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| US businessman gets 7 years for Hamas connections |
| 2006-10-13 |
| DALLAS A businessman was sentenced Thursday to nearly seven years in prison for having financial ties to a high-ranking terrorist and for making illegal computer exports to countries that support terrorism. Ghassan Elashi was convicted during two separate trials on 27 counts, including conspiracy and money laundering. Elashi faces a third trial in February for his role in helping run the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, a Muslim charity that federal agents shut down in 2001 after the government accused it of funneling millions to Hamas. Holy Land officials have said the group aided hospitals, schools and orphans in the West Bank and Gaza. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Will the FBI also go after the many prominent mosques who knew they were sending money to HAMAS via the Holyland Foundation? Hopefully the PC mentality doesn't prevail. |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2006-10-13 18:35 |
| #8 Going into the U.S. prision system for this piece of crap will probably be all roses and high-fives considering the adoring fans and supporters of "Allen" allowed to flourish by our PC leadership. Maybe if they restrict his diet to Pork Rinds and Chitlin's.......? |
| Posted by: OyVey1 2006-10-13 17:18 |
| #7 Shit, can we call The Associated Press a terrorist organization now? |
| Posted by: exJAG 2006-10-13 11:44 |
| #6 Can we call CAIR a terrorist orgaization now? Or at least question their patriotism? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-10-13 10:10 |
| #5 Dear Santa, Would it be to much to hope that this Kaaba circle machine be hung in the hole in New York? Pleeeze!? 7 years? BS. I hope anti-CAIR has a field day with this one. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2006-10-13 10:04 |
| #4 They say "US" and "British", but they never say MUSLIM(E). It's funny as he almost certainly considers himself to be (sc)"Ummah" rather than a member of a civilised nation. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-10-13 07:46 |
| #3 I know very little about these trials -- I don't bother following them because these scumbags are never sent to Gitmo or strung up in the town square, which is what needs to happen. However, on the narrow question you pose, I presume the sentences will run concurrently. I.e, a pointless waste of time, effort, and taxpayer money. You'd think Texas courts could do better. |
| Posted by: exJAG 2006-10-13 07:45 |
| #2 Good catch Jag. I'm going to suggest to the moderators at CAIR Watch that they superimpose a "Busted" sticker over Elashi's face. On a more serious note, perhaps you might be able to answer a question. The artilce says Elashi just received a sentence of 7 years but is still facing a trial to come in February. If Elashi goes to trial and is convicted or if he enters a plea of guilty, can any additional jail time he might receive be stacked on top of the original 7 years he is already doing? I suppose I'm holding out hope to see the original 7 years turn into 15-20. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-10-13 06:40 |
| #1 "US businessman"? Ah. Original source was AP. That would explain the failure to mention that Elashi was a also CAIR honcho. |
| Posted by: exJAG 2006-10-13 02:25 |