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American Islamophobia Starts to Impact Relationships with Important Allies

Admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:27:05 +0000

A delegation of Pakistani military officers was on a flight from Washington D.C. to Tampa, FL for a meeting with US Central Command when the officers were pulled off the flight for talking – because apparently when foreign people talk to one another on a plane, it’s best to jump to the conclusion that they are

Ex-Guantánamo prisoner freed in Libya after three years’ detention – and information about “ghost prisoners”

Admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:20:39 +0000

By Andy Worthington for Cageprisoners

As Colonel Gaddafi marks 41 years in power, Andy Worthington reports on the release of a former Guantanamo prisoner and three former CIA “ghost prisoners,” but notes that others are still held.

On Tuesday evening — the day before Colonel Muammar Gaddafi marked the 41st anniversary of

WANTED… dead or alive

Admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:25:48 +0000

CLICK IMAGE OR HERE.

John Walker Lindh Asks Judge To Allow Muslims to Pray as A Group

Admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:10:24 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS — American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh and another Muslim inmate have asked a judge to order a federal prison to allow them and other Muslims in their highly restricted cell block to pray as a group, in accordance with their beliefs.

The American Civil Liberties Union last Thursday filed a motion in

ACLU – Targeted Killings

Admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:20:04 +0000

Omar Khadr war crimes trial to resume on Oct. 18

Admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:30:20 +0000

TORONTO

Omar Khadr’s war-crimes trial is set to resume Oct. 18 in Guantanamo Bay.

It was not immediately clear why that date was chosen.

If the October date holds, it means the trial will be restarting more than two full months after its abrupt halt two weeks ago when Khadr’s defence lawyer

Canadian government set to appeal Abdullah Khadr extradition stay Canadian Press

Admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:23:28 +0000

UNBELIEVABLE!

By: Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press

TORONTO – A Canadian citizen’s four-year fight to stave off extradition to the United States, where he is wanted on terrorism-related charges, is poised to become even longer.

The federal government has decided to appeal a court ruling that stayed extradition proceedings against Abdullah Khadr on the

There Is No ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ (Video/Transcript)

Admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:47:48 +0000

by: Keith Olbermann | Countdown With Keith Olbermann

(First published August 16, 2010)

SPECIAL COMMENT (Transcript)

Finally as promised, a Special Comment tonight on the inaccurately described “Ground Zero mosque.”

“They came first for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist.Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak

U.S. wary over example of first military tribunal case

Iya — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:06:22 +0000

After working for a year to redeem the international reputation of military commissions, Obama administration officials are alarmed by the first case to go to trial under revamped rules: the prosecution of a former child soldier whom an American interrogator implicitly threatened with gang rape.

The defendant, Omar Khadr, was 15 when he was

Student Charged In Muslim Cabbie Slashing Kept Diary With Anti-Muslim Writings

Admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:41:51 +0000

Ryan J. Reilly

Two seemingly contradictory portraits are emerging of Michael Enright, the 21-year old aspiring filmmaker arraigned yesterday on hate crimes charges for allegedly stabbing a New York City cab driver because he was Muslim.

There’s the Michael Enright who volunteered for an interfaith group, whose Facebook profile picture was with a

4 Kenyans renditioned to Uganda

Muhammad Nyamwanda — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:33:06 +0000

In the aftermath of the twin bombings in Kampala Uganda on the 11th July 2010 the nightmarish scenario of renditions had made its return to Kenya with Kenyan citizens being renditioned to Uganda where they have been charged with 79 counts of murder and 10 counts of murder each as well as other terrorism

In Memoriam: Faraj Hassan Alsaadi (1980-2010)

Admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:56:33 +0000

By Andy Worthington

As I sit here trying to come to terms with the death of Faraj Hassan Alsaadi, who died in a motorbike accident on August 16, it seems to me that nothing can throw us as much as an unexpected death. In Faraj’s case, it is deeply distressing that he leaves behind

Muslim cab driver slashed by boozed-up bigot just back from filming Marines in Afghanistan

Admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:21:21 +0000

By Terence Corcoran, The (Westchester, N.Y.) Journal News Ahmed H. Sharif , 43, of Queens, NY

NEW YORK — A Manhattan cabbie who was stabbed Tuesday night by a Putnam County man questioned Wednesday whether the attack stemmed from the contentious debate over creating a mosque near ground zero.

Ahmed H. Sharif, 43, of

Free somali Artist Ubax Fahmo From Somaliland Clan Militia

Admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:31:17 +0000

by Liban Mohamed

Awdalland Flag Singer Ubax Fahmo who currently resides in Hargeisa has been taken to prison and harassed by the Somaliland Clan Militia police based in Hargeisa, following the increasing tensions between the Somaliland Clan Militia and the awdalland state civilians.

The extent of the harassment and interview conducted with Fahmo is unknown,

Militants break out of Tajik jail

Admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:20:46 +0000

Twenty-five prisoners, including several Islamic militants, have escaped from a prison in the Central Asian state of Tajikistan, reports say.

The break-out took place on Sunday night in the capital, Dushanbe. The group are said to have killed at least five prison guards as they fled.

Border forces are now on alert.

Tajikistan, which

Taliban: Captured Soldier Joined Cause

Admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:18:38 +0000

NOTE: This is from a questionable source – (fox), but I’m posting it for general interest.

(NewsCore) – The only known American soldier in Taliban captivity is training fighters in bombmaking and ambush, according to information reported Sunday from one of his captors and the Afghan intelligence agents working to free him.

