Posted on 11/21/2005 9:49:21 AM PST by Sweetjustusnow
FBI launches probe on hate fliers The FBI wants to know who is responsible for threatening fliers found in several Ada County neighborhoods and business districts.
The message is causing concern in Boise's Muslim community.
The fliers found in west Boise and Meridian earlier this month claim to be written by a Muslim angry with Americans -- but members of Boise's Muslim community say the message is poorly written -- and not believable.
They say the papers appear to be pieces of propaganda aimed at dividing cultures.
Jameel Almudahf is a Muslim who moved to the United States from Iraq more than a decade ago. He says these fliers -- with Arabic messages urging Muslims to unite -- are misleading.
“I think this is propaganda. That's it,” Almudahfr said. “This is not the picture of Islam. This is not the way to present Islam.”
The words read "death to America -- death to Israel" -- with images of president bush and al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden -- a man mainstream Muslims denounce.
“Islam does not promote violence or hatred or mass slaughter," said Boise Muslim Shahidullah Khandaker.
Someone left the papers were left in a west Boise neighborhood and near several meridian businesses -- Khandaker thinks the author was trying to incite fear and cause people to distrust his religion.
It means, to me, that somebody is trying to incite hate toward the Muslim community here," Khandaker said.
“Nobody ever wants to stereotype and say that just because there is anything related to Islam or Allah or anything like that, therefore it's terror related, because that is absurd," FBI special agent Brent Robbins said.
Robbins said there is no evidence the fliers are the act of extremists.
In fact, at this point -- the FBI isn't willing to call them criminal.
“It very well could be just kind of an information or freedom of speech type of information,” Robbins said.
But because the papers pose generalized threats -- investigators want to know what -- and who -- is behind the message.
“It's because of the fact of what is said, 'death to the United States America, Death to Israel, now we're crossing that edge as to freedom of speech," Robbins said.
Robbins says this investigation is about intelligence. Agents want to get as much information as possible so they can identify any subversive groups acting against the United States.
Muslims we spoke with say this is an opportunity for more communication -- a chance to open dialogue to help clear up confusion, allowing cultures to better understand one another.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!!
This is the problem right here.
There should only be ONE culture in America - American. Religious affiliation is supposed to be mostly separate from it.
This multiculturalism crap will be our undoing.
“Islam does not promote violence or hatred or mass slaughter,"
"Kill the disbelievers wherever we find them" (Koran 2:191) "Ye are the best of peoples evolved for mankind." (Koran 3:110) "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and his messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be to be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet and genitals cut off, or to be expelled out of the land. Such will be their humiliation in the world, and in the next world they will face an awful horror." (Koran, 5:33-34) "Not to make friendship with Jews and Christians" (Koran 5:51) "Remember Allah inspired the angels: I am with you. Give firmness to the believers. I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers: you smite them above their necks and smite all their fingertips off of them." (Koran, 8:12) "In order that Allah may separate the pure from the impure, put all the impure ones [all non-Muslims] one on top of another in a heap and cast them into hell. They will have been the ones to have lost." (Koran, 8:37) "If there are twenty amongst you, you will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, you will vanquish a thousand of them [infidels]" (Koran 8:65). Allah and his messenger announce that it is acceptable to go back on our promises (treaties) and obligations with Pagans and make war on them whenever we find ourselves strong enough to do so (Koran 9:3) "Fight and slay the Pagans, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem" (Koran 9:5) Our God tells us to "fight the unbelievers" and "He will punish them by our hands, cover them with shame and help us (to victory) over them" (Koran 9:14). "Until they pay the Jizya [a penalty tax for the non-Muslims living under Islamic rules] with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued" (Koran 9:29) "Unless we go forth, (for Jihad) He will punish us with a grievous penalty, and put others in our place" (9:39). "O Prophet! Make war against the unbelievers [all non-Muslims] and the hypocrites and be merciless against them. Their home is hell, an evil refuge indeed." (Koran, 9:73) "Murder them and treat them harshly" (Koran 9:123) "When you meet the unbelievers in jihad [holy war], chop off their heads. And when you have brought them low, bind your prisoners rigorously. Then set them free or take ransom from them until the war is ended." (Koran, 47:40) "When we decide to destroy a population, we send a definite order to them who have the good things in life and yet sin. So that Allah's word is proven true against them, then we destroy them utterly." (Koran, 17:16-17) "How many were the populations we utterly destroyed because of their sins, setting up in their place other peoples." (Koran, 21:11) "strike off the heads of the disbelievers" (Koran 47:4) "Seize ye him, and bind ye him, And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire. Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits! This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High. And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent! So no friend hath he here this Day. Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds, Which none do eat but those in sin." (Koran 69:30-37) "You (i.e. Muslims) will fight wi the Jews till some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O 'Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.' " (Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 177) The Prophet killed the men of the Jewish tribe Bani Quraiza (some 600 to 800 of them) and distributed their women, children and property among the Muslims All the other Jews of Medina were exiled. (Bukhari 5:59:362) The Prophet had the date-palms of the Jewish tribe of Bani-Al- Nadir burnt and cut down. "It was with Allah's permission" (Koran 59:5) The Prophet said to Sa'd, :The Bani Quraiza have agreed to accept your verdict" Sa'd said, "Kill all their men and take their women and children as slaves" The Prophet replied, "You have judged according to God's Judgment" (Bukhari 5:59:447) "The Christians say: The Christ is the son of Allah; "Fight against such as those to whom the Scriptures were given [Jews and Christians]...until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued." (Surah 9:29) These are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them." (Sura 9:30) "Unbelievers are those who say: 'God is one of three.' There is but one God. If they do not desist from so saying, those of them that disbelieve shall be sternly punished." (Surah 5:73)
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
"al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden -- a man mainstream Muslims denounce. "
--- Must have missed that fatwa
Sounds like it could've come from one of our friends at the DUmp.
Convert, Pay or Die! ...from the religion of peace.
Thank you for your post. Good information to have!
And I am Abraham Lincoln!
Bump for a later read
LOL
See post number 4 for the ROP detail.
thanks, will save for later
So they're claiming this is a "Tawanna Brawley" thing going on? Funny who always seems to get the benefit of a doubt in circumstances like this...
This multiculturalism crap will be our undoing.
This is so true!
bump for later
What could be more straightforward and more mainstream mahammedan than that?
The only reason they are investigating a possible "hate crime" is that they suspect that a white American wrote it and is attempting to discredit the RoP.
bump
Are Muslims so concerned that they will help catch the person or persons who did it?
Find them and prosecute them for a hate crime.
'death to the United States America, Death to Israel,"
Hmmmm, we've never heard THAT from a muslim before.
“Islam does not promote violence or hatred or mass slaughter,"
Well, okay then....
“I think this is propaganda. That's it,”
Yes, yes, that's it...it's all a lie, all LIES!
Almudahfr said. “This is not the picture of Islam. This is not the way to present Islam.”
Right, we know the drill...Islam is a religion of PIECE!
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