Denver Latest stop On Yee's Unlikely Journey [Muslim "Chaplin"]

Seattle Times ^ | 08/25/08 | Danny Westneat

[BunnySlippers]

DENVER — Nobody's come as far as James Yee to be a delegate to this Democratic National Convention.

Five years ago, Yee, an Army chaplain of Muslim faith, was shackled and tossed into solitary confinement for 76 days because the U.S. government felt — wrongly — that he was a terrorist sympathizer and spy.

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Some intelligence officers suspected Yee of conspiring with the enemy, and he was arrested that September.

Spying, espionage, mutiny and sedition — all were alleged by the government. Infamously, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. — whom Yee will probably meet at this convention — said Yee's arrest was proof that al-Qaida had infiltrated the U.S. military.

"Basically, they said I was a traitor," Yee says.

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Obama credited

As for Obama, Yee chalks up the head-scarf controversy to zealous campaign aides. Obama, a Christian, has been trying to dispel rumors that he's Muslim without appearing to run from Muslims in the process.

Yee said Obama has long ties to Muslim and Arab communities in Illinois and has been "by far the strongest advocate for following the Geneva Conventions, for habeas corpus, for following the Constitution for everyone and for reaching out to all faiths."

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"That they'll now read from the Quran at a national political convention — that shows we have come a long way in this country," he says.

[BunnySlippers]

Where to start with this article.

This is the Gitmo Muslim "chaplin" charged with treason.

AND he says there will be a reading from the Koran at the DNC Convention. This is how they infiltrate.

[livius]

This is disgusting. Talk about “in your face.” The Dems aren’t even pretending.

[BunnySlippers]

The Rats couldn’t settle for a regular Muslim for a delegate ... they had to get one wrapped up in a controversy about loyalty to country.