Posted on 05/29/2008 9:05:58 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
A report that mosques in Los Angeles and San Diego are under federal surveillance has resurrected fears in the Muslim community about government monitoring and led two civil rights groups Wednesday to call for congressional hearings.
The request for public hearings followed a newspaper article last week that cited FBI and Defense Department files pertaining to surveillance of mosques and Muslims in Southern California.
Corey Saylor, Washington spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the article in the San Diego Union-Tribune "has again raised concerns that our community is being watched."
"We've heard about this in the past, but this article appears to be the first confirmation that surveillance is taking place," Saylor said. "Has faith moved from a personal choice to probable cause?"
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Information about the alleged spying surfaced in a case about classified files concerning terrorism that the newspaper said were stolen from a secure office used by mili- tary and civilian law enforcement officials at Camp Pendleton.
Ed Buice, Naval Criminal Investigative Service spokesman in Washington, said an investigation was underway to determine "whether individuals connected to the military may have been involved in illegal activities."
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An FBI spokesman in San Diego would not confirm that an investigation was ongoing and said the agency regularly reaches out to Muslims through town meetings.
The civil rights groups also want the hearings to determine if the U.S. military has engaged in domestic surveillance in violation of federal law. The Islamic Center of San Diego, where two of the 9/11 hijackers worshiped in early 2000, was the only mosque mentioned in the San Diego Union-Tribune article. The report did not specify which other mosques in Los Angeles and San Diego were allegedly under surveillance. ...
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And the big earthquake hits China, where it can’t do US any real good.
Dammit!!!
Poor little Mooselimbs and their civil rights. I feel so sorry for them.
“Has faith moved from a personal choice to probable cause?”
Yes, it has.
It happened on September 11, 2001.
I don’t consider China to be too friendly with us either.
Someone remind me of the biggest mass murder they ever pulled off to deserve such attention.
If we can do this to get a handle on home-grown bigots such as the KKK, why can't we do it for imported bigots such as Islamofacists, who are far more dangerous?
Since when does the FBI have community meetings with Muslims?
Why not with other americans?
Oy vey! The ACLU strikes again!
Yes. But they’re not quite as bad as California.
;^)
Yes.
They should “reach out” to bikers, too.
“has again raised concerns that our community is being watched.” “
Duh! D*mn right you’re being watched.
Q:What’s the difference between an Muslim Imam and a jet engine?
A: The jet engine quits whining after the mission is complete.
I think that the Branch Davidians would argue that it happened well before September 11th.
What do these people not understand about “Clear and Present Danger”. There should be a Congressional investigation if they were NOT being watched.
“Poor little Mooselimbs and their civil rights. I feel so sorry for them.”
They enjoy more civil rights in this country than in the Muslim hellholes thoughout the world. These people are lucky to live in America. Why do they insist on making this country a hellhole, too?
It’s not religion. It’s a world-domination movement cleverly disguised as a religion. The government should monitor their activities.
If this part is true, all of us non-Muslims are very concerned, too.
If they make this country a hell hole it will seem more like home to them.
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