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| Holder vows to Arab Americans to prosecute hate crimes |
| 2010-06-05 |
| Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday vowed to prosecute hate crimes aimed at Arabs, Muslims and Sikhs in the United States, as he marked the anniversary of President Barack Obama's speech in Egypt on American and Muslim relations in Egypt, urging peaceful and civil connections. Holder said the Justice Department has opened several investigations aimed at hate-fueled crimes. He mentioned only one -- and drew applause-- as he noted the FBI is involved in the investigation of last month's pipe bomb attack on a Jacksonville, Florida, mosque. "This case is a top concern for the FBI," Holder said. Holder said he has heard from Arab Americans and Muslim Americans who are uneasy about their relationship with the federal government. "They tell me that too often it feels like us versus them," Holder said. "The era of us versus them that some of you have experienced must end. At long last it is ending," he said. Holder did not mention terrorism in his address to the annual gathering of the American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee. He made only one oblique reference to a plot aimed at U.S. citizens. "Let us not forget, it was a Muslim-American man who first alerted the New York police to a smoking car in Times Square. And his vigilance likely helped to save lives," Holder said to applause. The attorney general also said he is continuing to monitor an internal Justice Department review designed, if necessary, to tighten President Bush's 2003 policy which prohibits racial profiling. "I want to be clear about something. Racial profiling is wrong. It can leave a lasting scar on communities and individuals. And, it is quite simply bad policing," Holder declared. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #9 There was a "Arab" here in California that explained how she was the victim of a hate crime. What it boiled down to is the when she were an hajib on the bus people looked at her strangely and did not talk to her. Oh the horror |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-06-05 15:44 |
| #8 Call me when he puts the cuffs on Helen Thomas. |
| Posted by: Matt 2010-06-05 12:25 |
| #7 If Holder vows to prosecute hate crimes against Arabs, Muslims an Sikhs in the US, what does he plan to do about hate crimes against Jews? Of course, lots of the so-called "hate crimes" against Muslims consist of people saying less than complimentary things about Muslims. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2010-06-05 11:49 |
| #6 #4 So Holder and his cohorts will be closing down Mosques across the country for spewing Hate every Friday? Right? Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-06-05 10:08 My question exactly, CrazyFool. |
| Posted by: WolfDog 2010-06-05 11:13 |
| #5 Smells like scrutiny-suppression. |
| Posted by: One Eyed Thinenter6178 2010-06-05 11:00 |
| #4 So Holder and his cohorts will be closing down Mosques across the country for spewing Hate every Friday? Right? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-06-05 10:08 |
| #3 You wont see any Moslems waving American Flags this 4th of July. You wont see Holder & friends waving American Flags this 4th of July. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-06-05 09:07 |
| #2 Holder is apparently a kiss ass. Moslems are not your friends. You wont see any Moslems waving American Flags this 4th of July. No big Moslem Rallys eating Hot Dogs with the fixins and ribs. No pretty Moslem girls down by the Pool passing out cold beer. What you will get from a Moslem is Whhiiiinnne and a fatwa. |
| Posted by: Kojo Fligum7867 2010-06-05 08:09 |
| #1 ...so how's that voter intimidation investigation and prosecution going there Eric? /rhet question |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-06-05 07:37 |