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A lead contractor<\/span> for a company providing security at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation\u2019s controversial food distribution sites is a member of a Crusader-inspired motorcycle club that touts its opposition to the \u201cradical jihadist movement.\u201d<\/p>\n Johnny \u201cTaz\u201d Mulford belongs to a Florida chapter of the Infidels, a biker group for veterans of U.S. wars and private military contractors like Blackwater. In May, Mulford began recruiting among his Facebook network for an unspecified job opportunity, asking anyone who \u201ccan still shoot, move and communicate\u201d to contact him.<\/p>\n Reached by phone on Friday, Mulford confirmed to The Intercept that he is currently in Israel, adding that he was \u201con his way to a checkpoint,\u201d but declined to comment further. Two sources directly familiar with the Gaza operations of UG Solutions, including former contractor Anthony Aguilar, confirmed Mulford\u2019s employment to The Intercept. Mulford\u2019s ties to the motorcycle group were first reported by Zeteo<\/a>.<\/p>\n UG Solutions is a contractor providing security at aid distribution sites run by GHF, the aid effort in Gaza backed by the Trump administration and Israel.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re in a primary Arab Muslim population, delivering food at the end of the gun.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Mulford\u2019s membership in the Infidels and numerous tattoos widely linked to the Crusades and contemporary far-right movements raise questions about his role as a contractor for the GHF mission. Among other posts on Facebook, Mulford nods to Christian Zionism by sharing a post calling Israel \u201cGod\u2019s chosen nation\u201d and a video<\/a> mocking pro-Palestine protesters.<\/p>\n