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| Islamic charity Big cops a plea... |
| 2003-02-10 |
| The head of an Islamic charity linked to Osama bin Laden pleaded guilty Monday to funding rebels in Chechnya and troops in Bosnia as the government dropped a charge accusing him of using his foundation to support Al Qaeda. Enaam Arnaout, a Syrian-born U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty to a single racketeering conspiracy count as jury selection was about to begin. "In entering a plea today, Mr. Arnaout made a decision that he believes is in the best interest of his family, the charity and the American Muslim community," said Arnaout's attorney, Joseph J. Duffy. "One has to question whether a fair and impartial jury could be found anywhere in America today that could sit in judgment of an Arab-American in a case involving allegations of terrorism." So it's all just bigotry on our part. It had nothing to do with the explosives... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Muslim impartiality? I seem to recall that American Muslims exhonerated Jamil al-Amin (Rap Brown) before that cop-killer was even tried. They didn't believe that the surviving victim-police officer, who testified that his dead partner and himself were dutifully executing an arrest warrant when the Brown emptied his revolver, could be telling the truth because only Muslims can do that. They also defended the murderer when it was disclosed in Family Court that he was a bigamist. Islam and Justice are contradictions in terms. |
| Posted by: Anon 2003-02-10 22:39:15 |
| #1 I hope the judge has the same discretion to slam the door on this jerk that the Sarah Jane Olsen judge had. When you plead guilty to serious charges then send your |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-02-10 18:34:21 |