U.S. CITIZEN WANTS TO JOIN JIHAD AGAINST AMERICA

The New York Post ^ | October 15, 2001 | JOHN LEHMANN

[Pericles]

October 15, 2001 -- PORTLAND, Maine - Isanu Dyson, a fifth-generation American who converted to Islam three years ago, is prepared to join the jihad against the United States, and believes government workers are fair targets. The 24-year-old Maine resident, who carries a dagger and 3-foot sword, told The Post it would be "noble" to enlist with the Taliban and fight against American soldiers in Afghanistan.

[pkmaine]

They can form a club--or is it possible it is the same person?

[11bravo]

Let's take up a collection to buy him a 1 way ticket to Kabul (assuming the dirt bag would be allowed to board an aircraft). Let see if his mouth is writing a check his a$$ can't cash!

[Protagoras]

But OK now, so are there any statements which would not be protected by the First Amendment?

A study of the Federalist Papers and other documents reveals that the speech that the founders were protecting was primarily political speech. This qualifies. I'm not a legal expert so I cannot say exactly what other speech qualifies. It has been ruled in the past by the SCOTUS that certain other speech (such as the sophmoric "yelling fire" senario) are not speech for purposes of constitutionality.

And what if anything can, should be considered treason?

That is a good question for legal scholars, not me. I will opine that it should be looked at in this case and if found to be treason by the courts he should suffer the consequences. My guess is that it would not be found to be that for several reasons.

The commonsense test probably leads to the conclusion that this guy is wacko and would be found insane in any case so the whole thing is most likely a moot point.

[ODDITHER]

"Dyson, who is unemployed, also backed terror lord Osama bin Laden, saying the chain of evidence against him is extremely thin. "

Sounds like the guy needs money and wants fame. Just like his hero Bin Laudin, Islam is just a guise for their real aim. Power, money and woman.

Let's give the guy what he wants.

Give him a one way ticket to Afghanistan,
Don't plan on him comin back again,
Lonely days are gone, he's a goin home,
Bin Lauden, please write him a letter.

[BibChr]

"I pray when the day comes that Allah doesn't make me a coward - that I don't run away from the fight."

That would be because it's clearly too late to pray that "he" doesn't make him a bubbling, blithering, ankle-biting foam-flecked IDIOT!!!

Or, at any rate, that's my guess.

Dan

[A CA Guy]

Send him to Bubba in prison where he can play with Bubba's dagger.

[pray4liberty]

If he is a naturalized citizen, he swore to defend and protect the United States (not Islam) from all enemies, foreign and domestic..with no mental reservation...among other things.

Wouldn't this be grounds for stripping him of his U.S. citizenship, and deporting him? He swore an oath of allegiance falsely.

[pray4liberty]

Oops, he is a fifth generation American, but other naturalized Islamics should pay heed.

[Revolting cat!]

These are interesting issues to ponder. Nevertheless, I think that we as a culture have gotten so enmeshed in the petty pseudo legalistic thinking that all too often we are unable to tell the forest from the trees. Every barstool occupant is now a legal expert. Recall the 'innocent until proven guilty' choir right here around the Condidit case.

You speak of common sense, but isn't it common sense to observe that this clown is issuing threats against this country, against the armed forces of this country and otherwise threatening to commit treasonous activities? Do we need some county judge or the ACLU or a television pundit to tell us that it is so or to deny what we can plainly see with our own eyes (more likely)?

As far as insanity, it just doesn't wash, unless you consider anyone committing a crime insane (which some so called "experts" actually do.)

[cp124]

From Maine area and does anyone have an address for this moron? Time to go trick or treating. Call the Portland Police and tell them to lock up this moron at (207)874-8300.

[weikel]

He should be put to the question( that is interogatted under torture) and then fed to pigs.

[Calpublican]

And, of course, he's unemployed--meaning we pay for this nitwit to run around espousing lunacy. Send him posthaste to Afghanistan or a mental hospital. He would fit in at either.

[MissAmericanPie]

Oh, I am pretty sure this is about the only 5th generation American to chuck it all for a jihad, the idiot. I say that, but when I look at the self hating Liberals and Socialist congressmen I have to pause and think a second. It looks like their chickens have come home to roost for all of us, they finally ran into someone that hates America more than they do.

[Snow Bunny]

How about this. Strap this creep to a missile and send to him the land of the Taliban....special delivery. heh heh

K-BOOM

[nonliberal]

Kill this towelhead bastard NOW! $5 to the first one who gets him.

[Saundra Duffy]

This American female would like to fry up a big pan of bacon and dump it on this guy's head. EAT PORK, FReepers! For victory & freedom!!!

[BenF]

Dyson, who says he began carrying the sword and dagger after Sept. 11 for "self-protection,"

Well, if I met him then I could say
"Just like a Muslim. Bring a sword to a gun fight".

[rubbertramp]

We got some crazy little sheep here and this Dyson-guy is stud enough to get him some.

Seriously, he is unemployed and believes government workers are fair targets. He better think twice or he won't get his disability check...talk about killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.