[MeekOneGOP]

Islamic coalition says bias prompted arrests -
tearful relatives criticize charges against brothers

Excerpt:

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Stephens declined to respond to statements made at the news conference, as did Dallas FBI officials.

At the news conference at a Richardson hotel, about 200 supporters applauded the statements of several speakers.

Mohammed Elmougy, past president of the Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, questioned the timing of the arrests, coming years after authorities say they began investigating.

He suggested the raids in Dallas and elsewhere across the country were ordered to counteract the airing of a PBS documentary about the prophet Mohammed.

"It's no secret that Muslims nationwide have been publicizing this day for months," Mr. Elmougy said. "We hoped to defuse some of the bigoted remarks about Islam made by many hateful, prominent figures, including the attorney general [John Ashcroft] himself."

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It's hard to believe this is happening in our own back yard here in Dallas County.

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[MeekOneGOP]

Islamic coalition says bias prompted arrests -
tearful relatives criticize charges against brothers

See excerpt in #2.....

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[Brownie74]

I watched a couple of the daughters on WFAA-TV last night and they seemed to think that just because daddy was a nice guy he shouldn't be held accountable under the law.

Send them back to Iran (or whereever they came from) where people get their heads chopped off for lesser offences. Lets see how they like that!!

[MissAmericanPie]

They should be glad they only had to deal with the F.B.I.
Some liquored up cowboys I know were talking it up to drive over there and take that place apart and anyone in it right after 9-11. They can be pretty hard to reason with in that state.

[NYTexan]

"It's hard to believe this is happening in our own back yard here in Dallas County."

It's still happening in my back yard too. A few guys from the Lackawanna 6 area were arrested for illegal funds transfers to Yemen.

You can be sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Stay Armed, Stay Safe,
FRegards, NYTexan