

Terrorism

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. In order to promote such views, Gabriel founded the American Congress For Truth

American Congress For Truth

Gabriel formed ACT when she felt stirred to do something after 9/11 to warn the Western world about the dangers of Islamic fundamentalists.In an interview of Gabriel that was published in The New York Times in August 2008, she was asked: "Are you underwritten by the C.I.A.?" She replied, "No. Are...

 and ACT! for America so that citizens may "fearlessly speak out in defense of America, Israel

Israel

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 and Western civilization."

She frequently speaks at American

United States

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 conservative-leaning organizations such as The Heritage Foundation

The Heritage Foundation

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, Christians United for Israel

Christians United For Israel

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, Evangelicals and Jewish groups.

Stephen Lee, the publicist at St.