Posted on 02/13/2009 11:48:29 AM PST by LdSentinal
NEW YORK A prominent Buffalo area businessman who founded the BridgesTV network to improve the image of Muslims in the U.S. has been arrested and charged with murdering his estranged wife – by beheading hear at his company’s office on Thursday.
Police have charged the husband, Muzzammil Hassan, 44, with second-degree murder in death of Aasiya Z. Hassan, 37.
In its logo, BridgesTV boasts of “connecting people through understanding” via its dish network. Its Web site quotes comments on the company by Jay Leno, Brian Williams and others, plus a screen shot of a CNBC interview with Hassan conducted by Maria Bartiromo.
The site also shows a picture of Hassan with his slain wife, described as playing “an instrumental role in the creation of Bridges TV since she came up with the idea for the network.”
NPR's "All Things Considered" profile the Hassans in 2004. The segment opened, "A new cable network for Muslim-Americans is up and running in Detroit. Bridges TV says it wants to inform and entertain Muslims and, at the same time, give viewers who aren't Muslims a glimpse into their culture....
"Mo Hassan was traveling from Buffalo to Detroit a few weeks after the September 11th terrorist attacks when his wife came up with the idea for the new network. They were in the car listening to the radio when they heard some derogatory remarks about Muslims."
Programs include kids shows, "American Muslim Teen Talk," Amy Goodman's "Democracy Now" and an interview show with James Zogby. Its new program "brings you balanced coverage from around the world. News you can trust."
The alleged killer is called “Mo S. Hassan” at the web site. He is CEO of the company after stints as a sales rep at Proctor & Gamble and as a banker in Buffalo. He got his MBA at the University of Rochester. The bio concludes: “Mr. Hassan brings to Bridges TV vision, persistence, data-based decision making and financial discipline.”
Police says the wife had an order of protection from the man. A murder weapon has not yet been recovered.
Until recently, we have the liberty of following the dictates of our conscience — once again, so long as it doesn't break any local, state or federal laws. What has happened is the nation's collective moral compass has been broken. The clear and present rights of the Constitution have been legislated away by state and federal judges making “interpretive” decisions with regard to fundamental rights. The greatness of this country has been sullied by “groupthink,” “feelings,” — all of which are counter-productive to leading a peaceful and Godly life.
We are living in dangerous times. At least here, if someone tells you your wife should cover, you have approximately 150,000 citizens to back you up if you decide to refuse. If anyone tries to take it further, we still can manage to make sure they never have the chance to bully anyone else. That hope is fading, but it still exists.
It never has existed in some cultures or if it did, it has been beaten out of them. Once you taste freedom, you'll never go back. Yes, it scary. Sure we have problems, but at the end of the day, I can close my door to the world, enjoy my family around the dinner table, go to church on Sundays without fear and tell everyone else to go pound sand if they don't like it.
These other “cultures” can't imagine what it's like to face the entire world down, make your way in it and reap the rewards of the hard work you do. They might as well have been born a mushroom for all they know of life. That's what we wanted to bring to them — not our faith — it would be nice, but it's the freedom to be masters of their own destiny and they just can't get it.
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“Grieving Muslim Widower Arrested by Racist Bigoted Police”
Oops! Not gonna help HIS cause, that’s for sure.
Samurai Muslim?
Her head just fell off.
That's exactly what they are. All their lives, they've been kept in the dark and fed bullsh*t.
Informed consent, having the facts upon which to base a decision — these things are alien to them. The listen to a mere man who, very likely, has no formal education beyond the Koran or whatever it is they study, and this mere mortal can make the rules up as he goes — again, legislating from the bema seat based on his “feelings”. Yet, it gives the rest a sense of safety and order. It's a snug cocoon, but it's dangerous and leads to death of the soul, an inability to maintain self-respect thereby leading to a degeneration of the mind and the ability to do great harm to one's self and others.
sure this wasn’t part of the “ Fairness doctrine “ TV and Radio idea?
Her head just fell off
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Dontcha just hate it when that happens ????
A conserative talk show host did this too ???
See I was reading the headline along just fine until the last two words and it whipped me into a double take.
WTF is wrong with people! God help me but I am starting to think “Islam” is the name of a demon or something. Good grief.
Ugh, I can’t look at that picture and think “That head is not on that body anymore.”
I wonder what NBC and NPR thinks of their “Muslim isn’t bad at all!” guy?
SECOND DEGREE?
What the hell do you have to do to get FIRST!??!??!
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Be a Christian?
I sneer at Muslims.
Why would anyone want to be a Muslim — for a woman it is a constant death threat. For a man it is a call to be dehumanized
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