Private Bowe

Alaskan receives 8 years in terror case

Admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:47:09 +0000

An Alaska man accused of compiling a hit list of 20 targets he believed were enemies of Islam has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

By MARY PEMBERTON

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A man from a remote Alaska community who compiled a hit list of targets he believed were enemies of Islam was sentenced

What Would Jesus Do Regarding Muslim Americans? You’d Be Surprised

Admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:42:07 +0000

By Rob Asghar

Right-wing demagogues are attempting to lasso Christians as they head to the polls this fall, using Islamophobia as a powerful rope.

But what would Jesus do, if He dropped in to discuss the upcoming elections? Specifically, what would He say about and to our growing Muslim-American population? Let me speculate, based

Please send printable PDF postcard to Aafia Siddiqui

Admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:40:27 +0000

Please print this handy pre-addressed PDF printable postcard – and send it to Aafia Siddiqui – let her know she is NOT ALONE! The good people at http://www.justiceforaafia.org created this card and made it very simple for us to just print and send. Please take a minute to do this – she needs

FIRST PUBLIC STATEMENT FROM AAFIA’S SON ON HIS DISAPPEARANCE AND DETENTION

Iya — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:21:54 +0000

JFAC today circulate a sensational statement from Ahmed Siddiqui, the eldest son of Aafia Siddiqui, which he made to an intelligence officer after he was released from US custody in 2008. In it, he discloses for the first time the details of their abduction in 2003 and some information about his detention

[ACTION] Join The Campaign for Aafia’s Missing Son

Iya — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:22:27 +0000

JFAC launched a campaign for the recovery of Suleman Fatih Muhammad, the missing son of Aafia Siddiqui, at Sunday’s rally outside the US embassy, London. If you can help distribute copies of this flyer email info@justiceforaafia.org with your name, address and quantity required.

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Please support Ziyad Yaghi

Admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:25:21 +0000

By Iya

Salaam ‘Alaikum, Peace and Blessings on you all.

Ziyad Yaghi hasbeen imprisoned for 388 days now. It would be a soothing relief to his heart if he were to receive letters from the outside world, especiallyduring the Holy Month of Ramadan. Please consider penning him a letter letting him know he

A Unique Petition: Repatriate Dr. Aafia Siddiqui To Her Home in Pakistan!

Admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:54:07 +0000

From Justice for Aafia Coalition

We urge all individuals concerned with human rights to sign this unique international petition to U.S. and Pakistani government officials, urging the immediate repatriation to Pakistan of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui. Unlike most online petitions, each time an endorser signs this petition and hits the send button, a copy of

9/11 Terrorist Tapes Found Under CIA Desk

Admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:35:33 +0000

CIA Found Video of 9/11 Plotter Ramzi Binalshibh Being Interrogated in Secret Prison

By ADAM GOLDMAN

New images of accused 9/11 architect Ramzi Binalshibh have been obtained by Flashpoint Global..

The CIA has tapes of 9/11 plotter Ramzi Binalshibh being interrogated in a secret overseas prison. Discovered under a desk, the recordings could provide

Alleged Jihadist blogger thought to be creator of Al Qaeda website could be indicted on terrorism charges

Admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:08:24 +0000

BY Meena Hartenstein

Samir Khan (r.) could be brought up on terrorism charges very soon if a grand jury decides he is tied to an Al Qaeda recruitment magazine.

A jihadist blogger accused of running an online how-to guide for Al Qaeda could be charged with terrorism very soon, sources say.

A federal

Hearing updates status of N.C. terrorism case

Iya — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:35:42 +0000

Lawyers on both sides of the case surrounding seven North Carolina-based terrorism suspects were back in court Tuesday. Last July, officers charged Daniel Boyd, his sons Dylan and Zakariya, and four other men with planning a violent jihad.

In the year since their arrest, defense attorneys had piles of evidence to sort through. Tuesday,

Terror case bogged down by translation

Iya — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:19:52 +0000

Lawyers were in court Tuesday for another hearing on seven North Carolina men charged with plotting attacks on Americans overseas.

Daniel Boyd, his sons, Dylan and Zakariya, and four other suspects – Anes Subasic, Hysen Sherifi, Mohammad Hassan and Ziyad Yaghi – are all charged with conspiracy.

Authorities say their operation was being run

Afghan shooting case goes to US court

Admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:04:21 +0000

Two ex-employees of a security firm owned by the company formerly known as Blackwater were expected to enter pleas Tuesday in response to charges of killing two Afghans in Kabul in May 2009.

The two — Justin Cannon and Christopher Drotleff — were to be arraigned in Norfolk, Virginia before US District Judge Robert

Posing With Blindfolded Palestinians Former IDF Soldier Eden Abergil From Ashrod Posts Photos To Facebook.

Admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:55:49 +0000

(Sabrina Harmon, anyone?)

A former Israeli female military soldier who posted photos to her Facebook account showing herself posing and smiling with blindfolded Palestinian prisoners is causing outrage in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Eden Abergil, a recently discharged Israel Defense Forces soldier posted the photos of herself and the blindfolded Palestinian detainees

Re-channeling the Energy of Homegrown Terrorists

Admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:30:12 +0000

Neetu Mahil

As the world was glued to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, an American teen named Zachary Adam Chesser was busy trying to join Al-Shabaab, a Somali-based Islamist militant group suspected in the recent bombings in Kampala, Uganda that left 73 dead and dozens more injured as they watched the final