Posted on 07/02/2004 6:32:35 PM PDT by Flavius
Feds raid Saudi-based organization in N.Va.
The Associated Press Jul 2, 2004
FAIRFAX - Federal agents raided the Fairfax offices of a Saudi-based institute yesterday. No arrests were made.
A task force of federal agents, including the FBI, raided the offices of the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Sciences. Earlier this year, 16 Saudi diplomats affiliated with the institute had their passports revoked. State Department officials said the diplomats were teaching at the institute rather than serving as diplomats.
The institute, in the Merrifield section of Fairfax County, also served as a meeting point for a group of Islamic men who played paintball games in 2000 and 2001 as preparation for holy war, according to prosecutors. Nine of the 11 men charged in what prosecutors called a "Virginia jihad network" were convicted in federal court for their roles in the group.
Lawyers for the Council on American-Islamic Relations observed the raid. The council's spokesman, Ibrahim Hooper, said, "We're concerned that this may be perceived in the Muslim community as a fishing expedition."
He pointed out that a variety of Muslim businesses and charities were raided more than two years ago as part of a broad investigation into alleged terrorist financing, but that no charges have been filed against those charities.
An FBI spokeswoman did not immediately return calls.
PS: Sorry, I'm not the best spell-checker when at ramming speed. LOL!
I hope the whole Norquist sordid, rotten, treasonous record comes out sometime soon.
May Norquist replace Quisling as a description of those who would sell out their own.
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