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MAS: American detained/tortured in SA at behest of U.S.
excerpted from a press release by the Muslim American Societyâs Freedom Foundation. Possibly newsworthy as a newsie asked Boucher about the detention at the State Department Daily Press Briefing. Boucher responded that he couldnât release information about Ahmed Abu-Aliâs situation wihout a Privacy Act release signed by the detainee. I enjoyed that answer.Ahmed Abu-Ali, age 23, is a U.S. born citizen and an honor student who was valedictorian of his high school class. Ahmed Abu-Ali also has been detained and possibly tortured while being incarcerated in Saudi Arabia for over a year. According to Saudi authorities, Mr. Abu-Aliâs detention has been at the request of the U.S. Government. -snip- details about the situation According to MAS Freedom Executive Director Mahdi Bray, "When we look at Abu Gharib, the possible presidential memo on torture, individuals sent by the U.S. to third countries for torture, the wrongful detention of American Muslim attorney Brandon Mayfield and what has happened to Ahmed Abu-Ali, we must question with the utmost seriousness how our government is waging this war on terrorism. We must resist with every fiber of our being a war on terrorism waged at the expense of the life and liberty of the Muslim community. If we fail to do so, this guilt by association, hysteria and rush to judgment impacting our community will be a huge dark stain on the fabric of Americaâs commitment to human rights, due process and justice." Posted by: Super Hose 2004-06-18 |
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