Pictured: Roger Stone, Donald Trump, Al Baldasaro

In the its ongoing attack against Khizr and Ghazala Khan (the parents of a fallen U.S. Army Captain who died in Iraq saving his fellow troops), the Trump campaign just cited a media site not only famous for its far right conspiracy theories but also for calling for the execution of LGBTQ people and other minorities.

After Khan’s speech at the Democratic National Convention calling out Trump for his blanket attacks on Muslims, Donald Trump went on the offensive attacking Khan’s family. Keeping with their candidate’s line of thought, not one but two Trump surrogates – a former and a current advisor – both linked to Shoebat.com.

For those unfamiliar with the Shoebats, here’s a quick and dirty history:

The site is run by Walid Shoebat and his son Theodore Shoebat.

The two are notoriously Islamophobic and view the U.S. as a rightfully Christian nation (to the point of instituting theocracy).

The Shoebats regularly celebrate tragedies and call for the murder of their ideological opponents.

Some examples of the Shoebats’ extremism (as documented by Joe Jervis at JoeMyGod):

And that’s just the tip of the insane iceberg.

As Mediaite noted on the Shoebats’ “reporting” on the Khan family:

It’d be kind to say their evidence is circumstantial at best. Among the leaps in logic, “Khan wrote the paper in the eighties while he was in Saudi Arabia, the motherland of Wahhabism, which means that Khan clearly had a Wahabist connection.” Or, “According to a recent report, Khan moved from Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates, a hotbed for the Muslim Brotherhood.” The site even attacks Captain Humayan Khan, the decorated soldier who died serving in Iraq. “In regards to his son, many were the ‘Muslim martyrs’ who joined the US military…” they argue. “Is it likely that Khan’s son was killed before his Islamist mission was accomplished? Only another type of investigation will determine that.”

That said, both Roger Stone – former campaign advisor and continued close ally – as well as current veterans adviser Al Baldasaro cited the Shoebats in attacking the Khan family.

“Mr. Khan more than an aggrieved father of a Muslim son- he’s Muslim Brotherhood agent helping Hillary,” Stone tweeted with a link to the Shoebats’ website.

Al Baldasaro followed suit in his attack tweeting, “Read the truth about your hero, Mr Khan who used his son as Political Pawn” including a link to the same conspiracy theory-laden Shoebat article. He sent a second tweet adding, “Mr Khan, shame on you & #CrookedHillary for not being truthful to all in attacks at @realDonaldTrump .”

It’s not surprising that Al Baldasaro is now embracing a fringe media source that called for the murder of a major presidential candidate. Al Baldasaro actually called for the execution of Hillary Clinton earlier this year (without apology) saying she “should be put in the firing line and shot for treason.”

While Trump is quick to condemn those outside his campaign (such as the Khans) saying they do not deserve their First Amendment speech rights, he put on kid gloves for his adviser saying he didn’t agree but would keep him on the campaign (which is akin to his wink-and-nod refusals to fire other staffers for similar transgressions ranging from racism to plagiarism).

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Peacock Panache readers:

Tim Peacock is the Managing Editor and founder of Peacock Panache and has worked as a civil rights advocate for over twenty years. During that time he’s worn several hats including leading on campus LGBTQ advocacy in the University of Missouri campus system, interning with the Colorado Civil Rights Division, and volunteering at advocacy organizations. You can learn more about him at his personal website.

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